fall hazard

[Genduct]

I code land, where the 30" has been discussed ad nauseum. Some have suggested it was the distance a average size man could step up or down from. (I know I couldn't)

Regardless, it is, what it is, and unless you could get a code change through, good luck, as classicT said, that is the minimum, and probably not a best practice.

If I were the King of the World, I think above 2 risers (about 16 inches) sounds like the standard thatcould save us "Old People" from going ass over teacups

 

[ICE]

Recently I fell off of a retaining wall. On the way down I had the thought that "So this is how it's going to end”

 

[tbz]

Recently I fell off of a retaining wall. On the way down I had the thought that "So this is how it's going to end”

What the heck where you doing on a retaining wall?????

 

[ICE]

What the heck where you doing on a retaining wall?????

Yard work. My wife saw the scabs and bruising and I should have made up a story that didn't include yard work....

 

[mtlogcabin]

Not wearing your PPE is a no no

 

[tmurray]

Our limit is 24" within 4'

The historical question is always a good one to ask. A lot of our code was based on measurements taken from soldiers coming back from World War 2. A lot has changed.

 

[bill1952]

Our limit is 24" within 4'

The historical question is always a good one to ask. A lot of our code was based on measurements taken from soldiers coming back from World War 2. A lot has changed.

Amen to that. Handrail height, guardrail height, egress widths, etc. All more than half a century out of date. People are wider and taller today than post WW II.

 

[Genduct]

Recently I fell off of a retaining wall. On the way down I had the thought that "So this is how it's going to end”

You should have walked on the RESTRAINING WALL not the Retaining wall and that would have held you from falling. Everybody knows that!