Sentence 3.2.6.6.(4)

  1. OS1

Objective

OS1 Fire Safety

Attribution

Intent

Intent 1:

To exempt elevator hoistways from the application of Sentence 3.2.6.6.(1).

This is to limit the probability that the use of elevator hoistways for venting floor areas will lead to exposure of persons in the elevator cars to smoke, or the spread of smoke to other parts of the building, which could lead to:

  • harm to persons, including emergency responders, in elevator cars, and
  • delays or inefficiencies in fire emergency response operations, which could lead to:
    • delays in evacuation or moving to a safe place, which could lead to harm to persons, including emergency responders, and
    • the spread of fire to other parts of the building, which could lead to harm to persons, including emergency responders.
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