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2.8.1.3.(1)


Objective	OS1 Fire Safety
Attribution	[F12-OS1.5,OS1.2]
Application	Application 1: Availability of keys or special devices needed to operate fire alarm systems or provide access to fire protection systems or equipment. This applies to buildings or areas described in Article 2.8.1.1.: buildings containing an assembly or a care or detention occupancy, buildings required by the National Building Code of Canada to have a fire alarm system, demolition and construction sites regulated under Section 5.6. of the NFC, storage areas required to have a fire safety plan, as stated in Articles 3.2.2.5. and 3.3.2.9., areas where flammable liquids or combustible liquids are stored or handled, as stated in Article 4.1.5.5., and areas where hazardous processes or operations occur, as stated in Article 5.1.5.1. Application 2: This also applies to: storage areas required to have a fire safety plan, as stated in Articles 3.1.2.6. and 3.2.2.5., areas where flammable liquids or combustible liquids are stored or handled, as stated in Article 4.3.13.5., areas where hazardous processes or operations occur, as stated in Articles 5.2.3.7. and 5.5.3.1., tents and air-supported structures, as stated in Sentence 2.9.3.4.(2), and covered malls, as stated in Sentence 2.12.1.1.(2).
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Intent	Intent 1: To limit the probability that supervisory staff will be delayed in operating fire alarm systems or providing access to fire protection systems or equipment in a fire situation, which could lead to: delays in evacuation or movement to a safe place, which could lead to harm to persons, and delays or ineffectiveness in carrying out firefighting operations, which could lead to the spread of fire, which could lead to harm to persons.
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