Relocation - NFC Section 5.8.
It is proposed that provisions currently located in NBC Subsections 8.2.2., Fire Safety at Demolition Sites, and 8.2.3., Fire Safety at Construction Sites, be relocated to the National Fire Code.
The changes are proposed on the basis that the NBC is a design document that regulates a completed building. Part 8 is an anomaly in that it deals with the control of hazards during the construction or demolition processes. This aspect would be more appropriately situated in the NFC; therefore all operational fire safety requirements currently in the NBC will be relocated to the NFC and a proper cross-reference will be established.
Although this summary identifies significant proposed changes for the next edition of the NFC and the NBC, readers are strongly encouraged to review and comment on the entire package of changes.