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1 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. 1095, Approved and Ordered JUL Executive Council Chambers, Victoria 4-)t)--itA4.4 :AA-A ' - 4outoaant-Gouoraor A dministraltir On the recommendation of the undersigned, th: Executive Council, orders that, effective December 1, 1998, (a) (h) _lesatit-uouwor, by and with the advice and consent of the the British Columbia Fire Code which adopts with some changes the National Fire Code of Canada 1995 as it existed on January 1, 1998, is adopted and enacted in the form attached to this order, and B.C. Reg. 403/92, the British Columbia Fire Code Regulation, is repealed ter unicipal Affairs Presidi Member of the cutive Council (This part is Jim administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order) Authority under which Order is made:,net and section:- Fire Services Act, section 47 (2) Other Ispectl oic 1594/92 July 27, 1998 I253/98/13/bgn

2 British Columbia Fire Code List of Revisions to the 1995 National Fire Code of Canada which will form the British Columbia Fire Code 1. Replace "National Building Code of Canada 1995" wherever it appears in the Code with "British Columbia Building Code". 2. Replace "Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1" wherever it appears in the Code with "British Columbia Electrical Safety Act and Pursuant Regulations". 3. Replace "National Fire Code of Canada 1995" wherever it appears in the Code with "British Columbia Fire Code". 4. Renumber Sentence " (1)" as " (1)"'. 5. Replace the reference to "Article " " with "Article " in the following articles: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Add the following: Authority (1) The fire commissioner is designated as the person responsible for administration of this Code. (2) The fire commissioner, inspectors and local assistants are designated as the persons responsible for the enforcement of this Code and may issue orders to ensure compliance where necessary Orders (1) When making an order, the fire commissioner, inspectors and local assistants shall take into account relevant recognized standards and related safety factors. (2) An order shall be made in writing and given to the persons affected. (3) An owner or occupier of a building or premises shall, after receipt of the order, comply with it Appeals to Fire Commissioner (1) A person adversely affected by the order made by a local assistant or an inspector may appeal the order to the fire commissioner. (2) An appeal shall be made by registered letter, mailed within 10 days after receipt of the order by the owner or occupier. (3) The fire commissioner shall promptly investigate each appeal, affirm, modify or revoke the order appealed from, and in writing communicate the decision and the reasons to the appellant and to the maker of the order. July 23, 1998 Page 1

3 Other Appeals (1) Where an order made under this Code involves the loss or expenditure of more than $500, a person adversely affected by it, if dissatisfied with the order or decision, may, within 5 days of its receipt, apply for a review of it by petition to the Supreme Court, and section 28 of the Act applies for the purposes of this review Records (2) The records required in Sentence (1) shall be retained as part of the fire safety plan required in Section Replace Sentence (1) with Effective Date (1) Unless otherwise specified herein, the documents referenced in this Code shall include all amendments, revisions and supplements effective to 1 January Table is amended as follows: Replace "ANSI/ ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code 1992" with "ANSI/ ASME Boiler and pressure vessel Code 1995" Replace "ANSI/ ASME B " with "ANSI/ ASME B " Replace "ANSI/ ASME B " with "ANSI/ ASME B " Replace "API 5L-1992" with "API 5L-1995" Replace "API 12B-1990" with "API 12B-1995" Replace "API 12D-1982" with "API 12D-1994" Replace "API 12F-1994" with "API I2F--1996" Replace "API " with "API " Replace "ASTM A 53-93a" with "ASTM A 53-97" Replace "ASTM A 193/A 193M-94a" with "ASTM A 193/A 193M-97b" Replace "ASTM D 56-93" with "ASTM D 56-97a" Replace "ASTM D Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Tester" with "ASTM D Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed-Cup Tester" Replace "ASTM D " with "ASTM D " Replace "ASTM D Flash Point of Liquids by Setaflash Closed-Cup Apparatus" with "ASTM D Flash Point of Liquids by Small Scale Closed- Cup Apparatus" Replace "ASTM D " with "ASTM D " Replace "CCBFC NRCC Supplement to the National Building Code of Canada 1990" with "CCBFC NRCC User's Guide - NBC 1995 Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility (Part 3)" Delete "CAN/CGA-B149.1-M91 Natural Gas Installation Code" Delete "CAN/CGA-B149.2-M91 Propane Installation Code" Replace "CSA B51-94" with "CSA B51-97" Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA 12A-1992" with "NFPA 12A-1997" Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " July 23, 1998 Page 2

