If you want to avoid or keep away from slips on outdoor steps or stairs, then it is extremely important to install effective nonslip flooring having an abrasive or sandy surface. Some of the best & ideal products to put on outdoor steps in order to prevent slipping include
GRP Sheets,
GRP Stair Nosing, and
GRP Stair Treads, due to the reason that they are long-lasting and easy to install.
5 Tips To Help Prevent Slips On Outdoor Stairs And Steps
The external step, as well as stairway design, is extremely important when it comes to preventing slips and trips. Slips and trips can be a problem on external steps and stairways during the winter months, particularly with potential environmental hazards that occur due to low light, rain, and ice. External public as well as workplace areas both need to be taken into consideration, at the time of reviewing safety. Slips on external steps or stairways could also affect employees as well as visitors or customers. Some of the important tips to prevent slips on outdoor steps are listed below:
- Design: The overall design is very crucial when it comes to planning steps as well as stairways. All steps need to be the same in all cases and at all times in dimension, particularly due to the reason that people only look at the first and last few steps, they suppose that all of the steps will be the same, any state or quality of being irregular could cause a fall.
- Surface: It is highly recommended to install flooring surfaces having sufficient surface roughness, in order to prevent slipping when it is wet or icy. It is also advised to use grit on slippery surfaces such as steps and stairways. There is a huge variety of flooring products with effective surface roughness in order to help prevent slips on steps and stairways. GRP Flooring range provides the ideal safety solution, having long-lasting silicon carbide, rough-textured finishes. Steps, as well as stairways, have a slip-resistant floor surface along with the entrances to stairways. The GRP range includes GRP sheet options, perfect for areas such as footbridges, access ramps, and walkways.
- Lighting: It is important to install lighting in gloomy & dark step areas in order to prevent people from misinterpreting where the stair edge is. The entry points to steps need to be well lit also. People need to be able to see that they are advancing near the steps to stop any potential accidents.
- Visibility: The edge of each step needs to be visible, to ascertain or establish exactly where the foot will be placed on each step. This can be spotlighted with highly visible color contrast on the edge of the step surface. You can get Stair Nosing and Stair Tread both with bright yellow edges to intensify the visibility of the stair edge. Stair Tread which covers the full stair instead of just the edge is also available in black/yellow or black/white.
- Maintenance: Steps as well as stairways need to be maintained regularly to be effective. Also, make sure to keep the step areas clean, tidy, and free of debris in order to prevent any accidents. There shouldn’t be any worn or loose nosing, due to the reason that worn steps can cause trips. It is reported that each year thousands of slips and trips take place in the workplace as well as in public spaces that result in serious injuries. Businesses and local authorities cannot bear to take risks with underfoot safety and are more often than not accountable for paying compensation to employees as well as the general public. It is highly recommended for employers, facilities managers, architects, and designers on the safety measures that need to be taken in order to handle slips and trips. An important point to take into consideration is interior and exterior flooring options at the start of the design process of a building.