# J20 Stations, Premises and Building Codes > Fire Service Safety Management System, version 0.3.3 (2026-10-25). The Human Factor. Document FSSMS-JUR-20. > > Canonical: https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes > > Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 with the Adopting Agency Grant (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) > > General information only, not legal, medical or other professional advice. Verify every requirement against the current official text of the law, standards and manufacturer instructions that apply to you. Obtain your own legal review and consult your joint health and safety committee before adopting anything. You adopt, adapt, implement and rely on this material entirely at your own risk and on your own responsibility. Full terms: Terms of Use, thehumanfactor.ca. > **Warning: Law changes; verify before you rely on this page** > > This page summarizes what each jurisdiction’s law requires on this topic as of 2026-10-23. It is general information, not legal advice. Check the official text for your jurisdiction before you adopt or rely on anything here. See [00a Copyright, Licence and Legal Notices](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/copyright-licence-and-legal-notices). ## What this topic covers This page covers the general premises rules that apply to a fire station as a workplace (floors and housekeeping, stairs, guardrails and openings, lighting, ventilation, emergency exits and evacuation, washrooms, change rooms, showers and eating areas), the rules on vehicle exhaust in apparatus bays, the registration and inspection of pressure equipment such as air receivers, compressors and breathing air storage, and the building and fire codes each jurisdiction adopts, with their editions. A station is a workplace, a public building and often a sleeping place at the same time, so the OHS premises rules and the codes both apply. ## Why it matters to a fire department Station hazards cause a large share of firefighter injuries that never make the news: slips on wet bay floors, falls from apparatus and mezzanines, diesel exhaust in the bays, contaminated gear carried into living quarters, and compressed air systems that nobody has registered or inspected. The premises rules set the floor for each of these, and the codes govern every new station, renovation and change of use. The common mistakes are to treat the station as exempt from the fire code the department enforces on others, to assume the air compressor and cascade system need no registration because the cylinders are federally regulated, and to forget that the codes in force changed in most jurisdictions between 2023 and 2026. ## What every department must cover, wherever it is 1. Inspect each station against your jurisdiction’s premises rules (floors and drainage, stairs and handrails, guardrails at mezzanines, hose towers and pits, lighting and emergency lighting, exits) as part of the workplace inspection program (see your jurisdiction below and [J04 Hazard Assessment and Workplace Inspections](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j04-hazard-assessment-and-workplace-inspections)). 2. Capture vehicle exhaust at the source in apparatus bays; two jurisdictions require it by name and the rest reach it through ventilation and exposure limit rules (see the At a glance table and [J22 Exposure Limits, Heat and Cold Stress](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j22-exposure-limits-heat-and-cold-stress)). 3. Provide the sanitation your jurisdiction requires (washrooms, wash basins, change rooms, showers where workers are contaminated, eating areas separate from contaminated areas), and design stations to keep contaminated gear out of living and eating spaces (see below; [NFPA 1585, 2025](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-nfpa-1585)). 4. Keep a written emergency and evacuation plan for each station, with marked exits, emergency lighting and drills at the interval your jurisdiction sets (see below). 5. Register and inspect air receivers, compressors and breathing air storage under your jurisdiction’s pressure equipment law, keep certificates and relief valve records, and do not assume the federal cylinder rules cover fixed storage (see below and [J14 Respiratory Protection, Fit Testing and Breathing Air](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j14-respiratory-protection-fit-testing-and-breathing-air)). 6. Know which building code and fire code editions apply in your jurisdiction and when they took effect, and use them for every new station, renovation or change of use; ask the building official how the code classifies a station’s sleeping, assembly and apparatus areas (see the At a glance table). 7. Meet the fire code in your own stations: alarms and detection, extinguishers, fire separations, flammable and combustible liquid storage, and the fire safety plan (see below and [J21 WHMIS, Hazardous Materials and Asbestos](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j21-whmis-hazardous-materials-and-asbestos)). 8. Manage station-specific hazards that other pages cover: asbestos in older buildings ([J21 WHMIS, Hazardous Materials and Asbestos](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j21-whmis-hazardous-materials-and-asbestos)), lockout and shop electrical work ([J19 Lockout, Machine Guarding and Electrical Safety](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j19-lockout-machine-guarding-and-electrical-safety)), first aid kits and rooms ([J24 First Aid](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j24-first-aid)) and training props and towers ([J16 Fall Protection and Rope Access](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j16-fall-protection-and-rope-access)). 