Combustible Materials

O. Reg. 213/07: FIRE CODE

2.4.1.1. (1) Combustible materials shall not be accumulated in or around a building in such quantity or such location as to create a fire hazard.

(2) Combustible materials shall not be accumulated in any part of an elevator shaft, ventilation shaft, means of egress, service room or service space, unless the location, room or space is designed for those materials.

(3) Horizontal concealed spaces, such as crawl spaces and ceiling spaces, shall not be used for the storage of combustible materials.

(4) Combustible materials shall not be stored on a roof or adjacent to any building so as to create a fire hazard to the building or its occupants.

(5) Abandoned optical fibre cables and electrical wires and cables, with combustible insulation, jackets or sheaths, and nonmetallic raceways shall be removed from a plenum unless

(a) they are permanently enclosed by the structure or finish of the building

(b) their removal would disturb the structure or finish of the building

(c) their removal could affect the performance of cables in use, or

(d) the plenum is sprinklered

(6) Outdoor storage receptacles, such as dumpsters, used for combustible materials shall be located so that they do not create a fire hazard to buildings.

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