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Fire Safety Requirements
- The fire safety characteristics of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems shall comply with Subsection 3.6.5.
- Characteristics referred to in Sentence (1) include but are not limited to
- use of combustible materials in duct systems,
- flame-spread ratings and smoke-developed ratings of duct and pipe materials and coverings,
- installation of equipment relative to property lines, and
- requirements for fire dampers and fire stop flaps.
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| 6.9.1.2. |
Hazardous Gases, Dusts or Liquids
- Except as provided in Subsection 6.3.4., systems serving spaces that contain hazardous gases, dusts or liquids shall be designed, constructed and installed to conform to the requirements of the applicable provincial or territorial regulations or municipal bylaws or, in the absence of such regulations or bylaws, to good engineering practice such as that described in the publications of the National Fire Protection Association and in the NFC.
(See Note A-6.9.1.2.(1).)
- When indoor piping for Class I flammable liquids is installed in a trench, the trench shall be
- provided with positive ventilation to the outdoors, or
- designed to prevent the accumulation of flammable vapours.
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| 6.9.1.3. |
Commercial Cooking Equipment
- Fire protection systems for commercial cooking equipment referred to in Sentence 6.3.1.7.(1) using vegetable oil or animal fat shall conform to
- ANSI/UL 300, "Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishing Systems for Protection of Commercial Cooking Equipment," or
- ULC/ORD-C1254.6, "Fire Testing of Restaurant Cooking Area Fire Extinguishing System Units."
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