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3.1.8.12.(1)

Application

Intent

OS1


Objective	OS1 Fire Safety
Attribution	[F03-OS1.2]
Application	Application 1: Hold-open devices for doors in required fire separations. Exceptions: except: for exit doors in buildings more than 3 storeys in building height, and as stated in Clause 3.3.5.7.(3)(c), which applies to doors for vestibules between storage garages and other parts of a building. This applies to buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A, and to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9] as stated in Sentence 9.10.13.11.(1).
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Intent	Intent 1: To exempt certain doors from the application of Sentence 3.1.8.11.(1), which would otherwise require the door to be closed after each use, if certain conditions are met to automatically close the door under fire conditions. This is to limit the probability that fire will spread from one fire compartment to another fire compartment, which could lead to harm to persons in the other fire compartment. Intent 2: To state the application of Sentences 3.1.8.12.(2), (3) and (4).
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