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3.2.6.6.(2)
OS3
ObjectiveOS3 Safety in Use
Attribution
Application
Application 1: 
Prohibition on the use of fixed glass windows for the venting required by Sentence 3.2.6.6.(1) [venting floor areas to the outdoors], where the breaking of the windows could endanger pedestrians below.
This applies to high buildings, as defined in Sentence 3.2.6.1.(1):
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To exempt fixed glass windows from the application of Sentence 3.2.6.6.(1).
This is to limit the probability that the breaking of the windows [by firefighters to vent the floor areas] will endanger pedestrians below, which could lead to harm to persons.
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