9. Record station inspections and pressure equipment inspections, and track deficiencies to closure in the corrective action register (see [J15 Equipment Inspection, Ladders and Aerial Devices](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j15-equipment-inspection-ladders-and-aerial-devices)). ## At a glance | Jurisdiction | OHS premises rules | Vehicle exhaust in apparatus bays | Pressure equipment (air receivers) | Building and fire codes in force | Verified | |:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---| | British Columbia | OHSR Part 4 | Local exhaust venting required unless monitoring shows levels below limits | Operating permit; design registration; yearly relief valve test | NBC 2020 and NFC 2020 based (BC codes 2024), from 2024-03-08 | Partly | | Alberta | OHS Code (access, stairs, guardrails, sanitation, decontamination) | No specific rule | Exempt at 42.5 L or less; larger vessels under the pressure equipment regulation | NBC 2020 and NFC 2020 based (2023 Alberta editions), from 2024-05-01 | Partly | | Saskatchewan | OHS Regulations Part 6 and Part 9 | Diesel exhaust a designated substance: engineering controls | Boiler and pressure vessel statute; build and maintain properly | NFC 2020 (2023); NBC 2020 | Partly | | Manitoba | WSH Regulation Part 4 and Part 13 | No specific rule | Steam and pressure plants statute | NBC 2020 and NFC 2020 based, from 2024-01-01 | Partly | | Ontario | Reg. 851 (if a station is an industrial establishment) | No rule; guidance note on diesel exhaust | Technical standards statute | Ontario Building Code (NBC 2020 based); Ontario Fire Code | Partly | | Quebec | RSST (floors, guardrails, ventilation, evacuation, sanitation) | No specific rule | Building Act regime | NBC 2020 and NFC 2020 based, from 2025-04-17 | Partly | | New Brunswick | Reg. 91-191 (floors, stairs, guardrails, lighting, ventilation, sanitation) | No specific rule | Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act | NBC 2020 and NFC 2020, from 2025 (date conflict) | Partly | | Nova Scotia | OSGR Part 13 and Part 4; WHSR guardrails | No rule; exposure limits apply | Pressure equipment regulations | NBC 2020 and NFC 2020 based, from 2025-04-01 | Partly | | Prince Edward Island | General Regulations; Fall Protection Regulations | No specific rule | Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act | NBC 2020 and NFC 2020, from 2024-03-31 | Partly | | Newfoundland and Labrador | OHS Regulations, 2012 | No specific rule | Boiler, pressure vessel and compressed gas statute | Automatic adoption; NBC 2025 and NFC 2025 from 2026-07-12 | Partly | | Yukon | WHS Regs Part 1; Workplace Health Regulations | Local exhaust venting required unless levels below limits | Boiler and pressure vessels statute | NBC 2020 and NFC 2020 based, from 2023-04-01 | Partly | | Northwest Territories | OHS Regulations | No specific rule | Boilers and pressure vessels statute; build and maintain properly | NBC 2020 and NFC 2020, from 2024-10-01 | Partly | | Nunavut | OHS Regulations (same numbering as NWT) | No specific rule | Boilers and pressure vessels statute | NBC 2015 and NFC 2015; 2020 editions to be confirmed | Partly | | Federal | COHSR Parts II, VI, IX, XVII | No specific rule | COHSR Part V: receivers inspected yearly outside, every 5 years inside | NBC (as amended) for new buildings; NFC 2020 from 2027-01-30 | Yes | The code editions in this table come from the national codes board’s adoption listing unless a section below says the adopting regulation was read (Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes \[CBHCC\], n.d.). ## British Columbia **Law.** Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, Part 4 and ss. 31.24 and 31.32 [(Occupational Health and Safety Regulation \[BC\], 2026)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-health-and-safety-regulation-bc); Safety Standards Act and the Power Engineers, Boiler, Pressure Vessel and Refrigeration Safety Regulation (Power Engineers, Boiler, Pressure Vessel and Refrigeration Safety Regulation \[BC\], 2026, ss. 3, 62, 63, 84); Fire Safety Act [(Fire Safety Act \[BC\], 2016, s. 20)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-fire-safety-act-bc). **What must be covered.** - **Floors and housekeeping.** Floors, ramps, stairs and walkways in good repair and free of slip and trip hazards (s. 4.39); drainage for wet floors (s. 4.40); refuse and spills (s. 4.41); safe entry and exit and arranged work areas (ss. 4.32-4.33). - **Stairs, guardrails and openings.** Continuous handrails on stairs with more than four risers, top at 76 to 92 cm (s. 4.62); guardrails required at 122 cm (4 ft) or more, top rail 102 to 112 cm with a midrail, built to the load rules, with toeboards (ss. 4.54-4.60); openings covered or guarded, with a vehicle service pit allowed a 1 m high-visibility skid-resistant perimeter band instead (s. 4.59). - **Lighting and air.** At least 22 lux for low activity and 54 lux for walkways and exits, task levels in Table 4-1 (s. 4.65), emergency lighting (s. 4.69); indoor air to ASHRAE 62-1989, system maintenance and indoor air quality investigations (ss. 4.70-4.80). - **Emergencies.** A risk assessment and written rescue and evacuation procedures (s. 4.13); marked exit routes and drills at least yearly, with a record (s. 4.14); fire and evacuation instruction (s. 4.16). - **Sanitation.** Food areas protected from contamination (s. 4.84), plumbed washrooms (s. 4.85) and change areas (s. 4.86). - **Apparatus bays.** Local exhaust venting for vehicles in firehall vehicle areas, unless monitoring shows exposures below the limits (s. 31.32); breathing air to CSA Z180.1-00, tested yearly (s. 31.24). - **Pressure equipment.** Designs must be registered before construction (s. 84), each pressure vessel needs an operating permit (s. 62(2)), and no installation permit is needed for a pressure vessel (s. 63(1)); vessels under Transport Canada jurisdiction and those relieving at 103 kPa or less are excluded (s. 3(2)). Technical Safety BC’s 2026 bulletin on air receivers requires the registration number on the nameplate, an operating permit before use, inspection to the manufacturer, CSA B51 and the National Board Inspection Code, and a relief valve lift test every year with service or replacement at least every five years; it sets no size threshold [(Technical Safety BC, 2026)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-technical-safety-bc-2026). - **Codes.** The province adopted the 2020 national building and fire codes with provincial variations, in force 2024-03-08, with further changes from 2025-03-10 (CBHCC, n.d.); the provincial titles are the BC Building Code 2024 and BC Fire Code 2024. **Fire-service nuance.