stairrail-minimum-height
What is the paragraph citation for stairrail-minimum-height?
For stairrail-minimum-height, paragraph citation is 1926.451(e)(4)(vii); type of requirement is minimum height; value (imperial) is 28 inches; value (metric) is 71 cm; applies to is Stairrails, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(vii) Stairrails shall be not less than 28 inches (71 cm) nor more than 37 inches (94 cm) from the upper surface of the stairrail to the surface of the tread, in line with the face of the riser at the forward edge of the tread.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- stairrail-minimum-height our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(e)(4)(vii) our reading
- Type of requirement
- minimum height our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 28 inches verified
- Value (metric)
- 71 cm verified
- Applies to
- Stairrails verified
- Regulation section heading
- Access verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Regulation section heading
(e) Access.
— all from ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1926/subpart-L/section-1926.451