Regulation 13
Staircases
of Workplace Safety and Health (Work at Heights) Regulations 2013
Subsidiary LegislationIn forceProvision 14 of 33
Regulation 13
It shall be the duty of the occupier of a workplace to ensure that every staircase in the workplace or every staircase which affords a means of exit from the workplace shall be provided and maintained with a substantial handrail and lower rail or other barrier to prevent any person falling, which —
(a)
if the staircase has an open side, shall be on that side; or
(b)
if the staircase has 2 open sides, shall be on both sides.