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9.7.5.4.(1)
ApplicationIntent
OS3
ObjectiveOS3 Safety in Use
Attribution
[F30-OS3.1]
Application
Application 1: 
Protection at windows, in public areas, that extend to less than 1 m from floors and that are located above the second storey, in buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9].
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that inadequate protection will lead to persons who lose their balance falling through windows, which could lead to harm to persons.
Intent 2: 
To expand the application of Section 9.8. to include the protection of windows in public areas locate above the second storey, in certain circumstances.
Intent 3: 
To expand the application of the guard loading requirements in Part 4 [more specifically Article 4.1.5.15.] to include certain windows covered in Part 9.
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