Division A
Compliance, Objectives and Functional Statements
Part 2 — Objectives
Section 2.2. Objectives
2.2.1. Objectives
2.2.1.1. Objectives
1) The objectives of this

By-law

are as follows (see
Appendix A):
OS Safety
An objective of this

By-law

is to limit the probability that, as a result of the design or installation of the
plumbing system, a person in or adjacent to the
building or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of injury.
OS1 Fire Safety
An objective of this

By-law

is to limit the probability that, as a result of the design or installation of the
plumbing system, a person in or adjacent to the
building or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of injury due to fire. The risks of injury due to fire addressed in this

By-law

are those caused by—
OS1.1 - fire or explosion occurring
OS1.4 - fire safety systems failing to function as
expected
OS2 Structural Safety
An objective of this

By-law

is to limit the probability that, as a result of the design or installation of the
plumbing system, a person in or adjacent to the
building will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of injury due to structural failure. The risks of injury due to structural failure
addressed in this

By-law

are those caused by—
OS2.1 - loads bearing on the
building elements that exceed their load-bearing capacity
OS3 Safety in Use
An objective of this

By-law

is to limit the probability that, as a result of the design or installation of the
plumbing system, a person in or adjacent to the
building or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of injury due to hazards. The risks of injury due to hazards addressed
in this

By-law

are those caused by—
OS3.1 - tripping, slipping, falling, contact,

assault,

drowning or collision
OS3.2 - contact with hot surfaces or substances
OS3.4 - exposure to hazardous substances
OH Health
An objective of this

By-law

is to limit the probability that, as a result of the design or installation of the
plumbing system, a person will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of illness.
OH1 Indoor Conditions
An objective of this

By-law

is to limit the probability that, as a result of the design or installation of the
plumbing system, a person in the
building or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of illness due to indoor conditions. The risks of illness due to indoor
conditions addressed in this

By-law

are those caused by—
OH1.1 - inadequate indoor air quality
OH2 Sanitation
An objective of this

By-law

is to limit the probability that, as a result of the design or installation of the
plumbing system, a person in the
building or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of illness due to
unsanitary conditions. The risks of illness due to unsanitary conditions
addressed in this

By-law

are those caused by—
OH2.1 - exposure to human or domestic waste
OH2.2 - consumption of contaminated water
OH2.3 - inadequate facilities for personal hygiene
OH2.4 - contact with contaminated surfaces
OH5 Hazardous Substances Containment
An objective of this

By-law

is to limit the probability that, as a result of the design or installation of the
plumbing system, the public will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of
illness due to the release of hazardous substances from the
building or facility.
OP Fire and Structural Protection of Buildings
OP5 Protection of the Building or Facility from Water and Sewage
Damage
An objective of this

By-law

is to limit the probability that, as a result of the design or installation of the
plumbing system, the
building or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of damage due to the leakage of
service water or
sewage.
OE Energy and Water Efficiency
An objective of this

By-law

is to limit the probability that, as a result of design,
construction or renovation of a
building, the use of energy or water will be inefficient, or the production of greenhouse
gases will be excessive.
OE1 Energy Efficiency
An objective of this

By-law

is to limit the probability that, as a result of design,
construction or renovation of a
building the use of energy will be inefficient or the production of greenhouse gases
will be excessive. The risks of inefficient energy use or excessive
greenhouse gas production addressed in this

By-law

are those caused by —
OE2 Water Efficiency
An objective of this

By-law

is to limit the probability that, as a result of design,
construction or renovation of a
building the use of water will be inefficient. The risks of inefficient water use
addressed in this

