Notch Handrail

A handrail is an extended rail fixed to posts or walls that creates support and stability while traveling on a walkway, climbing up or down a stairway, walking in a hallway or moving in a bathroom. These fixtures are designed to withstand heavy use and increase mobility and safety in these spaces.Guard rails are protective guarding or boundaries to prevent or deter access to a dangerous or an off-limits area. On the other hand, handrails are a rail system that provides stability or support.In addition to maintaining one's balance and stability, handrails can also make carrying heavy objects easier. They can keep you from falling off or stumbling down by acting as a guide while you're carrying a cumbersome object and climbing a ramp or a set of stairs.While handrails are there to help slow or prevent a fall on a stair or ramp, guards are to help prevent a fall over an open side of a walking surface. Guards are required along the open sides of means of egress paths where there is a vertical drop of at least 30 in. (760 mm).