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3.2.7.3.(4) | Application | Intent |
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| Objective | OS3 Safety in Use |
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| Application | Application 1: Installation of battery-operated emergency lighting
in health care facilities in addition to the requirements of Sentences 3.2.7.3.(1) to (3).
This applies to buildings described
in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
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| Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability that exits, egress routes and certain
areas in buildings will have inadequate illumination when there is a loss
of normal power, which could lead to safety hazards [bumping, tripping, falling,
etc.], which could lead to harm to persons. Intent 2: To limit the probability that exits, egress routes and certain
areas in buildings will have inadequate illumination when there is a loss
of normal power in an emergency situation, which could lead to delays in the
evacuation or movement of persons to a safe place, which could lead to harm
to persons. |
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