By-law

are those caused by —

BC2012 2012-12-20 R1NC2010 2010-01-01 R1
1) The objectives of this
By-lawCode are
as follows (see Appendix A):
OS Safety
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the design
or installation of the plumbing system, a
person in or adjacent to the building or facility
will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of injury.
OS1 Fire Safety
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the
design or installation of the plumbing
system, a person in or adjacent to the building or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk
of injury due to fire. The risks of injury due to fire addressed in this
By-law Code are those
caused by—
OS1.1 - fire or explosion occurring
OS1.4 - fire safety systems failing to function as
expected
OS2 Structural Safety
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the
design or installation of the plumbing
system, a person in or adjacent to the building will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of injury
due to structural failure. The risks of injury due to structural failure
addressed in this By-law
Code are those caused by—
OS2.1 - loads bearing on the building
elements that exceed their load-bearing capacity
OS3 Safety in Use
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the
design or installation of the plumbing
system, a person in or adjacent to the building or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk
of injury due to hazards. The risks of injury due to hazards addressed
in this By-lawCode are those
caused by—
OS3.1 - tripping, slipping, falling, contact, assault, drowning or
collision
OS3.2 - contact with hot surfaces or substances
OS3.4 - exposure to hazardous substances
OH Health
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the design
or installation of the plumbing system, a
person will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of illness.
OH1 Indoor Conditions
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a
result of the design or installation of the plumbing system, a person in the building or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk
of illness due to indoor conditions. The risks of illness due to indoor
conditions addressed in this By-lawCode are those caused by—
OH1.1 - inadequate indoor air quality
OH2 Sanitation
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the
design or installation of the plumbing
system, a person in the building
or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of illness due to
unsanitary conditions. The risks of illness due to unsanitary conditions
addressed in this By-law
Code are those caused by—
OH2.1 - exposure to human or domestic waste
OH2.2 - consumption of contaminated water
OH2.3 - inadequate facilities for personal hygiene
OH2.4 - contact with contaminated surfaces
OH5 Hazardous Substances Containment
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the
design or installation of the plumbing
system, the public will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of
illness due to the release of hazardous substances from the building or facility.
OP Fire and Structural Protection of Buildings
OP5 Protection of the Building or Facility from Water and Sewage
Damage
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the
design or installation of the plumbing
system, the building or facility
will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of damage due to the leakage of
service water or sewage.
OE Energy and Water Efficiency
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of design,construction construction or renovation of a building, the use
of energy or water will be inefficient, or the production of greenhouse
gases will be excessive.
OE1 Energy Efficiency
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of design,construction construction or renovation of a building the
use of energy will be inefficient or the production of greenhouse gases
will be excessive. The risks of inefficient energy use or excessive
greenhouse gas production addressed in this By-lawCode are those caused by —
OE1.1 - inefficient energy performance of buildings or building
components
OE2 Water Efficiency
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of design,construction construction or renovation of a building the
use of water will be inefficient. The risks of inefficient water use
addressed in this By-law
Code are those caused by —
OE2.1 - inefficient plumbing plumbing fixtures
OE2.2 - inefficient water distribution
system
1) The objectives of this
By-lawCode are
as follows (see Appendix A):
OS Safety
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the design
or installation of the plumbing system, a
person in or adjacent to the building or facility
will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of injury.
OS1 Fire Safety
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the
design or installation of the plumbing
system, a person in or adjacent to the building or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk
of injury due to fire. The risks of injury due to fire addressed in this
By-law Code are those
caused by—
OS1.1 - fire or explosion occurring
OS1.4 - fire safety systems failing to function as
expected
OS2 Structural Safety
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the
design or installation of the plumbing
system, a person in or adjacent to the building will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of injury
due to structural failure. The risks of injury due to structural failure
addressed in this By-law
Code are those caused by—
OS2.1 - loads bearing on the building
elements that exceed their load-bearing capacity
OS3 Safety in Use
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the
design or installation of the plumbing
system, a person in or adjacent to the building or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk
of injury due to hazards. The risks of injury due to hazards addressed
in this By-lawCode are those
caused by—
OS3.1 - tripping, slipping, falling, contact, assault, drowning or
collision
OS3.2 - contact with hot surfaces or substances
OS3.4 - exposure to hazardous substances
OH Health
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the design
or installation of the plumbing system, a
person will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of illness.
OH1 Indoor Conditions
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a
result of the design or installation of the plumbing system, a person in the building or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk
of illness due to indoor conditions. The risks of illness due to indoor
conditions addressed in this By-lawCode are those caused by—
OH1.1 - inadequate indoor air quality
OH2 Sanitation
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the
design or installation of the plumbing
system, a person in the building
or facility will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of illness due to
unsanitary conditions. The risks of illness due to unsanitary conditions
addressed in this By-law
Code are those caused by—
OH2.1 - exposure to human or domestic waste
OH2.2 - consumption of contaminated water
OH2.3 - inadequate facilities for personal hygiene
OH2.4 - contact with contaminated surfaces
OH5 Hazardous Substances Containment
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the
design or installation of the plumbing
system, the public will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of
illness due to the release of hazardous substances from the building or facility.
OP Fire and Structural Protection of BuildingsProtection of the Building or Facility from Water and Sewage Damage
OP5 Protection of the Building or Facility from Water and Sewage
Damage
An objective of this By-lawCode is to limit the probability that, as a result of the
design or installation of the plumbing
system, the building or facility
will be exposed to an unacceptable risk of damage due to the leakage of
service water or sewage.
OE Energy and Water Efficiency
An objective of this By-law is to limit the probability that, as a result of design,
construction or renovation of a building, the use
of energy or water will be inefficient, or the production of greenhouse
gases will be excessive.
OE1 Energy Efficiency
An objective of this By-law is to limit the probability that, as a result of design,
construction or renovation of a building the
use of energy will be inefficient or the production of greenhouse gases
will be excessive. The risks of inefficient energy use or excessive
greenhouse gas production addressed in this By-law are those caused by —
OE1.1 - inefficient energy performance of buildings or building
components
OE2 Water Efficiency
An objective of this By-law is to limit the probability that, as a result of design,
construction or renovation of a building the
use of water will be inefficient. The risks of inefficient water use
addressed in this By-law
are those caused by —
OE2.1 - inefficient plumbing fixtures
OE2.2 - inefficient water distribution
system