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Building Regulations 2000 APPROVEDDOCUMENT KPublished by NBS, part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd, and available from:RIBA Bookshops Mail Order15 Bonhill StreetLondon EC2P 2EATelephone orders/General enquiries: 020 7256 7222Fax orders: 020 7374 2737Email orders: sales@ribabookshops.comOr order online at:www.thebuildingregs.comThe Building Regulations 2000Protection from falling,collision and impactONLINEVERSIONRIBA Bookshops66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD. Telephone 020 7256 7222.113-115 Portland Street, Manchester M1 6DW. Telephone 0161 236 7691.Birmingham & Midland Institute, Margaret Street, Birmingham B3 3SP. Telephone 0121 233 2321.RSUA, 2 Mount Charles, Belfast BT7 1NZ. Telephone 028 9032 3760.Renew Rooms, 82 Wood Street, Liverpool L1 4DQ. Telephone 0151 707 4380.KAPPROVED DOCUMENTK1Stairs, ladders and rampsK2Protection from fallingK3Vehicle barriers and loading baysK4Protection from collision with open windows,ONLINEVERSIONskylights and ventilatorsISBN-10 1 85946 210 3ISBN-13 978 1 85946 210 2K5Protection against impact from and trappingStock code 56663by doorscollision and impactProtection from falling,© Crown copyright 2006The Approved Documents are published by NBS for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.This publication has been approved by Ministers and has official status. Copyright in thewww.thenbs.comcontents, the cover, the design and the typographical arrangement of this publication restswith the Crown unless otherwise stated. The contents of this publication may be reproducedfree of charge in any format or medium for the purposes of private research and studyor for internal circulation within an organisation. This is subject to the contents beingreproduced accurately and not in a way that implies official status. Any publisher wishingto reproduce the content of this publication must not use or replicate the ODPM crestor replicate the official version’s style and appearance, including the cover design, andmust not present their publication as being an official publication as this may confuse thepublic. The reproduced material must be acknowledged as Crown Copyright and the titleof the publication specified. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not accept anyresponsibility for the accuracy and comprehensiveness of any other versions.Any other use of the contents of this publication would require a copyright licence. PleaseONLINEVERSIONapply for a licence by writing to the Office of Public Sector Information, Information Policy Team,St Clements House, 2-16 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BQ. Fax 01603 723000 or emailHMSOlicensing@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk. Further information can be obtained fromwww.opsi.gov.uk.1998 editionamendmentsincorporating 2000