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3.6.1.4.(1)
ApplicationIntent
OS1OP1OP3
ObjectiveOP1 Fire Protection of the Building
Attribution
(b) [F03-OP1.2]
Application
Application 1: 
Minimum distance between a fuel-fired appliance and an adjacent wall of a building, where:
  • the fuel-fired appliance is installed on the roof of the building or in another location outside the building, and
  • the wall of the building contains any opening within 3 storeys above and 5 m horizontally from the appliance, except when every opening within these limits is protected by:
    • a closure having a fire-protection rating of not less than 45 min determined in accordance with Article 3.1.8.4., or
    • a wired glass assembly permitted for use in a vertical fire separation and described in Appendix D.
This applies to buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
Application 2: 
This also applies to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9], as stated in Sentence 9.10.1.2.(9).
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that a fire involving fuel-fired appliances outside a building will spread into the building through unprotected wall openings, which could lead to damage to the building.
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