Posted By Andrew Beveridge
I would be grateful for any advice and/or pointers to guidance on the following:
On our common there are a couple of streams. There were 2 wooden footbridges installed in the late 1980's and these are now coming to the end of their useful life and starting to sag.
We are looking for costs to replace them but they only have a single handrail at waist height on one side, so we won't be replacing them like for like.
Do the rules about toeboards/handrail heights/gaps between the rails etc. apply in this case?
As the ground was agricultural and is now used by dog walkers and picnikers, how much reasonable adjustment should we make for DDA?

Any help/advice/guidance gratefully received.
Regards
Andy

Posted By Arran Linton - Smith
See:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg244.pdf

'If a person might fall two metres or more, or might fall less than two
metres and risk serious injury, fencing should be at least 1100 mm
high and have two guard-rails'.

Posted By Paul Bellis
Another thought

try your local council -the rights of way officer / access officer or countryside officer depending on what council area you are in

Paul