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    Is a Mag-lock Required?

    Hi all, I'm having trouble determining whether or not 2 doors leading from either side of a Group F3 Parking Garage would require Maglocks. Both doors have card reader devices and automatic door operators. The 1st door leads from the garage to a storage area then to an elevator lobby and the 2nd...
    • mhorton
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    • canada card readers maglock
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada
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    Need clarification on Ontario building code for guardrails

    Okay, thank you all for your comments. I'm currently trying to edit a stair detail for precast concrete. I'm now curious about what some solutions are to meeting this code and what that would look like in the form of a detail. It sounds like I have no choice but to extend all of the vertical...
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    Need clarification on Ontario building code for guardrails

    Oh! thank you, I just realized your reply. Also sorry I don't know Tim.
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    Need clarification on Ontario building code for guardrails

    I'm trying to understand what is meant by section 3.3.1.17 'Guards' of the Ontario Building Code. link to building code: http://www.buildingcode.online/328.html Where it states: "openings through any guard that is required by Sentence (1) shall be of a size that will prevent the passage of a...
    • mhorton
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    • canada clearances guardrails obc stairs
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Canada
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    Need clarification on building code for guardrails

    I'm trying to understand what is meant by section 3.3.1.17 'Guards' of the Ontario Building Code. link to building code: http://www.buildingcode.online/328.html Where it states: "openings through any guard that is required by Sentence (1) shall be of a size that will prevent the passage of a...
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