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3.8.3.13.(1)
ApplicationIntent
OA2OS3OS3OS3
ObjectiveOS3 Safety in Use
Attribution
(f) [F30-OS3.1]
Application
Application 1: 
Grab bars in barrier-free showers, where showers are provided.
This applies to buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
Exceptions: 
except:
  • within a suite of residential occupancy, and
  • as stated in Sentence 3.8.1.1.(1), which applies to:
    • houses, including semi-detached houses, duplexes, triplexes, townhouses, row houses, and boarding houses,
    • buildings of Group F, Division 1 major occupancy, and
    • buildings that are not intended to be occupied on a daily or full-time basis, including automatic telephone exchanges, pumphouses and substations.
Application 2: 
This also applies to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9], as stated in Sentences 9.5.2.1.(1) and 9.10.1.2.(2).
Exceptions: 
except as stated in Article 9.5.2.3., which applies to apartment buildings.
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that the absence of grab bars will lead to a person with a physical disability slipping or falling, which could lead to harm to the person.
Intent 2: 
To expand the application of Subclauses 3.8.3.8.(1)(d)(iv) to (d)(vi) to barrier-free showers.
Intent 3: 
To limit the probability that a grab bar will have an insufficient resistance to loads, which could lead to the collapse of the grab bar, which could lead to persons falling, which could lead to harm to persons.
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