3.3.1.18 — Transparent Doors and Panels

(1) Every doorway that is located in a barrier-free path of travel shall have a clear width of not less than 860 mm when the door is in the open position. (2) Except as provided in Sentence 3.3.4.11. (11) and except where no bathroom within the suite is at the level of the suite entrance door to which a barrier-free path of travel is provided in accordance with Sentence 3.8.2.1. (1), the doorway to at least one bathroom and to each bedroom at the same level as such bathroom within a suite of residential occupancy shall have, when the door is in the open position, a clear width of not less than, (a) 760 mm where the door is served by a corridor or space not less than 1 060 mm wide, and (b) 810 mm where the door is served by a corridor or space less than 1 060 mm wide. (3) Door opening devices that are the only means of operation shall, (a) be designed to be operable using a closed fist, and (b) be mounted not less than 900 mm and not more than 1 100 mm above the finished floor. (4) Except as permitted by Sentence (12), every door that provides a barrier-free path of travel through a barrier-free entrance required by Article 3.8.1.2. shall be equipped with a power door operator if the entrance serves a building containing a Group A, Group B, Division 2 or 3, Group C, Group D or Group E occupancy. (5) Except as permitted by Sentence (12), where a barrier-free entrance required by Article 3.8.1.2. incorporates a vestibule, a door leading from the vestibule into the floor area shall be equipped with a power door operator in a building containing a Group A, Group B, Division 2 or 3, Group C, Group D or Group E occupancy. (6) A door shall be equipped with a power door operator where the door serves, (a) a washroom for public use required to be barrier-free, or (b) a Group A occupancy within a Group C major occupancy apartment building. (7) Except as permitted in Sentence (8), and except for doors with power operators, closers for doors in a barrier-free path of travel shall be designed to permit doors to open when a force of not more than 38 N is applied to the handles, push plates or latch-releasing devices in the case of exterior doors and 22 N in the case of interior doors. (8) Sentence (7) does not apply to doors at the entrances to dwelling units, or where greater forces are required in order to close and latch the doors against prevailing differences in air pressures on opposite sides of the doors. (9) Except for doors at the entrances to dwelling units, closers for interior doors in a barrier-free path of travel shall have a closing period of not less than 3 seconds measured from when the door is in an open position of 70° to the doorway, to when the door reaches a point 75 mm from the closed position, measured from the leading edge of the latch side of the door. (10) Unless equipped with a power door operator, a door in a barrier-free path of travel shall have a clear space on the latch side extending the height of the doorway and not less than, (a) 600 mm beyond the edge of the door opening if the door swings toward the approach side, (b) 300 mm beyond the edge of the door opening if the door swings away from the approach side, and (c) 300 mm beyond both sides of a sliding door. (11) Vestibules located in a barrier-free path of travel, (a) shall be arranged to allow the movement of wheelchairs between doors, and (b) shall provide, (i) where the doors into the vestibule are in series, a distance between the doors of at least 1 500 mm plus the width of any door that swings into the space in the path of travel from one door to another, and (ii) where the doors into the vestibule are not aligned, a turning diameter of 1 500 mm within the vestibule clear of any door swing. (12) Only the active leaf in a multiple leaf door in a barrier-free path of travel need conform to the requirements of this Article. (13) Except as provided in Clause 3.8.3.4. (1)(c), the floor surface on each side of a door in a barrier-free path of travel shall be level within a rectangular area, (a) as wide as the door plus the clearance required on the latch side by Sentence (10), and (b) whose dimension perpendicular to the closed door is not less than the width of the barrier-free path of travel but need not exceed 1 500 mm. (14) Where a vision panel is provided in a door in a barrier-free path of travel, such panel shall be at least 75 mm in width and be located so that, (a) the bottom of the panel is not more than 900 mm above the finished floor, and (b) the edge of the panel closest to the latch is not more than 250 mm from the latch side of the door. (15) A door in a barrier-free path of travel consisting of a sheet of glass shall be marked with a continuous opaque strip that, (a) shall be colour and brightness contrasted to the background of the door, (b) shall be at least 50 mm wide, (c) shall be located across the width of the door at a height of 1 350 mm to 1 500 mm above the finished floor, and (d) may incorporate a logo or symbol provided such logo or symbol does not diminish, (i) the opacity of the strip, (ii) the width of the strip, (iii) the colour and brightness contrast of the strip to the background of the door, and (iv) the continuity of the strip across the width of the door. (16) Reserved (17) Except where a proximity scanning device is installed in conformance with Sentence (18), the control for a power door operator required by Sentence (4), (5) or (6) shall, (a) have a face dimension of not less than, (i) 150 mm in diameter where the control is circular, or (ii) 50 mm by 100 mm where the control is rectangular, (b) be operable using a closed fist, (c) be located so that, (i) its centre is located not less than 900 mm and not more than 1 100 mm from the finished floor or ground, or (ii) it extends from not more than 200 mm to not less than 900 mm above the finished floor or ground, (d) be located not less than 600 mm and not more than 1 500 mm beyond the door swing where the door opens towards the control, (e) be located to allow persons to activate the opening of the door from either direction of travel, (f) be located so that the path of travel is not obstructed, (g) be located in a clearly visible position, and (h) contain a sign incorporating the International Symbol of Access. (18) A proximity scanning device that activates a power door shall be capable of detecting a person in a wheelchair. (19) A normally occupied floor area that is not required by Article 3.8.2.1. to have a barrier-free path of travel shall comply with the following requirements: (a) all doorways in public corridors in the normally occupied floor area shall comply with Sentence (1), (b) door opening devices that are the only means of operation on doors in the normally occupied floor area shall comply with Sentence (3), (c) where a vision panel is provided in a door in the normally occupied floor area, the panel shall comply with Sentence (14), (d) doors consisting of a sheet of glass in the normally occupied floor area shall comply with Sentence (15), and (e) where a power door operator is installed for doors in the normally occupied floor area, the control for the power door operator shall comply with Sentence (17).

