Sometime people want to be festive. And they do not realize that the decoration can open themselves up to a lawsuit.
Here is a festive decoration. It obscures the handrail. The decoration could have just as easily been place on to of the guard rail and limit liability.
CBC 11B -505.6 Gripping surface. Handrail gripping surfaces
shall be continuous along their length and shall not be
obstructed along their tops or sides. The bottoms of handrail
gripping surfaces shall not be obstructed for more than 20
percent of their length. Where provided, horizontal projec¬
tions shall occur l72 inches (38 mm) minimum below the
bottom of the handrail gripping surface.