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3.4.4.4.(8) | Application | Intent |
OS1 | OP1 |
Objective | OS1 Fire Safety |
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Application | Application 1: Storage rooms, washrooms, toilet rooms, laundry rooms
and similar ancillary rooms opening directly into exits.
This applies to exits serving floor
areas that are intended for occupancy, including mezzanines as stated in Sentence 3.4.2.2.(1), in buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
Application 2: This also applies to tents and air-supported
structures, as stated in Sentences 3.1.6.1.(1) and 9.10.1.2.(1).
Exceptions:
except as stated in:
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Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability that a fire involving certain rooms
will spread to the exit, which could lead to delays in the evacuation or movement
of persons to a safe place, which could lead to harm to persons.
Intent 2: To limit the probability that a fire involving certain rooms
will spread to the exit, which could lead to emergency responders being delayed
in gaining access to floor areas, which could lead to delays or ineffectiveness
in fire emergency response operations, which could lead to delays in the evacuation
or movement of persons to a safe place, which could lead to harm to persons,
including emergency responders. Intent 3: To limit the probability that venting of equipment in washrooms,
toilet rooms and laundry rooms will lead to a negative pressure in the exit
and draw in products of combustion from other spaces, which could lead to
delays in the evacuation or movement of persons to a safe place, which could
lead to harm to persons. Intent 4: To limit the probability that venting of equipment in washrooms,
toilet rooms and laundry rooms will lead to a negative pressure in the exit
and draw in products of combustion from other spaces, which could lead to
emergency responders being delayed in gaining access to exits, which could
lead to delays or ineffectiveness in fire emergency response operations, which
could lead to:
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