<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="ncc-clause" ?><clause id="_6b8da8a7-ca28-4f28-b20a-1247a0930382" outputclass="ncc-clause"><meta><facet building="Class 1a"/><facet building="Class 1b"/><facet building="Class 10a"/><facet building="Class 10b"/><facet building="Class 10c"/></meta><sptc>E1D16</sptc><title id="_a57e43e3-f5f6-4cb0-8f08-168654e5c725">Fire precautions during construction</title><archive-num>2019: E1.9</archive-num><subclause id="_f841bf16-ebc1-4a7e-88b1-4d2991067632" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_5e03150d-ee2a-4399-b3ff-e1526831f9b1">SubClause</title><num>1</num><p>In a building under construction—</p><ol outputclass="alpha"><li id="_59e86f21-ac6f-48e5-8e26-d539229ee3cd">not less than one fire extinguisher to suit Class A, B and C fires and electrical fires must be provided at all times on each <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1483_25.0.0.xml#_53ff3ea1-55e7-4f2a-b2b3-ca445ff64c15" id="_5e4c0368-d1dc-4b1d-b7b3-812c2ade80c9" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">storey</xref> adjacent to each <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1432_4.0.0.xml#_af6fde9f-147d-4782-8b85-42044e80fd42" id="_fe8a84d5-9107-41c4-997e-e51bcebe7b23" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">required</xref> <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1263_2.3.0.xml#_9712f630-8cf7-401b-b1cc-ae0be4485915" id="_5ef9313d-ff70-45d5-8d82-0d619fe90728" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">exit</xref> or temporary stairway or <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1263_2.3.0.xml#_9712f630-8cf7-401b-b1cc-ae0be4485915" id="_13d9168f-3bc7-4b73-844c-3fc8ec8c6f8b" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">exit</xref>; and</li><li id="_d854432f-856d-49ef-bcbd-48e0dcd55b1d">after the building has reached an <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1252_2.0.0.xml#_cd986c21-bc64-43a9-954d-86e35d335b74" id="_8a43a91b-14b0-4e04-9b53-9921859e20c4" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">effective height</xref> of 12 m—<ol><li>the <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1432_4.0.0.xml#_af6fde9f-147d-4782-8b85-42044e80fd42" id="_e8184fbe-9440-4c97-a919-2eaf40390491" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">required</xref> fire hydrants and fire hose reels must be operational in at least every <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1483_25.0.0.xml#_53ff3ea1-55e7-4f2a-b2b3-ca445ff64c15" id="_817ea6ba-456c-431a-8775-cc5cbd0ba4a8" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">storey</xref> that is covered by the roof or the floor structure above, except the 2 uppermost <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1483_25.0.0.xml#_53ff3ea1-55e7-4f2a-b2b3-ca445ff64c15" id="_bdc3da95-4a02-4699-8db3-b1c90d49ec60" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">storeys</xref>; and</li><li>any <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1432_4.0.0.xml#_af6fde9f-147d-4782-8b85-42044e80fd42" id="_b71b2559-381e-454d-af52-856e7953832b" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">required</xref> booster connections must be installed.</li></ol></li></ol></subclause></clause>