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3.3.2.5.(2)
ApplicationIntent
OP3
ObjectiveOP3 Protection of Adjacent Buildings or Facilities from Fire
Attribution
[F12-OP3.1]
Application
Application 1: 
Minimum number of locations that the access route required in Sentence 3.3.2.5.(1) [access route to permit the approach of fire department vehicles to within a 60 m travelling distance of any part of an individual storage area] is connected with a public thoroughfare, where the total storage area exceeds 6 000 m2.
This applies to the short- or long-term outdoor storage of the following products, whether raw or waste materials, goods in process or finished goods:
  • Class III and IV commodities, and Group A, B and C plastics, as described in Section 3.2.,
  • rubber tires,
  • forest products, including lumber, timber and wood pallets,
  • forest by-products, including wood chips and hogged material,
  • manufactured buildings,
  • wrecked vehicles in salvage yards, and
  • dangerous goods in packages or containers stored in a single individual storage area in quantities greater than those shown in Table 3.2.7.1., as stated in Sentences 3.3.4.1.(1) and (2).
Exceptions: 
except as exempted in:
  • Sentence 3.1.1.4.(1), which applies to:
    • the storage and dispensing of Class 2.1 flammable gases at fuel dispensing stations, and
    • facilities operated by manufacturers or distributors [handling or storing more than 1 500 kg, as stated in Appendix A] of Class 2 gases, and
  • Sentence 3.3.1.1.(2), which applies to:
    • sites where the total storage area is not more than 100 m2, except for distance requirements between stored products and a building, and Class 2 gases covered in Subsection 3.3.5.,
    • Class I and II commodities, as classified in Section 3.2.,
    • intermodal shipping containers, except when containing dangerous goods,
    • buried products and landfill operations,
    • products stored on the roof of a building,
    • vehicles in parking areas or parking lots,
    • logs and similar untreated forest products in ranked piles, or
    • bulk products, except as described in Clause 3.3.1.1.(1)(d).
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To supersede the requirement in Article 3.2.5.6. of the National Building Code, as referenced in Sentence 3.3.2.5.(1), and require that a choice of 2 connections to a public thoroughfare be provided if the storage site is of a large dimension.
This is to limit the probability that emergency response operations will be delayed or ineffective, which could lead to the spread of fire to adjacent buildings or facilities, which could lead to damage to adjacent buildings or facilities.
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