<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="ncc-clause" ?><clause id="_c408e0dc-7d39-43dd-b375-a6089dfa36b3" outputclass="ncc-clause" variation="VIC"><meta><facet building="Class 1a"/><facet building="Class 1b"/><facet building="Class 10a"/><facet building="Class 10b"/><facet building="Class 10c"/></meta><sptc>I5D3</sptc><title id="_80f62a70-c69f-4651-874f-b8671988beaa">Temporary tiered seating, concourses and embankments</title><archive-num>2019: VIC H102.2</archive-num><subclause id="_81b3b899-a20d-4293-aab8-81b464872ce4" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_0f1a9a86-d038-4b30-92a4-76345a7dea4f">SubClause</title><num>1</num><p>Temporary tiered seating, concourse and embankments must be designed and constructed as follows:</p><ol outputclass="alpha"><li id="_d9a3ef38-4e25-4a19-abc8-9ac5ca43dcd2">Temporary tiered seating, concourse and embankments must comply with the <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1236_1.0.0.xml#_2f02788f-8757-4689-b36e-e44d96524cc9" id="_c3bfcbc6-ab7c-4da0-bf0f-99b7dbda8c74" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="abcb-glossentry">Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions</xref> of Section B, Section D and <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/3324_0.3.0.xml#_42fc6e24-b679-4fb1-b5c0-5fa84f59f2fe" id="_810b9d8d-7fa6-44c6-8c86-eb3e0e9aef0d" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="ncc-clause">I1D4(a)(ii), (iii) and (b)</xref>.</li><li id="_b47dcf4d-57da-4269-b2b1-3e748eed009f">The maximum slope of tiered seating must not exceed 34 degrees measured from the horizontal plane.</li><li id="_ee0a20fb-8e06-4622-b64f-424f59ab8c9a">Aisles must be evenly spaced throughout the structure and have—<ol><li id="_38a81e0f-d770-48d5-a24f-9b5d5f5f25f1">a minimum width of 1 m; and</li><li>the aggregate of aisle widths leading to an <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1263_2.3.0.xml#_9712f630-8cf7-401b-b1cc-ae0be4485915" id="_e175592b-6bd3-4450-90e5-1f8deeacf359" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="abcb-glossentry">exit</xref> must be not less than the <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1432_4.0.0.xml#_af6fde9f-147d-4782-8b85-42044e80fd42" id="_849c5e1f-d2f4-461a-9e40-3bd50c6e31d9" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="abcb-glossentry">required</xref> width of that <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1263_2.3.0.xml#_9712f630-8cf7-401b-b1cc-ae0be4485915" id="_3d9c8b1a-6b20-43f2-aa50-08acc1cfd957" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="abcb-glossentry">exit</xref>; and</li><li>no one aisle may serve more than—<ol><li>120 patrons where individual seating with backs is provided; or</li><li>200 patrons in any other case.</li></ol></li></ol></li><li id="_4fe61bc4-f2b0-48ad-a6a2-5dd78604cf6c">When applying the balustrading requirements of the <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1236_1.0.0.xml#_2f02788f-8757-4689-b36e-e44d96524cc9" id="_c63a5fba-869c-485c-850d-8b048ad0b9f9" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="abcb-glossentry">Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions</xref> of Section D, the height of plat balustrading that directly abuts seating (i.e. with no aisle between the seat and the balustrading) must be measured from the plat or seat base whichever in the higher.</li><li id="_5ec5e2e3-2a2a-466d-b9d7-d78fc15518ce">Transverse aisles must be provided at a horizontal distance of not more than 10 m between any row of seats.</li><li id="_0c35cd1e-9d82-449f-9f73-4898bc032b52">All individual moveable seats must be—<ol><li id="_9c2bd23d-63f3-4bc5-8093-313c504cbc37">fixed in groups of not less than four; and</li><li>not used in stepped or ramped seating areas.</li></ol></li><li id="_790ac9d7-67cc-4629-a861-7e27a4dace93">For any spectators’ embankment—<ol><li id="_762e20d7-52ff-4f7b-9a6f-f3206cc697c6">where the rear slope exceeds 1 in 5, a guard rail must be installed with no openings except at the heads of steps or ramps; and</li><li>where the forward or front slope exceeds 1 in 8, the embankment must be stepped with plats not less than 500 mm wide and risers not greater than 230 mm high.</li></ol></li><li id="_4ce6d170-6b8a-4ae7-86a3-fdb59b0ce715">Guard rails must be installed to protect any fence, balustrade or railing associated with stepped or ramped standing spaces where excess pressure is expected from spectators.</li></ol></subclause></clause>