Important definition--Horizontal Exit

 

Important #definition--Horizontal Exit

Horizontal exit means an exit from one #building to another by means of a #doorway, #vestibule, #walkway, #bridge or #balcony.

#horizontalexit #buildingcode

Ramps

 Ramps

A ramp located in a barrier-free path of travel shall have a level area not less than 1700 mm by 1700 mm at the #top and #bottom

and at #intermediate levels of a #ramp leading to a #door, so that on the latch side the level area extends not less than

i) 600 mm beyond the edge of the door opening where the door opens towards the ramp, or

ii) 300 mm beyond the edge of the door opening where the door opens away from the ramp.

Quoted from NBC2020

#barrierfreepath #buildingcode