Barriers and handrails
- Valid from
- 10/01/2008
- Information provider
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment,
- Information type
- Guidelines,
- Format
- Website,
Description
The need for a barrier when someone could fall vertically one metre or more is made clear in Building Code clause F4.
Scope
In this Guide:
- Measuring the height of fall from a deck
- Recent determination decision on ‘safety from falling’
- The need for a barrier on a low deck
- Building consents for low decks
- Handrail heights on stairs and landings
- Barriers and Clause B2 ‘durability’