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Loading On Guards

Published by City of Markham

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Type: Guide
Published by: City of Markham
Date: January 1, 2025
Also called: Loading on Guards
For: builder
Building types: All building types
Pages: 2
Instruments: MMAH Supplementary Standard SB7, Guards for Housing and Small Buildings · CAN/CGSB-12.1, Safety Glazing · CAN/CGSB-12.11-M, Wired Safety Glass

Overview

The City of Markham's Builder Tip No. 62, dated January 1, 2025, on design loads for guards in houses, one of the City's housing tips under the 2024 Ontario Building Code. It quotes Article 9.8.8.2., Loading on Guards, with Table 9.8.8.2., the 0.1 kN load between balusters, loads engaging three balusters over 300 mm, and guards built to SB-7, Guards for Housing and Small Buildings, plus Article 9.8.8.7. on safety glass and wired glass. Its objective covers wood, glass and metal guards and engineered designs.

What it covers

9.8.8.2. Loading on Guards
9.8.8.7. Glass in Guards
Objective

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