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OBC 2006 Division B

3.2.6.6.

Version 1 — in force 1 April 2010

In force · amended
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Provenance

OBC 1997 · continues from 3.2.6.6. — Pro

Base · O. Reg. 350/06 · ext v0 →

O. Reg. 205/08, cl. 7 · ext ← current

In force 2010-04-01

OBC 2012 · continues as 3.2.6.6. — Pro

3.2.6.6. — Venting to Aid Fire Fighting

(1) Means of venting each floor area to the outdoors shall be provided by windows, wall panels, smoke shafts or, except as provided by Sentence (5), the building exhaust system.

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

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

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

(5) In a building that is not sprinklered, venting of floor areas required in Sentence (1) shall not be provided by the building exhaust system.

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