Audit method / On-site assessment
Accessibility audits
An on-site assessment of how accessible a building is, measured against the requirements confirmed for your premises, and written up as a ranked register of what to address and in what order.
- Visit
- Walked as visitors and staff do
- Output
- Ranked findings register
- Compliance decision
- Made by the building authority
Inspection sequence
Scope
We agree the premises, the requirements the assessment is measured against, and the areas in scope.
Written scope record
Survey
On-site walkthrough of the approach, entrance, circulation routes, facilities and egress provisions.
Site notes and keyed photographs
Analyse
Observations checked against the applicable requirements and ranked by impact and effort.
Ranked findings register
Report
A written report with a recommended action and the requirement behind each finding.
Assessment report
Advise
We walk you through the report and answer questions from your team.
Findings review with your team
Each element is checked against the requirements confirmed for the premises at scoping, along the routes people actually take.
Inspection scope
- B.01Approach and entrances
- B.02Ramps, steps and handrails
- B.03Doors and thresholds
- B.04Corridors and circulation
- B.05Lifts and level changes
- B.06Washroom accessibility
- B.07Signage and wayfinding
- B.08Workspaces and service points
- B.09Lighting and contrast
- B.10Emergency egress
What each finding includes
Recorded condition, impact, recommended action and priority — written so a contractor and a board member can both use the same document.
Findings register
Every observation numbered, located on a marked plan and ranked by impact and effort.
Recommended actions
One recommended next action per finding, written for the team that will carry it out.
Requirement references
The requirement recorded for your premises noted against each finding.
Management summary
A short brief for leadership and decision-makers.
Inspection record — multi-floor office access review
Existing commercial office premises, Central Hong Kong.
- Property
- Existing commercial office premises
- Location
- Central Hong Kong
- Area reviewed
- 18,500 sq ft
- Floors reviewed
- 3 occupied
- Site review
- 1 working day
- Recorded observations
- 47
- Priority 1 findings
- 8
- Priority 2 findings
- 21
- Priority 3 findings
- 18
- Report issue target
- 5 working days
Findings distribution
- Priority 1 — 8 findings where access is prevented
- Priority 2 — 21 findings where access is restricted or assisted
- Priority 3 — 18 findings recorded for planned improvement
Scope reviewed
Street approach, principal entrance, reception, lift lobby, internal circulation, meeting rooms, staff facilities, accessible washroom, signage and emergency egress provisions.
Evidence produced
47 keyed photographs, marked floor-plan references and one prioritised findings register, issued within a 5 working day target after the site review and closed with a 90-minute findings review.
Illustrative sample finding.
Inspection record — clarifications
- Certification
- Statutory compliance is determined by the relevant building authority, not by a consultant. The assessment records where the premises stand against the requirements confirmed at scoping, and what to do about it.
- Applicable reference
- The legislation, accessibility requirements and project standards relevant to the premises. These are confirmed during scoping, recorded in the report, and agreed before the survey begins. Where a project chooses to exceed the statutory minimum, published guidance such as ISO 21542 can also be used.
- Existing and older buildings
- Requirements commonly apply to new buildings and to alterations and additions to existing ones, and anti-discrimination duties can create separate obligations for premises already in use. Which apply to a given building is confirmed during scoping.
- Construction works
- Not undertaken by AccessPro. The output is a prioritised, effort-ranked plan for the client’s own architects and contractors; their proposals can be reviewed against the requirements recorded for the project.
- Duration
- Dependent on the size and complexity of the site and the number of locations involved. Timing is scoped before a visit is booked.
- Multiple premises
- A multi-site assessment applies the same survey checklist and reporting structure at every premises, with the applicable requirements confirmed for each location before survey. Findings roll into one register, alongside a per-site action plan.
Send a short brief on the premises and project stage, and we will reply with scoping questions before any work is proposed.
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