Stair trim product design unfit for purpose
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Stair trim product design unfit for purpose
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Mobility aids like stair trims are designed to visually delineate the edge of hazard (a going or step) and are required to be safe in their design. This requirement includes the material, the manufacturing method and the specified installation technique necessary for a mobility aid like this to decrease the probability of harm or injury to a person with a disability.
This video journal details a stair nosing product that has had a low performance in an external wet and dry environment, potentially causing a new obstacle for a person with a disability. Neglect and a proactive duty of care are obvious in as much that a relatively new product has not been affixed appropriately, sufficient maintained or a warranty claimed for its poor performance.
Some one chose this product and another installed it in place. Another now is responsible for how it is used, maintained and recycled. The chain of events that lead to this situation is evident but who this product is for, how it is used and why it is required has been forgotten.
Legislation can not make us care about what we don’t understand or what choose to ignore. Customers and custodians of products like this need to demand more from our construction system because right now accepting without question what we get is failing us ALL.
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Location: Ballarat Central, Victoria
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Dean Homicki from Stæbl Academy.
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