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3.4.6.4.(8)

Application

Intent

OS3


Objective	OS3 Safety in Use
Attribution	[F30-OS3.1] [F10-OS3.7]
Application	Application 1: Minimum clearance between a handrail for a stairway or ramp and any surface behind it. This applies in--buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A--to: interior and exterior exits, as stated in Appendix Note A-3.4.6., and exits serving floor areas that are intended for occupancy, including mezzanines as stated in Sentence 3.4.2.2.(1). Application 2: This also applies to: ramps, stairways and passageways used by the public as access to exits, as stated in Appendix Note A-3.4.6., tents and air-supported structures, as stated in Sentences 3.1.6.1.(1) and 9.10.1.2.(1), stairs in a means of egress from a roof, where a roof is used or intended for an occupant load more than 60, as stated in Sentence 3.3.1.3.(4), ramps and stairways, as stated in Sentence 3.3.1.14.(1), and ramps in a barrier-free path of travel, as stated in Clause 3.8.3.4.(1)(e). Exceptions: except as stated in: Sentence 3.1.6.2.(1), which prohibits air-supported structures to be located above the first storey on any building, Sentence 3.1.6.2.(2), which prohibits air-supported structures to be used for classrooms or for Groups B, C, or Group F, Division 1 major occupancies, Sentence 3.1.6.2.(3), which requires air-supported structures to be designed as open floor spaces without interior walls, mezzanines, intermediate floors or similar construction, Sentence 3.3.1.3.(5), which applies to rooftop enclosures, Sentence 3.3.1.14.(2), which applies to service rooms, service spaces and industrial occupancies, Subsection 3.3.2., which applies to assembly occupancies, Sentence 3.3.4.7.(1), which applies to dwelling units, Sentence 3.4.2.2.(2), which applies to mezzanines that: are not required to terminate at a vertical fire separation [see Article 3.2.8.1.], are not intended for an occupant load more than 60, do not exceed the area limits for rooms and suites in Table 3.4.2.2., and have limited travel distances to egress doors or stairs, and Sentence 3.4.2.2.(3), which applies to at least half of the required means of egress from a mezzanine if the mezzanine is not required to terminate at a fire separation as permitted by Sentence 3.2.8.2.(1).
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Intent	Intent 1: To limit the probability of insufficient clearance between a handrail and any surface behind it, which could lead to: a person's hand becoming wedged or caught between the handrail and the surface behind it, which could lead to harm to the person, and a person not having a secure grip and falling, which could lead to harm to the person. Intent 2: To limit the probability of insufficient clearance between a handrail and any surface behind it, which could lead to: a person's hand becoming wedged or caught between the handrail and the surface behind it when using the exit stairway or ramp in an emergency situation, and a person not having a secure grip and falling, when using the exit stairway or ramp in an emergency situation. This is to limit the probability of delays in the evacuation or movement of persons to a safe place, which could lead to harm to persons.
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