Vin, have a look at 5.10.2&3 BS8300 It mentions a non-circular handrail with
a broad horizontal face but requires a rounded edge of at least 15mm and a
clearance of 50mm to the underside. It also states that a circular or oval
profile are suitable but that a flatter profile gives a better forearm
support. Non convinced that recessed rails or square rails, you describe
meet this.
Reminds me must post the consultation for BS8300 External and Internal to
Accessibuilt.
Regards Jane
Jane Simpson
RIBA & NRAC Consultant
T: 01484 423501
M: 07777 607239
: @JSAccess07
www.janesimpsonaccess.com
Registered address: New House Bungalow, New House Road, Sheepridge,
Huddersfield, HD2 1EG Company No 6559802, VAT No 930 0839 42
This e-mail is for the addressee only. The information contained in it
and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. If you have
received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately. You are not
authorized to, and must not disclose, copy, distribute or retain this
e-mail or any part of it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Accessibuilt list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Vincent West
Sent: 15 June 2017 12:02
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject:
Hi Folks,
can anyone point me to any details in BS8300 that might allow square
handrails or a handrail that is set into a wall please?
A large project locally has gone ahead with some consultation at the early
planning and design stages but then excluding interested parties and, once
we were allowed in to the finished building it has produced some access
anomalies, one of which is the handrails that I think are problematic.
I have found reference to flatter profile handrails but it seems to me that
this is meant to describe oval rather than square rails. The BS also talks
about a 15mm minimum radius corner but these seem almost exactly square to
me.
The recessed rails are I think even worse because they are almost invisible.
They have installed LED lights inside the recess but instead of finding a
handrail extending from the wall there is just a lighted slot running up the
wall and if you do realise it is supposed to be a rail and insert your
fingers there is nowhere to curl your fingers or thumb so it only gives
vertical support.
The project lead is insisting that both square rails and inset rails are
supported by ADM and the British Standards and I would like to be sure
before I officially challenge this.
Many thanks,
Vin
Vin West MBE
Chair
Arfon Access Group
01286880761
07771536760
Glyn Dwr
Llandwrog Uchaf
Caernarfon
LL54 7RA
[log in to unmask]
----------End of Message----------
----------End of Message----------
|