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9.10.19.3.(1)
OS1
ObjectiveOS1 Fire Safety
Attribution
Application
Application 1: 
Electrical connections and circuits for smoke alarms [installed in dwelling units and sleeping rooms not within dwelling units ].
This applies to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9].
Exceptions: 
except as stated in Sentence 9.10.19.3.(2), which permits battery-operated smoke alarms where the building is not supplied with electrical power.
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that electrical connections and circuits for smoke alarms will be disconnected, which could lead to the smoke alarms not operating in a fire situation, which could lead to persons not being promptly notified, 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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