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1 For queries on the STATUS of this document contact or telephone 029 2031 5512 STATUS Note amended March 2013 Health TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM 61 Building Component Series flooring 2006 STATUS IN WALES ARCHIVED This document was superseded by Welsh Health Building Note 00-10 Part A flooring 2014 This document replaced HTM 61 Building Component Series flooring 1995 2000inner zoneintermediate zoneexternal zonecanopy over30002000(min) Health Technical Memorandum 61:FlooringHealth Technical Memorandum 61: 780113 226955 ISBN 0-11-322695-0DH INFORMATION READER BOXP olicyEstatesHR / WorkforcePerformanceManagementIM & TPlanningFinanceClinicalPartnership WorkingDocument PurposeBest Practice GuidanceROCR Ref:0 Gateway Ref:6084 TitleAuthorPublication DateTarget AudienceCirculation ListDescriptionCross RefSuperseded DocsAction RequiredTimingContact DetailsFor Recipient's UseHealth Technical Memorandum 61.

2 Flooring0 Department of HealthEstates and Facilities DivisionQuarry HouseLS2 7UE0 Department of Health / Financeand Investment Directorate /Estates and Facilities Divisionn/a0n/aFebruary 2006 PCT CEs, NHS Trust CEs, SHA CEs, Care Trust CEs, FoundationTrust CEs , Directors of PH, Directors of Nursing, Special HA CEs,Allied Health Professionals, GPs, Department of Health libraries,House of Commons library, Strategic Health Authorities, UKHealth Departments#VALUE!This document offers guidance on the technical design and outputspecification of flooring . It is applicable to new building work andrenewal in existing Technical Memorandum 61:FlooringLondon.

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5 Recycled papers usedin its production are a combination of TotallyChlorine Free (TCF) and Elemental Chlorine Free(ECF). It is recyclable and biodegradable and is anNAPM and Eugropa approved recycled 1 Introductionpage 1 BackgroundScope and statusApplicationRelationship to other dataTerminologyChapter 2 User requirementspage 3 Categories of performance of finishesPhysical and performance characteristicsFinishes related to groups and categoriesChapter 3 Design guidancepage 6 Range of finishesGuide to selection of materialsCharacteristics of materialsPerformance ratingsScreedsAreas with special requirementsSlip resistanceMaintenance manualAppendix A Schedule of activity space requirementspage 17 ReferencesActs and Regulationspage 26 Department of

6 Health resourcesBritish StandardsOther publicationsTrade associationsContentsiiiHealth Technical Memorandum 61: is one of a series of Health TechnicalMemoranda which provides specification anddesign guidance, not adequately covered by currentBritish Standards, on building components forhealth numbers and titles of the Health TechnicalMemoranda in the series are: 54 Building components and user manual 55 Windows 56 Partitions 57 Internal glazing 58 Internal doorsets 59 Ironmongery 60 Ceilings 61 flooring 62 Demountable storage system 63 Fitted storage system 64 Sanitary assemblies Wayfinding (supersedes Health TechnicalMemorandum 65 Signs)

7 66 Cubicle curtain track 67 Laboratory fitting out systems 68 Duct and panel assemblies 69 Protection 71 Materials management modular and Health Technical Memorandum offersguidance on the technical design and outputspecifications of content does not diminish either themanufacturer s responsibility for fitness for purpose of products or the design team s responsibility forselection and application of products to meetproject requirements. Design teams are alsoreminded of their obligations under theConstruction, Design and Management (CDM)Regulations 1994 (as amended 2000) to ensuresafe construction, and of the need to meet therequirements of the Disability Discrimination of the wide-ranging considerationsnecessary to successful selection, specification ,installation, and use of flooring , this HealthTechnical Memorandum should be made availableto project teams, design teams and thoseresponsible for construction, commissioning andmaintenance of Health buildings, including healthand safety teams, as well as all parties involved inrisk is mainly concerned with new building work.

8 But much of the information it contains is equallyapplicable to renewal of flooring in to other main sources of data used in the preparationof this Health Technical Memorandum are listed inthe References Health Technical Memorandum was preparedfor publication in January 2006. After this date,readers should ensure that they use the latest ornew edition of all building legislation, BritishStandards etc, which may post-date the publicationof this preference should be given to organisationswith BS EN ISO 9000 certification. Suppliersoffering products other than to British or relevantEuropean standards should provide evidence toshow that their products are at least equal to guidance should be used in conjunction withsections of the National Building specification (NBS) relevant to flooring .

9 NBS is a library ofstandard specification clauses covering most kindsof building work and comprising a wide range ofclauses with accompanying guidance notes. Allclauses are optional, and their combination into ajob specification is left to the specifier. NBS hasgreat flexibility, and it can be adapted to suit thetechnical needs and preferences of differentprojects, organisations and specifiers. Specificationsgo out of date as a result of technical innovation ormajor review of a key BSI/CEN document. AsNBS sections become affected by such majorchanges, they are re-issued to members of thesubscription service. Users are advised to ensurethat they refer to the current edition.

10 Refer to theNBS website at enquiries regarding the technical content ofthis Health Technical Memorandum should be e-mailed to regarding the slip resistance of flooringmay be directed to following terms are used throughout thisHealth Technical Memorandum. Others aredefined in the sections in which they are system the combination of one ormore of the following: underlay material laid on or applied to a baseor screed to render it suitable to accept theselected finish; screed a well-compacted mixture of sand andcement laid in-situ onto a base and suitablyfinished to receive the final flooring ; bed a layer of cement and sand to enablerigid tiles and slabs to be levelled and fixed inposition; finish the uppermost layer; any applied coating (that is, polishes orsealants).