Use And Care Manual

Code Compliance Research Report CCRR-0335 Page 5 of 12
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TABLE 1 – QUALIFIED GUARDRAIL SYSTEMS AND USE CATEGORIES
Guardrail
System
Guardrail
Type
Guardrail
Dimensions
1
Support Post Baluster
Code Occupancy
Classification
Classic Grab &
Go
Level
(Inline/Angled)
92 in. x 42 in.
LMT Blu-Mount
or
Wood Post
3
1.25 in Square IBC – All Use Groups
86 in. x 42 in. Deckorators Deck Post Mount
Stair 67 in. x 42 in.
LMT Blu-Mount
or
Wood Post
3
or
Deckorators Deck Post Mount
Level
(Inline/Angled)
92 in. x 36 in.
LMT LC Galvanized 1.25 in Square
IRC – One- and Two-
Family Dwellings
Stair 67 in. x 36 in.
Contemporary
Grab & Go
Level
(Inline/Angled)
68 in. x 42 in.
LMT Blu-Mount
or
Wood Post
3
or
Deckorators Deck Post Mount
Classic Round
IBC – All Use Groups
and
IRC – One- and Two-
Family Dwellings
Stair 67 in. x 42 in.
Level
(Inline/Angled)
68 in. x 36 in.
LMT LC Galvanized Classic Round
IRC – One- and Two-
Family Dwellings
Stair 67 in. x 36 in.
2x4
Level
(Inline/Angled)
93 in. x 42 in.
Wood Post
3
Traditional
Estate
Arc
2
Baroque
Classic
IBC – All Use Groups
and
IRC – One- and Two-
Family Dwellings
Stair 72 in. x 42 in.
1
Guardrails are qualified up to and including the listed maximum guardrail system dimensions for use in the referenced Code Occupancy Classification.
Guardrail lengths are actual railing lengths, i.e. clear space between supports for level rails and sloping length of rail between supports for stair rails.
2
The Arc baluster is qualified for use in a 36-inch guardrail only.
3 Wood support posts are not within the scope of this evaluation. See section 6.2.