ASSOCIATIONS : BRITISH TOILET ASSOCIATION
STOP LOSING LOOS
The provision of good quality, hygienic away-from-home toilets is an issue that the British Toilet Association (BTA) is actively campaigning for. Here they tell us all about their manifesto and how you can get involved.
Established in 1999, the BTA is a Not-for-Profit Members Organisation working to promote the highest possible standards of hygiene and provision in all “away from home” toilet facilities across the United Kingdom. Our greatest concern is regarding the loss of so many publicly available facilities across the country – nearly 50% in the last ten years – and the extremely adverse effect this has had on residents and visitors, as well as the major impact reflected in the closure of so many smaller commercial businesses. Towns and villages are becoming waste-lands as people seek to change their shopping habits and move away from the local shops and into the retail superstores that always saw the provision of good clean toilets as a commercial draw to bring and keep customers shopping there.
Additionally, we are extremely concerned about older persons not being able to leave their homes or immediate vicinity because of the travelling distances or the need to control medical issues. More than 10 million people in the UK over the age of 55 suffer with bladder and bowel conditions that require them to visit a toilet – sometimes at very short notice. The country has more than 12 million persons on the Disabled Register who require reasonable access and fully accessible toilet facilities to allow them to enjoy their freedom and function as part of the community. Each day has to be planned and scheduled – often between toilets.
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Everyone using our roads and transport systems, such as lorry drivers, bus drivers, sales representatives, caravaners, commuters, tourists, you and me – all need to be able to access a decent, clean public toilet several times each and every day on our journey.
Even if it costs 20p today to enter the unit, it has to be extremely good value when you consider that we should be paying 46p for the same service we had back at the turn of the century.
Just having access to a clean, hygienic toilet when we need one is part of our basic human rights and it fulfils important requirements for our health and well-being, equality, social inclusion and privacy and public decency.
Failure to get to or use a toilet can cause a range of problems both medical and physical. If we don’t get rid of these toxins building up in our bodies then we run the risk of becoming dizzy, disorientated, increasingly unwell, and nauseous – we could experience an increase in blood pressure and heart rate, and in extreme cases this could lead to severe medical conditions such as stroke and heart attack.
HOW IS THE BTA HELPING?
Consultancy And Surveying Services Using our industry recognised independent expertise, we can work with you to create the most effective toilet provision for your organisation and its users. The BTA has worked
with a number of Councils and commercial providers over the years to assess their current provision and advise on future considerations.
Information Services By utilising our collective expertise, we strive to answer a vast majority of the toilet related questions posed by the public and the media. Join us now and help increase our knowledge.
Legislative Issues Every toilet facility should adhere to a number of key design requirements, included in:
• BS 6465 - parts 1-4 • BS 8300 • Building regulations parts M & R
ASSOCIATIONS | TOMORROW’S CLEANING YEARBOOK 2015/16
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