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14/08/2012
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Of the 31 brands on the market, eight were selected for testing. All were rejected because they showed low resistance. And six of the eight models fell easily
Alert indoors: Inmetro auditioned metal stairs eight brands sold in the country. They were all exposed.
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Climbing stairs in Brazil is a high risk activity. The conclusion is Inmetro. The institute has collected samples of metal stairs up to three meters high, surviving alone, without anchor.
Of the 31 brands on the market, eight were selected for testing. And all were rejected 100% of the samples had low resistance, ie, as they should not bear the weight of those uses. And six of the eight models tested fell with ease.
That's what happened to the servant Maria da Conceição. She suffered a fall six years ago, when I was working. "I was doing spring cleaning, I climbed the stairs, when I took the foot off the fifth to the fourth step, closed the stairs and I fell. Still tried to hold the wardrobe, but did not. The hand slipped and the ladder fell to one side, I fell to the other, "he says.
To frame manufacturers for the first time and set safety standards, Inmetro is collecting the testimony of people who can spontaneously share their experiences more unpleasant with stairs. These are information that will help the institute to establish rules that will guide the market going forward.
By September, the site will register Inmetro the main complaints from users. So far, most of claims reveals the lack of strength of the stairs (31%), slippery steps (12%) and unintentional opening during use (9%).
Safety rules must be published in October. After that, the market will have a period to adapt.
"Something about a year and a half for the manufacturers and then another year and a half for the trade in general. So at the end of three years we will live only with stairs that effectively meet these minimum safety requirements, "says Leonardo Rocha, acting head of the Division of conformity assessment programs.
"I do all the work of ground, but climbing stairs was the trauma. Not to climb stairs do not, "he says.
Source: G1 News
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