Handrail

A railing or rail was a long bar that protected against falls from high heights. The most common use of railing was the handrail, which was a support bar used for resting one's hands on in instances such as climbing a set of stairs.
The bridge aboard the featured a handrail behind the captain's chair and in front of the situation room. ()
In 2151, noted that if one were to rest one's hands on the handrail of a lift in Enterprises engineering section during the lift's operation, one's fingers might be amputated. ()
Handrails were also found in engineering and in the launch bay aboard Enterprise. ()
Handrails were also used aboard Earth Cargo Service freighters where they were placed at the catwalks in the cargo modules. ()
In 2152, Trip Tucker sarcastically offered to polish all the handles and rails in Enterprises engineering while the ship unexpectedly changed course for the Pernaia system. After Jonathan Archer gave him a look, he decided to purge the impulse reactors instead. ()
Later that year, while traversing a cave with Travis Mayweather and Malcolm Reed, Tucker commented that the last cave he visited had handrails, a gift shop, and a snack bar. ()
In 2369, Quark berated Rom for returning a patron's full currency pouch, giving him the punishment of polishing every rail in Quark's. Soon after, spying a lazy Nog, Rom passed on the punishment to him. ()
The living quarters of the Species 8472 member representing Valerie Archer features a handrail next to the stairs. ()
In 2399, a Romulan death squad operated near the Starfleet archives in San Francisco but inexplicably did not show up on the security feed. Later, director of Starfleet Security Commodore Oh looked at the footage and wondered if she recognised disruptor fire relected in a handrail. ()
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