1) Architectural element 2) Balcony feature 3) Balusters 4) Balustrade 5) Banister 6) Bannister 7) Barrier 8) Flight safety installation 9) Part of an escalator 10) Ramp feature 11) Staircase feature 12) Stairway guide 1) Balusters 2) Balustrade 3) Banister 4) Bar 5) Barrier 
A handrail is a rail that is designed to be grasped by the hand so as to provide stability or support. Handrails are commonly used while ascending or descending stairways and escalators in order to prevent injurious falls. Other applications include bathroom handrails—which help to prevent falls on slippery, wet floors—and barres, which serve ...
A 32- to 35-inch railing along a stairway to help people avoid falling down the stairs.
The guide for the hand in a staircase.
A protective rail designed to prevent people or objects from falling into open stairwell. A moulded rail following the pitch, or rake of the staircase