Bollards – a safety engineer’s best friend and a facility engineer’s worst nightmare. I am not quite sure how we lost our way in such a simple design for such a significant safeguard. But the International Fire Code (IFC) since the early 1990’s when I began using it has remained consistent in the design of Bollards. I am not even aware of any other design standard for bollards. Heck, those of you that follow my ramblings have been seeing me discuss the critical role of a simple post (when designed and installed properly) for years in my newsletters and these blog posts. But for those new members who may not be fully aware of the IFC Bollard Design, I will provide the update:
(emphasis by me – based on the video above)