Handrail regulation height

[cheeryble]

Have to erect a stainless balustrade handrail in a public area.

(it will have tempered glass panel underneath).

Want to do it by the book.

What height must it be?

Thanks!

[stoneyboy]

Maybe this will be of assistance.

http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/technical_booklet_h_2006-2.pdf

[stoneyboy]

Although the above link is UK regulation,is there such thing as by the book here.

[cheeryble]

Wow sounds like 900mm that's not so high I'm sure I had to do higher on a balcony in the UK.

Actually just occurred to me to measure the original balcony handrails around the building (IF they're the proper height).

There's only a two or three foot drop it's interior just a different level up four steps, but we have had a bunch of lawsuits by an owner mentioned elsewhere on TV we don't need to give him any excuse.

[stoneyboy]

Wow sounds like 900mm that's not so high I'm sure I had to do higher on a balcony in the UK.

Actually just occurred to me to measure the original balcony handrails around the building (IF they're the proper height).

There's only a two or three foot drop it's interior just a different level up four steps, but we have had a bunch of lawsuits by an owner mentioned elsewhere on TV we don't need to give him any excuse.

Here it doesn't get more stringent than this.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/2001/oto01069.pdf

[cheeryble]

Here it doesn't get more stringent than this.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/2001/oto01069.pdf

Thanks that's one metre.

In fact I checked the handrails built with the building and they're 900mm.

I think we can go with that.

If the potential objector concerned wants to cause more trouble he will have to object to every rail in the building including those on the 11th floor rather than this one at about two feet drop.

thanks!

Edited July 2, 2013 by cheeryble

[stoneyboy]

Here it doesn't get more stringent than this.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/otopdf/2001/oto01069.pdf

Thanks that's one metre.

In fact I checked the handrails built with the building and they're 900mm.

I think we can go with that.

If the potential objector concerned wants to cause more trouble he will have to object to every rail in the building including those on the 11th floor rather than this one at about two feet drop.

thanks!

No problems,happy hand railing.

[aarn]

I'm vertically challenged at 172cm tall, but ~ average in LOS, so worth knocking 10% off farang-land specifications. AA