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1616.5.1.1 Item 4. Assembly Areas
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The following minimum loads for stage accessories apply:
- Gridirons and fly galleries: 75 pounds per square foot uniform live load.
- Loft block wells: 250 pounds per lineal foot vertical load and lateral load.
- Head block wells and sheave beams: 250 pounds per lineal foot vertical load and lateral load. Head block wells and sheave beams shall be designed for all tributary loft block well loads. Sheave blocks shall be designed with a safety factor of five.
- Scenery beams where there is no gridiron: 300 pounds per lineal foot vertical load and lateral load.
- Ceiling framing over stages shall be designed for a uniform live load of 20 pounds per square foot. For members supporting a tributary area of 200 square feet or more, this additional load may be reduced to 15 pounds per square foot (0.72 kN/m2).
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