Health and safety, rough surfaces

[musivarius]

If you were asked to lay a pavement which would be in public use but the client wants part of the pavement to have a rough surface, say broken granite edges where would you look to determine if it will pass H & S?

Is there a standard you have to work to regarding pavement surfaces, ie no depressions below Xmm, nothing sticking up over Xmm?

I've had a look on the H & S website but I've not had much luck. I'm going to email them and trawl through the site again but I just wondered if any of the professionals on here have any advice.

[dignfence]

Anything over 19mm is a trip hazard and a claim will stand up in court, should any body be that way inclined, and mark my words,people are! Also if it is a public area/access streetworks regs 1991 will need to be adhered to.Hope this helps. DNF

[lutonlagerlout]

anything we lay has to be +/- 5mm
I was under the impression that any step must be between 150 and 230mm ideally
cheers LLL

[dignfence]

Luton is absolutely spot on,I was talking absolute maximums here. S38 highways inspector will probably do his nut if you laid any thing as rough as that!

[musivarius]

Brilliant, thanks for that, just what I was after.