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3.4.6.5.(4) | Application | Intent |
OS3 |
Objective | OS3 Safety in Use |
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Application | Application 1: Minimum height of guards for
exterior stairs and landings, where the stairs and landings are more than 10
m above adjacent ground level. This applies--in buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A--to:
Application 2: This also applies to:
Exceptions:
except as stated in:
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Intent | Intent 1: To supersede the requirements of Sentence 3.4.6.5.(2) and
require a greater minimum height for guards for exterior exit stairs and landings
that are more than 10 m above ground level, on the basis that
additional protection from falling over the guards is warranted.
This is to limit the probability that:
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