3.1.8.16.(1)ATTRIBUTION:
Functional Statement:
F05
To retard the effects of fire on emergency egress facilities.
F31
To minimize the risk of injury to persons as a result of contact with hot surfaces or substances.
Objective:
OS1.5, OS1.2
APPLICATION:
Maximum area of wired glass in a door used in the
locations shown in Table
3.1.8.15., in buildings described in Sentence
1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
INTENT:
To limit the probability of excessive glazing in doors,
which could lead to temperatures in the area near the unexposed side of the
door becoming excessively hot during a fire due to radiation exposure, which
could lead to the reluctance of persons to pass near the door, which could
lead to delays in evacuation, which could lead to harm to persons.
To limit the probability of excessive glazing in doors,
which could lead to temperatures in the area near the unexposed side of the
door becoming excessively hot during a fire, which could lead to an unacceptable
radiation exposure, which could lead to harm to persons.
To exempt wired glass and glass blocks from the application
of Sentence
3.1.8.14.(1), which would otherwise permit their use in exits
without any area or temperature limitations, on the basis that the temperature
and area limitations imposed will minimize radiation effects and not negatively
affect persons when evacuating.
ATTRIBUTION:
Functional Statement:
F30
To minimize the risk of injury to persons as a result of tripping, slipping, falling, contact, drowning or collision.
Objective:
OS3.1
APPLICATION:
Maximum area of wired glass in a door used in the
locations shown in Table
3.1.8.15., in buildings described in Sentence
1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
INTENT:
To limit the probability that a person near a door will
not be seen, which could lead to the door being opened by another person and
hitting the person who is near the door, which could lead to harm to the person
near the door.