Loads on Guards Table

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.
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Loads on Stairs and Ramps

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 […]
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Loads on Vehicle Guardrails

Loads on Vehicle Guardrails (1)  Vehicle guardrails shall be designed for a concentrated load of 22 kN applied horizontally outward at any point 500 mm above the floor surface so as to produce the most critical effect. (2)  The loads described in Sentence (1) need not be considered to act simultaneously with the loads provided for in […]
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Maximum Height of Flights

The vertical height of a flight shall not exceed 3.7 m. Article 9.8.3.3 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.
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Maximum Rise (where there is a ramp)

(1)  Where the slope of the ramp is greater than 1 in 12, the maximum rise between floors or landings shall be 1 500 mm. Article 9.8.5.5 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.
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Maximum Vertical Rise of Stair Flights and Required Landings

Maximum Vertical Rise of Stair Flights and Required Landings (1)  No “flight” shall have a vertical rise of more than 3.7 m between floors or landings, except that a “flight” serving as an exit in a Group B, Division 2 or 3 occupancy shall have a vertical rise not more than 2.4 m between floors or […]
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Minimum Number of Risers

(1)  Except for stairs within a dwelling unit, at least three risers shall be provided in “interior flights”. Article 9.8.3.2 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.
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