Division B
Acceptable Solutions

Part 1 — General

Section 1.3. Referenced Documents and Organizations

1.3.1. Referenced Documents

1.3.1.1. Effective Date

1) Unless otherwise specified herein, the documents referenced in this Code shall include all amendments, revisions and supplements effective to 30 June 2004.

1.3.1.2. Applicable Editions

1) Where documents are referenced in this Code, they shall be the editions designated in Table 1.3.1.2. (See Appendix A.)

Table 1.3.1.2.
Documents Referenced in the BC Fire Code 2006
Forming Part of Sentence 1.3.1.2.(1)
Issuing Agency Document Number Title of Document Code Reference
ANSI/ASME B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings NPS ½ Through NPS 24 4.5.5.3.(1)
ANSI/ASME B31.3-2002 Process Piping 4.5.2.1.(5)
ASME 2004 Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code 4.3.1.3.(1)
4.5.9.5.(2)
4.5.9.6.(1)
API 5L-2002 Line Pipe 4.5.2.1.(4)
API 12B-1995 Bolted Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids 4.3.1.2.(1)
API 12D-1994 Field Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids 4.3.1.2.(1)
API 12F-1994 Shop Welded Tanks for Storage of Production Liquids 4.3.1.2.(1)
API 620-2002 Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks 4.3.1.3.(1)
4.3.3.1.(1)
API 650-1998 Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage 4.3.1.2.(1)
4.3.3.1.(1)
API 653-2001 Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction Table 4.4.1.2.B.
API 1104-1999 Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities 4.5.5.2.(1)
4.5.10.7.(6)
API 2000-1998 Venting Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks: Nonrefrigerated and Refrigerated 4.3.4.1.(1)
API 2200-1994 Repairs to Crude Oil, Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Products Pipelines 4.5.10.7.(6)
API 2201-2003 Welding or Hot Tapping on Equipment in Service 4.5.10.7.(6)
ASTM A 53/A 53M-02 Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless 4.5.2.1.(4)
ASTM A 193/A 193M-04 Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel Bolting Materials for High-Temperature Service 4.5.5.4.(1)
ASTM D 56-02a Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup Tester 4.1.3.1.(1)
ASTM D 93-02a Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester 4.1.3.1.(2)
ASTM D 323-99a Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method) 1.4.1.2.(1) (1)
ASTM D 3278-96e1 Flash Point of Liquids by Small Scale Closed-Cup Apparatus 4.1.3.1.(4)
ASTM D 3828-02 Flash Point by Small Scale Closed Cup Tester 4.1.3.1.(3)
    British Columbia Building Code 2006 1.3.3.2.(1) (1)
1.4.1.2.(1) (1)
5.6.1.11.(3)
5.6.1.19.(1)
7.1.1.1.(1)
7.1.1.2.(1)
7.1.1.2.(2)
7.1.1.4.(2)
CCBFC NRCC 40383 User's Guide – NBC 1995 Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility (Part 3) 7.1.1.2.(2)
7.2.3.1.(1)
7.2.3.3.(1)
7.3.2.1.(1)
7.3.3.1.(1)
7.3.4.1.(1)
7.3.5.1.(1)
7.3.6.1.(1)
7.3.7.1.(1)
7.3.8.1.(1)
7.3.9.1.(1)
7.3.10.1.(1)
7.3.11.1.(1)
7.3.12.1.(1)
7.3.13.1.(1)
7.3.14.1.(1)
7.3.15.1.(1)
CCME PN 1326 Environmental Code of Practice for Aboveground and Underground Storage Tank Systems Containing Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products 4.4.2.1.(3)
CGSB CAN/CGSB-4.162-M80 Hospital Textiles — Flammability Performance Requirements 2.3.2.3.(1)
