Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact·Page 14
Tapered tread definition
A tapered tread is a step that is wider on one side than the other, with the going changing at a constant rate along its length.
Tapered tread – a tread which has a greater width at one side than at the other and a going which changes at a constant rate throughout its length.
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