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Summary of Examples Hazard 20 Falling on level surfaces


Example NumberSourceProperty DateStoreys/LocationProperty TypeSummary InformationHazardLink
1IDeA1971Ground floor flatPurpose built blockThe hazard relates to the communal pathway around the block which is in poor condition and benefits from no external lighting.DExample 1
2BCCc. 1963ground floorSemi-detached, 2 bedroom bungalowBoth front and back doors have trip step thresholds, the rear door has restricted opening, and there are changes of level, and uneven and broken external surfaces to pathway/driveway.CExample 2
3CLGc.1880Single storeyMid-terraced, former almshouseThere is an uneven stone and brick paved courtyard at the front, which is likely to be slippery in wet or icy weather. At the back door there is an unexpected threshold, and an uneven, cracked and, in places, poorly drained rear yard.BExample 3
4CLGpre 19202 storeyMid-terraced, 3-bedroomed houseThe kitchen and patio doors both open outwards onto a concrete yard. The floor surfaces in the main rooms on the ground floor, comprise highly varnished stripped wooden floor boards. There are also some loose boards. The rear garden has a surface of rough cast and broken concrete.DExample 4
5CLG1980s2 storeySemi-detached
3-bedroomed house.
The uneven steps to the front porch; and the height of the threshold to the rear patio door and the way it opens outward, all increase the risk of a fall when entering or exiting the dwelling.EExample 5
6CLG1960s2 storeysemi-detached non-trad houseThe original thermoplastic tiles have become unstuck due to rising damp through the concrete sub-floor, and have also become brittle and broken with age.B-Example 6
7BCC19872 storeyMid-terraced houseA house with rear sloping garden and a raised inspection chamber cover.EExample 7

 Key
BCC – Bristol City Council
CLG – Department of Communities and Local Government
IDeA- Improvement and Development Agency (for Local Government)

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