How the 2024 Ontario Building Code Redefines Occupant Load—and Why It Matters The Difference One Clause Can Make The Ontario Building Code (OBC) is a comprehensive document with over 800 pages filled with countless requirements that shape the safety, functionality, and usability of buildings. Given its extensive and detailed nature, could altering just one clause […]
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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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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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