St George's Hospital, Roehampton

REQUIREMENT: Two temporary laboratories were scheduled to be installed on the hospital car park.

A ramp with a wide metal walkway was required to safely support the diverse range of hourly traffic accessing the cabins. Traffic would include patient-moving equipment, trollies, staff, and public footfall.

A fully compliant ramp was designed and installed with an extra wide metal walkway. This product has a safe loading capacity of over one tonne!

FEATURES INCLUDED:

• Yellow Tread - this is a safety feature designed to help those with impaired vision identify the nose of the ramp or step. Additionally, it helps users distinguish any level changes.
• Infill Handrail - if the ramp height exceeds 380mm, Infill handrail is a requirement to prevent users from climbing or falling through gaps.
• 1100mm High Rail - 1100mm handrails are attached to any level sections.
• Mesh Platform – a self-draining mesh platform allows water to pass through rather than puddle on the surface and potentially freeze. Minimum width: 1500mm.
• Rest Platform - a rest platform at 5 metres is required to allow the user to pause.
• Trombone Ends - these are added to the ends of a Rapid Ramp to prevent clothes catching.
• Standard Continuous Handrail - this handrail system ensures the users always have support to hold onto.

EXTRA FEATURE INCLUDED:

• Yellow 900mm High Handrail To Ramped Sections – designed to be gripped by children and wheelchair users. A bright colour such as yellow is generally the easiest to see because of the colour's ability to reflect light.