Regardless of their use, private buildings and public buildings must meet certain security requirements, which ensure the safe use of the facilities by all occupants and visitors. Among the most important are flights of stairs, and in particular staircase railings that accompany them, and that must ensure the stability, safety and comfort to the users of the staircases. Often these items are culpably neglected during the design and in its implementation.
The iron staircase railings and parapets must – above all – be resistant to various stresses to which they may be subjected. For this type of elements, situations are considered ‘at risk’ when the height of fall is greater than 1 meter. These potentially hazardous situations occur mainly in the presence of children or young people, who tend to climb over the railings and iron staircase railings.
