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OBC 2006 Division B

3.1.5.20.

Version 0 — in force 31 December 2006

In force
Verified · covered Verified against the 2006-12-31–2007-04-01 consolidation, whose range covers the query date. How to read this

Provenance

OBC 1997 · renumbered from 3.1.5.19. — Pro

Base · O. Reg. 350/06 · ext← current

Original — base regulation

O. Reg. 503/09, cl. 15 · ext v1 →

In force 2010-01-01

Next: O. Reg. 503/09, cl. 15 · ext (not in force until 2010-01-01) v1 →

OBC 2012 · continues as 3.1.5.20. — Pro

3.1.5.20. — Nonmetallic Raceways

(1) Subject to limits on size for penetrations of fire separations as required by Sentence 3.1.9.3.(2), within a fire compartment of a building required to be of noncombustible construction, totally enclosed nonmetallic raceways not more than 175 mm in outside diameter, or an equivalent rectangular area, are permitted to be used to enclose optical fibre cables and electrical wires and cables, provided the raceways exhibit a vertical char not more than 1.5 m when tested in conformance with the Test for Flame Propagation (Riser) in Section 3.4 of the ULC/ORD-C2024, “Fire Tests for Optical Fibre Cable Raceways” (FT-4 rating).

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