| This building code
is a little confusing. For stairways larger than 88 inches, a gripable
hand rail is required.
Special Note: This building code is hard for me to interpret, because
I've seen public buildings that don't have a gripable handrail on
stairways wider than 88 inches. There is a train station and a newly
built county courthouse building in our area that don't follow this
particular building code.
The picture above shows a middle hand railing which could be acceptable,
but the two hand rails on each side of the stairway, need to be
protective guard rails and might not be approved, by most building
inspectors.
Grip Able Handrail
Stairways Requiring Only One
Hand Rail
Stairways Requiring
Hand Rail on Each Side
Gripable
Handrail Size
Gripable Handrail
Height
Gripable Stair
Banisters
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