CNSC 2000 Nuclear Safety and Control Act and its Regulations 3.1.1.2.(1)
CPPI 1990 Using the CPPI Colour-Symbol System to Mark Equipment and Vehicles for Product Identification 4.3.1.7.(1)
4.5.4.1.(3)
4.5.7.6.(1)
CPPI PACE Report No. 87-1 Impressed Current Method of Cathodic Protection of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks 4.3.9.1.(2)
4.5.3.1.(2)
CSA B108-99 Natural Gas Fuelling Stations Installation Code 4.6.1.1.(2)
CSA CAN/CSA-B139-04 Installation Code for Oil-Burning Equipment 4.1.1.1.(3)
5.6.1.12.(1)
CSA B306-M1977 Portable Fuel Tanks for Marine Use 4.2.3.1.(1)
CSA B346-M1980 Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for Flammable Liquids 4.6.3.1.(1)
CSA B376-M1980 Portable Containers for Gasoline and Other Petroleum Fuels 4.2.3.1.(1)
CSA B620-03 Highway Tanks and Portable Tanks for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods 4.2.3.1.(1)
CSA CAN/CSA-C282-00 Emergency Electrical Power Supply for Buildings 6.5.1.1.(1)
6.5.1.4.(1)
CSA S350-M1980 Code of Practice for Safety in Demolition of Structures 5.6.1.20.(1)
CSA CAN/CSA-W117.2-01 Safety in Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes 5.2.1.1.(2)
CSA CAN/CSA-Z32-04 Electrical Safety and Essential Electrical Systems in Health Care Facilities 6.5.1.1.(2)
CSA Z245.1-02 Steel Pipe 4.5.2.1.(4)
EPA EPA 510-B-93-004 Doing Inventory Control Right for Underground Storage Tanks 4.4.2.1.(2)
EPA EPA 510-B-95-009 Introduction to Statistical Inventory Reconciliation: For Underground Storage Tanks 4.4.2.1.(4)
EPA EPA 530/UST-90/007 Evaluating Leak Detection Methods: Statistical Inventory Reconciliation Methods (SIR) 4.4.2.1.(4)
HC   Hazardous Products Act and its Regulations 4.2.3.2.(2)
HC 1985 Pest Control Products Act and its Regulations 4.2.3.2.(2)
HC   Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) of the Hazardous Products Act Table 3.2.7.1.
3.2.7.15.(2)
IMO 2002 International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code 3.3.4.8.(1)
NFPA 10-2002 Portable Fire Extinguishers 2.1.5.1.(2)
6.2.1.1.(1)
NFPA 11-2002 Low-, Medium-, and High-Expansion Foam 2.1.3.5.(3)
4.3.2.5.(2)
NFPA 12-2000 Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems 2.1.3.5.(3)
NFPA 12A-2004 Halon 1301 Fire Extinguishing Systems 2.1.3.5.(3)
NFPA 12B-1990 Halon 1211 Fire Extinguishing Systems 2.1.3.5.(3)
NFPA 13-1999 Installation of Sprinkler Systems 3.2.1.1.(1)
3.2.2.4.(3)
3.2.3.3.(1)
3.2.4.3.(1)
NFPA 15-2001 Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection 2.1.3.5.(4)
4.3.2.5.(2)
NFPA 16-2003 Installation of Foam-Water Sprinkler and Foam-Water Spray Systems 2.1.3.5.(4)
NFPA 17-2002 Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems 2.1.3.5.(3)
NFPA 17A-2002 Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems 2.1.3.5.(3)
NFPA 18-1995 Wetting Agents 2.1.3.5.(5)
NFPA 25-2002 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems 6.4.1.1.(1)
NFPA 30-2003 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code 4.2.7.6.(1)
NFPA 30B-2002 Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products 3.2.5.2.(1)
3.2.5.5.(1)
NFPA 32-2004 Drycleaning Plants 5.4.2.1.(1)
NFPA 33-2003 Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Materials 5.4.5.2.(1)
