SECTION 2.3 – INTERIOR FINISHING, FURNISHING AND DECORATIVE MATERIALS
SECTION 2.3 INTERIOR FINISHING, FURNISHING AND DECORATIVE MATERIALS
Subsection 2.3.1. General
2.3.1.1. (1) Where a building is refurbished or redecorated, interior finish materials used shall be in conformance with the Building Code.
(2) Despite Sentence (1), other interior finish materials may be approved.
Moveable partitions and screens
2.3.1.2. Moveable partitions or screens, including acoustical screens, shall have a flame-spread rating equal to that required for the interior finish of the area in which they are located as determined in the Building Code.
Subsection 2.3.2. Textile Flammability
Flame resistance of textiles
2.3.2.1. (1) Drapes, curtains, netting, and other similar or decorative materials, including textiles and films used in buildings, shall meet the requirements of CAN/ULC-S109, “Flame Tests of Flame-Resistant Fabrics and Films”, when these materials are used in any
(a) care and treatment occupancy and detention occupancy,
(b) lobby or exit,
(c) access to exit in assembly occupancies, and assembly occupancies with an occupant load of more than 100 persons, or
(d) an open floor area exceeding 1500 m2 in a business and personal services occupancy, mercantile occupancy or industrial occupancy, unless the floor area is divided into fire compartments each not exceeding 1500 m2 in area and each having a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h.
(2) Existing drapes, curtains, netting, and other similar or decorative materials, including textiles and films used in buildings which meet the requirements for a high degree of flame resistance as described in NOTE 4 of Test Method 27.1 of CAN2-4.2, “Textile Test Methods” are deemed to be in compliance with Sentence (1).
(3) For the purposes of Sentence (2),
“existing” means in place on November 21, 2007.
Flameproofing treatments
2.3.2.2. Flame retardant treatments shall be renewed as often as required to ensure that the material will pass the match flame test in NFPA 705, “Recommended Practice for a Field Flame Test for Textiles and Films”.