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Stair handrails sit about 900 millimetres above the step

The height suits a relaxed grip with the arm slightly bent for support Building regulations in Britain set a handrail between 900 and 1000 millimetres above the pitch line of the stairs, measured vertically from the nose of the steps. That height keeps the wrist near hip level so a stumble can be caught without reaching. Handrails must also continue past the top and bottom step so a hand is never left without support. It sits in Mondo's everyday life collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The height suits a relaxed grip with the arm slightly bent for support. The figure is taken from UK Government, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a everyday life fact?: Yes. It sits on the Everyday Life shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.