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Fire Alarm Panel Replacement

Replacing or modernizing a fire alarm panel is a critical step in maintaining effective fire protection, compliance, and safe building operation. As systems age, compatibility, survivability, and regulatory alignment must be assessed to ensure reliable emergency detection and response. In Canada, upgrades must follow CAN/ULC-S524:2019 installation requirements and be verified through CAN/ULC-S536:2019 inspection and testing […]

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2026 Ontario Fire Code changes for medical laboratories

Are You Ready for the 2026 Ontario Fire Code Changes?

Insights / By mdevine@lrifire.com

LRI Engineering Can Help You Comply—Safely and Cost-Effectively Effective January 1, 2026, medical laboratories across Ontario, including hospital pathology labs must comply with new Ontario Fire Code (OFC) requirements for the storage of flammable and combustible liquids used in specimen preservation. What’s Changing? Under OFC Sentence 5.5.5.2.(3), labs must ensure that specimen containers: Are properly sized,

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Upcoming Fire Code Changes for Ontario Medical Laboratories

Insights / By mdevine@lrifire.com

What You Need to Know Medical laboratories across Ontario—including hospital-based pathology labs—will soon be subject to new fire safety requirements under the Ontario Fire Code (OFC). These changes, effective January 1, 2026, are designed to enhance safety in facilities that store flammable or combustible liquids used for preserving biological specimens. The requirements of the OFC are

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Upcoming Fire Code Changes for Ontario Medical Laboratories

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