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  1. m310

    Elevated Platform @Terrace Guardrail Requirements

    Trying to determine the required height of guardrail (dimension A) at an elevated terrace, but having a surprisingly hard time to find an answer across OSHA and the IBC. To describe the image above, from left to right: 2'-9" is a projection into the void. In pink, a vertical guardrail (A) is...
  2. T

    Retaining walls under 36" with planting bed in front

    In what scenario can I use a planting bed in front of a retaining wall in order to avoid installing a guard rail?
  3. M

    42 vs 36 inch stair railing in CA home.

    I need help regarding California building codes for stairs. We have a two story home with staircase connected to wall on one side. There are 8 steps before intermediate landing and then another 8 steps to the second floor. As per CA building codes, the guardrail should be 42” tall and handrail...
  4. K

    Purely Decorative Residential Railing

    is there a mimimum height for a residential railing that is purely decorative? It is on a sunroom roof. There are windows that one could go through to get out onto the porch, but that is not intended. The slope is 1/4" per 1'-0" on this roof, so it is flat. There is not equipment to be accessed...
  5. M

    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...
  6. mgpxl

    1015.6 Fall Protection for Rooftop Equipment - Clarifications?

    A question always comes up in our office and, each time, with unclear direction, usually at the whim of the building official. CBC 1015.6 (Fall Protection for Mech Equipment) is pretty clear about the need for guardrails for mech equipment within 10' of roof edge. The question is asked "are...
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