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General |
| 9.34.1.1. |
Standard for Electrical Installations
- Electrical installations, including the service capacity of the installation and the number and distribution of circuits and receptacles, shall meet the requirements of the appropriate provincial, territorial or municipal legislation or, in the absence of such legislation, shall conform to CSA C22.1, "Canadian Electrical Code, Part I."
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| 9.34.1.2. |
Required Facilities
- Where electrical services are available, electrical facilities shall be provided for every building in conformance with this Section.
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| 9.34.1.3. |
Location of Equipment in Public Areas
- Entrance switches, meters, panel boxes, splitter boxes, time clocks and other similar equipment shall not be located in any public area unless adequate precautions are taken to prevent interference with the equipment.
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| 9.34.1.4. |
Recessed Lighting Fixtures
- Recessed lighting fixtures shall not be located in insulated ceilings unless the fixtures are designed for such installations.
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| 9.34.1.5. |
Wiring and Cables
- Except as required in Sentence (2), optical fibre cables and electrical wires and cables installed in buildings permitted to be of combustible construction shall
- not convey flame or continue to burn for more than 1 min when tested in conformance with the Vertical Flame Test (FT1 rating) in CSA C22.2 No. 0.3, "Test Methods for Electrical Wires and Cables," or
- be located in
- totally enclosed noncombustible raceways (see Note A-3.1.4.3.(1)(b)(i)),
- ii) masonry walls,
- iii) concrete slabs, or
- iv) totally enclosed non-metallic raceways conforming to Clause 3.1.5.23.(1)(b).
- Except as permitted in Sentence (3), where a concealed space in a floor or ceiling assembly is used as a plenum, electrical wires and cables with combustible insulation, jackets or sheathes that are used for the transmission of voice, sound or data and optical fibre cables installed within the plenum shall conform to Clause 3.6.4.3.(1)(a).
- Wires or cables within plenum spaces that are used for the transmission of signals in fire alarm, security, radio, and television broadcasting, closed circuit television or community television systems need not meet the requirements of Sentence (2).
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