A handrail is a rail held by a person when ascending or descending stairways featuring a glass balustrade South Wales, a wooden or a metallic one. But this architectural element of a stairway can be used in other circumstances as well, such as in bathrooms to prevent falls on ceramic tiles or other slippery materials, or in balconies to prevent people from falling from heights.

Handrails South Wales are usually supported by posts, but there are cases when they are mounted directly to walls, and a good example for this is when handrails are designed to help ballet dancers practise their moves. In this situation, handrails are named barres, and are typically made of wood or metal. Unlike regular handrails, that can be positioned at any height, depending on the client's requirements, barres are always designed to match ballet dancers’ waists.

Regular handrails South Wales are created to make it easy for their users to grasp them. Studies have shown that the best height where to place a handrail is 33 inches from the floor. Whether the handrail is placed 30 or 40 inches from the floor or staircase surface, it is important for it to be round shaped, and positioned at a certain distance from the wall or from another staircase surface, to allow people to grasp the handrail easily.

A special example of handrails is represented by those exterior handrails used on oil platforms. They are higher than those used on a glass balustrade South Wales, for instance, because their main goal is not to be comfortable, like it happens with the typical handrails, but to help people regain immediate balance, in case they take a step too far and lose their stability. These handrails, together with their balustrades, are checked for faults more often than those in a commercial or residential building.

And now, as a fun fact, we tell you that, in terms of people who are more likely to use handrails, there is nothing like the elderly; old people use handrails much more than youngsters. Another interesting thing regarding the use of handrails is that people who need an emotional support at a certain moment in their lives prefer to use handrails, and those who feel confident about themselves ascend or descend a stairway, without using handrails. Our recommendation is to use handrails, regardless of your age and emotional state, because they offer stability and allow you to avoid unpleasant and injurious falls.

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