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4.2.7.5.(2)


Objective	OP1 Fire Protection of the Building or Facility
Attribution	[F03-OP1.2]
Application	Application 1: Size [total quantity] per fire compartment [in Tables 4.2.7.5.A. and 4.2.7.5.B..] of indoor storage of flammable liquids, combustible liquids or unstable liquids, where such liquids are: in storage areas as specified in Clause 4.2.7.2.(1)(a), in bulk plants as stated in Sentence 4.7.2.4.(1), in mercantile occupancies in quantities in excess of those permitted in Sentences 4.2.5.1.(2) to (4) [as stated in Sentence 4.2.5.1.(5)], in closed containers conforming to Clauses 4.2.3.1.(1)(a) to 4.2.3.1.(1)(d) that have a capacity of not more than 230 L, or closed portable tanks conforming to Clause 4.2.3.1.(1)(e) that have an individual capacity of not more than 2 500 L, and in buildings separated from adjacent buildings by a firewall having a fire-resistance rating of at least 4 h, or by spatial separation in conformance with the National Building Code of Canada. Exceptions: except as exempted in: Article 4.1.5.8., which applies to the storage of Class I liquids in basements, Sentence 4.1.1.1.(3), which applies--in part--to oil burning equipment and the storage of aerosol products, and Sentence 4.2.1.1.(2), which applies--in part--to: distilled beverage alcohol in closed containers when stored in conformance with Part 3, food and pharmaceutical products when in closed containers having a capacity of not more than 5 L, and products containing not more than 50% by volume of water-miscible flammable liquids or combustible liquids [with the remainder of the solution being non-flammable], when in closed containers having a capacity of not more than 5 L.
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Intent	Intent 1: To waive the total quantity limits per fire compartment in Sentence 4.2.7.5.(1) [in Tables 4.2.7.5.A. and 4.2.7.5.B..] and allow unlimited quantities to be stored in a storage area if the storage area is isolated in such a manner as to limit the probability of: the spread of a fire involving the stored liquids beyond the storage area to other buildings or parts of the building, and the involvement of stored products in a fire originating outside of the storage area.
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