Stairs
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	Checklist for stairs

In General

Avoid small changes of levels, especially single steps.

Make sure doors do not swing over any steps.

Avoid sudden changes of views and visual distractions from stairways.

Make steps visually prominent so that their presence is obvious.

Use safety glazing for glass that could be hit in a fall on a stairway.

When possible, locate steps only where they are necessary and logical.

Links to other sites with information on this topic:

The chapter, "Life Safety Standards and Guidelines Focused on Stairways," (pp. 23-1 to 23-20, by Jake Pauls, Silver Spring, Maryland, bldguse@aol.com), which is included in the Universal Design Handbook, Preiser, W.F.E. and Ostroff, E. (ed.), McGraw-Hill.