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Vehicle 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-escapecommercialChange of direction for long consecutive flights
3.10NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact
A stair of more than 36 rises in consecutive flights should have at least one change in direction between flights of at least 30° (see Diagram 3.3).
stairsmeans-of-escapeLanding level and surface requirements
3.11NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact
Landings should be level unless they are formed by the ground at the top or bottom of a flight where they may have a gradient not greater than – (a) 1 in 20 in the case of a private stair; or (b) 1 in
stairsmeans-of-escapeLanding exemption for external flights with low rise
3.19NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact
A landing need not be provided between an external flight and a doorway if the rise of the flight is not more than 600 mm and the door slides or opens away from the steps. Where there is a single step
dwellingstairsmeans-of-escapeHandrail Extension at Change of Level
3.40NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact
To give warning of a change in level i.e. the start or finish of a flight, each end of a handrail should extend horizontally for a distance of not less than 300 mm, along the top and bottom landings o
stairsmeans-of-escapeSection 4: General - Ramps as means of circulation
4.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact
This Section gives guidance on appropriate levels of safety and convenience for all users where a ramp is to be provided as a means of circulation within a building.
rampsaccessmeans-of-escapeRamp and landing obstructions
4.6NI-wide·Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact
Ramps should be clear of obstructions and landings should be clear of obstructions other than those described in paragraph 3.18.
rampsaccessibilitymeans-of-escapeLoading 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
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