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Applies to Unprotected Sides or Edges - Subpart M—
NOTE
Leave Ample Room
(at least 4 inches)
for Drywall Installation
TOP RAIL MUST BE
42 INCHES (± 3")
IN HEIGHT
MID RAIL MUST BE
HALFWAY BETWEEN
TOP RAILING
AND SURFACE
Applies to Stairways, Handrails, Stair Rail Systems and Stairway Landings - Subpart X—
UNPROTECTED SIDE OR EDGE
OF A STAIRWAY LANDING
NOTE
Illustration Below
Applies to
Odd Angled Surfaces
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DISTANCE
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18 INCHES
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UNPROTECTED SIDE OR EDGE OF PERMANENT STRUCTURE
TOP RAIL
MUST BE
42 INCHES (± 3")
IN HEIGHT
MID RAIL MUST BE
HALFWAY BETWEEN
TOP RAIL
AND SURFACE
§1926.502 Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices
Extend the top rails and midrails past the terminal posts
and stop the rails four (4) inches from the permanent
structures to prevent an unprotected opening.
See Exception under STEP FOUR.
MAXIMUM DISTANCE
BETWEEN POSTS
8 FEET ON CENTERS
TOP RAIL -- 2" X 4" STUD (SMOOTH SURFACED - SANDED)
MID RAIL -- AT LEAST 1" X 6" (2" X 4" OK)
TOE BOARD -- 2" X 4" STUD
(NOT MORE THAN ¼" ABOVE SURFACE)
FASTEN STAIR RAIL
AT 39 - 40 INCHES
IN HEIGHT
TOP RAIL -- 2" X 4" STUD
(SMOOTH SURFACED -- SANDED)
MID RAIL -- AT LEAST 1" X 6"
(2" X 4" IS ACCEPTABLE)
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Remove & Reuse Posts at Next Job Site
MAXIMUM
DISTANCE
18 INCHES
TO CENTER
OF POST
Stairways and Ladders
1926.1052(c)(7) states:
rail system also serves as a handrail, the height of the top
edge shall be not more than 37 inches (94 cm) nor less than
36 inches (91.5 cm) from the upper surface of the stairrail
system to the surface of the tread, in line with the face of the
riser at the forward edge of the tread.
HANDRAILS AND THE TOP RAILS
of stair rail systems shall be capable of
withstanding, without failure, a force of
at least 200 pounds applied within 2
inches of the top edge, in any downward
or outward direction, at any point along
the top edge.
[§1926.1052 Stairways (c)(5)]
FASTEN STAIR RAIL
AT 39 - 40 INCHES
IN HEIGHT
STAIR RAIL
MUST BE
36 - 37 INCHES
IN HEIGHT
MID RAIL
MUST BE
HALFWAY
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NOTE
When the top edge of a stair-
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