4 Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Add "NFPA Standard for Fire Safety Symbols" Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA 231C-1991" with "NFPA 231C-1995" Replace "NFPA 231D-1989" with "NFPA 231D-1994" Add "NFPA Fire Protection Standard for Marinas and Boatyards" Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "ULC CAN4-S111-M80" with "ULC CAN4-S111-M95" Replace "ULC CAN/ULC-S536-M86" with "ULC CAN/ULC-S536-M97" Replace "ULC/ORD " with "ULC/ORD " Replace "ULC/ORD-C Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic Pipe and Fittings for Flammable liquids" with "ULC/ORD-C Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic Pipe and Fittings for Flammable and Combustible Liquids" 9. Sentence (1) is amended by (a) deleting "Authority having jurisidiction", and (b) adding the following definitions: Act means the Fire Services Act. Alarm Signal means an audible signal transmitted throughout a zone or zones or throughout a building to advise occupants that a fire emergency exists. Alert Signal means an audible signal to advise designated persons of a fire emergency. Authority having jurisdiction means the fire commissioner, inspectors and local assistants to the fire commissioner. Community care facilities means community care facilities as defined in the Community Care Facility Act. Electrical service room means a room or space provided in a building to accommodate building electrical service equipment and constructed in accordance with the British Columbia Building Code. Electrical service vault means an isolated enclosure, either above or below ground, with fire resisting walls, ceilings and floors for the purpose of housing transformers and other electrical equipment. July 23, 1998 Page 3

5 Fire detector means a device which detects a fire condition and automatically initiates an electrical signal to actuate an alert signal or an alarm signal, and includes heat detectors and smoke detectors. Heat detector means afire detector designed to operate at a pre-determined temperature or rate of temperature rise. Inspector means an inspector with the Office of the Fire Commissioner. Order means and includes a remedial action, an approval, a decision, a determination, a permit and the exercise of a discretion made under this Code. Public corridor means a corridor that provides access to exit from more than one suite. (See Appendix A.) Smoke detector means a fire detector designed to operate when the concentration of airborne combustion products exceeds a pre-determined level. 10. Replace Article with the following: Smoke Alarms (1) Smoke alarms conforming to CAN/IJLC S531-M "Smoke Alarms" shall be provided in all hotels and public buildings as defined in the Act, where required by and in conformance with the British Columbia Building Code. (2) Smoke alarms shall be installed, inspected, tested and maintained in conformance with the manufacturers' instructions. (3) Smoke alarms may be battery operated where permitted by the authority having jurisdiction. 11. Add Subsection Fire Doors Fire Door Signs (1) Every door used as a closure with a required fire protection rating shall have a permanent sign acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction, posted on the visible side of the door when it is in the open position, with the words "FIRE DOOR KEEP CLOSED" except where the door is (a) located between a corridor and an adjacent sleeping room in hospitals or nursing homes, (b) located between a corridor and an adjacent classroom, (c) located between a public corridor and a suite of Group C or D occupancy, or (d) fitted with an acceptable hold-open device designed to be released by a signal from afire detector, fire alarm system or sprinkler system. (See Appendix A.) 12. Add Sentence (1) Combustible Materials Within Classrooms (1) Combustible materials such as teaching aids, notices and pupil work attached to walls or ceilings in school classrooms shall not exceed 20% of the area of such walls or ceilings. July 23, 1998 Page 4

