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WASHINGTON STATE AMENDMENTS SECTION R325 8325.8 Grab bar general requirements.Where facilities ADULT FAMILY HOMES are designated for use by adult family home clients,grab R325.1 General.This section shall apply to all newly bars for water closets,bathtubs and shower stalls shall be constructed adult family homes and all existing single installed according to this section. family homes being converted to adult family homes.This 8325.8.1 Grab bar cross section.Grab bars with a section shall not apply to those adult family homes licensed circular cross section shall have an outside diameter of 1 by the state of Washington department of social and health 1/4 inches minimum and 2 inches maximum.Grab bars services prior to July 1,2001. with noncircular cross section shall have a cross section R325.2 Reserved. dimension of 2 inches maximum and a perimeter dimension of 4 inches minimum and 4 5/8 inches R325.3 Sleeping room classification.Each sleeping room maximum. in an adult family home shall be classified as: 8325.8.2 Grab bar installation.Grab bars shall have a 1. Type S-Where the means of egress contains stairs, spacing of 1 1/2 inches between the wall and the bar. elevators or platform lifts. Projecting objects,control valves and bathtub or shower 2. Type NSI -Where one means of egress is at grade stall enclosure features above,below and at the ends of level or a ramp constructed in accordance with the grab bar shall have a clear space of 1 1/2 inches to the R325.9 is provided. grab bar. 3. Type NS2-Where two means of egress are at grade Exception:Swing-up grab bars shall not be required to level or ramps constructed in accordance with meet the 1 1/2 inch spacing requirement. R325.9 are provided. Grabs bars shall have a structural strength of 250 pounds R325.4 Types of locking devices and door activation.All applied at any point on the grab bar,fastener,mounting bedroom and bathroom doors shall be openable from the device or supporting structural member.Grab bars shall outside when locked. not be supported directly by any residential grade Every closet shall be readily openable from the inside. fiberglass bathing or showering unit.Acrylic bars found Operable parts of door handles,pulls,latches,locks and in bathing units shall be removed. other devices installed in adult family homes shall be Fixed position grab bars,when mounted,shall not operable with one hand and shall not require tight grasping, rotate,spin or move and have a graspable surface finish. pinching or twisting of the wrist.Pocket doors shall have R325.8.3 Grab bars at water closets.Water closets graspable hardware available when in the closed or open shall have grab bars mounted on both sides.Grab bars position. can be a combination of fixed position and swing-up The force required to activate operable parts shall be 5.0 bars.Grab bars shall meet the requirements of R325.8. pounds(22.2 N)maximum.Required exit doors shall have Grab bars shall mount between 33 inches and 36 inches no additional locking devices. above floor grade.Centerline distance between grab bars, Required exit door hardware shall unlock inside and regardless of type used,shall be between 25 inches outside mechanisms when exiting the building allowing minimum and 30 inches maximum. reentry into the adult family home without the use of a key, R325.8.3.1 Fixed position grab bars.Fixed position tool or special knowledge. grab bars shall be a minimum of 36 inches in length R325.5 Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm and start 12 inches from the rear wall. requirements.All adult family homes shall be equipped R325.8.3.2 Swing-up grab bars.Swing-up grab bars with smoke and carbon monoxide alarms installed as shall be a minimum of 28 inches in length from the rear required in Sections R314 and R315.1.Alarms shall be wall. installed in such a manner so that the detection device warning is audible from all areas of the dwelling upon 8325.8.4 Grab bars at bathtubs.Horizontal and activation of a single alarm. vertical grab bars shall meet the requirements of R325.8. R325.6 Escape windows and doors.Every sleeping room R325.8.4.1 Vertical grab bars.Vertical grab bars shall be provided with emergency escape and rescue shall be a minimum of 18 inches long and installed at windows as required by Section R310.No alternatives to the control end wall and head end wall.Grab bars shall the sill height such as steps,raised platforms or other mount within 4 inches of the exterior of the bath tub devices placed by the openings will be approved as meeting edge or within 4 inches within the bath tub.The bottom this requirement. end of the bar shall start between 36 inches and 42 inches above floor grade. R325.7 Fire apparatus access roads and water supply Exception:The required vertical grab bar can be for fire protection.Adult family homes shall be served by substituted with a floor to ceiling grab bar meeting fire apparatus access roads and water supplies meeting the the requirements of R325.8 at the control end and requirements of the local jurisdiction. head end entry points. (Insert as Page 77a) Effective July 1, 2016 Com')