A Summary of the Barrier Requirements Under NCC 2016 BCA Section D2.16

Under NCC 2016 BCA Section D2.16, a continuous barrier must be provided along the side of:

• A roof in which general access is provided; and
• A stairway, ramp, floor, corridor, hallway, balcony, deck, verandah, mezzanine, access bridge or similar; and
• Any delineated path of access to a building

If the trafficable surface is 1 m or more above the surface beneath, in the areas listed above.

A barrier required under the above must be constructed in accordance with the table below.

1 Please note, the heights are measured vertically from the surface beneath, except for stairways where the height must be measured vertically from the nosing line of the stair. A transition zone can also be incorporated where the barrier changes height from 865 mm on a stair flight or ramp to 1 m at a landing or floor.2 The maximum 125 mm barrier opening for a stairway is measured above the nosing line of the stair treads.

Please note that the above list & table is only a small snippet of the compliances detailed under NCC 2016 BCA Section D2.16 for barriers. The standard must be read in full to understand all of the compliances required to create a complaint barrier system.

The section views below show the Moddex Assistrail AR45 & the Moddex Conectabal CB30 systems repectively detailed to the compliance requirements in NCC 2016 BCA Section D2.16. 

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