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3.5.3.

Version 0 — in force 31 December 2006

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Provenance

OBC 1997 · continues from 3.5.3. — Pro

Base · O. Reg. 350/06 · ext← current

Original — base regulation

OBC 2012 · continues as 3.5.3. — Pro

3.5.3. — Fire Separations

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3.5.3.1. — Fire Separations for Elevator Hoistways

(1) Except as permitted by Sentence (2), a vertical service space used as an elevator hoistway shall be separated from all other portions of each adjacent storey by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating conforming to Table 3.5.3.1. for the fire-resistance rating required by Subsection 3.2.2. for,

(a) the floor assembly above the storey, or

(b) the floor assembly below the storey, if there is no floor assembly above.

(2) Passenger elevators, other than those provided for fire fighters in accordance with Article 3.2.6.9.v1, are permitted to be located within or adjacent to the opening of an interconnected floor space protected in conformance with the requirements of Articles 3.2.8.3. to 3.2.8.11., Sentences 3.2.8.2.(4)v1v2 and (6) without being enclosed in a hoistway separated from the remainder of the interconnected floor space provided the elevator machinery is located in a room separated from the remainder of the building by a fire separation whose fire-resistance rating is not less than that required for hoistways by Sentence (1).

(3) Where the elevator described in Sentence (2) has doors opening into storeys above or below the interconnected floor space it shall be protected by vestibules conforming to the requirements of Sentence 3.2.8.5.(1).

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Table 3.5.3.1. Fire Separation for Vertical Transportation Space Forming Part of Articles 3.5.3.1. and 3.5.3.2.

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Fire-Resistance Rating of Fire Separation Required for Floor Assembly

Minimum Fire-Resistance Rating of Vertical Service Space for Elevator Hoistway

Minimum Fire-Resistance Rating of Vertical Service Space for Dumbwaiters

less than 45 min

45 min

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45 min

45 min

45 min

1 h

1 h

45 min

1.5 h

1 h

1 h

2 h or more

1.5 h

1 h

3.5.3.2. — Vertical Service Spaces for Dumbwaiters

(1) A vertical service space containing a dumbwaiter shall be separated from all other portions of each adjacent storey by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating conforming to Table 3.5.3.1.v1 for the fire-resistance rating required by Subsection 3.2.2. for,

(a) the floor assembly above the storey, or

(b) the floor assembly below the storey, if there is no floor assembly above.

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3.5.3.3. — Fire Separations for Elevator Machine Rooms

(1) Except as permitted by Sentence (2), a room containing elevator machinery shall be separated from all other parts of the building by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than that required for the vertical service space containing the elevator hoistway.

(2) A room containing elevator machinery need not be separated from the elevator hoistway that it serves provided the room and the hoistway are separated from all other parts of the building by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than that required for the vertical service space containing the elevator hoistway.

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