B-2 Codes/bylaws

Question 1

Group A occupancy

Answer 1

Assembly occupancies such as schools, churches, restaurants, theaters

Question 2

Group B occupancy

Answer 2

Care or detention such as jails, hospitals, nursing homes.

Question 3

Group C occupancy

Answer 3

Residential occupancy such as houses, hotels, apartments

Question 4

Group D

Answer 4

Business & personal services occupancies such as banks, offices, barbers

Question 5

Group E

Answer 5

Mercantile occupancy such as shops, supermarkets

Question 6

Group F

Answer 6

Industrial occupancies such as mills, factories, warehouses

Question 7

Slope for exterior ramps/ interior ramps inside single family dwelling?

Answer 7

1:10

Question 8

Slope for ramps in industrial occupancies?

Answer 8

1:6

Question 9

Slope for ramps for all other occupancies?

Answer 9

1:8

Question 10

Define Areas of refuge?

Answer 10

Fire protected areas connected to means of egress, protected from rest of building, FR of 1hour and two hours of clean air

Question 11

Ramps not a ground level or adjacent to a wall must have?

Answer 11

75mm high curb or barrier not more than 100mm above ramp/landing surface

Question 12

Landings for ramps must be a minimum of and where?

Answer 12

Landings must be 1500mm X 1500mm at either top, middle, or bottom. Must also have landings @ no more than 9m intervals or at turns (changes in direction)

Question 13

Handrails heights for ramps? Min & max

Answer 13

Minimum 865mm and maximum of 965 for ramps

Question 14

When occupant loads reach 60+ doors must swing which way?

Answer 14

Must swing in the direction of travel when exiting

Question 15

When there is a risk of falling more than _____ from floor level/ramp/stairs, guards must be provided

Answer 15

600mm or 24”

Question 16

Part 3 of bcbc guards must be what height for raised floors, roof areas with access, and stair landings?

Answer 16

Guards are required to be 1070mm 42”

Question 17

Part 3 bcbc exterior stair guard height or stairs 10m above ground?

Answer 17

Must be at least 1500mm 5’

Question 18

Part 9 bcbc exterior guards height?

Answer 18

1070mm or 42”

Question 19

For single family dwelling units, if the distance to ground level is 1.8 (6ft) or less then _____ is the minimum guard height allowed

Answer 19

900mm or 36”

Question 20

Part 9 bcbc guards for stairs that are not exit stairs can be ____ height?

Answer 20

900 or 36”

Question 21

Interior guards within dwellings may be ____ height?

Answer 21

900mm or 36”

Question 22

Guards are not required if the difference between floor levels or floor to ground is ____ or less?

Answer 22

600mm or 24”

Question 23

No openings in a guard should permit a sphere larger than ____ in diameter to pass through… unless what?

Answer 23

100mm (4”) in diameter unless can be shown there’s no danger

Question 24

Industrial openings in guards?

Answer 24

200mm or 8”

Question 25

Bcbc requires that no members or attachments be climb-able between ____ and _____ from floor surface?

Answer 25

100mm (4”) and 900mm (36”)

Question 26

Bcbc requires that if the guards that protect a level located more than one story or 4.2m above the adjacent level can not have any member or attachments be climb-able between ____ and ____

Answer 26

140mm and 900mm

Question 27

Most accessories should be at a touching height of between ____ and ____ above the floor

Answer 27

380mm (15”) and 1100mm (43”)

Question 28

Barricades must be what height?

Answer 28

1.8m (6ft)