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3.3.1.2 — Hazardous Substances, Equipment and Processes

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(1) Except as provided in Subsection 3.3.6., the storage, handling and use of the hazardous substances shall be in conformance with,

(a) the Fire Code made under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, or

(b) the CCBFC NRCC 56192, “National Fire Code of Canada”, in the absence of regulations referred to in Clause (a).

(2) Systems for the ventilation of cooking equipment that is not within a dwelling unit and is used in processes producing grease-laden vapours shall be designed and installed in conformance with Articles 3.6.3.5 and 6.2.2.6.

(3) A fuel-fired appliance shall not be installed in a corridor serving as an access to exit.

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access to exit

means that part of a means of egress within a floor area that provides access to an exit serving the floor area.

appliance

means a device to convert fuel into energy and includes all components, controls, wiring and piping required to be part of the device by the applicable standard referred to in this Code.

dwelling unit

means a suite operated as a housekeeping unit, used or intended to be used by one or more persons and usually containing cooking, eating, living, sleeping and sanitary facilities.

exit

means that part of a means of egress, including doorways, that leads from the floor area it serves to a separate building, an open public thoroughfare or an exterior open space protected from fire exposure from the building and having access to an open public thoroughfare.

regulations

regulations made under this Act. Act

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