Hand rail or Handrail bracket are used for wood railing and at time a right size should be used for DDA where businesses replace existing handrails with special handrails to ease access for disabled people, the expenditure would normally be accepted as a repair and would be deductible in full.
Where new handrails are installed for the specific purpose of helping customers with mobility impairments, the cost would constitute capital expenditure but would qualify for PMAs.
Stairways, ramps, outside walls and corridors should have double handrails, supported by handrail brackets, in a different colour from the background. The top rail should be 1000mm from the floor and the bottom rail 500mm from the floor. The handrail diameter should be 30mm with 50mm from the wall.
