Dear Justin, Shane and Ann Marie,
Thank you so much for your help. I have forwarded it to the Artspace
staff and they will take all that in consideration when they get the
Rollaramp people out to demonstrate it.
best wishes,
Eleanor Lisney
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:50 PM, mcmonagle annmarie
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> As a community OT I have used this type of product and similar to
> accommodate wheelchair access. But this needs careful assessment and a risk
> assessment to be completed as there are a number of dangers associated (as
> others point out) ie.
> -The gradient of the ramp would probably exceed the building regs for 1:15
> -An ambulant person assisting with an attendant propelled chair would
> proably be placed at risk
> -Wheelchair tipping and slipping risk
> -Also, in an emergency who is going to apply this - it may take time to put
> up and down and fix in place.
> -How many people are trained in the placement of this, and in a real
> emergency are complex fixing instructions going to be able to be followed?
> -Where would the storage be? Near an exit which may in itself cause a
> tripping hazard? Or in an inaccessible part of the building (due to the
> emergency)
>
> I think some buildings have a 'safe area' where wheelchair users are
> directed to if they cannot manage a chair transfer onto an evac chair. In
> my opinion these ramps are useful where a permanent adaptation is not needed
> or wanted eg blocking a driveway, but this would be for a mimimum number of
> stairs 1-2 and requires sufficient wheelchair turning space at the bottom
> (1.25-1.5m square), and to be as close as possible to building regs
> gradient-wise.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Ann-marie
>
>
> n 19 November 2010 12:31, Eleanor Lisney <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> My local community arts centre would like to have this ramp as an
>> alternative for Evac chairs. There is a flight of 4 steps as an escape
>> route/exit in the eventuality of emergency evacuations/fire.
>>
>> http://www.rollaramp.co.uk/index3/
>>
>> Has anybody used them?
>>
>> Advice would be much appreciated,
>>
>> Eleanor Lisney
>> For Artspace Coventry
>> http://connectculture.co.uk/
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