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3.3.1.19.(3) | Application | Intent |
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| Application | Application 1: Transparent panels used in an access
to exit that, because of their physical configuration or design, could
be mistaken as a means of egress.
This applies to buildings described
in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
Application 2: This also applies to:
Exceptions:
except as stated in:
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| Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability that persons will hit or bump into
a glass panel while travelling along an access to exit, which could lead to
the failure of the glass [e.g. breaking or splintering], which could lead
to harm to persons. Intent 2: To limit the probability that persons will hit or bump into
a glass panel while travelling along an access to exit in an emergency situation,
which could lead to confusion, which could lead to delays in the evacuation
or movement of persons to a safe place, which could lead to harm to persons.
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