Description

This Practice Advisory was produced to help building consent authorities, structural engineers, building designers and manufacturers understand the amended requirements of barriers, including walls and glazed screens intended to prevent falls of one metre or more.

Scope

This Practice Advisory includes:

• Purpose
• Background
• Safety from falling – Building Code requirements
• General design requirements
• Barrier loads
• Line loads
  • Domestic and residential buildings
  • Barriers with a rail
  • Barriers without a rail
  • Buildings other than domestic and residential
• Barrier stiffness
• References