{"id":785,"date":"2022-10-18T12:24:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T12:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/?page_id=785"},"modified":"2022-10-18T12:24:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T12:24:09","slug":"edge-protection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/design-needs\/exteriors-and-interiors\/ramps\/edge-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Edge Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-303\" style=\"width: 414px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-303\" src=\"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fig3-5-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Colour-contrasted handrails on a ramp to a rail station platform in England. If this ramp were to be constructed in Canada, it would require colour-contrasting strips at the slope transition. The platform edge detail would also differ.\" width=\"414\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fig3-5-3-1.jpg 639w, https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fig3-5-3-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colour-contrasted handrails on a ramp to a rail station platform in England. If this ramp were to be constructed in Canada, it would require colour-contrasting strips at the slope transition. The platform edge detail would also differ.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The edges of ramps and landings that are not at grade or adjacent to a wall should be protected.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of edge protection are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A curb at least 75 mm high<\/li>\n<li>A raised barrier with a lower edge less than 75 mm above the ramp or landing surface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To address safety concerns associated with snow and ice, apply texture to the surface of ramps and use heated surfaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The edges of ramps and landings that are not at grade or adjacent to a wall should be protected. Examples of edge protection are: A curb at least 75 mm high A raised barrier with a lower edge less than 75 mm above the ramp [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":772,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-785","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=785"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":786,"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/785\/revisions\/786"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}