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  • Connexion From Communication-Pipes

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    No branch connexion of any kind from a communication-pipe intended for preventive or automatic use in case of fire, where unmetered, shall be made, other than a branch connexion in connexion with an automatic sprinkler, drenchers, landing-valve connexion or a connexion to the pressure-tank upon the to of the building, and the discharge from the…

  • Special Conditions

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    The provisions of chapter 7 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the supply of water for fire-fighting services.

  • Sprinklers

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    (1) A sprinkler installation required in terms of this Chapter shall be designed and installed in accordance with the Rules for Automatic Sprinkle Installations, published by the Fire Officers’ Committee (Foreign). (2) Unless a duplicate supply from a separate water-main is provided for a sprinkler installation, the consumer shall install a tank at such an…

  • Landing-Valves

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    (1) Every landing-valve required by section 50 shall be an approved gun-metal, wheel-valve pattern landing-valve having an inlet for a supply-pipe of not less than 75 millimetres in internal diameter, and a female outlet of not less than 65 millimetres in diameter. (2) Such wheel-valve shall have embossed or engraved thereon the word “OPEN”, and…

  • Fitted Hose-Reels

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    (1) Every hose-reel shall – a) be to the approval of the local authority and fitted with hose complying with the requirements of C.A.S 183, Fire hose reels; and b) be fitted with a nozzle having an internal diameter of 4,8 millimetres, which nozzle shall have a shut-off valve: Provided that where, in the opinion…

  • Hand Fire-Extinguishers

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    (1) Hand fire-extinguishers having not less than the following capacities shall be regarded as hand fire-extinguisher units for the purposes of subsection (2) – a) 9 litres for water and foam types; and b) 3,2 Kilograms for carbon-dioxide type; and c) 4,5 kilograms for chemical dry-powder type; and d) 2,5 kilograms for liquid-vaporising type. (2)…

  • Type And Disposition Of Fire-extinguishing Equipment

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    (1) Fire-extinguishing equipment required by this Chapter shall include the types of equipment specified in the following list, and any one type of equipment shall be deemed to be less effective than any type which appears lower down in the list— a) Hand extinguishers; b) fitted hose-reels; c) landing-valves; d) sprinklers: Provided that approval may…

  • Administrative Requirements For Fire-Extinguishing Equipment

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    (1) Plans and details showing the type and location of all fire-extinguishing equipment and associated fittings in any building shall be submitted to the local authority before installation, and no installation of such equipment shall be commenced until the approval of the local authority has been obtained. (2) Where, in the opinion of the local…

  • Notices In Occupancy-Units Having A High Fire-Load

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    In every occupancy-unit of a business, commercial or industrial occupancy or a storage occupancy, having a high fire-load, a permanent notice shall be displayed to this effect.

  • Ventilation Installations And Rooms Having Hazardous Dust And Vapours

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    (1) Every mechanical ventilation installation and air-conditioning installation in a building shall be so designed and constructed as to eliminate the possibility of fire or smoke being conveyed from one side of an occupancy-separation structure to the other side thereof. (2) No duct shall pass through a division-wall or a division-floor. (3) The ducting and…