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Posted By lewes
What constitutes a low head height / possibility of collision with fixed object in relation to a building.
The plain english version: How LOW has it got to be when you have to warn people of low head height ??
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter
The 95th percentile for the British population is about 6'1" (allowing 1" for shoes) so anything less than that should probably be marked with a suitable warning.
Paul
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Posted By The toecap
I would say 5ft 5 ins
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Posted By Jonathan Sandler CMIOSH
building regs state that a door frame must be 6 foot 6 inches in height, you could sumise that anything lower than that is below head height.
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Posted By Mike Draper
Lewes
The minimum headroom under any obstacle above a walkway or platform should be 2.1m - any less constitutes a hazard and in the industrial settings I usually encounter is considered to be a hard hat area.
The minimum headroom above a stair is 2m measured vertically at the nose of the step.
The minimum headroom through a doorway is as already stated 6'6" although this is generally internal doors. The standard sizes for doors are 2040mm for internal and 1994mm for external. Why there is a difference is beyond me!
Hope that little lot helps.
References: Building Regulations, BS 5395 and EEMUA Pub No 105.
Mike
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