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OBC 2006 Division B

3.2.6.10.

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 · continues from 3.2.6.10. — Pro

Base · O. Reg. 350/06 · ext← current

Original — base regulation

O. Reg. 205/08, cl. 7 · ext v1 →

In force 2010-04-01

Next: O. Reg. 205/08, cl. 7 · ext (not in force until 2010-04-01) v1 →

Discontinued — no OBC 2012 successor

3.2.6.10. — Venting to Aid Fire Fighting

(1) Means of venting each floor area to the outdoors shall be provided by windows, wall panels or smoke shafts, except that in a sprinklered floor area, the floor area is permitted to be vented by the building exhaust system.

(2) Venting described in Sentence (1) shall conform to the requirements in Supplementary Standard SB-4.

(3) Fixed glass windows shall not be used for the venting required by Sentence (1) if the breaking of the windows could endanger pedestrians below.

(4) Openable windows used for the venting required by Sentence (1) shall be permanently marked so that they are easily identifiable.

(5) Elevator hoistways shall not be designed for the venting required by Sentence (1).

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