** - WorkSafeBC allows exhaust retrofits in multi-hall departments to be phased over two to three years only by agreement (WorkSafeBC, n.d., G31.32). - Under the fire statute, each municipality must run a risk-based compliance monitoring system for public buildings [(Fire Safety Act \[BC\], 2016, s. 20)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-fire-safety-act-bc); stations should be inspected under it like any other public building; see [J34 Fire Services Legislation and Firefighter Certification](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j34-fire-services-legislation-and-firefighter-certification). - Whether fixed cascade storage built from transport cylinders is “under Transport Canada jurisdiction” is a question for Technical Safety BC. **Status.** Partly verified: Part 4, Part 31 and the pressure regulation read on 2026-10-23 (current to 2026-10-20); the code adoption is from the national codes board listing and the provincial code titles were not read. ## Alberta **Law.** Occupational Health and Safety Code, ss. 23 to 25, 115 to 123, 185, 186, 275, 314, 315, 354 to 361 and 386 to 388 [(Occupational Health and Safety Code \[AB\], 2025)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-health-and-safety-code-ab); Safety Codes Act with the Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation and Pressure Equipment Exemption Order [(ABSA, 2024)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-ab-529-pressure-equipment-exemption-order-user-guide). **What must be covered.** - **Housekeeping and access.** Work sites kept clean and free of slip and trip materials (s. 185); safe entry and exit (s. 119); walkways and ramps at least 600 mm wide with traction (s. 121). - **Stairs and guardrails.** Handrails at 800 to 920 mm on stairs with five or more risers, with an intermediate rail on open sides (ss. 122-123); openings covered or guarded (s. 314); guardrail tops at 920 to 1,070 mm with a mid member and posts no more than 3 m apart (s. 315). - **Lighting and ventilation.** Sufficient lighting and emergency lighting, with no lux values (s. 186); mechanical ventilation rules where ventilation controls contaminants (ss. 386-388). - **Emergencies.** An emergency response plan covering fire protection, alarms, communication, rescue and evacuation, with rescue workers and equipment (ss. 115-118). - **Sanitation and decontamination.** Toilets to Schedule 7, hand cleaning and potable water (ss. 354-361); facilities “including showers” to remove contamination before workers leave, with contaminated articles kept at the site until decontaminated (s. 23); emergency showers and eyewash (s. 24); no eating in contaminated areas (s. 25). - **Exhaust.** No fire-hall exhaust rule; exhaust must not enter an enclosed vehicle body carrying workers (s. 275(4)). - **Pressure equipment.** The Exemption Order excludes vessels subject to the federal transport of dangerous goods or shipping law (gas cylinders), vessels relieving at 103 kPa or less, compressor casings (but not intercoolers, aftercoolers or pulsation bottles), plants whose total vessel volume is 42.5 L or less, and stand-alone vessels of 42.5 L or less or 152 mm inside diameter or less; larger receivers and connected storage fall under the Pressure Equipment Safety Regulation [(ABSA, 2024)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-ab-529-pressure-equipment-exemption-order-user-guide). The regulation’s registration and inspection sections were not read. - **Codes.** The 2020 national codes with provincial variations, in force 2024-05-01 (CBHCC, n.d.), published as the 2023 Alberta editions. **Fire-service nuance.** - The decontamination duty in s. 23 is one of the clearest legal anchors in Canada for station decontamination areas and showers. - Diesel exhaust in bays is controlled through the general exposure limit and ventilation duties; adopt source capture as the department standard [(NFPA 1585, 2025)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-nfpa-1585). **Status.** Partly verified: the Code read on 2026-10-23 (consolidated to 2025-03-31); pressure equipment exemptions read in the safety authority’s guide; code titles not read. ## Saskatchewan **Law.** The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020, ss. 3-15, 6-1 to 6-13, 9-10 to 9-13, 21-5 and 25-2 to 25-3 [(The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 \[SK\], 2021)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-the-occupational-health-and-safety-regulations-2020-sk); The Fire Safety Regulations, ss. 3, 3.1 and 4 [(The Fire Safety Regulations \[SK\], 2024)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-the-fire-safety-regulations-sk). **What must be covered.** - **Housekeeping.** Debris removed daily from floors, stairways and passages, and floors cleaned weekly (s. 6-1). - **Stairs, guardrails and openings.** Handrails at 800 to 920 mm where there are five or more treads, with an intermediate rail on open sides (s. 9-10); guardrails with a top at 920 to 1,070 mm and a midrail (s. 9-11); toeboards (s. 9-12); openings covered (rated at 360 kg/m² and marked) or guarded (s. 9-13). - **Lighting and air.** At least 50 lux where workers pass and emergency lighting on exit routes (s. 6-6); ventilation, mechanical ventilation for contaminants and maintenance of systems (ss. 6-2 to 6-4); thermal conditions (s. 6-7). - **Fire safety.** A written fire safety plan (alarm, calling the fire department, evacuation), posted, with a drill every 12 months (s. 25-2); extinguishers (s. 25-3). - **Sanitation.** Toilets and washing facilities (ss. 6-8, 6-9); street and work clothing kept separate, with a changing area where clothing is contaminated (s. 6-10); change rooms and showers where skin can be contaminated (s. 6-11); eating areas separate where contamination is possible (s. 6-12); drinking water (s. 6-13). - **Exhaust.** Diesel engine exhaust is a designated chemical substance, so engineering controls must prevent its release so far as reasonably practicable (s. 21-5, Table 17); there is no fire-hall rule. - **Pressure equipment.** Boilers and pressure vessels that the boiler and pressure vessel statute does not require to be inspected or registered must still be properly built and maintained (s. 3-15); the statute’s thresholds were not read. - **Codes.