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3.2.2.18.(2) | Application | Intent |
| OS1 | OP1 |
| Objective | OS1 Fire Safety |
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| Application | Application 1: Installation of automatic sprinkler systems
throughout all lower storeys in a building that has several storeys, one or more of which is required to have an automatic sprinkler
system installed throughout by one or more of Articles 3.2.2.20. to 3.2.2.83. or Section 3.3. 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 limit the probability that loadbearing walls,
columns and arches exposed to fire will prematurely fail or collapse,
which could lead to the failure or collapse of supported floor assemblies
during the time required to achieve occupant safety and for emergency
responders to perform their duties, which could lead to harm to persons.
Intent 2: To limit the probability that floor assemblies exposed
to fire will prematurely fail or collapse during the time required
to achieve occupant safety and for emergency responders to perform
their duties, which could lead to harm to persons. Intent 3: To limit the probability that loadbearing walls,
columns and arches exposed to fire will prematurely fail or collapse,
which could lead to the failure or collapse of supported floor assemblies,
which could lead to the spread of fire from a lower storey of a building
to an upper storey or to the exterior during the time required to
achieve occupant safety and for emergency responders to perform their
duties, which could lead to harm to persons. Intent 4: To limit the probability that floor or roof assemblies
exposed to fire will prematurely fail or collapse, which could lead
to the spread of fire from a lower storey of a building to an upper
storey or to the exterior of the building during the time required
to achieve occupant safety and for emergency responders to perform
their duties, which could lead to harm to persons. |
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