Sentence 3.1.10.3.(1)

  1. OS1
  2. OP1
  3. +
  4. OP3

Objective

OS1 Fire Safety

Attribution

[F03-OS1.2]Applies to portion of Code text: “A firewall shall extend from the ground continuously through, or adjacent to, all storeys of a building or buildings so separated …”

Intent

Intent 1:

To limit the probability of a firewall not being continuous, which could lead to gaps or openings in the firewall during a fire, which could lead to the spread of fire from one building to another, which could lead to harm to persons in the building not originally involved in the fire.

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