Curb Ramps Tactile Cues Saskatchewan

Municipal
Building
Standards
Government
600 mm min. • A curb ramp is required where there are • A tactile cue is a device that is perceived
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curbs in the path of travel from a by the sense of touch that prepares, alerts
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passenger loading zone to a building. or warns users of the presence of a
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• Curb ramps should have a minimum top and bottom landing of a ramp. Barrier-Free
Door swings onto ramp width of not less than 920 mm, and
preferably 1200 mm in areas where there
is snow, measured across the ramp.
• To be most noticeable, tactile cues
should extend:
Ramps
300 mm min. (Figure 4) - the full width of the ramp, and
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flared.
• A tactile cue should be:
• The gradients of the curb ramp and the - slip-resistant,
flared sides should be not more than 1 - detectable by walking on as being
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ramp • Curb ramps should have a surface that is
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Door swings away from ramp

Figure 3 The contents of this brochure are for information

purposes only. Designers and builders should
refer to The Uniform Building and Accessibility
Standards Regulations for the purposes of
Ramp Surface 920 mm min. interpretation and application of the law. “Promoting
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• The ramp surface shall:

- not have any openings that will construction of
permit the passage of a 13 mm
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sphere, For more information contact:

- not have any elongated openings Your local municipal office safe buildings
slip-resistant, colour- and texture- or
oriented approximately contrasted ramp surface
perpendicular to the direction of Building Standards
with max. slope 1 in 10 on all surfaces
Saskatchewan Municipal Government through leadership
travel,
- be stable, firm and slip-resistant, and 310 - 1855 Victoria Avenue
Figure 4
- be bevelled at a maximum slope of 1 Regina SK S4P 3V7 and guidance”
in 2 at changes in level up to and Telephone (306) 787-4113
including 13 mm. Fax (306) 787-9273
March 1996
 Ramps in Barrier-Free
Paths of Travel
Ramps are essential for persons who require
a wheelchair for mobility. Ramps are often
preferred to stairs by persons with other
limitations or physical disabilities.
The following requirements for ramps are
based on Section 3.8 of the National
Building Code (NBC) of Canada 1995 as
adopted and amended by The Uniform
Building and Accessibility Standards
Regulations. These regulations set out where
a barrier-free path of travel is required. The
following requirements apply to ramps in a
barrier-free path of travel.
1500 mm min.
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1500 mm min.
landing
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slip-resistant surface
guard, 1070 mm
above ramp
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1100 mm min.
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landing
walkway
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Figure 1
Ramps Handrails
• Ramps must be used in barrier-free paths 40 mm min. • Handrails are required on all ramps,
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except where the ramp serves as an
permissible handrail shapes:
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circular with 30-50 mm dia. or
aisleway for fixed seating.
there is a change in floor level of more
1070 mm min.
non-circular with 100-155 mm • Handrails shall:
than 13 mm. perimeter and max. 57 mm
865-965 mm
cross-section
- be located not less than 865 mm and
• Ramps shall have a minimum width of not more than 965 mm above the
not less than 870 mm between handrails. surface of a ramp,
slip-resistant ramp surface - have a clearance of not less than
• Ramps shall have a maximum slope of 1 40 mm to the wall to which they are
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in 12. Since gradients of 1 in 20 are safer fastened, (Figure 2)
and less strenuous, use of the maximum guard, non-climbable and
- be continuously graspable along their
slope of 1 in 12 should be avoided in openings in guard small
enough to prevent passage entire length, with a circular cross-
favour of a more gentle grade except of a 100 mm sphere section of 30-50 mm outside
when limited space is available. diameter or any non-circular shape
• Level landings of not less than 1 500 by with 100-155 mm perimeter and
1 500 mm must be provided at the top Figure 2 largest cross-sectional dimension not
and bottom of a ramp. (Figure 1) more than 57 mm,
- be terminated in a manner, such as a
600 mm min. • Intermediate level landings that are return to the wall or a newel post,
1 200 mm long and at least the same
Guards
which will not obstruct pedestrian
if door opens
away from
width as the ramp are required: travel or create a hazard.
- at intervals of not more than 9 m, or • Every ramp shall have a wall or well-
landing)
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- where there is an abrupt change in secured guard on each side. • At least one handrail shall be continuous
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extend not less than 600 mm beyond the • Openings through a guard shall not
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sides. Where a ramp is more than 2 200
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300 mm min. the surface of the ramp shall facilitate mm wide, it shall also have intermediate
handrail handrails with not more than 1 650 mm
maximum ramp slope climbing, unless it can be shown that the
extension, between handrails.
top and bottom 1 location and size of opening do not
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present a hazard. • Handrails shall be designed to withstand
• Guards shall be designed to withstand loads as specified in Clause 3.4.6.4.(9)
loads as specified in Article 4.1.10.1. of of the NBC 1995.
the NBC 1995.