{"id":17022,"date":"2026-04-28T15:18:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhbrundle.co.uk\/lp\/?post_type=avada_faq&#038;p=17022"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:18:31","slug":"what-is-the-load-bearing-capacity-of-tube-clamp-handrails","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/www.fhbrundle.co.uk\/lp\/blog\/faq-items\/what-is-the-load-bearing-capacity-of-tube-clamp-handrails\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the load-bearing capacity of tube clamp handrails?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When correctly installed to manufacturer recommendations with appropriate post spacings and grub screw torque, a 42.4mm OD tube clamp handrail system comfortably meets the\u00a0<strong>0.74 kN\/m horizontal line load<\/strong>\u00a0requirement for commercial handrails specified in <em>BS 6180<\/em> and Approved Document K (now incorporated into Approved Document M). For higher-duty applications such as crowd-barrier or industrial safety guardrails, shorter post spacings and the use of 48.3mm OD tube are recommended. Consult the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/samsara-web.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/pdfs\/Handrailing%20and%20Balustrade\/Tube%20Clamps\/Tube%20Clamps%20Technical%20Information.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F.H.Brundle Tube Clamps Technical Information PDF<\/a>\u00a0for full load tables and installation guidance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When correctly installed to manufacturer recommendations with appropriate post spacings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"faq_category":[],"class_list":["post-17022","avada_faq","type-avada_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is the load-bearing capacity of tube clamp handrails? 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