** The Fire Safety Regulations adopt the National Fire Code 2020 with Saskatchewan amendments (s. 3, SR 9/2023, effective 2023-02-24, amended by SR 105/2023) and the National Building Code 2020 carbon monoxide and smoke alarm articles (s. 3.1), with plan review (s. 4). The building code is adopted under the construction codes statute; the national codes board lists the 2020 codes in force from 2024-01-01 (CBHCC, n.d.). **Fire-service nuance.** - The separate-clothing and change room rules (ss. 6-10, 6-11) support a station design that keeps turnout gear out of living quarters. - The fire code date differs between the regulation (2023) and the codes board listing (2024); the regulation governs. **Status.** Partly verified: regulations and Fire Safety Regulations read on 2026-10-23; building code instrument and pressure thresholds not read. ## Manitoba **Law.** Workplace Safety and Health Regulation, ss. 4.1 to 4.15, 13.1 to 13.5, 14.1, 14.4 and 19.3 [(Workplace Safety and Health Regulation \[MB\], 2026)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-workplace-safety-and-health-regulation-mb); The Fires Prevention and Emergency Response Act, ss. 19 and 20 [(The Fires Prevention and Emergency Response Act \[MB\], 2026)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-the-fires-prevention-and-emergency-response-act-mb). **What must be covered.** - **Floors.** Floors, walkways, ramps and stairs in good repair and free of slip and trip hazards, with unsafe areas barred and signed (s. 4.5); aisles marked (s. 4.4). - **Guardrails.** Fall protection at 3 m or more or at openings (s. 14.1(1)); guardrails at 900 to 1,060 mm with an intermediate rail at 450 to 530 mm, a 900 N load and a 125 mm toe board (s. 14.4). Building stairs and handrails are left to the building code. - **Lighting and air.** Sufficient lighting, emergency lighting and at least 50 lux where workers pass (s. 4.14); air quality, mechanical ventilation to the Manitoba Building Code, inspected and maintained, and air cleaning where air is recirculated (ss. 4.1-4.3). - **Egress and fire.** Access and egress comply with the Manitoba Building and Fire Codes and are kept free of ice and snow (s. 13.1); secondary egress (s. 13.4); emergency exits marked (s. 13.5); fire equipment to the Manitoba Fire Code (s. 19.3). - **Sanitation.** Water (s. 4.6); toilets and wash basins by number of workers (s. 4.7: one each for 1 to 10, two for 11 to 25, three for 26 to 50); free menstrual products and access (s. 4.8, in force 2026); change and washing facilities (s. 4.11); no eating in contaminated areas (s. 4.15). - **Pressure equipment.** Governed by the steam and pressure plants statute and regulation, administered by the provincial inspection service; reported to cover air receivers. - **Codes.** The Act lets the National Fire Code be adopted as the Manitoba Fire Code, enforced by local authorities [(The Fires Prevention and Emergency Response Act \[MB\], 2026, ss. 19-20)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-the-fires-prevention-and-emergency-response-act-mb); the national codes board lists the 2020 codes with variations in force from 2024-01-01 (CBHCC, n.d.). **Fire-service nuance.** - No fire-hall exhaust rule exists; the general air quality duty and the adopted exposure limits apply; see [J22 Exposure Limits, Heat and Cold Stress](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j22-exposure-limits-heat-and-cold-stress). - M.R. 26/2026, in force 2027-04-01, changes washroom duties on construction projects, which matters only when a station is being built. **Status.** Partly verified: regulation and Act read on 2026-10-23 (current to 2026-10-20); pressure statute and building code instrument not read. ## Ontario **Law.** Reg. 851 Industrial Establishments, ss. 3, 11 to 21, 120 to 136 [(Industrial Establishments \[ON\], 2026)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-industrial-establishments-on); Fire Code, O. Reg. 213/07, named in s. 123(3). **What must be covered.** - **Scope.** Reg. 851 applies to “industrial establishments” (s. 3), defined in the Act as an office building, factory, arena, shop or office and appurtenant buildings; applying it to a fire station is an interpretation. - **Floors and access.** Floors free of obstructions, refuse, snow and ice, with no slippery finish (s. 11); walkways and service stairs at least 55 cm wide (s. 17); vehicle and pedestrian traffic safeguards (s. 20). - **Guardrails and openings.** Guardrails at uncovered openings and open sides, with vehicle maintenance pits excepted but other measures still required (s. 13); top rail 91 to 107 cm, mid rail and toe board of at least 125 mm, built to building code guard loads (s. 14); covers secured and built to building code loads (s. 15). - **Lighting and air.** Artificial lighting where natural light is inadequate (s. 21); ventilation, replacement air and at least 18 °C (ss. 127-129). - **Building and fire codes.** The Building Code governs exits, structure, washrooms and service rooms (s. 120), and the Fire Code governs extinguishers and keeping exits clear (s. 123). - **Sanitation.** Eyewash and showers (s. 124); no food where poisons are present (s. 131); shower water at 30 to 60 °C (s. 133); shower rooms and separate lockers where poisons contaminate the skin (s. 134); a rest room for 10 or more workers (s. 135) and an eating place for 35 or more (s. 136). - **Pressure equipment.** Boilers and pressure vessels are regulated under the technical standards statute and its boiler regulation, administered by the provincial safety authority; small vessels (about 42.5 L or less) are reported to be exempt. - **Codes.** The national codes board lists the Ontario Building Code as based on the National Building Code 2020 with variations, and says portions of the National Fire Code 2020 are to be adopted into the Ontario Fire Code with enforcement expected in 2026 (CBHCC, n.d.). The current Ontario Building Code is O. Reg. 163/24, in force 2025-01-01. **Fire-service nuance.** - The Section 21 note on controlling diesel exhaust (GN 3-1) is the Ontario benchmark for apparatus bays; there is no regulation on it (MLITSD, n.d.). - Whatever the answer on Reg. 851, the Act’s general duty and the Fire Code apply to every station. **Status.