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9.8.7.1.(2) | Application | Intent |
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| Application | Application 1: Handrails, in buildings to
which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application
of Part 9], for:
Exceptions:
except as stated in Clause 3.8.3.4.(1)(e), which applies
to barrier-free design in buildings described
in Sentence 3.8.1.1.(1) [see Sentence 9.5.2.1.(1)].
Application 2: This also applies to handrails for stairs having not
more than 2 risers, ramps with a slope of less than 1 in 12 and ramps rising
not more than 400 mm within dwelling units in buildings to which Part 3 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A for application of Part 3], as stated in Sentence 3.3.4.7.(1).
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| Intent | Intent 1: To exempt stairs and ramps from the application of Sentence
(1), in situations where the risk of falling is reduced because occupants
are likely to be familiar with their surroundings and the risk of injury due
to falls is reduced because the vertical fall distance is limited.
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