6 13. Replace Sentence (1) with Open flames (1) Open flames whose quantity and method of use create a fire hazard shall not be permitted (a) in assembly occupancies, (b) in dining areas in Group B, Division 2 care or detention occupancies, or (c) in processions. 14. Replace Sentence (1) with (1) Fireplaces, solid fuel burning equipment, chimneys, flue pipes, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning appliances and equipment shall be constructed and installed in conformance with the British Columbia Building Code. 15. Replace Subsection with Electrical Services Use (1) Storage may be permitted in electrical service rooms in conformance with the British Columbia Electrical Safe y Act and pursuant regulations. (2) Electrical equipment vaults shall not be used for storage purposes Security (1) Electrical equipment vaults and electrical service rooms shall be kept locked so that unauthorized persons will not have access to them. 16. Replace Article with Occupant Load (1) Except as permitted by Sentence (2), the maximum permissible occupant load for a floor area or part of a floor area shall be calculated on the basis of the lesser of (a) the number of persons permitted for the type of use, as determined from Table , or (b) the occupant load for which means of egress are provided. (2) Where a permanent sign indicates that a floor area or part thereof has been designed in accordance with Subsection of the British Columbia Building Code for an occupant load other than that determined from Table of the British Columbia Building Code, the occupant load for that area shall be the amount indicated on the sign. (3) The number of persons permitted to enter a room shall not exceed the maximum occupant load calculated in conformance with Sentence (1) or (2). (See Appendix A.) July 23, 1998 Page 5

7 Table Occupant Load Forming Part of Article Type of Ilse Area per person nt' Type of Use Area per person art' Assembly Uses Business and personal services uses space with fixed seats (1) personal services shops 4.60 space with non-fixed seats 0.75 offices 9.30 stages for theatrical performances 0.75 space with non-fixed seats and Mercantile uses tables 0.95 basements and firs storey, 3.70 standing space 0.40 second storeys having a principal stadia and grandstands 0.60 atrance from a pedestrian bowling alleys, pool and billiard thoroughfare or a parking area 3.70 rooms 9.30 other storeys 5.60 classrooms 1.85 school shops and vocational rooms 9.30 Industrial use reading or writing room or lounges 1.85 manufacturing or process rooms 4.60 dining, beverage and cafeteria storage garages space 1.20 storage spaces (warehouse) laboratories in schools 4.60 aircraft hangars Care or detention uses Other uses treatment and sleeping room areas cleaning and repair goods 4.60 detection quarters kitchens 9.30 Residential use storage public corridors intended for dwelling units (2) occupancies in addition to dormitories 4.60 pedestrian travel 3.70 Notes to nails : (I) The number of seats in an assembly occupancy having fixed seats (2) 2 persons per sleeping room in a dwelling unit 17. Replace Sentence (3) with Signs (3) Signs required in Sentences (1) and (2) shall be in a format as directed by the fire commissioner. 18. Add Clause (1)(h) (h) a copy of the records of inspections, maintenance procedures or tests as required by Article Replace Sentence (1) with Retention of Fire Safety Plans (1) The fire safety plan shall be kept in a location, designated by the authority having jurisdiction within the building, for reference by the fire department, supervisory staff and other personnel. July 23, 1998 Page 8

8 20. Add Sentence (4) (4) All buildings served by one or more elevators shall have a permanently mounted fire safety sign or symbol on each floor level at each elevator entrance, which indicates that the elevator is not to be used in case of fire. This symbol shall be at least 100 mm in height and width and shall be designed in accordance with NFPA Replace title of Section with "Section Community Care Facilities" 22. Replace Subsection with Construction Construction (1) Community care facilities shall be constructed in conformance with the requirements of the British Columbia Building Code. 23. Replace Subsection with Staffing Staffing (1) Community care facilities shall be staffed in accordance with the appropriate requirements of the Community Care Facility Act and pursuant regulations. 24. Replace Subsection with Fire Safety Measures Fire Prevention Inspections (1) Staff members of community care facilities in which more than 10 persons are cared for shall conduct fire prevetion inspections in conformance with the fire safety plan at intervals not greater than one month Portable Extinguishers (1) Portable extinguishers shall be provided in community care facilities in conformance with Part Add Section Section Fire Protection for Construction Camps Fire Protection Fire Protection For Construction Camps July 23, 1998 Page 7