NFPA 34-2003 Dipping and Coating Processes Using Flammable or Combustible Liquids 5.4.6.2.(1)
NFPA 37-2002 Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines 4.3.12.2.(1)
NFPA 51-2002 Design and Installation of Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes 5.2.2.4.(1)
NFPA 68-2002 Venting of Deflagrations 3.2.8.2.(1)
4.2.9.5.(1)
4.3.13.3.(1)
4.9.3.1.(1)
4.9.4.2.(1)
5.3.1.6.(2)
NFPA 69-2002 Explosion Prevention Systems 4.3.2.5.(2)
4.9.4.2.(1)
5.3.1.7.(2)
NFPA 82-2004 Incinerators and Waste and Linen Handling Systems and Equipment 2.6.2.2.(1)
NFPA 86-2003 Ovens and Furnaces 5.4.1.2.(1)
NFPA 91-1999 Exhaust Systems for Air Conveying of Vapors, Gases, Mists, and Noncombustible Particulate Solids 3.2.2.3.(5)
4.1.7.2.(5)
5.5.4.3.(1)
NFPA 96-2001 Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations 2.6.1.9.(2)
NFPA 170-94 Standard for Fire Safety Symbols 2.8.2.7(5)
NFPA 303-00 Fire Protection Standard for Marinas and Boatyards 2.15.1.1.(1)
NFPA 505-2002 Powered Industrial Trucks Including Type Designations, Areas of Use, Conversions, Maintenance, and Operation 3.1.3.1.(1)
NFPA 664-2002 Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities 5.3.1.3.(2)
5.3.2.1.(1)
NFPA 705-2003 Field Flame Test for Textiles and Films 2.3.2.2.(1)
2.9.2.1.(1)
NRCan   Explosives Act and its Regulations 3.1.1.3.(1)
5.1.1.2.(1)
NRCan 1999 Display Fireworks Manual 5.1.1.3.(1)
TC   Canadian Aviation Regulations - Part III 2.13.1.1.(1)
TC   Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and its Regulations (TDGR) 1.4.1.2.(1) (1)
3.1.2.1.(1)
3.1.2.5.(1)
Table 3.2.7.1.
3.2.7.1.(2)
3.2.7.14.(1)
3.2.7.14.(4)
3.2.7.15.(2)
3.3.4.1.(3)
4.1.1.1.(3)
4.2.3.1.(1)
4.2.3.2.(2)
TC 2001 Standards Respecting Pipeline Crossings Under Railways 4.5.6.4.(3)
TC CTC 1982-8 RAIL Railway Prevention of Electric Sparks Regulations 4.7.4.5.(2)
4.8.5.1.(1)
TC General Order No. O-32 Flammable Liquids Bulk Storage Regulations 4.5.6.4.(4)
4.7.2.2.(1)
4.7.4.1.(2)
ULC CAN/ULC-S109-03 Flame Tests of Flame-Resistant Fabrics and Films 2.3.2.1.(1)
ULC CAN/ULC-S531-02 Smoke Alarms 2.1.3.3.(1)
ULC CAN/ULC-S536-04 Inspection and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems 6.3.1.2.(1)
ULC CAN/ULC-S552-02 Maintenance and Testing of Smoke Alarms 6.7.1.1.(1)
ULC CAN/ULC-S553-02 Installation of Smoke Alarms 2.1.3.3.(3)
ULC CAN/ULC-S561-03 Installation and Services for Fire Signal Receiving Centres and Systems 6.3.1.3.(1)
ULC ULC-S601-00 Shop Fabricated Steel Aboveground Horizontal Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.3.1.2.(1)
ULC ULC-S601(A)-2001 Refurbishing of Steel Aboveground Horizontal Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.3.1.10.(2)
ULC CAN/ULC-S602-03 Aboveground Steel Tanks for the Storage of Combustible Liquids Intended to be Used as Heating and/or Generator Fuels 4.3.1.2.(1)
ULC ULC-S603-00 Steel Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.3.1.2.(1)
4.4.3.3.(3)
ULC ULC-S603(A)-2001 Refurbishing of Steel Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.3.1.10.(3)
ULC CAN/ULC-S603.1-03 External Corrosion Protection Systems for Steel Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.3.1.2.(1)
4.3.8.5.(1)
4.3.9.1.(1)
4.5.3.1.(2)
