S-2.1, r. 4 - Safety Code for the construction industry

Section 8.1.1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

8.1.1. A temporary building built on the surface less than 12 m away from an opening giving access to an underground work site or erected in the underground work site shall:

(1)  be of non-combustible construction; or

(2)  be protected against fire in the following way:

(a)  the building shall be equipped, inside and outside, with portable fire extinguishers complying with section 3.4.4 of this Code;

(b)  the construction site shall be equipped with:

i.  a water supply system not less than 300 litres per minute during at least 30 minutes under a minimum residual pressure of 80 kPa; and

ii.  flexible rubber or plastic hoses not more than 15 m in length and not less than 19 mm inside diameter, equipped with nozzles. Moreover, hoses shall be so located that every part of the building can be sprayed with a stream of water and sprayed areas must be within 6 m from the nozzle of the hose supplying the spray.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6, s. 8.1.1; O.C. 329-94, s. 74.