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<div dir="ltr">Here’s a pic of the steps in need of railings that I mentioned earlier. </div>
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<div dir="auto">A hand rail for using the aisle stair or a guess at foot of aisle?
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<div dir="auto">Both the Life Safety Code and the International Building Code require handrails for all aisle stairs.the Life Safety Code specifically requires they be retrofitted in existing aisles. It has allowances or options for aisles that were permitted
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<div dir="auto">Feel free to ask for details here or give me a call - 708-983-5792. What I really need are at least good photos if not drawings, and I think I can outline the issues and options efficiently. Retrofit is always unique. </div>
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<div dir="ltr">One of our venues is considering adding a railing to the balcony aisle steps. Which codes should we be looking at (directing our contractor to) currently?</div>
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<div dir="auto">NFPA is currently looking at balcony rails, specifically sight line constrained rails. The incidents in arenas and stadiums over the past several decades initiated the study, but right now it's the same requlation.</div>
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<div dir="auto">The team researching came up with two incidents in performing arts facilities over 20 years. One was ruled suicide and should not be considered. The other was in the Chicago Theatre, and in one Tribune article was labeled balcony. I'm pretty
sure I found before this was in the lobby, but not sure where. If you know of the incident in have information that can clarify, please share.</div>
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<div dir="auto">If you know of other fall incidents over sight line constrained rails, please share.</div>
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