Table 6.20 – Handrails Along Walking Surfaces
Current Guidelines:  
No requirement.
 
Final Revised Guidelines:  
403.6 Handrails.  Where handrails are provided along walking surfaces with running slopes not steeper than 1:20 they shall comply with 505.

[Note:  The following requirements in 505 are applicable to handrails along walking surfaces:  505.4 Height; 505.5 Clearance; 505.6 Gripping Surface; 505.7 Cross Section; 505.8 Surfaces; and 505.9 Fittings.  An exception to 505.6 permits the handrail gripping surfaces to be obstructed along their entire length where they are integral to crash rails or bumper guards.]  

Model Codes & Standards
No requirement for handrails along walking surfaces.