AS 1428.1-2009 PWD Code

AS 1428.1—2009                                                64



       (c)    ‘D’ type handles shall be provided on sliding doors.
       (d)    Where snibs are installed, they shall have a lever handle of a minimum length
              of 45 mm from the centre of the spindle.
       (e)    For doors other than fire doors and smoke doors where a door closer is fitted,
              the force required at the door handle to operate the door shall not exceed the
              following:
              (i)       To initially open the door............................................................... 20 N
              (ii)      To swing or slide the door .............................................................20 N.
              (iii)     To hold the door open between 60° and 90°...................................20 N.
       (f)    Where an outward opening door is not self-closing, a horizontal handrail or
              pull bar shall be fixed on the closing face of a side-hung door, as shown in
              Figure 36.




                      FIGURE 35(A) EXAMPLE OF ACCEPTABLE DOOR HARDWARE FOR
                                          HINGED DOORS




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