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Hi all
this may be a building regulations question,
but at what height/width should a handrail be fitted to a step?
Cheers
Dave
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Hi Dave,
Building Regs only apply to stairs within buildings and not to external steps. Could you clarify whether the step is inside or outside - you seem to suggest inside by mentioning the regs.
Also, I think you are asking at what height of step(s) - one/two/three risers, etc. - is a handrail required? I don't think there's a prescriptive answer to this in the UK, but OSHA specifies four or more risers, though they don't specify the height of the risers...
Good luck with this one.
Alan
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I've had a look through the Scottish Technical Handbook 2007 at it details the requirement of having a handrail where there is a change of level of more than 600mm, or where the flight on a ramp is longer than 2m.
The height of the handrail should be at a fixed height of at least 840mm and not more than 1m, measured vertically above the pitch of a flight on a stair or ramp and on a landing where a handrail is provided.
Not sure if this has helped you.
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