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The point load requirements of this section of this standard classify roof and wall cladding as:

Type 1: Areas that can be accessed from opening windows or awnings. This classification is intended to allow for people gathering to watch a parade or similar situations.
Type 2: Areas that require access for maintenance purposes. Type 2 is for all other roofs that are readily accessible and it divided into two categories.
  • Type A is unrestricted access, where a person may walk anywhere on the roof cladding.
  • Type B is restricted access, where access is restricted to walking within 300 mm of the purlin line or in the pan of the profile.

Type 3: Areas for which support ladders or boards are required for maintenance access (including transparent surfaces) 0.5 kN.

Type 3, No Access' Roofs that are not readily accessible which include, plastic sheeting, roof surfaces with a pitch of more than 35°, or that are regarded as unsafe or unable to be walked or worked on without special provisions being made. Walls are included in this category.

Clause Number: 
A
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