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OBC 2006 Division B

3.7.2.2.

Version 0 — in force 31 December 2006

In force
Verified · covered Verified against the 2006-12-31–2007-04-01 consolidation, whose range covers the query date. How to read this

Provenance

OBC 1997 · continues from 3.7.2.2. — Pro

Base · O. Reg. 350/06 · ext← current

Original — base regulation

OBC 2012 · renumbered to 3.3.4.8. — Pro

3.7.2.2. — Window Protection in Apartment Buildings

(1) In Group C major occupancy apartment buildings protection shall be provided at windows to minimize the hazards to children in accordance with Sentences (2) to (4).

(2) Fixed windows within dwelling units that extend to less than 1 000 mm from the floor shall be protected by guards to at least 1 000 mm above the floor, or shall be designed to withstand the lateral design loads for balcony guards in Part 4.

(3) Except as provided in Sentence (4), in dwelling units any window located more than 2 000 mm above grade that opens within 1 500 mm of the floor shall be protected,

(a) by a guard conforming to Sentence 3.3.1.17.(2),

(b) by,

(i) a controlled sash operation to restrict, when engaged, the opening of the operable sash to not more than 100 mm, and

(ii) a heavy duty screen conforming to CAN/CSA-A440, “Windows”, or

(c) by an alternative device that does not reduce the degree of safety provided by Clauses (a) or (b).

(4) Protection of a window need not be provided in a dwelling unit where an exterior balcony is constructed for the full length of a window.

Editor's note

As filed in O. Reg. 350/06, Clause (3)(c) of this article reads 'does not reduce the degree of safety provided by Clauses (a) or (b).' (plural 'Clauses'). The consolidated e-Laws text renders this in the singular ('Clause'); this wording difference was not enacted by any amending regulation, and the as-filed text is retained here.