ULC CAN/ULC-S612-99 Hose for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.6.5.1.(1)
ULC ULC-S615-98 Reinforced Plastic Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.3.1.2.(1)
4.3.8.5.(2)
4.4.3.3.(3)
ULC ULC-S615(A)-2002 Refurbishing of Reinforced Plastic Underground Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.3.1.10.(3)
ULC CAN/ULC-S620-99 Hose Nozzle Valves for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.5.7.1.(2)
4.6.5.2.(1)
ULC ULC-S630-00 Shop Fabricated Steel Aboveground Vertical Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.3.1.2.(1)
4.3.3.2.(1)
ULC ULC-S630(A)-2001 Refurbishing of Steel Aboveground Vertical Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.3.1.10.(2)
ULC CAN/ULC-S633-99 Flexible Underground Hose Connectors for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.5.6.13.(2)
ULC CAN/ULC-S642-M87 Compounds and Tapes for Threaded Pipe Joints 4.5.5.1.(1)
ULC ULC-S643-00 Shop Fabricated Steel Aboveground Utility Tanks for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.3.1.2.(1)
ULC ULC-S644-00 Emergency Breakaway Fittings for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.6.5.2.(4)
ULC ULC-S651-00 Emergency Valves for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.5.7.1.(3)
4.6.6.3.(1)
ULC ULC-S652-93 Tank Assemblies for Collection of Used Oil 4.3.1.2.(1)
ULC ULC-S653-94 Aboveground Steel Contained Tank Assemblies for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.3.1.2.(1)
ULC ULC-S655-98 Aboveground Protected Tank Assemblies for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.3.1.2.(1)
4.3.2.1.(7)
ULC ULC/ORD-C30-1995 Safety Containers 4.1.5.8.(2)
4.2.3.1.(1)
4.2.6.4.(1)
5.5.5.2.(2)
ULC ULC/ORD-C58.9-1997 Secondary Containment Liners for Underground and Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tanks 4.3.7.2.(2)
ULC ULC/ORD-C58.12-1992 Leak Detection Devices (Volumetric Type) for Underground Flammable Liquid Storage Tanks 4.4.2.1.(5)
4.4.2.1.(10)
ULC ULC/ORD-C58.14-1992 Non-Volumetric Leak Detection Devices for Underground Flammable Liquid Storage Tanks 4.4.2.1.(5)
4.4.2.1.(10)
ULC ULC/ORD-C58.15-1992 Overfill Protection Devices for Flammable Liquid Storage Tanks 4.3.1.8.(1)
ULC ULC/ORD-C107.7-1993 Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic Pipe and Fittings for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.5.2.1.(3)
ULC ULC/ORD-C107.12-1992 Line Leak Detection Devices for Flammable Liquid Piping 4.4.2.1.(11)
4.4.3.5.(2)
4.4.4.2.(1)
ULC ULC/ORD-C107.21-1992 Under-Dispenser Sumps 4.6.3.2.(1)
ULC ULC/ORD-C142.5-1992 Concrete Encased Steel Aboveground Tank Assemblies for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.3.1.2.(1)
ULC ULC/ORD-C536-1998 Flexible Metallic Hose 4.5.6.13.(2)
ULC ULC/ORD-C558-1975 Internal Combustion Engine-Powered Industrial Trucks 3.1.3.1.(2)
ULC ULC/ORD-C583-1974 Electric Battery Powered Industrial Trucks 3.1.3.1.(3)
ULC ULC/ORD-C842-84 Valves for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.5.7.1.(1)
ULC ULC/ORD-C971-2005 Nonmetalic Underground Piping for Flammable and Combustible Liquids 4.5.2.1.(3)
4.5.6.13.(2)
ULC ULC/ORD-C1275-84 Storage Cabinets for Flammable Liquid Containers 4.2.10.5.(1)
Notes to Table

