Balustrades are barriers to protect against falls, capable of averting risks for all individuals using the accessible areas being protected.
In practice, balustrades must be provided in all areas accessible to people when there is a sufficient drop to require that the risk of falling be reduced with a barrier or some protection system.
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PROTECTIVE HEIGHT, FULL COVERAGE AND PREVENTION OF CLIMBING
The three essential requirements for glass balustrades are protective heights, full coverage, and prevention of climbing.
In relation to the first of these, the minimum height to prevent the risk of falls is 100 cm, though this may vary between the applicable laws in different countries.
The second, meanwhile, is specifically intended to ensure children’s safety, seeking to limit the chances of large objects slipping through the protective barrier and falling. Therefore, it must be impossible for a ball with a diameter of 10 cm to pass through the balustrade at any point.
Finally, balustrades must be designed in such a way as to prevent people from climbing over them, a requirement which is amply satisfied by glass balustrades which, by their very nature, do not present any features which could easily be used as a handhold.
