Federal and state access and building codes require commercial building door threshold entrances be no greater than 1/2". The treatment for modifying existing door entrances or thresholds may be a simple transition ramp or a level landing, depending upon the type of entrance and type of facility or business.

Whether a public or private building or facility, these access laws apply even if the building was constructed 100 years ago. There are different standards for historical buildings, yet they are not exempt from access code compliance, therefore, it makes sense that no building or facility open to the public is "grand-fathered" in from access code compliance.

What building and business owners do not realize is that if someone injuries themselves i.e. "trips and falls" at a non-compliant door entrance the legal and financial impact may be much greater than ever imagined. What used to be a simple "premises liability" matter settled by business insurance, today claims are filed in federal court under federal Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) statutes with mandatory attorney fees at a usual starting defense cost of $25,000.

SafePath™ Products offers hundreds of product solutions for almost every existing door threshold problem. Making commercial entrances safer and code compliant is not only wise, but may prevent one of the greater unknown risks to businesses today.

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