Technical Booklet H Stairs Ramps Guarding and Protection from Impact·Page 33·3.37
Purpose and Function of Handrails
Handrails help prevent people from losing their balance on stairs and assist users in ascending. They may form the top of guarding where heights align.
A suitably designed handrail can help prevent people losing their balance when on the stair and can also assist users to ascend by pulling themselves up the stairs. Handrails may form the top of guarding where the required height of the handrail aligns with the required height of the guarding.
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