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  1. vwillet

    How high must a platform be to require a handrail?

    Thanks, guys. This is an OSHA issue, not building code, not NFPA et cetera. Platforms not scaffold. And in general, I have the necessary answer from JAE (Thanks again, JAE). I was just curious about the construction rules citation at 48". Thanks everyone for all the help. VWillet Out.
  2. vwillet

    How high must a platform be to require a handrail?

    JAE Thanks for the OSHA citation. That is just what I needed. We got cited last year, by a compassionate OSHA audiologist, for have an unprotected platform 42" above the floor. (Apparently there would appear to be no competency test for OSHA inspectors) Unfortunately I had just come onboard...
  3. vwillet

    How high must a platform be to require a handrail?

    I have been searching for the maximum clearance above the finished floor which a platform may be before it requires handrails. I have found several references to a 30" maximum height, on various websites. Most of them purport to be reporting OSHA regulations. But I have been entirely...

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