2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017

SECTION 1607 LIVE LOADS

1607.8 Loads on handrails, guards, grab bars, shower seats, dressing room bench seats and vehicle barriers.

1607.8.2 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 & HCD 1-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.