Safety By Design: Specifying Handrails For Emergency Egress

Description

At the end of this presentation, you should be able to:
1. Understand how handrails support safe evacuation during emergency events
2. Identify where handrails are required along emergency exit routes
3. Recognise common design issues that affect evacuation safety and compliance
4. Apply key NCC and Australian Standard considerations when specifying handrails

NSCA Performance Criteria
Practice Management and Professional Conduct: PC12
Project Initiation and Conceptual Design: PC28
Detailed Design and Construction Documentation: PC39, PC45