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9.9.5.8.(1) | Application | Intent |
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| Objective | OS3 Safety in Use |
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| Application | Application 1: Location, with respect to exits,
of service rooms containing equipment subject
to possible explosion, such as boilers designed to
operate at a pressure in excess of 100 kPa, and certain types
of refrigerating and transformer equipment, in buildings to
which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application
of Part 9].
Exceptions:
except for means of egress that are
within dwelling units or that serve not more
than one dwelling unit, as stated in Sentence 9.9.5.1.(1).
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| Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability that an explosion in a service
room will spread to an exit, which could lead to harm to persons using the
exit. Intent 2: To limit the probability that an explosion in a service
room will spread to an exit, which could lead to the exit not being usable
in the 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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