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thanks freddie, it makes better sense now. Just wanted to be extra sure I was on the right path. This forums are very helpful for extra advice!

Chill Woody! I have no intention of leaving out the handrails or the 100mm guards. I spent enough time contemplating if a MH cover was an obstruction! I was just commenting on what I came across on the regs.

thats whats concerning me. Is a MH cover classed as a permanent obstruction? Obviously when it closed then its not, but if its opened for whatever reason then the ramp becomes inaccessible. Ive also found in the regs that if the top of the ramp is less than 350mm you don't need hand rails!?

Its a charity shop & warehouse and they havent got a fire escape in the warehouse section. They've been told it needs to be usable for wheelchairs and theres a 340mm drop from where the exit will be going to the ground level, hence the need for a ramp. The ramp wasnt the issue, it was the MH...

cheers guys. It was more the fire safety side that was concerning me. The regs just say no obstructions but doesnt state if man hole covers class as obstruction. Ive got visions of people fleeing down the ramp only to fall down the hole because workers have opened it for access and blocked...

Ive been asked to quote for fitting a disabled ramp to used as an escape route in case of fire. Unfortunately to get the gradient I need I will be going over an inspection chamber. I know that I can get modular ramps where you can have an access panel for the chamber cover, or I can build a...