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Summary of Examples Hazard 21 Falling on stairs etc


Example NumberSourceProperty DateStoreys/LocationProperty TypeSummary InformationHazardLink
1IDea1996Ground Floor FlatBlock of student flatsThe hazard relates to a series of external steps leading to the communal entrance.CExample 1
2IDeA19562 storeysemi detached houseThe hazard relates to the access steps leading to the front and rear external doors.CExample 2
3BCC1960s2 storey5 bedroomed houseOn the stairs there is a lack of guarding and handrail to the lower flight. There is also low friction to the treads, and inadequate guarding to the upper flight.BExample 3
4BCCPre 1920sFirst/second floor maisonette3 storey property converted to 2 self contained dwellings in 1982Access to the accommodation is by a metal staircase at the rear which crosses over the flat roof extension of the ground floor flat. The low friction quality of the staircase, open risers and poor guarding, increase the likelihood of a harmful fall.BExample 4
5BCCPre 19202 storeyMid terrace houseThe staircase in the property has no handrails, is poorly lit with no natural light, and artificial lighting at ground floor level only.CExample 5
6CLG1930s2 storeysemi detached houseThe front door steps are of smooth painted concrete and have no top ‘landing’. The bottom riser is high and uneven; there is a wobbly handrail on one side but no guarding. There is no external lighting. The main internal stairs are moderately steep.BExample 6
7CLGc. 19702 storeyrural detached cottageThe stairs comprise extremely steep winders, which have uneven risers and treads. There is no central heating or natural lighting. The handrail cannot e gripped in the angles where fitted to the surrounding wall.AExample 7
8CLGpre 19202 storeyMid terraced houseMain stairs are a straight flight of 13 steps, which is relatively steep, having risers of over 220mm and treads of some 220mm de ep. The top landing, serving the two main bedrooms, is one further step up from the top of the stairs. There are no handrails oneither side of the main flight.EExample 8
9CLG1980s2 storeycluster (starter) HouseThe main stairs comprise 3 straight steps in the centre, and four winders at the top and four at the bottom, the whole flight turning through 180 degrees. The foot of the stairs is open to the main living room. There is no handrail on the inside of the stair.E-Example 9
10BCCpre 1920First floor flatConverted in 2003A steep alternating timber tread staircase provides access to a raised sleeping platform above a living roomAExample 10
11BCC19872 storeymid terrace houseA house with steeply sloping rear garden and raised inspection chamber.E-Example 11

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

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