The Ontario Building Code | Storage of Oxygen Containers
3.6.2.9. Storage of Oxygen Containers
(1) In a Group B, Division 2 or 3 occupancy, a room for the storage of oxygen containers shall be,
Note: On July 1, 2017, Sentence 3.6.2.9.(1) of Division B of the Regulation is amended by adding "or in a retirement home" after "Division 2 or 3 occupancy" in the portion before Clause (a). (See: O. Reg. 139/17, s. 45)
(a) separated from the remainder of the building by a fire separation having a fire-resistance ratingnot less than 1 h,
(b) designed for the storage of oxygen containers only,
(c) vapour tight,
(d) lined with noncombustiblefinish,
(e) separately exhausted to the exterior, and
(f) equipped with racks to store the containers.