N.H. Code Admin. R. Lab 1403.48
Railings
Effective Nov 22, 2025#4118 eff 8-22-86, EXPIRED: 8-22-92 New. #6684, eff 2-4-98, EXPIRED: 2-4-06 New. #8606, INTERIM, eff 4-12-06, EXPIRED: 10-09-06 (formerly Lab 1403.62) New. #8796, eff 1-11-07; ss by #10809, eff 4-9-15 (from Lab 1403.45); ss by #14431, eff 11-22-25, EXPIRES: 11-22-35Commissioner, Department of Labor
(a) The employer shall ensure compliance with the following requirements:
- (1) A standard railing shall consist of top rail, intermediate rail, and posts, and shall have a vertical height of 42 inches from upper surface of top rail to floor, or platform;
- (2) A railing for open-sided floors, platforms, and runways shall have a toeboard which shall be a vertical barrier at floor level erected along exposed edges of a floor opening, wall opening, platform, runway, or ramp to prevent falls of materials whenever persons can pass beneath the open side, or where there is equipment with which falling materials could cause a hazard; and
- (3) Railings shall be of such construction that the complete structure shall be capable of withstanding a load of at least 200 pounds in the vertical or horizontal direction.
(b) The following exceptions shall apply to Lab 1403.48(a):
- (1) This section shall apply to railings except as specified in (2) below; and
- (2) This section shall not apply to scaffoldings and stairway railings.
Source. #4118 eff 8-22-86, EXPIRED: 8-22-92 New. #6684, eff 2-4-98, EXPIRED: 2-4-06 New. #8606, INTERIM, eff 4-12-06, EXPIRED: 10-09-06 (formerly Lab 1403.62) New. #8796, eff 1-11-07; ss by #10809, eff 4-9-15 (from Lab 1403.45); ss by #14431, eff 11-22-25, EXPIRES: 11-22-35