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1986 Ed.]

Ventilation of Scheduled Premises (Urban [CAP. 132

Council) By-laws

(no exhaust from the ventilating system shall be sited in any place where it causes, or is likely to cause, annoyance or inconvenience to the public;

(g) every duct shall-

(i) be wholly constructed of non-combustible material having a strength and durability similar to that of galvanized sheet iron or steel;

(ii) be accessible for the purposes of cleaning throughout its entire length;

(iii) where its size is sufficient to allow any person to enter therein, be fitted with access openings to allow a person to enter the same for the purpose of cleaning, and shall be constructed to bear the weight of any person who has so entered;

(iv) be provided with a smooth and impervious internal surface;

(v) where it passes through any floor, wall or ceiling, be fitted with a damper which shall be operated by fusible links of a type approved by the Director of Fire Services, and designed to operate up to a temperature of 69°C, and be so constructed or protected as to resist the action of fire for a period not less than the period for which the floor, wall or ceiling through which it passes is designed to resist the action of fire:

(h) no duct shall serve more than one building;

(i) an air filter shall be---

(i) constructed wholly of non-combustible material, other than steel wool;

(ii) of a design approved by the Council; and

(iii) installed in such manner that all incoming air passes through it before being distributed within the premises;

(j) every electrostatic filter or precipitator shall be of a type approved by the Director of Fire Services;

(k) every blower fan shall be fitted with a fused running hour meter connected to the load side of the fan contactor with a device for recording time in minutes and hours or tenths or lesser fractions of an hour;

(l) each fused running hour meter shall be sited in an easily accessible and conspicuous place to facilitate inspection;

(m) each set of filters in a ventilating system shall be indicated by a filter gauge, filter flag indicator or differential pressure switch;

CE 3

[Subsidiary]

L.N. 301/82.

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Council) By-laws(no exhaust from the ventilating system shall be sited in any place where it causes, or is likely to cause, annoyance or inconvenience to the public;(g) every duct shall-(i) be wholly constructed of non-combustible material having a strength and durability similar to that of galvanized sheet iron or steel;(ii) be accessible for the purposes of cleaning throughout its entire length;(iii) where its size is sufficient to allow any person to enter therein, be fitted with access openings to allow a person to enter the same for the purpose of cleaning, and shall be constructed to bear the weight of any person who has so entered;(iv) be provided with a smooth and impervious internal surface;(v) where it passes through any floor, wall or ceiling, be fitted with a damper which shall be operated by fusible links of a type approved by the Director of Fire Services, and designed to operate up to a temperature of 69°C, and be so constructed or protected as to resist the action of fire for a period not less than the period for which the floor, wall or ceiling through which it passes is designed to resist the action of fire:(i) constructed wholly of non-combustible material, other than steel wool;(ii) of a design approved by the Council; and(iii) installed in such manner that all incoming air passes through it before being distributed within the premises;(j) every electrostatic filter or precipitator shall be of a type approved by the Director of Fire Services;(k) every blower fan shall be fitted with a fused running hour meter connected to the load side of the fan contactor with a device for recording time in minutes and hours or tenths or lesser fractions of an hour;(l) each fused running hour meter shall be sited in an easily accessible and conspicuous place to facilitate inspection;(m) each set of filters in a ventilating system shall be indicated by a filter gauge, filter flag indicator or differential pressure switch;CE 3[Subsidiary]L.N. 301/82.
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Council) By-laws(no exhaust from the ventilating system shall be sited in any place where it causes, or is likely to cause, annoyance or inconvenience to the public;(g) every duct shall-(i) be wholly constructed of non-combustible material having a strength and durability similar to that of galva- nized sheet iron or steel;(ii) be accessible for the purposes of cleaning through- out its entire length;(iii) where its size is sufficient to allow any person to enter therein, be fitted with access openings to allow a person to enter the same for the purpose of cleaning, and shall be constructed to bear the weight of any person who has so entered;(iv) be provided with a smooth and impervious internal surface;(v) where it passes through any floor, wall or ceiling, be fitted with a damper which shall be operated by fusible links of a type approved by the Director of Fire Services, and designed to operate up to a temperature of 69°C, and be so constructed or protected as to resist the action of fire for a period not less than the period for which the floor, wall or ceiling through which it passes is designed to resist the action of fire:(i) constructed wholly of non-combustible material, other than steel wool;(ii) of a design approved by the Council; and(iii) installed in such manner that all incoming air passes through it before being distributed within the premises;(j) every electrostatic filter or precipitator shall be of a type approved by the Director of Fire Services;(k) every blower fan shall be fitted with a fused running hour meter connected to the load side of the fan contactor with a device for recording time in minutes and hours or tenths or lesser fractions of an hour;(7) each fused running hour meter shall be sited in an easily accessible and conspicuous place to facilitate inspection;(m) each set of filters in a ventilating system shall be indicated by a filter gauge, filter flag indicator or differential pressure switch;CE 3[Subsidiary]L-N. 301/82.
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1986 Ed.]

Ventilation of Scheduled Premises (Urban [CAP. 132

Council) By-laws

(no exhaust from the ventilating system shall be sited in any place where it causes, or is likely to cause, annoyance or inconvenience to the public;

(g) every duct shall-

(i) be wholly constructed of non-combustible material having a strength and durability similar to that of galva- nized sheet iron or steel;

(ii) be accessible for the purposes of cleaning through- out its entire length;

(iii) where its size is sufficient to allow any person to enter therein, be fitted with access openings to allow a person to enter the same for the purpose of cleaning, and shall be constructed to bear the weight of any person who has so entered;

(iv) be provided with a smooth and impervious internal surface;

(v) where it passes through any floor, wall or ceiling, be fitted with a damper which shall be operated by fusible links of a type approved by the Director of Fire Services, and designed to operate up to a temperature of 69°C, and be so constructed or protected as to resist the action of fire for a period not less than the period for which the floor, wall or ceiling through which it passes is designed to resist the action of fire:

(h) no duct shall serve more than one building;

(i) an air filter shall be---

(i) constructed wholly of non-combustible material, other than steel wool;

(ii) of a design approved by the Council; and

(iii) installed in such manner that all incoming air passes through it before being distributed within the premises;

(j) every electrostatic filter or precipitator shall be of a type

approved by the Director of Fire Services;

(k) every blower fan shall be fitted with a fused running hour meter connected to the load side of the fan contactor with a device for recording time in minutes and hours or tenths or lesser fractions of an hour;

(7) each fused running hour meter shall be sited in an easily

accessible and conspicuous place to facilitate inspection;

(m) each set of filters in a ventilating system shall be indicated by a filter gauge, filter flag indicator or differential pressure switch;

CE 3

[Subsidiary]

L-N. 301/82.

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