Stairway and Stair Railings Safety Rules

Stair railings are a vertical barrier attached to a stairway with an open side, to prevent falls. The top surface of the stair railing is used as a handrail. There are so many balusters designs, handrails materials and stair colours to choose from, but remember to go first for the safety rather than design.

Usually a safely fixed stairway is a series of steps and landings with three or more risers, which are designed for leading from one level or floor to another, leading to platforms, pits, boiler rooms, crossovers, or around machinery, tanks, and other equipment.

They are used continuously or routinely for people who live in the house or employees of specific jobs. No matter what is the main purpose for either interior or outdoor staircases, stair railings are needed.

What are your stairs without stair railings?They are the safety hardware on every home with stairs. Railing material depends on steps material. Usually, stair steps are made of marble, wood or granite, then it’s up to homeowner select the most suitable staircase railing material.

There are so many varieties of railing material, read our railings section for obtain more information on materials and special designs for decorating stairway railings. Common colors and materials used for stair railings are, wrought iron, antique bronze color, silver vein as well as satin black and flat black.

Basic Rules for a Stairway

Achieving a safely stairs begins having a firm and suitable and suitable stair railing. As well as stair case railing, you must be sure that stairways have less than forty-four inches wide and at least have one handrail, preferably on your right side.

Also they should have at least one stair railing on the open side, if one side is open or one stair railing on each side, if both sides are open.

Make sure as well that stairways are more than forty-four inches wide but less than eighty-eight inches wide have.

The last safety rule is making sure that either your outdoor or interior staircase has at least eighty-eight inches wide have, where stair railings will be placed on each open side.