** Partly verified: Reg. 851 read on 2026-10-23; the pressure equipment regime and the building code instrument were not read. ## Quebec **Law.** Regulation respecting occupational health and safety, ss. 6 to 38, 101 to 113, 125 to 127, 145 and 153 to 165 [(Regulation respecting occupational health and safety \[QC\], 2026)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-regulation-respecting-occupational-health-and-safety-qc). **What must be covered.** - **Floors and passages.** Access routes and passageways kept clear and marked (ss. 6-7); floors in good order with drains, and openings guarded or covered (s. 14); walkways, cleaning and refuse (ss. 15, 17-18). - **Guardrails and stairs.** Guardrails built into a building comply with the building code in force at installation (s. 12); service stairs at least 550 mm wide (s. 22); ramps guarded where a fall is 1.5 m or more (s. 22.1); fall protection above 3 m (ss. 33.1-33.3). - **Lighting and air.** Lighting to Schedule VI (ss. 125-127); ventilation, with mechanical systems inspected and adjusted at least once a year (ss. 101, 104); combustion products from heating vented outside (s. 113). - **Emergencies.** An evacuation plan (s. 34), drills at least once a year (s. 35), extinguishers (ss. 36-37), and alarm, detection and emergency lighting kept working (s. 38). - **Sanitation.** Drinking water (s. 145); lunch room, change rooms, daily cleaning and washrooms (ss. 153-165). - **Pressure equipment.** Administered by the provincial building authority under the building statute; the regulation and thresholds were not read. - **Codes.** The 2020 national codes with Quebec variations, in force 2025-04-17 (CBHCC, n.d.), adopted through the Construction Code (Building chapter) and the Safety Code (Building chapter). **Fire-service nuance.** - The yearly inspection and adjustment of mechanical ventilation (s. 104) is a useful hook for apparatus bay exhaust systems. - Fire stations are also inspected under the regional fire safety cover plan; see [J34 Fire Services Legislation and Firefighter Certification](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j34-fire-services-legislation-and-firefighter-certification). **Status.** Partly verified: regulation read on 2026-10-23 (consolidated to 2026-07-01); pressure regime and code instruments not read. ## New Brunswick **Law.** General Regulation 91-191, ss. 4 to 27, 97, 102, 111 and 113 to 115 [(General Regulation: Occupational Health and Safety Act \[NB\], 2026)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-general-regulation-occupational-health-and-safety-act-nb); Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act and N.B. Reg. 84-174, named in the regulation. **What must be covered.** - **Housekeeping and floors.** Clean and in good repair (s. 15); refuse (s. 17); walking surfaces free of hazards, guardrails at open sides and wet floor control (s. 102). - **Guardrails, openings and stairs.** Guardrails at 900 mm to 1.07 m with a toeboard of at least 127 mm and posts no more than 2.4 m apart (s. 97); openings guarded or covered with a secured, marked cover (s. 111); stair dimensions and non-slip nosings, with handrails at four or more risers (s. 115). - **Lighting and air.** Lighting to the named illuminating engineering practice (s. 26); emergency lighting of at least 50 lux, tested monthly (s. 27); ventilation to ASHRAE 62.1-2010 (s. 20). - **Egress.** Access, egress and emergency escape (s. 113), which does not apply while firefighting (s. 113(2.1)); doors (s. 114). - **Sanitation.** Water (s. 4); toilets by number of workers (s. 5: one for nine or fewer, two for 10 to 24, three for 25 to 49); wash basins (s. 6); eating areas (s. 7); change rooms (s. 9); showers where workers handle hazardous substances or work in heat and humidity (s. 10). - **Pressure equipment.** The boiler and pressure vessel statute and its regulation apply, administered by the provincial technical inspection service. - **Codes.** The 2020 national building code with variations and the 2020 national fire code in full; the codes board lists 2025-05-01 as the in-force date, while a provincial bulletin cites 2025-04-01 (CBHCC, n.d.). The fire prevention statute contains no code adoption text. **Fire-service nuance.** - The monthly emergency lighting test (s. 27) is more frequent than in most jurisdictions; put it on the station inspection checklist. - Indoor air quality and exposure limit duties are suspended only during structural fire-fighting (s. 18(3)), not in the station. **Status.** Partly verified: regulation read on 2026-10-23 (consolidated to 2026-06-30); pressure thresholds and the building code instrument not read. ## Nova Scotia **Law.** Occupational Safety General Regulations, Part 4 (ss. 15 to 25) and Part 13 (ss. 139 to 165) [(Occupational Safety General Regulations \[NS\], 2025)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-safety-general-regulations-ns); Workplace Health and Safety Regulations, ss. 2.3 and 21.5 [(Workplace Health and Safety Regulations \[NS\], 2025)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-workplace-health-and-safety-regulations-ns); Fire Safety Regulations, s. 27 [(Fire Safety Regulations \[NS\], 2025)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-fire-safety-regulations-ns). **What must be covered.** - **Premises.** Floors and stairs maintained, slippery surfaces controlled, and snow and ice cleared [(Occupational Safety General Regulations \[NS\], 2025, s. 139)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-safety-general-regulations-ns); guardrails; fixed ladders to ANSI A14.3 and portable ladders inspected before use (ss. 147-152). - **Guardrails at openings.** Guardrails at uncovered openings and open sides built to CSA Z797:18 (R2023), with warning signs at doorway and shaft openings [(Workplace Health and Safety Regulations \[NS\], 2025, s. 21.5)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-workplace-health-and-safety-regulations-ns). - **Ventilation, lighting and sanitation.** Emergency lighting [(Occupational Safety General Regulations \[NS\], 2025, s. 17)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-safety-general-regulations-ns); eyewash and showers (s. 23); fire protection and exits in the workplace, referring to the National Fire Code (s. 25). - **Exhaust.