9 (1) Fire protection for construction camps shall conform to the British Columbia Building Code. 26. Add Section Section Fire Protection for Marinas and Boatyards Fire Protection Fire Protection (1) Fire protection for marinas and boatyards shall conform to NFPA 303 "Fire Protection Standard for Marinas and Boatyards". 27. Replace Sentence (2) with Compressed Gases (2) Except as provided in this Part, the storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases and natural gas shall conform to the requirements of the British Columbia Gas Safety Act and pursuant regulations. 28. Delete Sentence (3) 29. Add Sentence (6) (6) This Part also provides for a permit system in connection with the construction and operation of bulk plants, process plants, distilleries and the installation and operation of fuel dispensing stations. 30. Add in Sentence (2), the word "Cup" after the word "Closed". 31. Replace in Sentence (4), the word "Setaflash" with "Small Scale". 32. Replace Sentence (1) with (1) Where flammable liquids and combustible liquids are processed, handled, stored, dispensed or used within rooms or enclosed spaces, ventilation shall conform to the applicable requirements of this Part and the British Columbia Building Code. (See Appendix A.) 33. Replace in Sentence (3), the reference to "Sentence (1)" with "Sentence (2)". 34. Add at the end of Clause (1)(a), "(See Appendix A.)". 35. Add in Clause (3)(a), "and Combustible" after "Flammable". July 23, 1998 Page 8

10 36. Replace Sentence (1) with Application (1) This Section applies to the storage, handling and use of flammable liquids and combustible liquids at fuel dispensing stations and includes airports not regulated by Federal legislation. 37. Delete Sentence (2) 38. Replace in Sentence (2), the reference to "Sentences (3) and (5)" with "Sentences (3) and (4)". 39. Delete Sentence (3). 40. Renumber Sentences (4) and (5) as (3) and (4). 41. Add Sentence (5) (5) At card/lceylock fuel dispensing stations with on-site attendant(s) and when permitted by the authority having jurisdiction at fiel dispensing stations which provide full attended service, the attendant is permitted to dispense flammable liquids and combustible liquids into portable tanks conforming to either CSA B620 "Highway Tanks and Portable Tanks for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods" or drums meeting the requirements of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, provided (a) a grounding strap is installed at the dispenser, and (b) the portable tank or drum is electrically connected to the grounding strap for protection against static charge during the filling procedure. 42. Add Sentence (7) (7) When permitted by the authority having jurisdiction, persons authorized in sentence (3) are permitted to dispense flammable liquids and combustible liquids into portable tanks conforming to either CSA B620 "Highway Tanks and Portable Tanks for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods" or drums meeting the requirements of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, provided (a) a grounding strap is installed at the dispenser, and (b) the portable tank or drum is electrically connected to the grounding strap for protection against static charge during the filling procedure. 43. Add Sentence (1) Mixed Cargo (1) Where both flammable liquids and combustible liquids are carried simultaneously and are dispensed from the same tank vehicle through a reel and meter system, the tank vehicle may be unloaded with a single reel and meter system provided the following safe July 23, 1998 Page 9

