Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 15 - GRANDSTANDS › RULES OF CONSTRUCTION › Section 15.19 - Special requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Railings shall be provided along the back of the grandstands if the rear seat
				  is more than 4 feet above the ground, along those portions of the ends when the
				  seats are more than 4 feet above the ground, and along the front if the front
				  footrest is more than 1 foot, 6 inches above the ground. Railings along the
				  rear and ends may be not less than 3 feet high above center of the nearest
				  seat. When railings are required along the front, they may be not less than 3
				  feet high above the front footrest. The maximum dimension of a clear vertical
				  opening in a railing may not be greater than 18 inches. This subsection shall
				  be complied with by a mid-rail, wire fabric or other suitable means. Railings
				  shall be capable of safely sustaining a vertical load of 80 pounds per linear
				  foot and a horizontal thrust of 25 pounds per linear foot. When grandstands are
				  used adjacent to a wall or fence, railings may be omitted from those portions
				  where the wall or fence affords equivalent protection, if the gap between seat
				  or foot rest and wall or fence does not exceed 6 inches. When the topmost seat
				  of a stand is greater than 15 feet above the ground, the maximum dimension of a
				  clear vertical opening between the rails of the back rail may not be greater
				  than 12 inches.
(b) A grandstand
				  having a railing along the front shall be provided with aisles so located that
				  no portion of a seat is more than 25 feet, 6 inches from the nearest aisle. A
				  grandstand having seats with backs shall be provided with aisles, so located
				  that no portion of a seat is more than 18 feet from the nearest aisle. Aisles
				  so provided may be not less than 3 feet wide, except that where an aisle is
				  divided into two parts, one on each side of a portal, column or other
				  obstruction, each part may be 2 feet wide. When the entrance to an aisle is
				  elevated above the ground level, each aisle shall be provided with a stairway
				  or ramp, whose width is not less than the width of the aisle. An aisle may not
				  be immediately adjacent to the end of a portable or foldable grandstand. Stairs
				  shall have a maximum slope of 10 degrees. Ramps shall have nonslip surfaces.
				  Where aisles are provided adjacent to the end of permanent grandstands, the
				  width of the aisles shall be a minimum of 2 feet wide.
(c) Footrests shall preferably be located
				  above the stringer to avoid tripping. The width of footrests in permanent
				  grandstands shall be the full open space between two rows of seats. The width
				  of footrests in portable grandstands is preferably the full open width between
				  seats. In no case may the width be less than 9 1/2 inches. The width of seats
				  may also be not less than 9 1/2 inches.
(d) Seats shall be securely fastened to their
				  supports in such a manner that they cannot accidentally be displaced. Footrests
				  shall be so supported that they are not accidentally displaced a sufficient
				  distance to endanger the occupant of the grandstand. Footrests which are lapped
				  shall be provided with some positive means to prevent displacement of one piece
				  on the other.
(e) The horizontal
				  distance back to back of seats may not be less than 22 inches. When the same
				  level is used for both seats and footrests the levels may not be less than 22
				  inches in width.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												15.11 (relating to
						applicability).