** No fire-hall exhaust rule; diesel exhaust in bays is controlled through the adopted ACGIH threshold limit values [(Workplace Health and Safety Regulations \[NS\], 2025, s. 2.3)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-workplace-health-and-safety-regulations-ns). - **Pressure equipment.** Air receivers and pressure vessels are registered and inspected under the provincial pressure equipment regulations; small vessels of 42.5 L or less outside listed classes are reported to need no permit but a registered design, and vessels relieving at 103 kPa or less to be exempt. - **Codes.** The National Fire Code is adopted as the provincial Fire Code [(Fire Safety Regulations \[NS\], 2025, s. 27)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-fire-safety-regulations-ns); the codes board lists the 2020 national codes with variations in force from 2025-04-01, with stricter energy tiers from 2026-04-01 and 2027-04-01 (CBHCC, n.d.). **Fire-service nuance.** - Municipalities inspect listed occupancies under the fire safety regulations; the department’s own stations should be on the schedule [(Fire Safety Regulations \[NS\], 2025, ss. 14-15)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-fire-safety-regulations-ns); see [J34 Fire Services Legislation and Firefighter Certification](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j34-fire-services-legislation-and-firefighter-certification). - The general regulations’ fire protection and exit rules refer to the National Fire Code, so the station’s fire safety plan is an OHS document as well as a fire code one [(Occupational Safety General Regulations \[NS\], 2025, s. 25)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-safety-general-regulations-ns). **Status.** Partly verified: the guardrail rule and the 2025 regulations read on 2026-10-23; Parts 4 and 13 of the general regulations as summarized in secondary sources; pressure equipment rules from a secondary source. ## Prince Edward Island **Law.** General Regulations, ss. 2.2 to 25.3 [(Occupational Health and Safety Act General Regulations \[PE\], 2025)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-health-and-safety-act-general-regulations-pe); Fall Protection Regulations, s. 4 [(Occupational Health and Safety Act Fall Protection Regulations \[PE\], 2021)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-health-and-safety-act-fall-protection-regulations-pe). **What must be covered.** - **Floors.** Floors even, dry and non-slippery, and stairways and passages kept clear of ice and snow and sanded [(Occupational Health and Safety Act General Regulations \[PE\], 2025, s. 5.1)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-health-and-safety-act-general-regulations-pe). - **Stairs and guardrails.** A handrail or guardrail on open sides of stairs (s. 22.5(b)); guardrails on runways and platforms (s. 21.4); guardrails with a top rail at 0.91 to 1.06 m, posts no more than 2.4 m apart and a 102 mm toeboard at openings and open sides [(Occupational Health and Safety Act Fall Protection Regulations \[PE\], 2021, s. 4)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-health-and-safety-act-fall-protection-regulations-pe). - **Lighting and air.** Sufficient lighting to a lux table measured 762 mm above the floor, and emergency lighting tested every three months [(Occupational Health and Safety Act General Regulations \[PE\], 2025, ss. 6.1-6.3)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-health-and-safety-act-general-regulations-pe); ventilation with at least 0.45 m³ per minute of outside air per person (s. 11.7(b)). - **Egress and fire.** Safe egress with emergency exits designed and marked (s. 15.1); extinguishers (ss. 25.1-25.3). - **Sanitation.** Toilets (s. 2.2); change rooms and showers where the risk of contamination is high (s. 2.6(3)); a lunch and rest room (s. 4.1). - **Pressure equipment.** The provincial boiler and pressure vessel statute applies. - **Codes.** The 2020 national building and fire codes adopted in full, in force 2024-03-31 (CBHCC, n.d.); the fire prevention statute itself contains no code text. **Fire-service nuance.** - No apparatus bay exhaust rule exists; use the ventilation and exposure limit duties and adopt source capture by policy [(NFPA 1585, 2025)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-nfpa-1585). **Status.** Partly verified: regulations read on 2026-10-23; pressure statute and building code instrument not read. ## Newfoundland and Labrador **Law.** Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2012, ss. 28, 30, 34 to 45, 61 to 67, 443 and 458 to 460 [(Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2012 \[NL\], 2026)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-health-and-safety-regulations-2012-nl); Fire Protection Services Regulations, ss. 3 and 4 [(Fire Protection Services Regulations \[NL\], 2026)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-fire-protection-services-regulations-nl). **What must be covered.** - **Floors and access.** Slipping hazards controlled (s. 34); holes covered and identified, with rules for vehicle service pits (s. 30(2)-(3)); access, egress, exits and doors (ss. 458-459). - **Stairs and guardrails.** Handrails at 91.44 cm to 1.07 m where there are more than four risers (s. 460); guardrails required above 1.22 m, with a top rail at 0.9 to 1.1 m and 10 cm toe boards (s. 28). - **Lighting and air.** Lighting to the named illuminating engineering standard and emergency lighting (ss. 36, 40); ventilation to ASHRAE and ACGIH (s. 45). - **Emergencies.** An emergency plan, marked exit routes and a yearly drill with a record (ss. 38-41); fire protection to the fire prevention statute and the National Fire Code (s. 443). - **Sanitation.** Washrooms and eating areas, with eating areas separate where there is contamination (ss. 61-67). - **Pressure equipment.** The boiler, pressure vessel and compressed gas statute applies, administered by the provincial engineering and inspection service. - **Codes.