InspectAPedia tolerates no conflicts of interest. We have no relationship with advertisers, products, or services discussed at this website. Railings used on stairs, balconies, decks, ramps, walks: We explain the difference between a handrail, a stair rail and a guardrail, and we provide specifications and building code specifications & sketches of proper, safe, and improper, unsafe handrails and other types of railings. This article series provides building code specifications, sketches, photographs, and examples of stair & railing safety defects used in inspecting indoor or outdoor stair railings or handrails and related conditions for safety and proper construction. We also provide a to this topic, or you can try the page top or bottom as a quick way to find information you need. •, Lagrangeville, NY.
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• [1], Yale University’s Office of Undergraduate Productions, Office of the Fire Marshal, and Office of Environmental Health & Safety April 2005, web search 8/9/11, original source: • [2], Australian Government, Department of Education, Employment, and Workplace Relations, web search 8/9/11, original source: • [3], Broadway Press, web search 8/9/11, original source: - quoting: Referring to the NEC will provide the technician with details specifically related to the theatre and moreover, these regulations will be better suited to the needs of the theatre. • [4] Illustrated theatre production guide, John Holloway, Focal Press, 2002, ISBN, 934 • [5], Ben Teague, www.benteague.com, Amateur Theatre Division, December 2004, web search 8/9/11, original source: Note that Mr. Teague warns that his designs and advice do not comply with building codes.
• [6] OSHA Publication 3124 - Stairways and Ladder, web search 12/21/11, OSHA Publications Office U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, N-3101 Washington, DC 20210 Telephone (202) 693-1888 or fax to (202) 693-2498. Original source: osha.gov/Publications/ladders/osha3124.html • [7] 'The Elimination of Unsafe Guardrails, a Progress Report,' Elliott O. Stephenson, Building Standards, March-April 1993 • [8] 'Are Functional Handrails Within Our Grasp' Jake Pauls, Building Standards, January-February 1991 • [9] 'The Elimination of Unsafe Guardrails, a Progress Report,' Elliott O. Stephenson, Building Standards, March-April 1993 • [10] proper aiming of a good flashlight can disclose hard to see but toxic light or white mold colonies on walls. • [11] The Stairway Manufacturers' Association, (877) 500-5759, provides a pictorial guide to the stair and railing portion of the International Residential Code. [copy on file as ] - [11a] 'Visual Interpretation Of The International Residential Code (IRC) 2006 Stair Building Code', The Stairway Manufacturers Association, [Portions of this document reproduce sections from the 2006 International Residential Code, International Code Council, Falls Church, Virginia.}, The Stairway Manufacturers Association website stairways.org provides free downloads of stairway handrailing profiles and dimensions • [12] A HREF='Trips, Missteps and Their Consequences, Gary M.
Free Factory stairways ladders and handrails handbook docs in our database. FACTORY STAIRWAYS LADDERS AND HANDRAILS HANDBOOK. OSHA Fall Protection Course OSHA Fall Protection CourseIncludes a review And discussion ofOSHA Scaffolding Ladders And Stairway StandardsIEE COURSE NUMBER MA SH-552 4 Hour Course 175OSHA s Construction Standard.
Harvey Cohen, Jon R. Abele, Alvin S. Hyde, Cindy A. LaRue, Lawyers and Judges Publishing; ISBN-10: ISBN-13: 9011 • [13] Steps and Stairways, Cleo Baldon & Ib Melchior, Rizzoli, 1989.
• [14], Ann Rinaldi • [15], Fred T. Hodgson • [16], Lawyers & Judges Publishing, (June 2002), ISBN-10: ISBN-13: 9438 'Falls in the home and public places are the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths in the United States, but are overlooked in most literature. This book is unique in that it is entirely devoted to falls. Of use to primary care physicians, nurses, insurance adjusters, architects, writers of building codes, attorneys, or anyone who cares for the elderly, this book will tell you how, why, and when people will likely fall, what most likely will be injured, and how such injuries come about.
' • [17], Gary M. Harvey Cohen, Jon R. Abele, Alvin S. Hyde, Cindy A. LaRue, Lawyers and Judges Publishing; ISBN-10: ISBN-13: 9011 • [18], Second Edition, Gary M. Harvey Cohen,A.
Abele, ISBN-13: 978-1-933264-01-1 or ISBN 10: 1-933264-01-2, available from the publisher, Lawyers ^ Judges Publishing Company,Inc., www.lawyersandjudges.com [email protected] and also from the (Amazon.com) • [19] Arts, Crafts, & Theater Safety (ACTS), 181 Thompson Street, #23 New York, NY Telephone: (212) 777-0062 E-Mail: [email protected], web search 5/9/12, website: - Quoting: ACTS is a not-for-profit corporation that provides health, safety, industrial hygiene, technical services, and safety publications to the arts, crafts, museums, and theater communities. A part of the fees from our consulting services goes to support our free and low-cost services for artists. We gratefully accept donations, but do not solicit them from the artists who call here for help and advice.