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3.2.2.3.(1)
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Application
Application 1: 
Fire protection for minor steel elements that are not part of the main loadbearing framework of a building:
  • steel lintels above openings not more than 2 m wide in loadbearing walls and more than 3 m wide in non-loadbearing walls,
  • steel lintels above openings more than 2 m wide in loadbearing walls and more than 3 m wide in non-loadbearing walls, provided the lintels are supported at intervals of not more than 2 m by structural members with the required fire-resistance rating,
  • bottom flanges of shelf angles and plates which do not form a part of the structural frame,
  • steel framework, that does not form a part of the structural frame of the building, around elevator hoistway doorways, steel for the support of elevator and dumbwaiter guides, counterweights and other similar equipment, which is entirely enclosed in a hoistway,
  • steel members of stairways and escalators that are not a part of the structural frame of a building, and
  • steel members of porches, exterior balconies, exterior stairways, fire escapes, cornices, marquees and other similar appurtenances, that are outside the exterior wall of a building.
This applies to buildings to which Part 3 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A for application of Part 3].
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To exempt from the application of Article 3.2.2.1., which relates to fire protection, certain noncombustible building elements that are not critical to the stability of the building's structural framework.
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