How to use Handrails for Safe Home Access

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WHAT IS OSHA'S HANDRAIL HEIGHT?

How much does it cost to install a railing on a stairway? Not much, I bet, but recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ordered a company to pay $ 38,500 because it did not provide handrails on an open four-foot platform. This was considered a voluntary violation by the administration. They should have asked: What is the height of the OSHA handrail?

SAFETY WITH HANDRAILS

So, what's the use of a handrail post base? This material is basically a vertical barrier that provides a handle or support to prevent falls. Not only is it useful on stairs, it is also ideal to use when working on or near holes, open-sided floors, floor openings, wall openings, platforms and tracks. The handrails also serve as a handhold in the event of a trip or slip in a high place or near openings or holes.

OSHA guidelines state that the handrails and top rails of the guardrails / ladders must be capable of withstanding "a force of at least 200 pounds applied 2 inches from the top edge, in any direction downward or outward, at any point as required. Long of the upper edge. "

The OSHA requirements also indicate that handrails must:

1. Consists of a longitudinal member mounted directly on a wall or partition with the use of supports that are attached to the bottom of the railing.
 
2. Must not be less than 30 inches high or more than 34 inches from its top surface to the surface of the tread.
 
3. Be at least 2 inches in diameter when made of hardwood.
 
4. Have at least 1 ½ inches in diameter when made of metal tubing.
 
5. Have brackets that provide a separation of at least 3 inches between the handrails and the wall or any other projection.
 
6. Round so employees can easily grab them.

RAILINGS FOR STAIRS

OSHA requires employers to have at least one handrail post and a ladder stair railing system with four or more risers or ladders that are 30 inches (76 cm) high. While the handrail serves as a handhold, the stair rail system is the same vertical barrier erected along the exposed sides of a stairway.

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