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3.2.6.5.(4)
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ObjectiveOS1 Fire Safety
Attribution
Application
Application 1: 
Access to floor levels by elevators for use by firefighters referred to in Sentence 3.2.6.5.(1).
This applies to high buildings, as defined in Sentence 3.2.6.1.(1):
Application 2: 
This also applies to elevators serving floor areas above or below the first storey that are not sprinklered throughout and that have a barrier-free path of travel, as stated in Clause 3.3.1.7.(1)(a).
Exceptions: 
except as exempted in Sentence 3.2.6.5.(5), which applies where it is necessary to change elevators to reach any of the stories.
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that an elevator for use by firefighters will not have access to all floor levels, which could lead to delays or inefficiencies in fire emergency response operations, which could lead to:
  • delays in evacuation or moving to a safe place, which could lead to harm to persons, including emergency responders, and
  • the spread of fire to other parts of the building, which could lead to harm to persons, including emergency responders.
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