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3.4.7.6.(1) | Application | Intent |
OS3 |
Objective | OS3 Safety in Use |
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Application | Application 1: Minimum height of guards protecting
the open sides of platforms, balconies and stairways forming part of a fire
escape referred to in Sentence 3.4.7.1.(2), where:
This applies to fire escapes serving floor areas that are intended for occupancy,
including mezzanines as stated in Sentence 3.4.2.2.(1),
in 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 exempt guards protecting fire escape platforms, balconies
and stairways from the requirements of Sentence 3.4.6.5.(2) and permit
a lower minimum guard height, on the basis that the fire escapes will be used
infrequently. This [the minimum guard height] is to limit
the probability that:
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