Approved Barricade and Landing?

[PaulR]

In our Michigan Building code here is the section requiring a barrier at stairs that continue below exit discharge:

1022.8 Discharge identification. An interior exit stairway

and ramp shall not continue below its level of exit discharge

unless an approved barrier is provided at the level of exit discharge

to prevent persons from unintentionally continuing

into levels below. Directional exit signs shall be provided as

specified in Section 1011.

My question is: Does there need to be a landing between the barrier (in this case a swinging gate) and the stairs going down? I've seen many examples where the gate is placed directly at the top of the stairs to the basement but it seems to me that some type of landing would be necessary for those coming up from the levels below. Granted there is always plenty of landing space on the other side of the gate.

 

[fatboy]

I've never seen one, gate always is in line with the top riser to the landing at grade.

 

[JBI]

And the gate would generally swing in the direction of egress travel - in this case away from the stairs.