Section 5: 60" Rise Step Guard Reinforcement - EZ-ACCESS PATHWAY HD Code Compliant Modular Access System Installation Supplement Manual

IN 60" RISE STEP GUARD REINFORCEMENT
5.
5.1. The 60" step includes two 1-1/2" square step guard reinforcement posts ("reinforcement posts")
and the required hardware to reinforce the guards at the center 1-1/2" square pickets.
Install the center handrail brackets and the reinforcement posts to the center 1-1/2" square pickets
5.2.
using 5/16"-18 x 4" button head socket cap screws, 5/16"-18 locknuts, and 5/16" flat washers,
oriented as shown (FIG. 5.1).
5.2.1. Orient the reinforcement posts so that the two lower holes at 7-1/4" apart are in contact
5.3. Using the reinforcement post as a template, drill three 3/8" holes through both the center 1-1/2"
square picket and the side rail (FIG. 5.1). Rotate the 1-1/2" square reinforcement posts out of the
way or disassemble if needed.
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with the side rail (FIG. 5.1). Do not fully tighten at this time.
The lower hole should be approximately 1-1/8" vertically from the bottom of
the side rail when the upper hole is aligned with the center handrail bracket
mounting hole. If the two lower holes in the reinforcement post are not
positioned so they can be used as a template to drill holes in the riser side
rail, or the second hole from the bottom is not on the side rail, the post is
upside down. Flip 180-degrees and reassemble in the correct orientation.
FIG. 5.1
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