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9.6.6.4.(1) | Application | Intent |
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| Objective | OS3 Safety in Use |
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| Application | Application 1: Design of hardware, bars or fixtures for glass doors
or transparent doors accessible to the public, in buildings to
which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application
of Part 9].
Exceptions:
except as stated in Sentence 9.7.5.2.(1), which applies to
sliding glass partitions that separate a public corridor from an adjacent occupancy,
are open during normal working hours and are suitably marked.
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| Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability of inappropriate hardware, bars
or fixtures, which could lead to an inability to identify doors or their position
(open or closed), which could lead to collision, which could lead to glass
breakage, which could lead to harm to persons. Intent 2: To limit the probability of inappropriate hardware, bars
or fixtures, which could lead to an inability to identify doors or their position
(open or closed) in an emergency, which could lead to collision, which could
lead to glass breakage, which could lead to delays in the evacuation or movement
of persons to a safe place, which could lead to harm to persons.
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