Hold the Handrail

Mandatory - Must be applied at all locations

• Where a staircase or set of steps has 3 or more treads, a suitable handrail must be installed and ‘Hold the Handrail’ signs located immediately adjacent the top and bottom of the stairs.
• This applies to ALL forms of stairs/steps, including:
• Offices (where the stairs are within Morgan Sindall areas)
• Our site accommodation
• Stairs constructed as part of the build
• Proprietary access staircases such as Haki or for excavation access
• Steps constructed on site to provide access throughout the area
• Handrails must be 900-1000mm in height, and where a set of stairs is more the 1000mm wide, handrails must be provided on both sides.
• Standard designs for timber stairs constructed on site can be found on the Temporary Works Core page
• Hold the Handrail signs can be ordered through our signage provider, Nuneaton Signs