2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
CHAPTER 16A STRUCTURAL DESIGN
ETA Editor's Note
This Pocket Guide contains only the excerpts from California Building Code Chapter 16A that are adopted by Division of the State Architect - Access Compliance (DSA-AC). To see the entire Chapter, consult California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 - 2016 California Building Code (2016 CBC), available for purchase from International Code Council (http://www.iccsafe.org).
SECTION 1607A LIVE LOADS
1607A.8 Loads on handrails, guards, grab bars, seats and vehicle barriers.
1607A.8.2 Grab bars, shower seats and dressing room bench seats. Grab bars, shower seats and dressing room bench seat systems shall be designed to resist a single concentrated load of 250 pounds (1.11 kN) applied in any direction at any point on the grab bar or seat so as to produce the maximum load effects. [DSA-AC] See Chapter 11A, Section 1127A.4, and Chapter 11B, Sections 11B-609.8, 11B-610.4 and 11B-903.6, for grab bars, shower seats and dressing room bench seats, as applicable.
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