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In order to facilitate the understanding of some sections or to give further details, the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) provides, in the table below, interpretations and technical and administrative directives regarding the Building Chapter of the Safety Code.
To find an interpretation or a directive easily, write a keyword or the section number in the search tool below.
Title | Date | Section concerned | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance with the applicable standards according to the year of construction | 2015-11-01 | 344 of Chapter VIII, Building, of Québec Safety Code | Building alteration, building use, initial requirements |
| Residential occupancies | nd | 346, 351 to 354, 356 to 360 and 366 of Chapter VIII, Building, of Québec Safety Code | Sleeping room, fire safety, carbon monoxide alarm, indoor parking garage, smoke alarm, emergency lightning, fire detection and alarm system, fire separation, more binding requirement |
| Health care occupancies excluding PSR | 2019-10-28 | Chapter VIII, Building, of the Québec Safety Code | Hospitals, residential and long-term care centers, fire safety, emergency lightning, fire resistance, fire separation, fire detection and alarm system, carbon monoxide alarm |
| Requirements of the National Fire Code | 2013-03-01 | 370 of Chapter VIII, Building, of Québec Safety Code | Sprinkler system, fire detection and alarm system, door closer, emergency equipment, evacuation, safety measure, rescue drill, private seniors’ residence, health care occupancy, maintenance requirement |
| Façades - Maintenance and inspection | 2013-03-01 | 371 to 384 of Chapter VIII, Building, of Québec Safety Code | High building, verification report, dangerous condition, sign of deterioration |
| Parking garages – Maintenance and inspection | 2017-04-01 | 385 to 400 of Chapter VIII, Building, of Québec Safety Code | Multistorey, underground, aboveground, annual verification information sheet, dangerous condition, preventive maintenance, repairs |
| Private seniors’ residences (PSR) | 2015-03-01 | 346 to 369 of the Chapter VIII, Building, of the Québec Safety Code (except sections 351 and 357) | Fire safety, elderly, emergency lightning, fire resistance, fire separation, fire detection and alarm system, smoke detector, carbon monoxide alarm |