OSHA Handrail Height
OSHA Handrail Height
(OP)
Per OSHA 1910.23(e)(1)
A standard railing shall consist of top rail, intermediate rail, and posts, and shall have a vertical height of 42 inches nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform, runway, or ramp level.
My question is has OSHA ever defined "nominal" for a range when dealing with the top handrail. I am currently working on a job to make some hand rail meet OSHA. The current hand rails vary from approx. 41 1/2" to 42". The customer needs something stated nominal means it can be slightly lower so I am looking of something from OSHA already released while I pose the question on the OSHA website. Any help is appreciated.
A standard railing shall consist of top rail, intermediate rail, and posts, and shall have a vertical height of 42 inches nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform, runway, or ramp level.
My question is has OSHA ever defined "nominal" for a range when dealing with the top handrail. I am currently working on a job to make some hand rail meet OSHA. The current hand rails vary from approx. 41 1/2" to 42". The customer needs something stated nominal means it can be slightly lower so I am looking of something from OSHA already released while I pose the question on the OSHA website. Any help is appreciated.






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SRE...you may be correct in it being legal...but how would one go about confirming that?
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However, another way is to download the 2004 "Code of Federal Regulations" published by the National Archives of the U.S. and look on page 432.
2004 Code of Federal Regulations
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https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_docu...
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