Guardrail Stanchion
Also known as
Handrail Post, Stanchion Base, Railing Post, Guardrail Upright, Deck Stanchion
Used for
Supporting the top rail and mid-rail of a guardrail system on raised staging and platforms. The base plate bolts to the deck edge with deck bolts; the vertical post has receivers at the correct heights (42" top rail, 21" mid-rail per OSHA 1910.29) to accept rail sections. Required any time a stage surface is 30" or more above the adjacent floor.
Trade note
"Stanchion" comes from the Old French word for a supporting post or prop. On a staging call you'll hear them called posts, uprights, or just "stanchions." Most North American staging systems (Staging Concepts, StageRight, Sico) use a proprietary base plate that bolts through the deck frame rail, so stanchions from one manufacturer will not always drop into another's deck edge. Count your stanchions before load-in — OSHA requires them no more than 8 feet apart.
Direct answer
Guardrail Stanchion is used for supporting the top rail and mid-rail of a guardrail system on raised staging and platforms. The base plate bolts to the deck edge with deck bolts; the vertical post has receivers at the correct heights (42" top rail, 21" mid-rail per OSHA 1910.29) to accept rail sections. Required any time a stage surface is 30" or more above the adjacent floor. It is also known as Handrail Post, Stanchion Base, Railing Post, Guardrail Upright, Deck Stanchion. Trade note: "Stanchion" comes from the Old French word for a supporting post or prop. On a staging call you'll hear them called posts, uprights, or just "stanchions." Most North American staging systems (Staging Concepts, StageRight, Sico) use a proprietary base plate that bolts through the deck frame rail, so stanchions from one manufacturer will not always drop into another's deck edge. Count your stanchions before load-in — OSHA requires them no more than 8 feet apart.
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