(1)  Code reference is in Division A.

1.3.2. Organizations

1.3.2.1. Abbreviations of Proper Names

1) The abbreviations of proper names in this Code shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Article (the appropriate addresses of the organizations are shown in brackets).

ACGIH ..... American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (1330 Kemper Meadow Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240-1634 U.S.A.; www.acgih.org)
ANSI ..... American National Standards Institute (25 West 43rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10036 U.S.A.; www.ansi.org)
API ..... American Petroleum Institute (1220 L Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20005-4070 U.S.A.; www.api.org)
ASME ..... American Society of Mechanical Engineers (22 Law Drive, P.O. Box 2900, Fairfield, New Jersey 07007-2900 U.S.A.; www.asme.org)
ASTM ..... American Society for Testing and Materials International (100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-2959 U.S.A.; www.astm.org)
BCBC ..... British Columbia Building Code (Office of Housing and Construction Standards, P.O. Box 9844 Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9T2; www.housing.gov.bc.ca/building/)
CAN ..... National Standard of Canada designation (The number or name following the CAN designation represents the agency under whose auspices the standard is issued.
    CAN1 designates CGA,
    CAN2 designates CGSB,
    CAN3 designates CSA, and
    CAN4 designates ULC.)
CCBFC ..... Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6; www.nationalcodes.ca)
CCME ..... Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (360-123 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1A3; www.ccme.ca)
CGA ..... Compressed Gas Association (4221 Walney Road, 5th Floor, Chantilly, Virginia 20151-2923 U.S.A.; www.cganet.com)
CGSB ..... Canadian General Standards Board (Place du Portage, Phase III, 6B1, 11 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1G6; www.pwgsc.gc.ca/cgsb)
CNSC ..... Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission [formerly the Atomic Energy Control Board] (280 Slater Street, P.O. Box 1046, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5S9; www.cnsc.gc.ca)
CPPI ..... Canadian Petroleum Products Institute (275 Slater Street, Suite 1000, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5H9; www.cppi.ca)
CSA ..... Canadian Standards Association (5060 Spectrum Way, Suite 100, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 5N6; www.csa.ca)
EPA ..... Environmental Protection Agency (Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 6609G, Washington, D.C. 20460 U.S.A.; www.epa.gov)
FM Global ..... FM Global (1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike, P.O. Box 9102, Norwood, Massachusetts 02062 U.S.A.; www.fmglobal.com)
GEIS ..... GE Insurance Solutions (200 Wellington Street West, P.O. Box 166, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3C7; www.geinsurancesolutions.com)
HC ..... Health Canada (Communications Directorate, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9; www.hc-sc.gc.ca)
IAO ..... Insurers' Advisory Organization Inc. (90 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R 6H3; www.iao.ca)
ICAO ..... International Civil Aviation Organization (999 University Street, Montréal, Quebec H3C 5H7; www.icao.int)
IMO ..... International Maritime Organization (4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR United Kingdom; www.imo.org)
IRC ..... Institute for Research in Construction (National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6; irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)
NBC ..... National Building Code of Canada 2005 (see CCBFC)
NFC ..... National Fire Code of Canada 2005 (see CCBFC)
NFPA ..... National Fire Protection Association (1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471 U.S.A.; www.nfpa.org)
NRC ..... National Research Council of Canada (Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6; www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca)
NRCan ..... Natural Resources Canada (580 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E4; www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca)
OCIMF ..... Oil Companies International Marine Forum (27 Queen Anne's Gate, London, SW1H 9BU United Kingdom; www.ocimf.com)
RMA ..... Rubber Manufacturers Association, Inc. (1400 K Street N.W., Suite 900, Washington, D.C. 20005 U.S.A.; www.rma.org)
SFPE ..... Society of Fire Protection Engineers (7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 620E, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 U.S.A.; www.sfpe.org)
TC ..... Transport Canada (Public Affairs, Tower C, Place de Ville, 330 Sparks Street, Area B, 19th Floor, Ottawa K1A 0N5; www.tc.gc.ca)
TDGR ..... Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (see TC)
UL ..... Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-2096 U.S.A.; www.ul.com)
ULC ..... Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada (7 Underwriters Road, Toronto, Ontario M1R 3B4; www.ulc.ca)
UN ..... United Nations (UN Headquarters, First Avenue at 46th Street, New York, New York 10017 U.S.A.; www.un.org)
WHMIS ..... Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (see HC)