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If you have a set of stairs that consists of three actual steps and then a platform, are handrails and midrails required?

RegSenseSafety & HealthConstruction SafetyGeneral Industry SafetyWalking Working SurfacesStairway Railings and GuidesBest ResultsFAQEnglishFocus AreaUSA

OSHA defines a platform as “an extended step ...” In addition, the definition of a stairs/stairway is “a series of steps and landings having three or more risers.” In this case, the number of steps plus the platform would require a handrail and possibly a midrail (that depends on the width of the stairway) under 1910.23(d).

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