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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-domesticcommercialindustrialLoading 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