I recently took a flight from Chicago to Las Vegas, and upon arriving at the airport, I met a couple who decided to go on an adventurous vacation to visit some old friends. Both were seasoned travelers and frequent visitors to Las Vegas. The wife was temporarily wheelchair-bound, due to the fact that she had […]
At Handi-Ramp, we’ve been making ramps that bring safety and security to our customers for over 54 years. We bring solutions to the accessibility, safety, and materials handling industries. Our job is to solve customer problems — We provide advice to make your material handling operations run smoother, create handicapped accessibility, or we make your […]
Treads – I leaned a new meaning of a very old word today. Officially, the dictionary lists the definition as “To tread on something, to walk on.” Reading on, I also leaned there are many types of “treads”, including a tire tread, shoe tread, and even the specific way a person walks. Then there are […]
Many times during the year, people with physical limitations travel and stay with family and friends and are often challenged with the lack of accessibility away from home. The solution might be buying a portable ramp, if the need will be frequent. The length of a portable ramp is often not long enough to surmount […]
It was Friday, the start of the weekend and I was looking forward to it. After a slight slip on icy cement sidewalk my mind was on slip, trip and falls all weekend. I work for Handi-Ramp. We sell safety products. Typically when I’m out and about I am scanning for potential improvements that can […]
I just got off the phone with a customer in Pittsburgh who had a “last minute emergency.” Rush delivery on a ramp? Not a problem! We’ve worked with many organizations who needed a ramp meeting ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements. At Handi-Ramp we have ADA ramp experts available to expedite your last minute rush […]
We’ve all been there. The Problem: You are working at a retail or wholesale store. It’s near the end of your shift, and the boss just asked you to move a box of heavy merchandise from one section of the floor to the other. As you struggle to handle the increasing weight of the box […]
A customer called and asked, “I’m interested in how you attained OSHA approval of your safety surfaces, as you claim on your tread plates. Can you provide me documentation on this?” This is a great question. I have reconstructed the process we went through to validate that claim. The OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910 Subpart […]
During the summer of 2012, we received an e-mail inquiry to provide a wheelchair lift and platform for a gentleman suffering from the first stages of ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease. His wife, who initiated contact, was very pleased to find out that our company, Handi-Ramp, is based in the Chicago area. She was also thrilled […]
“How long does my wheelchair ramp have to be?” This is a question I am asked several times daily, and unfortunately there is not a simple answer. There are many different factors in determining the correct ramp size, including the rise (distance between the top stair and ground), space available for a ramp vs. space […]