Example Number | Source | Property Date | Storeys/Location | Property Type | Summary Information | Hazard | Link |
1 | IDea | 1996 | Ground Floor Flat | Block of student flats | The hazard relates to a series of external steps leading to the communal entrance. | C | Example 1 |
2 | IDeA | 1956 | 2 storey | semi detached house | The hazard relates to the access steps leading to the front and rear external doors. | C | Example 2 |
3 | BCC | 1960s | 2 storey | 5 bedroomed house | On
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. | B | Example 3 |
4 | BCC | Pre 1920s | First/second floor maisonette | 3 storey property converted to 2 self contained dwellings in 1982 | Access
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. | B | Example 4 |
5 | BCC | Pre 1920 | 2 storey | Mid terrace house | The
staircase in the property has no handrails, is poorly lit with no
natural light, and artificial lighting at ground floor level only. | C | Example 5 |
6 | CLG | 1930s | 2 storey | semi detached house | The
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. | B | Example 6 |
7 | CLG | c. 1970 | 2 storey | rural detached cottage | The
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. | A | Example 7 |
8 | CLG | pre 1920 | 2 storey | Mid terraced house | Main
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. | E | Example 8 |
9 | CLG | 1980s | 2 storey | cluster (starter) House | The
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 |
10 | BCC | pre 1920 | First floor flat | Converted in 2003 | A steep alternating timber tread staircase provides access to a raised sleeping platform above a living room | A | Example 10 |
11 | BCC | 1987 | 2 storey | mid terrace house | A house with steeply sloping rear garden and raised inspection chamber. | E- | Example 11 |