How can you make ramps safer?

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Make My Ramp Safer

Aluminum ramps without handrails may pose a safety hazard. Handi-Ramp handrails, railings, and ADA compliant handrail systems increase your safety. Simply slide the legs of the handrails into the receiver tubes which are welded onto each ramp section. Aluminum ramps without handrails may pose a safety hazard. Handi-Ramp handrails, railings, and ADA compliant handrail systems increase your safety. Simply slide the legs of the handrails into the receiver tubes which are welded onto each ramp section. Slippery wooden ramps are also a slip trip and fall hazard. Non-Slip Handi-Treads are a first line of defense to prevent serious injuries from slips and falls on wooden porch ramps. Our expert staff will provide any assistance that is required. Call us at 847-680-7700. Handi-Ramp keeps your ramps safer. Call Us at 847-680-7700 ▾ Find Your Solutions Below▾

Handi-Ramp® Handrail & Railing Systems

Handrails provide long-term safety and protection and are easy to install or remove. Railings are recommended on all ramp systems with rises of 6 inches or more, however they can be sold on a stand alone basis or as a component of any Handi-Ramp® system. Custom size and strength options are available.

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Single Bar Handrails – provide single handrail bar, most economical option, typically installed on private homes – provide single handrail bar, most economical option, typically installed on private homes Double Bar Handrails – provide an added level of safety by adding a second support bar 16 inches below the handrail bar, typically installed on ramp systems addressing rises of less than 30 inches – provide an added level of safety by adding a second support bar 16 inches below the handrail bar, typically installed on ramp systems addressing rises of less than 30 inches Vertical Picket Handrails – provide maximum safety especially with small children. Recommended by CABO, all handrails addressing rises of 30 inches or more should have vertical pickets attached. Designed to prevent a small child from falling through the handrails, pickets are spaced less than 4 inches apart Our expert staff will provide any assistance that is required. Call us at 847-680-7700.

Handi Treads

Permanent Solution for Slips and Falls. Learn more

Easy to install on any wood or concrete surface. Guaranteed to never rust or wear out. All weather protection from slips and falls.

Anti Slip Tape

Stop the Slip grit tape prevents slips and falls inside and outside the home. Learn more Stop the Slip grit treads provide traction on slippery stairs, ramps, decks and porches where slips and falls can occur. Stop the Slip anti-slip tape material is durable and provides long lasting protection in heavy foot traffic and is quick and easy to use. Helps create a safer environment for walking, stepping and standing. No fasteners required. Can be cut to size.

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What color should a ramp be?

White contrasts well with black parking lots and is the color that the ADA requires for handicap symbols in parking spaces. Light blue is sometimes used in addition to white.

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Ramps for individuals with handicaps require certain characteristics to make them as safe as possible. The color can be important to a person's ability to navigate the ramp safely.

Requirements

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) specifies color requirements for handicap parking spaces. However, no color regulations exist regarding handicap ramps.

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Considerations

The main consideration in determining which paint color to use on a ramp is the surrounding colors. The safest color for the ramp will be the color that contrasts the most with surrounding structures.

Parking Lots

White contrasts well with black parking lots and is the color that the ADA requires for handicap symbols in parking spaces. Light blue is sometimes used in addition to white.

Visibility

Dark colors work well against lighter structures. Bright colors will show up against dark surroundings. Fluorescent paint will be more visible in low light and at night.

Specifications

The ramp should be easily visible from a distance as well as close up. The full width of the ramp must be painted. Reflective tape may be placed at the edges of the ramp to increase the visibility at those points.

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