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2.7.2.1.(1) | Application | Intent |
| OP1 | OS3 | OS1 |
| Objective | OP1 Fire Protection of the Building or Facility |
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| Application | Application 1: Frequency of testing of doors forming part of a means of egress in buildings.
Exceptions:
except as exempted in:
Application 2: This also applies to the testing of doors in the path
of exit travel of vestibules or stair shafts that
are pressurized as a means of smoke control, in high buildings as
defined in Sentence 3.2.6.1.(1) of the National Building Code, to ensure that
these doors can be operated when the entire smoke control system is being
tested, as stated in Sentence 7.3.1.2.(1). |
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| Intent | Intent 1: To limit the probability that doors will not operate properly
in a fire situation, which could lead to emergency responders being delayed
or ineffective in carrying out their emergency response operations, which
could lead to the spread of fire, which could lead to damage to the building.
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