** The Fire Protection Services Regulations adopt the National Building Code (except Part 9 for one- and two-family dwellings), the National Fire Code and NFPA 101 (2018), and adopt amendments and new editions automatically six months after publication; the building code prevails on design and construction [(Fire Protection Services Regulations \[NL\], 2026, ss. 3-4)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-fire-protection-services-regulations-nl). The codes board lists the 2025 national codes in force from 2026-07-12 (CBHCC, n.d.). **Fire-service nuance.** - Because adoption is automatic, a station designed before 2026-07-12 to the 2015 or 2020 codes should be checked against the 2025 editions if permits were not yet issued. - Employers storing hazardous products in quantities that could endanger firefighters must tell the local fire department (s. 443(3)); see [J21 WHMIS, Hazardous Materials and Asbestos](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j21-whmis-hazardous-materials-and-asbestos). **Status.** Partly verified: regulations read on 2026-10-23 (consolidated to NLR 48/26; fire protection regulations amended to NLR 23/26); pressure statute not read. ## Yukon **Law.** Workplace Health and Safety Regulations, Part 1 (ss. 1.50 to 1.71) and Part 11 (ss. 11.15 and 11.22) [(Workplace Health and Safety Regulations \[YT\], 2022)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-workplace-health-and-safety-regulations-yt); Workplace Health Regulations, ss. 2, 7 and 8 [(Workplace Health Regulations \[YT\], 2026)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-workplace-health-regulations-yt); Fire Prevention Act, ss. 1 and 3.01 [(Fire Prevention Act \[YT\], 2002)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-fire-prevention-act-yt). **What must be covered.** - **Access and floors.** Access, egress and emergency escape (s. 1.50) and their maintenance (s. 1.51); slips and trips (s. 1.55); walkways (s. 1.58). - **Guardrails and stairs.** Guardrails at 0.91 to 1.07 m built for 900 N (ss. 1.60-1.63); toeboards (s. 1.64); handrails at 0.8 to 0.9 m where there are more than four risers (s. 1.65); openings covered or guarded (ss. 1.66-1.67). - **Lighting and air.** Emergency lighting of at least 10.8 lux at exits, inspected yearly (s. 1.57); illumination levels and ventilation to the ACGIH ventilation manual [(Workplace Health Regulations \[YT\], 2026, ss. 2, 7-8)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-workplace-health-regulations-yt). - **Emergencies.** Exits unlocked and marked and an emergency plan [(Workplace Health and Safety Regulations \[YT\], 2022, s. 1.69)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-workplace-health-and-safety-regulations-yt); fire equipment to NFPA standards (s. 1.70). - **Sanitation.** Toilets, water, a separate eating area, showers and changing facilities (s. 1.71). - **Apparatus bays.** Local venting of vehicle exhaust in fire hall vehicle areas unless monitoring shows levels below the limits (s. 11.22); breathing air to CSA Z180.1-00, tested yearly (s. 11.15). - **Pressure equipment.** The territorial boiler and pressure vessels statute applies, administered by the building safety branch. - **Codes.** The fire code is established under the fire statute [(Fire Prevention Act \[YT\], 2002, ss. 1, 3.01)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-fire-prevention-act-yt); the codes board lists the 2020 national codes with variations in force from 2023-04-01 (CBHCC, n.d.). A move to the 2025 national building code from 2027-06-22 was reported. **Fire-service nuance.** - Yukon and British Columbia are the only jurisdictions found with an exhaust rule written for fire halls. **Status.** Partly verified: regulations read on 2026-10-23 (board renderings, Part 11 current to 2022-09-30); pressure statute and building code instrument not read. ## Northwest Territories **Law.** Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, ss. 25, 68 to 79, 127 to 130, 254 to 256 and 394 [(Occupational Health and Safety Regulations \[NT\], 2024)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-health-and-safety-regulations-nt); Fire Prevention Act, s. 23(2) [(Fire Prevention Act \[NT\], 1988)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-fire-prevention-act-nt). **What must be covered.** - **Access and sanitation.** Sanitation (s. 68); entrances, exits, doors and travelways (ss. 254-256). - **Stairs, guardrails and openings.** Handrails at 800 to 920 mm where there are five or more treads (s. 127); guardrails at 920 to 1,070 mm (s. 128); openings covered (360 kg/m²) or guarded (s. 130). - **Lighting and air.** At least 50 lux, and emergency lighting of at least 50 lux (s. 73); ventilation (s. 70). - **Fire and facilities.** A fire safety plan (s. 394); toilets (s. 75); change rooms and showers (s. 78); eating areas (s. 79). - **Pressure equipment.** Boilers and pressure vessels must be properly built and maintained even where the boilers and pressure vessels statute requires no inspection (s. 25); the statute’s thresholds were not read. - **Codes.** Codes are adopted under the fire statute “as amended from time to time” [(Fire Prevention Act \[NT\], 1988, s. 23(2))](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-fire-prevention-act-nt); the codes board lists the 2020 national codes adopted in full, in force 2024-10-01 (CBHCC, n.d.). **Fire-service nuance.** - The firefighter code of practice expects written hazard assessments for the fire hall and the training ground, even though none is needed before emergency work starts [(Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission \[WSCC\], 2017)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-wscc-2017); see [J12 Fire Service OHS Rules and Fireground Operations](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j12-fire-service-ohs-rules-and-fireground-operations). **Status.** Partly verified: regulations and Act read through an unofficial mirror of the official consolidations on 2026-10-23; pressure thresholds not read. ## Nunavut **Law.** Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, ss. 25, 68 to 79, 127 to 130, 254 to 256 and 394 [(Occupational Health and Safety Regulations \[NU\], 2021)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-occupational-health-and-safety-regulations-nu); Fire Safety Act, ss. 1 and 23(2) [(Fire Safety Act \[NU\], 1988)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-fire-safety-act-nu). **What must be covered.