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FACILITY ALERT [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Detection
CONT

A two-stage fire alarm system conforming to subsection 3. 3 shall be installed in a building that(i) is a high building; or(ii) contains a Group B occupancy having accommodation for more than 10 persons detained or receiving care or treatment...(a) A two-stage fire alarm system shall be designed to cause an alert signal at the 1st stage as stipulated in(b), and an alarm signal at the 2nd stage as stipulated in(c).(b) The operation of any manual pull station, fire detector, or fire suppression system shall at the 1st stage(i) cause an alert signal on all audible signal appliances throughout the building and at the central alarm and control facility, except as stipulated in(iii) and(iv) ;...(c) Except as required in(d) or permitted in(e), the operation of any manual pull station by means of keys accessible to authorized persons only or the actuation of the means provided at the central alarm and control facility shall cause an alarm signal on all audible signal appliances throughout the building in lieu of the alert signal.

Key term(s)
  • 2-stage fire alarm system
  • two stage fire alarm system
  • 2 stage fire alarm system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Détection des incendies
CONT

Un réseau avertisseur d'incendie à deux alertes conforme au paragraphe 3.3 doit être installé dans un bâtiment qui (i) est un bâtiment de grande hauteur; ou (ii) est destiné à un usage du groupe B pouvant accueillir plus de 10 personnes détenues ou recevant des soins ou un traitement [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 1994-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Power Stations
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

... a declaration, within ... a ... facility, where personnel or resources are placed on standby or mobilized by the licensee or where normal facility procedures are disrupted in response to an unexpected occurrence of a radiological condition, chemical spill, fire or potentially explosive mixture of gases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales nucléaires
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

État qui règne en cas imprévu de conditions radiologiques, de déversement de produits chimiques, d'incendie ou de présence d'un mélange de gaz explosifs dans [...] l'installation où du personnel ou des ressources du titulaire de permis sont en disponibilité ou mobilisés, ou lorsque les procédures normales de l'installation sont perturbées.

Spanish

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