XPB Building Accessibility Into Industrial Washroom Design

What restroom partitions material do you recommend for building accessibility into our industrial washroom design?

We recommend solid plastic restroom partitions.  Solid plastic has recently proven itself one of the best—if not the best—restroom partition materials to be used in the industrial world.  While solid plastic partitions are at the higher end of the cost scale, they are by no means the most expensive.  At the same time, they are possibly the easiest to customize and adapt to even the harshest of environments known to corrode inferior metals and delaminate partitions made by pressing an overlay onto a hard, central core.

Solid plastic is 100 percent moisture resistant as well, making it ideal for the construction of industrial showers that blend ADA accessibility with maximized comfort and exceptional amenities.

How can we possibly build shower stalls in our restrooms and have enough left over for accessible stalls, showers, and hand wash stations?

It is very simple.  You build shower stalls the same way you build toilet many of your stalls—with customized partitions.  You can build accessibility into industrial washroom design with a blended layout consisting of both shower stalls and toilet stalls composed of larger panels and doors.  With no site design, and with no gap between the bottom edge of the stall and the door, completely private enclosures can be created and accessorized with all the necessary products to create a fully accessible environment.  Examples include a variety of grab bars that can be fitted to interiors in a number of ways, mobile shower heads attached to flexible wall mounted individual showers, and shower seats that can be used by both disabled and able-bodied employees.

You may have to think beyond typical linear boundaries when building accessibility into industrial washroom design. Some restrooms may require ADA compliant stalls to be built along the far wall of the restroom, or along a section of the opposing wall.  We can help you with this if your current layout is too consuming of your existing square footage.

One of the best things about industrial showers that are built with ADA accessibility in mind is that they offer an exceptional level of comfort that any user will appreciate.

Do we need to install a central wash fountain that is ADA compliant?

If you have heavy duty hand washing needs, the typical answer is a surprising “no.”  Heavy duty handwashing requires a deep bowl design that is lacking in wash fountains built with accessibility specifically in mind.  Using a standard stainless steel wash fountain that can handle up to 8 users at a time is a better way to build accessibility into your overall industrial washroom design.  Accommodations for disabled users are more easily made by installing a Frequency 2 or 3 user deck with a lower end that accommodates wheelchair access with the best knee clearance of any lavatory system.

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