Railing Height, Design and Criteria Review

Fire Protection Research Foundation report: “Railing Height, Design, and Criteria Review”
Authors: Steven Dunne, Candice Lee, Nam Nguyen, Caroline Slingluff, and James Milke, Department of Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland College Park
Date of issue: September 2019

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Railing Height, Design, and Criteria Review

The Fire Protection Research Foundation initiated this study to review incidents in public assembly venues or facilities where individuals have fallen as well as the current railing height requirements and technical basis to provide this information to the NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, Assembly Occupancy Technical Committee for consideration.

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