SECTION 2.1 – GENERAL
SECTION 2.1 GENERAL
Subsection 2.1.1. Scope and Application
Scope
2.1.1.1. This Part provides measures for the fire safety of persons and buildings, including the elimination or control of fire hazards in and around buildings, the maintenance of certain life safety systems in buildings, the establishment of a fire safety plan in certain buildings and the installation of smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms.
Application
2.1.1.2. Subject to Article 2.1.1.3., this Part applies to buildings, premises, tents, air-supported structures and outdoor public amusement areas.
Exceptions
2.1.1.3. (1) Except for this Section and subject to Sentences (2) and (3), this Part does not apply to individual dwelling units.
(2) Section 2.2 (Fire Separations), Article 2.4.4.4. (Open-air burning), Subsection 2.4.7. (Vacant Buildings), Section 2.6 (Service Equipment), Section 2.11 (Insulation and Re-Insulation), Section 2.13 (Installation of Smoke Alarms), Section 2.15 (Portable Oxygen Systems) and Section 2.16 (Installation of Carbon Monoxide Alarms) apply to individual dwelling units.
(3) This Part applies to individual dwelling units in a supported group living residence or an intensive support residence regulated under the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008.
(4) A dwelling unit in which any of the following types of child care are being provided shall be treated as an individual dwelling unit for purposes of this Part:
(a) home child care that meets the criteria in paragraph 1 of subsection 6 (3) of the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014,
(b) unlicensed child care that meets the criteria in paragraph 2 of subsection 6 (3) of the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, or
(c) in-home services that meet the criteria in paragraph 3 of subsection 6 (3) of the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014.
Subsection 2.1.2. Classification of Buildings or Parts of Buildings by Major Occupancy
Classification of buildings or parts thereof
2.1.2.1. For the purpose of applying this Code, a building or part thereof shall be classified according to its major occupancy by the Chief Fire Official in conformance with the Building Code.
Hazardous activities
2.1.2.2. Activities that create a hazard and that are not allowed for in the original design shall not be carried out in a building unless approved provisions are made to control the hazard.
Prohibited combinations of occupancies
2.1.2.3. A building containing a major occupancy that is classified as an assembly occupancy, a care occupancy, a care and treatment occupancy, a detention occupancy or a residential occupancy shall not contain a major occupancy that is classified as a high-hazard industrial occupancy.
2.1.2.4. A farm building containing a major occupancy that is classified as an agricultural occupancy shall not contain an assembly occupancy intended for the production and viewing of the performing arts, an assembly occupancy of the arena type, a care occupancy, a care and treatment occupancy or a detention occupancy.
2.1.2.5. A farm building containing a major occupancy that is classified as a high-hazard agricultural occupancy or an agricultural occupancy with no human occupants shall not contain an assembly occupancy or a residential occupancy.
Subsection 2.1.3. Fire Safety Installations
2.1.3.1. RESERVED
2.1.3.2. RESERVED
2.1.3.3. RESERVED
2.1.3.4. RESERVED
Special fire suppression systems
2.1.3.5. (1) Where a special fire suppression system is installed after November 21, 2007 to comply with this Code or installed through application of good engineering practices, the system shall conform to one of the standards listed in Sentences (3) and (4).
(2) If a water-based fire suppression system is not compatible with fire suppression requirements for certain types of dangerous goods, a special fire suppression system conforming to one of the standards listed in Sentence (3) is permitted to be installed in lieu of a water-based system.
(3) The design and installation of a special fire suppression system that is not water-based shall conform to one of the following standards:
(a) NFPA 11, “Standard for Low , Medium , and High Expansion Foam”,
(b) NFPA 12, “Standard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems”,
(c) NFPA 12A, “Standard on Halon 1301 Fire Extinguishing Systems”,
(d) NFPA 12B, “Standard on Halon 1211 Fire Extinguishing Systems”,
(e) NFPA 17, “Standard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems”,
(f) NFPA 17A, “Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems”, or
(g) NFPA 2001, “Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems”.
(4) The design and installation of a water based special fire suppression system shall conform to one of the following standards:
(a) NFPA 15, “Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection”, or
(b) NFPA 16, “Standard for the Installation of Foam-Water Sprinkler and Foam-Water Spray Systems”.
(5) Wetting agents used in conjunction with water-based fire suppression systems shall conform to NFPA 18, “Standard on Wetting Agents”.
(6) A hazard for which a fire suppression system has been designed shall not be increased unless the level of fire protection is also commensurately increased.
(7) Operating and maintenance instructions for a special fire suppression system shall be posted in proximity to the equipment and, if manual controls are provided, shall be posted near the manual controls.
(8) Valves and controls for a special fire suppression system shall be clearly marked to indicate their function and shall be accessible at all times.