(1) The minimum specified horizontal load applied outward at the minimum required height of every required guard shall be, (a) 3.0 kN/m for open viewing stands without fixed seats and for means of egress in grandstands, stadia, bleachers and arenas, (b) a concentrated load of 1.0 kN applied at any point so as to produce the most critical effect, for access ways to equipment platforms, contiguous stairs and similar areas where the gathering of many people is improbable, and (c) 0.75 kN/m or a concentrated load of 1.0 kN applied at any point so as to produce the most critical effect, whichever governs for locations other than those described in Clauses (a) and (b). (2) The minimum specified horizontal load applied inward at the minimum required height of every required guard shall be half that specified in Sentence (1). (3) Individual elements within the guard, including solid panels and pickets, shall be designed for a load of 0.5 kN applied outward over an area of 100 mm by 100 mm located at any point in the element or elements so as to produce the most critical effect. (4) The size of the opening between any two adjacent vertical elements within a guard shall not exceed the limits required by Part 3 when each of these elements is subjected to a specified live load of 0.1 kN applied in opposite directions in the in-plane direction of the guard so as to produce the most critical effect. (5) The loads required in Sentence (3) need not be considered to act simultaneously with the loads provided for in Sentences (1), (2) and (6). (6) The minimum specified load applied vertically at the top of every required guard shall be 1.5 kN/m and need not be considered to act simultaneously with the horizontal load provided for in Sentence (1). (7) Handrails and their supports shall be designed and constructed to withstand the following loads, which need not be considered to act simultaneously: (a) a concentrated load not less than 0.9 kN applied at any point and in any direction for all handrails, and (b) a uniform load not less than 0.7 kN/m applied in any direction to handrails not located within dwelling units.

(1) Glass sidelights greater than 500 mm wide that could be mistaken for doors, glass in storm doors and glass in sliding doors within or at every entrance to a house or an individual dwelling unit and in public areas shall be, (a) safety glass of the tempered or laminated type conforming to CAN/CGSB-12.1-M, “Tempered or Laminated Safety Glass”, or (b) wired glass conforming to CAN/CGSB-12.11-M, “Wired Safety Glass”. (2) Except as provided in Sentence (4), glass in entrance doors to houses or individual dwelling units and in public areas, other than the entrance doors described in Sentence (1), shall be safety glass or wired glass of the type described in Sentence (1) where the glass area exceeds 0.5 m2 and extends to less than 900 mm from the bottom of the door. (3) Except as provided in Sentence (4), transparent panels that could be mistaken as a means of egress shall be protected by barriers or railings. (4) Sliding glass partitions that separate a public corridor from an adjacent occupancy and that are open during normal working hours need not conform to Sentences (2), (3) and (5), except that such partitions shall be suitably marked to indicate their existence and position. (5) Except as provided in Sentence (4), every glass or transparent door accessible to the public shall be equipped with hardware, bars or other permanent fixtures designed so that the existence and position of such doors is readily apparent. (6) Glass, other than safety glass, shall not be used for a shower or bathtub enclosure.