WAC 296-96-02530
What requirements apply to the size and
location of car handrails? A handrail must provide coverage
lengthwise at least ninety percent from wall to wall.
(1) A handrail must be installed on all car walls not
used for normal exits. The handrails must be:
(a) Attached to the wall at a height of between
thirty-two and thirty-five inches from the floor.
(b) Attached to the wall with a 1-1/2 inch space between
the wall and the rail;
(c) Constructed with the hand grip portion not less than
1-1/4 inches but not more than two inches wide;
(d) Constructed with a cross-section shape that is
substantially oval or round;
(e) Constructed with smooth surfaces and no sharp
corners. Approaching handrail ends on a blank wall in the
interior corners of a car do not have to return to the wall.
However, if the handrail is located on the closing door wall
of a single-slide or two-speed entrance elevator and it
projects an abrupt end towards people entering the car, the
handrail end must return to the wall.
(2) Residential elevators must have at least one
handrail. The handrail must be installed on a car wall not
used for normal exits.
EXCEPTION:
Special purpose elevators are exempt from this section.