Heaters for sauna rooms (see Appendix B) 1) Heaters for sauna rooms shall be marked as being suitable for the purpose. 2) Sauna heaters shall be installed in rooms that are built in accordance with the nameplate size specifications and shall be fastened securely in place to ensure that the minimum safe clearances indicated on […]

Smart cookie here. When there is no more room to backup the cement truck and a chute extension is needed. Who’s going to clean it up ? To be in the union or not to be ?

Horizontal Exits (1)  Except in an elementary or secondary school that is subdivided by a firewall, the floor area on each side of a horizontal exit shall be sufficient to accommodate the occupants of both floor areas, allowing not less than 0.5 m2 of clear floor space per person, except that 1.5 m2 shall be provided […]

(1)  Except as provided in Article 4.1.2.2., the categories of loads, specified loads and effects set out in Table 4.1.2.1.A. shall be taken into consideration in the design of a building and its structural members and connections. Table 4.1.2.1.A.Categories of Loads, Specified Loads and Effects Forming Part of Sentence 4.1.2.1.(1) Notes to Table 4.1.2.1.A.: (1) Load means […]

(1)  Where a building or structural member can be expected to be subjected to loads, forces or other effects not listed in Article 4.1.2.1., such effects shall be taken into account in the design based on the most appropriate information available. Article 4.1.2.2 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes […]

Loads on Guards and Handrails (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 […]

Maximum Aggregate Area of Unprotected Openings in Exterior Walls Table 9.10.14.4.Maximum Aggregate Area of Unprotected Openings in Exterior Walls Forming Part of Sentence 9.10.14.4.(1) Table 9.10.14.4 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   O. Reg. 332/12: BUILDING CODE (ontario.ca) © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2021.