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7.1.1.2.(3)
ApplicationIntent
OP1OS1
ObjectiveOP1 Fire Protection of the Building or Facility
Attribution
[F82-OP1.2]
Application
Application 1: 
Correction of deficiencies noted during the testing of fire emergency systems required:
  • to be installed in buildings in conformance with Subsection 3.2.6. of the National Building Code of Canada, and
  • by Subsection 3.2.6. of the National Building Code of Canada that do not conform to a specific measure outlined in Commentary C of the User's Guide - NBC 1995 (Part 3).
This applies to high buildings, as defined in Sentence 3.2.6.1.(1) of the National Building Code of Canada:
  • of Group A, D, E or F major occupancy classification that is more than:
    • 36 m high, measured between grade and the floor level of the top storey, or
    • 18 m high, measured between grade and the floor level of the top storey, and in which the cumulative or total occupant load on or above any storey above grade, other than the first storey, divided by 1.8 times the width in metres of all exit stairs at that storey, exceeds 300,
  • containing a Group B major occupancy in which the floor level of the highest storey of that major occupancy is more than 18 m above grade,
  • containing a floor area or part of a floor area located above the third storey designed or intended as a Group B, Division 2 occupancy, and
  • containing a Group C major occupancy whose floor level is more than 18 m above grade.
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that fire emergency systems will not operate as originally intended in a fire situation, which could lead to damage to the building.
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