Health and safety. Safety and health. The two terms go together like soup and sandwich or horse and carriage. At healthcare facilities, notably hospitals, clinics, and senior residences, essential safety procedures, such as infection control, contribute to good medical care. There is a physical plant aspect to safety, however, that helps ensure the safety of workers and visitors to healthcare facilities inside, outside, and up on the roof.

Wheelchair access is required for new construction, but older and renovated buildings often require a retrofit to enable people who use wheelchairs to traverse a step, threshold, or other obstacles. To this end, a modular wheelchair access ramp can be installed to make it easier for people in a wheelchair—or virtually any mobility issue—to enter and leave a facility.

For strength and durability, an access ramp comprised of corrosion-resistant metals (e.g., stainless steel, galvanized steel, aluminum components) with an anti-slip walkway that provides good surface drainage will hold up in all weather conditions. With adjustable load-bearing feet, smooth, pipe-fitted handrails, and other modular components, such an access ramp can be reconfigured or expanded.

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