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     • Handrails alongside ramps or steps provide reassuring, often essential, support to people with limited mobility and should be seen as an important part of ramp and step design. Provide handrails on both sides to allow people to pass each other and to consider individuals with one strong arm.
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   Do wheelchair ramps need handrails?

   • Yes, in most cases, handrails are required with permanent wheelchair ramp installations to ensure that users can safely access the ramp. The Building Regulations specify that for both dwellings and other buildings, where a ramp has a gradient steeper than 1:20, handrails must: be easy to grip. Additional local requirements

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   Should handrails be on both sides of a ramp or step?

   • Handrails alongside ramps or steps provide reassuring, often essential, support to people with limited mobility and should be seen as an important part of ramp and step design. Provide handrails on both sides to allow people to pass each other and to consider individuals with one strong arm.

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   How to choose a stair ramp?

   • It is also crucial that the surface is slip-resistant, especially in wet weather. Ramps should have continuous handrails on both sides of the ramp with a minimum height of 90cm. Handrails help users to maintain balance and stability while ascending or descending the ramp. It is important to ensure that the handrails are securely fixed.

   Understanding the Rules for Disability Ramps in the UK

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   Can a wheelchair access a building without a ramp?

   • For instance, imagine a person who uses a wheelchair trying to access a building without a ramp. They would have to rely on someone to help them enter the building, which can be humiliating and disempowering. However, with a ramp, the person can enter the building independently, with dignity and pride.

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   Do wheelchair ramps provide accessibility for people with disabilities?

   • Wheelchair ramps provide accessibility for people with disabilities. In the UK, the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 and the Equality Act 2010 both stipulate that reasonable adjustments must be made to ensure that those with disabilities have equal access to facilities.

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   Why are handrails important?

   • Handrails help users to maintain balance and stability while ascending or descending the ramp. It is important to ensure that the handrails are securely fixed. Additionally, edge protection can be provided at the ramp sides to prevent accidents. Ramp surfaces must be slip-resistant and firm to ensure that users can move up and down safely.

   Understanding the Rules for Disability Ramps in the UK

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3. aquadapt.co.uk › blog › disability-ramps-rules-ukUnderstanding the Rules for Disability Ramps in the UK

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   Jun 7, 2023 · Ramps should have continuous handrails on both sides of the ramp with a minimum height of 90cm. Handrails help users to maintain balance and stability while ascending or descending the ramp. It is important to ensure that the handrails are securely fixed.

4. www.millercare.co.uk › blogs › newsWheelchair ramps: A simple guide to UK regulations

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   Handrails: Handrails must be between 900mm and 1000mm above the ramp’s surface and made from ergonomic materials. A diameter of around 30mm to 40mm is necessary. They should extend beyond the ramp for at least 300mm if space allows. Edge protection: The ramp edges must range from 50mm to 75mm in height.

5. www.sensorytrust.org.uk › guidance › ramps-and-stepsRamps and steps design and planning - Sensory Trust

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   Handrails alongside ramps or steps provide reassuring, often essential, support to people with limited mobility and should be seen as an important part of ramp and step design. Provide handrails on both sides to allow people to pass each other and to consider individuals with one strong arm.

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7. www.barriersdirect.co.uk › blog-posts › 183Wheelchair Ramps: UK Regulations & Guidelines - Barriers Direct

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   Apr 20, 2023 · Yes, in most cases, handrails are required with permanent wheelchair ramp installations to ensure that users can safely access the ramp. The Building Regulations specify that for both dwellings and other buildings, where a ramp has a gradient steeper than 1:20 , handrails must:

8. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk › governmentApproved Document M “Access to and use of buildings”

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   For ramps that are 600mm or less in height: you do not need to provide handrails. Position the top of the handrails at a height of 900mm to 1000mm above the surface of the ramp. Choose...

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10. www.rapidramp.co.uk › ramp-regulations-to-publicdisabled ramp regulations to public buildings

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    HANDRAILS ON A LEVEL PLATFORM. 1100mm is the minimum height for handrails on a level platform (as specified in Approved Document K, Page 24, Diagram 3.1, and BS 8300-1, Page 42). If the height of the ramp exceeds 380mm, infill handrails are required to prevent users from climbing or falling through gaps.

11. www.nhbc.co.uk › binaries › contentExternal steps – mobility access (England & Wales only)

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    a handrail is not required in this situation (see figure 3). The exception will be where there is a drop to the side(s) of the steps of more than 600mm in which case guarding and a handrail will be required.