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Exceptions to regulation 57(2) - Vehicle ramps and garage exemptions
57(4)NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact
The requirements of regulation 57(2) shall not apply in relation to a car showroom, a garage within the boundary of a dwelling, or a single storey building comprising two or more garages each of which
dwellingnon-domesticcommercialindustrialDesign of vehicle loading bays
58NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact
A vehicle loading bay shall be designed and constructed to minimise the risk of people in it from being struck by a vehicle.
non-domesticcommercialindustrialVehicle Loading Bays Performance Requirements
0.7NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact
It is the view of the Department that the requirements of regulation 58 in Part H will be met if, in order to reduce the risk to the safety of people in or about buildings, loading bays are provided w
protection-from-fallingmeans-of-escapecommercialSection 6 Introduction - Vehicle Loading Bay Safety
0.8NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact
The guidance in Section 6 deals specifically with reducing the risk to the safety of people in loading bays. This includes the provision of suitable exits or refuges which enable people to avoid being
means-of-escapecommercialMinimum height and strength of guarding
Table 5.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact
Table 5.1 Minimum height and strength of guarding Location of guarding | Minimum height+ (mm) | Minimum horizontal force/metre run (kN/m) Dwellings: (a) guarding a flight, ramp, landing or floor wit
guardingprotection-from-fallingdwellingcommercialpublic-buildingstairsrampsLoading bay exits - single bay
6.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact
A loading bay should be provided with at least one exit point from the lower level (preferably near the centre of the rear wall).
non-domesticcommercialindustrialprotection-from-fallingLoading bay exits - wide bay
6.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact
A wide loading bay (with space for 3 or more vehicles) should be provided with at least – (a) two exit points, one at each side; or (b) an exit point and a refuge, which people can use to avoid being
non-domesticcommercialindustrialprotection-from-fallingmeans-of-escape