Guards open edges
Rails run along platform edges, stair flights and walkways, giving people working at height a barrier and a handhold.
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Fabricated Hand Rails
Fabricated Hand Rails are steel safety railings for the open edges of platforms, mezzanines, walkways and stairs. Posts on base plates carry a top rail and a mid rail, set out to follow the structure they guard. Every run is made to order from the site drawing by a qualified manufacturing partner, so there is no standard size. Request a quote with the layout, quantity and finish.
At a glance
Fabricated Hand Rails at a glance.
Posts, top rail, mid rail
Upright posts on base plates carry a top rail at hand height and a mid rail below it. Toe boards, gates and returns are added where the drawing shows them.
Set out to your structure
Post spacing, bends, corners and stair rakes follow the platform or stair the rail is fixed to. The partner builds each run from the site drawing.
Bolted to the edge, tied by the rails
Base plates bolt to the platform steelwork or floor, and on stairs the posts fix to the stringer. The rails tie every post together so the run acts as one barrier, and returns at corners and ends close off the edge.
Common applications
Where it is used.
Mezzanine floors
Storage and plant mezzanines need guarding along every open edge and around the stair head.
Stairs and access platforms
Stair flights take raked rails that follow the pitch, joined to level rails on the landings.
Walkways and plant rooms
Walkways over machinery and pipework keep maintenance crews behind a continuous rail.
Questions answered
Common questions.
What else are fabricated hand rails called?
In the US they are usually called guardrail or safety railing, and the top member is the handrail. In the UK they are called handrailing, and in Australia and New Zealand balustrade.
What do you need to quote fabricated hand rails?
A layout of the platform, stair or walkway with the run lengths, corners, stair pitches and how the posts fix to the structure. Add the rail height your site requires, any gates or toe boards, the finish and the quantity. The GV team reviews the layout with you before the quote is prepared.
Guarding made to the drawing
Hand rails are made to order by qualified manufacturing partners, with each run set out from your drawing of the platform or stair.
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Made to your requirement
This is a made-to-order product
There is no standard size or published specification. Each order is made to your drawing, sample or requirement by a qualified manufacturing partner. Request a quote with the dimensions, quantity, finish and US delivery location, and the GV team will review it with you before pricing.
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