11 product switching procedures are adhered to: (a) the total combined capacity of the piping, meter and hose, referred to as the system amount, shall be clearly marked on the unit at the operators' position; (b) the product in the hose at any time shall be identified by a tag conforming to Article attached at the hose nozzle; (c) when switching from a flammable liquid to a combustible liquid the last flammable liquid unloading shall be performed as follows: (i) ensure that there is sufficient volume available in the consumers' tank to accommodate the requested amount; (ii) off-load the consumers' requested amount less the system amount of flammable liquid into the consumer tank, taking into account that the system amount will be required to be flushed into the consumer tank; (iii)the pump shall be slowed to idling speed and switched over to combustible liquid before removing the hose nozzle from the fill-pipe of the consumer tank; (iv)flush the piping, meter and hose with combustible liquid into the consumer tank to the amount equal to the system amount, ensuring that no flammable liquid remains in the hose; (v) change the tag at the nozzle; (d) when switching from a combustible liquid to a flammable liquid the last load of combustible liquid shall be unloaded as follows: (i) off-load the consumers' requested amount of combustible liquid into the consumers' tank; (ii) remove the hose from the fill pipe, slow the pump to idling speed and switch to flammable liquid; (iii)flush the piping, meter and hose with flammable liquid into the compartment of the truck containing the combustible liquid with the amount equal to the system amount; (iv)change the tag at the nozzle. 44. Add Sentence (1) Fuelling of Vehicles (1) The fuelling of vehicles directly from a tank vehicle is permitted, provided (a) only diesel fuel is dispensed into the fuel tanks of vehicles; (b) the fuelling is only into the fuel tanks of vehicles used in connection with commercial, industrial, governmental or manufacturing establishments which do not include residential property; (c) the vehicles to be fuelled are located outdoors on the property of the commercial, industrial, governmental or manufacturing establishments; (d) the fuelling operation shall be by an approved hose reel and automatic closing type nozzle; (e) appropriate training and equipment shall be provided to the tank vehicle operator for dealing with any incidental spillage that may occur during fuelling. July 23, 1998 Page 10

12 45. Add Section Section 4.12 Permits Application Application (1) This section applies to obtaining permits for the construction and operation of bulk plants, process plants and distilleries, and the installation and operation of fuel dispensing stations. (2) No permit shall be issued unless the approval of the local government has first been obtained. (3) The permit shall be displayed in a location designated by the authority having jurisdiction for reference by the fire department and other personnel Bulk Plants, Process Plants and Distilleries Permit Requirement (1) No person shall operate or modify a bulk plant, process plant or distillery without first obtaining a permit issued by the fire commissioner or an inspector Drawings (1) Application for the permit shall be made to the fire commissioner and accompanied by plans drawn to scale showing (a) the location of the storage tanks in relation to the line of the adjoining property, buildings and fencing, (b) the layout of all major piping, pumps, valves and associated components, (c) the size, capacity and use of the storage tanks, (d) the standard to which the storage tanks have been constructed, (e) the location and type of vents and safety valves, and (f) the location and layout of any key/card lock fuel dispensing station. (2) Construction of the bulk plant, process plant or distillery shall not be commenced until the plans have been accepted in writing Fuel Dispensing Stations Permit Required (I) No person shall operate a fuel dispensing station or install any storage tank or any pump or measuring device to be used for the purpose of retailing flammable liquids or combustible liquids without first obtaining a permit issued by a local assistant to the fire commissioner Application for Permit (1) Application for the permit shall be made in writing to the local assistant to the fire commissioner for the municipality or the fire district in which the fuel dispensing station is July 23, 1998 Page 11

13 located. (2) Where there is no local assistant, or in the absence of such officer, the application shall be made to the fire commissioner or an inspector who may issue the permit. (3) The application shall state (a) the location of the fuel dispensing station, (b) the capacity and type of storage tank, (c) the type and trade name of the pump or measuring device to be installed, and (d) any further information required by the officer. 46. Add Clause (1)(c) Application (1)(c) the requirements for 2-1/2-inch fire hose couplings with associated allied fittings. 47. Replace Sentence (1) with (1) A portable extinguisher shall not be sold or installed unless it conforms to (a) CAN/ULC-S503-M, "Carbon Dioxide Hand and Wheeled Fire Extinguishers", (b) CAN/ULC-S504, "Dry Chemical and Dry Powder Hand and Wheeled Fire Extinguishers", (c) CAN4-S507, "9 Litre Stored Pressure Water Type Fire Extinguishers", or (d) CAN/ULC-S512, "Halogenated Agent Hand and Wheeled Fire Extinguishers". 48. Add Sentence (4) Fire Department Connections (4) Fire department connections shall have their location clearly identified, and be kept readily accessible and clear of obstructions. 49. Replace Sentence (2) with Hydrants (2) Hydrants shall be kept clear of obstructions and readily accessible for fire fighting use and their locations shall be clearly identified. (See Appendix A.) 50. Add Subsection Standard Fire Hose Thread Specifications (1) All 2-1/2-inch fire hose couplings and allied fittings shall conform to the detailed specifications as follows: (a) all couplings and fitting shall have a 60 truncated vee thread having dimensions in inches for the male and female couplings as set out in the following tables: July 23, 1998 Page 12

