crazylaowei
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A discussion recently came up at my organization about using regular (non-ADA compliant) cable ramps versus ADA-compliant cable ramps. I mostly do events in hotels (100+ a year all over the US), and I have never once had a venue, fire marshal, in-house AV company, or union labor provider demand we use ADA-compliant cable ramps anywhere. We currently use them on our very large (5000+ attendee) shows, but do not on our smaller shows (which make up 95% of our event schedule).
We are in a unique situation where there is no "backstage" per se at our events; all of our attendees have access to the entire room, including "backstage" areas. I think at most other corporate events a compromise could be ADA-compliant in areas where the public has access to, and non-ADA backstage....but like I said, this doesn't really work for us.
I can't seem to find anything online stating ADA Cable Ramps would be required by any jurisdiction, and this seems to track with my experience. So does anyone have any insight into this? We have had trips & falls and insurance claims over the years regarding both our non-compliant and ADA compliant cable ramps...obviously ADA compliant is likely better in this regard, but does anyone know of any jurisdiction requiring it? Thanks in advance!
We are in a unique situation where there is no "backstage" per se at our events; all of our attendees have access to the entire room, including "backstage" areas. I think at most other corporate events a compromise could be ADA-compliant in areas where the public has access to, and non-ADA backstage....but like I said, this doesn't really work for us.
I can't seem to find anything online stating ADA Cable Ramps would be required by any jurisdiction, and this seems to track with my experience. So does anyone have any insight into this? We have had trips & falls and insurance claims over the years regarding both our non-compliant and ADA compliant cable ramps...obviously ADA compliant is likely better in this regard, but does anyone know of any jurisdiction requiring it? Thanks in advance!