Handrails for Stairs and Ramps Table Table 9.8.7.1.Handrails for Stairs and Ramps Forming Part of Sentence 9.8.7.1.(1) Table 9.8.7.1 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.

Height of Guards (1)  Except as provided in Sentences (2), (3), (4) and (6), all guards shall be not less than 1 070 mm high. (2)  All guards within dwelling units, other than guards serving spiral stairs, shall be not less than 900 mm high. (3)  Exterior guards serving a house or an individual dwelling unit shall be […]

Height of Handrails (1)  The height of handrails on stairs and ramps shall be measured vertically from the top of the handrail to,     (a)   a straight line drawn tangent to the tread nosings of the stair served by the handrail, or     (b)   the surface of the ramp, floor or landing served by the handrail. […]

Loads on Guards (1)  Except as provided in Sentences (2), (4) and (5), guards shall be designed to resist the specified loads prescribed in Table 9.8.8.2. (2)  For guards within dwelling units and in exterior guards serving not more than 2 dwelling units, where the width and spacing of pickets are such that three pickets can be […]

Table 9.8.8.2.Specified Loads for Guards Forming Part of Sentence 9.8.8.2.(1) Notes to Table 9.8.8.2.: (1) The load that creates the most critical condition shall apply. (2) See Sentence (2). Table 9.8.8.2 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.

Loads on Stairs and Ramps (1)  Except as required in Articles 9.8.9.4. and 9.8.9.5., stairs and ramps shall be designed for strength and rigidity under uniform loading criteria to support specified loads of,     (a)   1.9 kPa for stairs and ramps serving a house or an individual dwelling unit, and     (b)   4.8 kPa for other […]