Section 388-107-0950 - Safety-Handrails The facility must:
(1) Provide handrails on each side of all corridors and stairwells accessible to residents and ensure that: (a) Ends of handrails are returned to the walls;(b) Handrails are mounted thirty to thirty-four inches above the floor; and(c) Handrails terminate not more than six inches from a door.(2) Equip stairways with more than one riser and ramps with slopes greater than one in twenty with handrails on both sides. Ensure that ends of handrails are designed in a manner that eliminates a hooking hazard.(3) Must maintain nonskid surfaces on all stairways and ramps used by residents.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-107-0950
Adopted by WSR 14-19-071, Filed 9/12/2014, effective 10/13/2014