14 Male Nominal Inside Diameter Thread Per inch Major Diameter Pitch Diameter Minor Diameter Max Min Max Min Max Min Pitch Depth of Thread _ Nominal Inside Diameter Thread Per Inch Female Major Diameter Pitch Diameter Minor Diameter Max Min Max Min Max Min Pitch Depth of Thread Note: All dimensions are in inches. (2) All 2-1/2-inch couplings shall be made with the higbee cut to aid quick coupling, the design of which requires the female swivel to have a distance from the face of the coupling swivel to the start of the first thread of 1/16 of an inch, and the male thread shall have a distance from the face of the nipple to the start of the first thread of 1/8 of an inch. (3) Thread form shall be calculated as follows: Thread form, 60 truncated vee, N = number of threads per inch P = pitch of thread D = depth of thread F = flat or truncation of thread P = 1 x 1 = N 8 D = P = = = N 8 F = P = 1 = 1 = x N 8 x 8 (4) The threaded portion of the 2-1/2-inch female hose coupling shall be shorter than the threaded portion of the male by 1/32 of an inch for end clearance, and the outer edge of the male pilot end and the inside edge of the female end shall be slightly chamfered. (5) The length of the female hose-coupling shall not be less than 3-31/64 inches. (6) The threaded end of the female coupling, including the washer recess, shall be 28/32 of an inch. (7) The length of the male hose-coupling shall not be less than 3-3/32 inches. (8) The threaded end of the male coupling shall be 29/32 of an inch in length. (9) Material from which fire-hose couplings and fittings are fabricated shall be suitable for its intended use. (10)The outside diameter of the female coupling shall not be less than 3-5/8 inches for the fixed portior and 3-11/16 inches for the swivel portion. (11) The outside diameter of the male coupling shall not be less than 3-5/8 inches. (12) Rubber washers which are made to fit the standard female coupling shall be 3-1/4 July 23, 1998 Page 13

15 inches outside diameter, 2-9/16 inches inside diameter, and 1/4 inch in thickness. (13) Fire-hydrant operating spindle-nuts and port cap-nuts shall be pentagonal in shape, having dimensions in accordance with the following: (a) diameter of the circumscribed circle shall be 1-3/4 inches; (b) the nut shall measure not more than 1-1/4 inches in height. 51. Add Sentence (4) Inspection of Unit Equipment (4) Written records shall be kept of the test carried out in conformance with Clause (2)(b) and such records shall be retained for examination by the authority having jurisdiction, in conformance with Article Replace in Part 7 whenever it appears, "Chapter 3 of the Supplement to the National Building Code of Canada 1990" with "Commentary C of the User's Guide -NBC 1995 Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility (Part 3)". 53. Replace in Sentence (1), the reference to "Section 3" with "Chapter 3". 54. Replace in Sentence (1), the reference to "Section 3" with "Chapter 3". 55. Table A is amended as follows: Replace "ASTM D5-86" with "ASTM 5-95" Replace "ASTM D Flash Point of Liquids by Setaflash Closed-Cup Apparatus" with "ASTM D Flash Point of Liquids by Small Scale Closed-Cup Apparatus" Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA 61A-1989 Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Facilities Manufacturing and Handling Starch" with "NFPA Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Products" Delete "NFPA 61B-1989" Delete "NFPA 61C -1989" Delete "NFPA 61D-1989" Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA 497A-1992 Classification of Class 1 Hazardous locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas" with "NFPA Classification of Flammable Liquids, Gases, or Vapours and of Hazardous (Classified) Locations July 23, 1998 Page 14

