Hi
It seems to have been common practice in the transport industry to have the top and bottom stair nosing in yellow and the rest white.
However I have not seen any research that backs that up but have seen / heard feedback from visually impaired ( and non) who both don’t understand why it is done and do find it confusing, sometimes missing their footing as they thought they had arrived at the end of the flight of stairs when in fact they still had a step to go.
The only explanation I have heard for doing it is so that people can see there where there are landings or the end of the steps are - but that was from someone fitting them rather than a person using them!
A bit like tactiles really, in my experience although visually impaired are aware they are there and that they mean a hazard ( although not all knew that ) the many different types are lost on most of them!
For the last few years, I have moved to insisting that all nosings are yellow as they stay much more visible (especially compared to white nosings) even when dirty and as I have always found with yellow it contrasts well with most other colours, even lighter ones, and it ensures there is no confusion about whether or not someone has reached the last step in a flight.
Kind Regards
Justin Ryan MSc MinstLM
Accessibility and Planning Manager
Southeastern Railway,
Old Red Star Office
Canterbury East Station
Station Road East
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2RB
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Subject: TOP AND BOTTOM STAIR NOSINGS A DIFFERENT COLOUR TO THE REST
I have posted several times regarding this subject and would appreciate any updates or comments please The practice of highlighting the top and bottom stair nosings in a different colour to the rest seems to be gaining momentum.
Is anybody aware of any research to back up this practice?
Does anybody support this practice?
I would appreciate any comments please
Thank you
Keith Oakes
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