4 x 12 Lower Stair Stringer Trip Hazard
Here's another problem building owners and insurance companies are
going to run into every once in a while. I've said this before and I'll
say it again, a little bit of information can make all the difference in
the world and this is the perfect example of it.
The colored area
in the picture above should be removed for
stairway safety. Realistically, it's
only a matter of time before someone using this stairway actually trips
and falls, while making a sharp turn, either going up or down the
stairs. Obviously the stair stringer on the other side wouldn't be as
important, yet could be removed to keep everything in proportion.
As a stair builder or
property owner, you should walk through your buildings every once in a
while to make sure there aren't any obstacles in the main path of
travel. This would include stairways, decks, hallways and walkways.
Another solution to a problem like this would have been to extend
the stairway handrail past the bottom of the trip hazard.