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3.8.3.13.(1)
ApplicationIntent
OA2OS3OS3OS3
ObjectiveOS3 Safety in Use
Attribution
(g) [F31-OS3.2]
Application
Application 1: 
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 it not be possible to control the water temperature in the shower, which could lead to a person being scalded while using the shower facilities, which could lead to harm to the person.
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