16 for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas" Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " Replace "NFPA " with "NFPA " 56. Add Appendix note A (1) A (1) Public Corridor. A covered mall is considered to be a public corridor and, as such, is subject to the same requirements as a public corridor. 57. Add Appendix note A (1) A (1) Fire Door Signs. Signs should have letters and background in contrasting colours. The individual letters should be a minimum height of 6 mm. 58. Delete Appendix note A (1) 59. Add Appendix note A (3) A (3) Table in the B.C. Building Code is intended to allow a building designer to calculate an occupant load for the purpose of designing certain building features, such as means of egress and fire alarm systems. The designer may choose to design for more or fewer persons than specified in Table , in which case the actual design occupant load must be permanently posted in a conspicuous location. In existing buildings the maximum permissible occupant load is intended to ensure the safe use of rooms or spaces, and may be used as an enforcement measure to control the number of people in a building. The B.C. Fire Code requires signs to be posted to indicate the maxii.ium permissible occupant load for floor areas, either calculated in accordance with the B.C. Building Code or the B.C. Fire Code, where there is no previously determined occupant load available. There are two criteria used in the B.C. Fire Code to determine occupant load when there is no previously determined occupant load established by the B.C. Building Code. The Fire Code determines the maximum permissible occupant load to be the lesser of either the number of persons for which means of egress are provided or the number of persons permitted based on the type of use as determined from Table Table allows for the various furnishings and fixtures associated with different types of use, which may change according to the nature of functions being held. In certain assembly occupancies it may be appropriate to calculate multiple maximum occupant loads for the different functions anticipated. It should also be noted that Article of this Code requires fire alarm systems to be installed in conformance with the B.C. Building Code. This means that if the occupant load determined by Article exceeds that for which a fire alarm system is required by the B.C. Building Code, a fire alarm system must be provided in the building. July 23, 1998 Page 15

17 60. Replace in Appendix note A (1), "NFPA 497A Classification of Class 1 Hazardous locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas" with "NFPA 497 Classification of Flammable Liquids, Gases, or Vapours and of Hazardous (Classified) Locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas". 61. Add Appendix note A (1)(a) A (1Xa) If the loss or gain computations specified in Subsection exceed any of the following criteria: 1) 18 loss computations in the previous 30 consecutive loss/gain computations; 2) 5 consecutive loss/gain computations showing a loss; 3) a cumulative monthly loss/gain of greater than 0.5% of total monthly tank throughput or 2.5% of tank capacity, then there is substantive evidence that a leak may have occurred or may be occurring from the tank system. 62. Appendix note A (2) is amended by (a) replacing "NFPA 61A Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Facilities Manufacturing and Handling Starch" with "NFPA 61 Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Products", and (b) deleting references to "NFPA 61B", "NFPA 61C" and "NFPA 61D". 63. Replace Appendix note A (1) with A (1) This reference to the British Columbia Building Code is intended to lead primarily to Subsection of the BCBC "Provisions for Fire Fighting". Articles in that Subsection specifyihe appropriate standard for design and installation of automatic sprinkler systems (NFPA 13), and provide for several exceptions or supplementary requirements. On occasion, other pertinent provisions in the BCBC may apply. However, where a specific hazard is not addressed by the BCBC, such as high piled storage, storage of flammable and combustible liquids or rubber tires, the Fire Code directly references the applicable NFPA standards for design criteria for the sprinkler system. The applicable NFPA standard may also indicate specific or suggested inspection, testing and maintenance information. 64. Add Appendix note A (2) A (2) The following diagrams illustrate the intent of Sentence (2) with respect to minimum clearances required to be maintained for fire hydrant visibility and accessibility: July 23, 1998 Page le

18 HYDRANT CURB OR ROAD SHOULDER POSSIBLE E PARKED 41I CAR, POSSIBLE I PARKED I CAR 5m 5m Figure A A. Hydrant Other Than At Intersecton UNOBSTRUCTED AREA CURB OR ROAD SHOULDER \ Figure A B. Hydrant At Intersection July 23, 1998 Page 17