<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="ncc-clause" ?><clause id="_4da0a57c-7943-40aa-8848-65a89ee5633f" 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>D3D9</sptc><title id="_954dd9cf-39c4-41b2-8da2-f39598a8127f">Enclosure of space under stairs and ramps</title><archive-num>2019: D2.8</archive-num><subclause id="_0a4788ee-7130-4908-a744-0442d3493da0" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_79639fd9-763e-4a75-b4e5-3625beecb1f5">SubClause</title><num>1</num><p>Fire-isolated stairways and ramps — If the space below a <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1432_4.0.0.xml#_af6fde9f-147d-4782-8b85-42044e80fd42" id="_d5ffc204-4fd8-4e7d-92ef-a729f31e8eb0" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">required</xref> <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1285_2.1.0.xml#_c71e675e-d6e1-4612-8e59-381a56e224a8" id="_c38e537f-f246-46f7-b07d-79d36630bc95" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">fire-isolated stairway</xref> or <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1284_2.0.0.xml#_cfa6cc89-aa6c-4eaf-90e6-8aabe04b9c76" id="_3d208f7d-971c-48a0-85d6-13bf7fe16dd4" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">fire-isolated ramp</xref> is within the fire-isolated <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1459_26.0.0.xml#_99391afe-5794-47e4-94ab-7e9e7a83740a" id="_d5ed2d45-5bf9-4204-a418-d38121cdde5c" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">shaft</xref>, it must not be enclosed to form a cupboard or similar enclosed space.</p></subclause><subclause id="_f2fcc17c-cc7f-453b-b04a-7d6aff13c57c" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_a4d38aaf-9b22-438d-8082-18a7d24bfced">SubClause</title><num>2</num><p>Non fire-isolated stairways and ramps — The space below a <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1432_4.0.0.xml#_af6fde9f-147d-4782-8b85-42044e80fd42" id="_fa9b42b0-03ee-4f39-820e-8fe619e5d908" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">required</xref> non <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1285_2.1.0.xml#_c71e675e-d6e1-4612-8e59-381a56e224a8" id="_6a155008-29da-4a20-b8e1-28d75bb67563" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">fire-isolated stairway</xref> (including an external stairway) or non <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1284_2.0.0.xml#_cfa6cc89-aa6c-4eaf-90e6-8aabe04b9c76" id="_3a82b161-cab0-41f1-bb24-f017997b09cd" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">fire-isolated ramp</xref> must not be enclosed to form a cupboard or other enclosed space unless—</p><ol outputclass="alpha"><li id="_8c7fc821-e7d7-4b23-9439-3aa05eebd1fc">the enclosing walls and ceilings have an FRL of not less than 60/60/60; and</li><li id="_b82810a3-0438-4b10-aa3f-f149d7752db3">any access doorway to the enclosed space is fitted with a <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1449_26.3.0.xml#_7f0d37c8-f244-4a83-9a76-6ece85e1e430" id="_e14ee3e3-3e9f-4918-9823-fe8f06db02b3" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">self-closing</xref> –/60/30 fire door.</li></ol></subclause></clause>