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Williams PAUCHET: Former National Defense contractor - Construction site management trainer
INTRODUCTION
This article is dedicated to all types of staircase safety devices.
Article R. 111.15 of the French Construction and Housing Code states:
"On floors other than the first floor :
a) Windows other than those opening onto balconies, terraces or galleries, the lower parts of which are less than 0.90 m from the floor, must, if they are above ground level, be fitted with a grab bar and a protective element rising up to 1 m from the floor;
b) Balustrades on balconies, terraces, galleries and loggias must be at least 1 m high. However, this height may be reduced to 0.80 m if the railing is more than 0.50 m thick".
The safety rules and regulations governing guardrails and staircase handrails are set out in standard NF P 01-012, published in July 1988.
A glossary of important terms can be found at 3 . It covers all the terminology used in this article.
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Regulatory
Arrêté du 31 mai 1994 relatif au classement minimal des matériaux de revêtement des escaliers des lieux de travail.
Arrêté du 1 er août 2006 fixant les dispositions prises pour l'application des articles R. 111-18 à R. 111-18-7 du Code de la construction et de l'habitation relatives à l'accessibilité aux personnes handicapées des bâtiments d'habitation collectifs...
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- Railing dimensions – Safety rules relating to the dimensions of stair railings and banisters (classification index: P01-012) - NF P 01-012 - 07-88
- Industrial plants – Metal railings - NF E 85-101 -
Ouvrages CSTB
Guide pratique CSTB Centre scientifique et technique du bâtiment (December 2009) – Les escaliers – Design, dimensioning, execution: staircases in wood, metal, glass, masonry, natural stone... – In application of regulatory texts, standards and established rules of practice.
Cahiers du CSTB n° 3448 (March 2003) – GS 2: Glass floor slabs and stair treads – General conditions of design, manufacture...
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