Sentence 3.1.8.11.(5)

  1. OS1
  2. OH1
  3. OP1

Objective

OS1 Fire Safety

Attribution

[F82-OS1.2]Applies to portion of Code text: “A tightly fitted access door shall be installed for each smoke damper to provide access for the inspection of the damper …”

Intent

Intent 1:

To limit the probability that smoke dampers or combination smoke/fire dampers will not be properly maintained, which could lead to their failure to close in fire conditions, which could lead to the spread of smoke from one fire compartment to another fire compartment through openings in the fire separation between the fire compartments, which could lead to harm to persons in the other fire compartment.

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