UL 2600:2017 pdf free download – STANDARD FOR SAFETY CAN/UL 2600:2017, Relocatable Structures.
2 Units of Measurement
2.1 Only metric SI units of measurement are used in this Standard. If a value for measurement is followed by a value in other units in parentheses, the second value may be approximate. The first stated value is the requirement.
3 Reference Publications
3.1 See Annex A for a list of publications referenced in this standard. Any undated reference to a code or standard appearing in the requirements of this standard shall be interpreted as referring to the latest edition of that code or standard. When the latest edition of a standard is not applicable, the appropriate edition is indicated accordingly in Annex A.
4 Glossary
4.1 Access to exit – part of a means of egress within a floor area that provides access to an exit serving the floor area.
4.2 Appliance – a device to convert electrical energy or fuel into thermal energy and includes all components, controls, wiring and piping required to be part of the device by the applicable standard referred to in this Standard.
4.3 Authority having jurisdiction – a safety codes officer in the building discipline exercising authority pursuant to designation of powers and terms of employment in accordance with the regulations of the jurisdiction.
4.4 Building – any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.
4.5 Building area – the greatest horizontal area of a building above grade within the outside surface of exterior walls or within the outside surface of exterior walls and the centre line of firewalls.
4.6 Combustible – a material fails to meet the acceptance criteria of CAN/ULC-5114, Test for Determination of Non-Combustibility in Building Materials.
4.7 Combustible construction – type of construction that does not meet the requirements for noncombustible construction.
4.8 Constructor – a person who contracts with an owner or their authorized agent to undertake a project, and includes an owner who contracts with more than one person for the work on a project or undertakes the work on a project or any part thereof.
4.9 Dead load – the weight of all permanent structural and non-structural components of a building.
4.10 Dwelling unit – a suite operated as a housekeeping unit, used or intended to be used by one or more persons and usually containing cooking, eating, living, sleeping and sanitary facilities.
4.11 Exit – part of a means of egress, including doorways, that leads from the floor area it serves to a separate building, an open public thoroughfare, or an exterior open space protected from fire exposure from the building and having access to an open public thoroughfare.
4.12 Fire damper – a closure consisting of a damper that is installed in an air distribution system or a wall or floor assembly and that is normally held open but designed to close automatically in the event of a fire in order to maintain the integrity of the fire separation.
4.13 Fire detector – a device that detects a fire condition and automatically initiates an electrical signal to actuate an alert signal or alarm signal and includes heat detectors and smoke detectors.
4.14 Fire-resistance rating – the time in minutes or hours that a material or assembly of materials will withstand the passage of flame and the transmission of heat when exposed to fire under specified conditions of test and performance criteria
4.15 Fire separation – a construction assembly that acts as a barrier against the spread of fire.