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3.6.1.4.(1)


Objective	OS1 Fire Safety
Attribution	[F03-OS1.2]
Application	Application 1: Minimum distance between fuel-fired appliances and: property lines, and adjacent walls of a building, where 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 fuel-fired appliances installed on the roof of a building or in another location outside the building, for buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1). Application 2: This also applies to fuel-fired appliances on the roof of buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) 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 harm to persons inside the building. Intent 2: To limit the probability that a fire involving fuel-fired appliances outside a building will spread to an adjacent building, which could lead to harm to persons in the adjacent building. Intent 3: To make Appendix D [specifically D-2.3.14.] applicable with respect to wired glass assemblies.
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