Safe and robust handrails are required in many different areas of the healthcare industry, including entrance ramps, steps, walkways, corridors and terraces.
Whether it be handrails for care homes, hospitals, children’s nurseries, veterinary practice or dental surgery’s, we have a long-lasting and high-quality solution.
When choosing an appropriate handrail for the healthcare industry the main factors that need to be considered are security, contrast of colour, easy and safe grip continuous with as few handrail joints as possible, upper and lower handrails and easy to clean.
Stargard PVC Sleeved Handrail is the ideal choice for healthcare, with its 4mm (4,000 microns) thick outer sleeve offering extreme durability. The specialist PVC sleeve is also ‘not cold to touch’, meaning it offers a comfortable experience for users as well as being DDA compliant. Stargard is available in a range of high-contract UV stable colours, meaning it supports patients and residents with impaired vision.
Stargard is also compatible withIllumine, our LED integrated handrail system. This handrail is a great solution for healthcare establishments, allowing for illumination in dimly lit areas and increasing viability.
DDA Handrail Guidelines:
In 1995, the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) made it mandatory for all establishments and service providers that are open to the public to take reasonable steps to provide access for disabled people.
Specifically, the Act states, where a physical feature makes it impossible or unreasonably difficult for disabled persons to make use of such a service, it is the duty of the provider of that service to take such steps as it is reasonable.
DDA Standards
To avoid falls from height handrails provide a suitable barrier to prevent individuals from falling. There are lots of requirements of handrails to comply to DDA standards, these include:
Smooth and continuous
Ensure that your railing has a smooth surface throughout the entire length of the railing. Someone should be able to easily run their hand along the entire railing.
Correct Height & Clearance
Your railing must be 900mm-1.1m tall. Also, a ramp must have a minimum clear width of 1m. Vertical height to the top of the upper handrail from pitch line of the surface of a ramp. or flight of steps is between 900mm and 1000mm. The clearance between the handrail and any adjacent wall surface is between 60mm and 75mm.
To learn more about or recent healthcare project, visit www.handrailsuk.co.uk
