Stairway Without Guard Railing
Here's a good example of
a stair landing that doesn't require a
guard rail
, because theirs only one step
and
the platform is less than 30 inches from the lower level or ground.
I would like to point something out though, even though the stairs don't
need a guard rail
, the stairs might require a
gripable handrail.
Here's a stairway that would require a guard rail
on each side. Currently
it has three handrails or three individual gripable handrailings.
The
distance from the ground or lower-level is more than 30 inches in vertical
height and most building codes would require something that would provide
stair users with a little more protection, especially young children. It
isn't difficult to imagine a young child swinging from one of these railings
or simply walking underneath one and falling to the ground.
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