Walking along Milford on Sea Promenade you may have noticed that new metal frames have been installed on the back of the wooden bench seats on the steps to the beach hut roof walkway.
It is understood that these metal railings were installed following a site visit from the NFDC Health & Safety Team.
As the design of the wooden seats protrude from the steps, there was a concern than someone coming down the steps who may be partially sighted, or not paying full attention, may trip and fall.
The height of the railing are so that they are an appropriate height to match the other sea facing side railings on the top level walkway, any lower than that would create a potential trip hazard at the higher level. The double rail at the top prevents the top bar being used as a gymnastic bar.
Additionally, the railings can double as a back rest for the seat.
So, not very pretty to some, but the practical reasons are explained.
Definitely has the potential to be a late April fools- it isn’t is it !!
ReplyDeleteNope. All genuine and I have no doubt they will split opinion.
ReplyDeleteBetter to just remove the seats instead of all this ridiculous ironmongery.
ReplyDeleteWhy would anyone want to sit facing the car park - they are hideous.
ReplyDeleteI guess a 5x5 matrix was used to say that the risk was low but potential injury was high considering age profile of the village. How many serious injuries have happened since the huts were built? H&S is applied so randomly - traffic calming outside the school is not considered high risk yet this is!? Go figure….
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