2019 California Standards for Accessible Design Guide (effective January 1, 2020 with July 1, 2021 amendments)
CHAPTER 16A STRUCTURAL DESIGN
ETA Editor's Note
This Guide contains only the excerpts from California Building Code Chapter 16A that are adopted by Division of the State Architect - Access Compliance (DSA-AC). To see the entire Chapter, consult California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 - 2019 California Building Code (2019 CBC), available for purchase from International Code Council (http://www.iccsafe.org).
1607A.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] 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.
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