** - The premises sections have the same numbering and substance as in the Northwest Territories: sanitation, travelways, handrails, guardrails, openings, lighting, ventilation, the fire safety plan, change rooms, showers and eating areas, and the duty to build and maintain pressure vessels properly (s. 25). - **Codes.** The fire statute’s “code” means the National Fire Code as adopted, and regulations adopt a prescribed edition [(Fire Safety Act \[NU\], 1988, ss. 1, 23(2))](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-fire-safety-act-nu); a separate building code statute applies. The codes board lists the 2015 national codes adopted in full, in force 2018-09-08 (an archived federal page gives 2018-09-01), with the 2020 dates to be confirmed (CBHCC, n.d.). **Fire-service nuance.** - Stations built or renovated now may be designed to newer codes than those formally adopted; confirm the edition with the territorial fire marshal’s office before design. **Status.** Partly verified: regulations read in the official consolidation (2021-09-28) and the Fire Safety Act consolidation (2019-03-11); code adoption dates conflict. ## Federal **Law.** Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, ss. 1.2, Part II (ss. 2.2 to 2.27), Part V (ss. 5.1 to 5.11), Part VI, Part IX and Part XVII [(Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations \[CA\], 2026)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/j20-stations-premises-and-building-codes#ref-canada-occupational-health-and-safety-regulations-ca). **What must be covered.** - **Buildings.** New buildings meet the National Building Code, and existing buildings and renovations where feasible (s. 2.2); the regulations define the building code as the 1995 edition “as amended from time to time” (s. 1.2). - **Openings, stairs and guardrails.** Guardrails or covers at floor openings and at wall openings with a drop of more than 1.2 m, with vehicle pits exempt but marked (s. 2.5); stairs, a ladder or a ramp where levels differ by more than 450 mm (s. 2.7); guardrails at 900 to 1,100 mm with posts no more than 3 m apart and an 890 N load (s. 2.12); 125 mm toe boards (s. 2.13); ice, snow and slip-resistant surfaces (s. 2.14); wet floors (s. 2.15). - **Air and lighting.** Heating, ventilation and air conditioning to ASHRAE 62-1989, with indoor air quality investigations (ss. 2.20-2.27); lighting levels and emergency lighting (Part VI). - **Sanitation.** Toilets within 60 m; a shower for every 10 workers doing hot or strenuous work or exposed to contamination; eating rules and lunch rooms; change rooms, and no leaving the workplace in contaminated clothing (Part IX). - **Fire protection.** Fire protection equipment to the National Fire Code, evacuation plans, wardens and drills, with the local fire department told 24 hours before a drill (Part XVII, ss. 17.3-17.10). - **Pressure equipment.** Boilers and pressure vessels to CSA B51-97 (s. 5.1); excluded are vessels of 40 L or less, at 1 atmosphere or less, or 152 mm inside diameter or less (s. 5.2); inspection before first use and after repairs by an inspector recognized by a province or the National Board (s. 5.10); air receivers inspected externally every year and internally every five years (s. 5.11(7)). - **Codes.** From 2027-01-30 the fire code reference becomes the National Fire Code 2020, and emergency lighting generators follow its section 6.5 (SOR/2026-10); the building code reference is unchanged. **Fire-service nuance.** - Federal fire halls at airports and defence establishments follow these rules; the air receiver inspection intervals are the most specific found in any jurisdiction and suit any department’s compressor program. - No federal rule addresses apparatus bay exhaust; use the hazardous substance and ventilation duties. **Status.** Verified against the official text on 2026-10-23 (consolidated to 2026-09-30, including the not-yet-in-force SOR/2026-10). ## Chapters that rely on this topic **Front matter** - [00 Fire Service Safety Management System - Program HQ](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/program-hq) **01 Foundations** - [02 Standards and Law Master Map](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/standards-and-law-master-map) **03 Assessment** - [02 Gap Assessment Tool](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/gap-assessment-tool) **04 Policies** - [Policy - Facilities](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/policy-facilities) **05 Programs** - [Facilities and Station Safety Program](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/facilities-and-station-safety-program) **06 Safe Work Procedures** - [SWP - Diesel Exhaust and Station Zoning](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/swp-diesel-exhaust-and-station-zoning) - [SWP - Lockout and Shop Safety](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/swp-lockout-and-shop-safety) **07 Audit** - [Annual Inspection and Review Schedule](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/annual-inspection-and-review-schedule) - [Checklist - Facilities and Station Safety](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/checklist-facilities-and-station-safety) **09 Forms and Templates** - [Form - Station Safety Inspection Checklist (Full)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/form-station-safety-inspection-checklist-full) - [Form - Workplace Inspection Checklist (Station)](https://thehumanfactor.ca/library/fire-service-safety/form-workplace-inspection-checklist-station) ## Definitions - **Air receiver.** A pressure vessel that stores compressed air from a compressor, regulated as pressure equipment. - **Cascade system.** Fixed high-pressure storage cylinders used to fill SCBA cylinders. - **CRN.** The Canadian registration number given to a registered pressure vessel or fitting design. - **Local exhaust ventilation.** A system that captures a contaminant, such as diesel exhaust, at its source before it spreads. - **National codes.** The National Building Code and National Fire Code of Canada, which provinces and territories adopt, with or without variations, as their own codes. ## References ABSA. 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