From: "Jeremy Peter Howells", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
With disabled rights legislation changing all the time the
goalposts are always moving.
The building I work in originally got an award for its
facilities for the disabled - in 1978. Today our facilities
management staff are looking to replace a large proportion of
the corridor doors, all the disabled toilets have been upgraded
(basically ripped out and replaced), new revised design access
ramps, etc. At the end of it all we meet the current
specification, until it changes again.
Steve works in construction, perhaps he can easily quote how
often the regulations and design guides have changed in only
a decade (its considerable).
As regards 'risk assessment' this is fairly normal for all
users who have a disability on first use of a facility and is
required to ensure the facilities meet the requirements and
the disabled person knows the limitations and specific dangers
they might face that migh tbe different to an able bodied person
and allowance is made for some of these limitations. The HSE
publishes guidelines on such things and I believe they are
available from the web site.
If a club or individual is hiring a range then they may be
regarded as the operator for the day and it may mean that they
need to consider such 'risk assessment'. However, if the
disbled shooters are regular members it may be that your
knowledge of them is sufficient. It might well be worth
checking on this though.
I suspect most MOD Range Wardens should need to ensure that
such 'risk assessments' have been made or arrangements are
in place in case of an emergency arising. Some will be
assuming the club and the shooters themselves will have
this covered.
Regards
Jerry
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