Compliance Statement
Scope of Use
GMBS20 Guidemaster Tactile Ground Surface Indicator (TGSI) - A Heavy Duty Brass with Black Carborundum warning / hazard tactile stud, recommended for indoors and outdoors, commercial carparks, footpaths, shopping centres, hospitals, schools – any public spaces requiring accessibility treatment.
Warn the vision impaired of such warnings as:
- Life threatening hazards where serious falls may occur, such as at railway platforms, wharves, vehicular driveways and exits from car parks, etc., which intersect access paths
- To indicate that a point of importance has been reached, such as the location of a bus sign or tram stop or the location of a change of direction on a pedestrian crossing island or as wayfinding to signify the location of a change of direction while traveling
- At the top and bottom of stairways and ramps warning of a change in level.
- At pedestrian crossings to indicate the path of travel
New Zealand Building Code (NZBC)
The product will, if employed in accordance with the supplier's installation and maintenance requirements, assist with meeting the following provisions of the building code:
Evidence
The product meets the requirements set out in the following documents, or relevant parts of cited standards within the documents:
Code Compliance:
- NZTA RTS14—Land Transport New Zealand— Guidelines for facilities for the blind and vision impaired
- AS/NZS 1428.4.1:2009—Design for access and mobility, Part 4
- NZS4121:2001—Design for access and mobility - building and associated facilities
- AS/NZS4586:2004 – Slip resistance classification of new pedestrian surface materials
- Land Transport’s Pedestrian Planning and Design Guide
- The Royal N.Z. Foundation for the Blind Design Guide Recommendations/Specifications
Design requirements
Compliant to NZBC acceptable solutions, designed to be very durable with a visible brass polished. Engineered for accessibility to warn and guide the visually impaired to approaching hazards. For more details about code compliance please refer to:
- NZTA RTS14—Land Transport New Zealand— Guidelines for facilities for the blind and vision impaired
- AS/NZS 1428.4.1:2009—Design for access and mobility, Part 4
- NZS4121:2001—Design for access and mobility - building and associated facilities
- AS/NZS4586:2004 – Slip resistance classification of new pedestrian surface materials
- Land Transport’s Pedestrian Planning and Design Guide
- The Royal N.Z. Foundation for the Blind Design Guide Recommendations/Specifications
Installation requirements
Complete Installation requirements is available upon request of Freedom Strategies Ltd client.
Maintenance requirements
Complete Maintenance requirements is available upon request of Freedom Strategies Ltd client.
Manufacturer
Legal Trading Name:
Freedom Works
Business Email:
sales@freedomworks.co.nz
Contact Number/s:
09 3201338
Product Identifier
BRAND: GUIDEMASTER
PRODUCT CODE: BMBS20
DESIGN: DISCRETE HAZARD / WARNING TACTILE INDICATOR STUD
MATERIAL: SOLID BRASS
LUMINANCE TEST: REQUIRES A 45% COLOUR CONTRAST
SLIP RATING: P5 RATED / CO-EFFICIENT OF FRICTION – #70
Warnings
This product has no warnings associated with it.
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Date last validated:
09 April 2024 |
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Date last updated:
09 April 2024 |
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