[SML] Another stair to stage question

[Stephen E Rees]

One side. Auditorium wall. 
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> On Jan 14, 2024, at 8:36 PM, Bill Conner via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
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> Another code change question unrelated to accessibility.
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> Right now, the most commonly used building code, the IBC, requires handrails on both sides of the stair between auditorium floor and stage. (Actually most stairs, but that's irrelevant.) The NFPA Life Safety Code does not, just one side, a change I got passed some years ago.)
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> I'm guessing, based on observations and a whole lot of theatre tours and looking at plans and pictures, many do not comply with the building code, even new ones.
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> If you have these stairs, do they have handrails, and if so, one side or both?  
> 
> Thank you.  
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