Building Classification
Group F (# of subgroups)
2
Group S (# of subgroups)
2
Group R (# of subgroups)
3
Group I (# of subgroups)
4
Group A (# of subgroups)
5
Group H (# of subgroups)
5
F-1 (examples)
Aircraft repairs, Bakeries Manufacturing motor vehicles Dry cleaning using or storing combustible solvents Food processing (except meat slaughtering) Production laboratories (moderate hazards) (examples)
I-1 (examples)
Alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation centers Halfway houses (examples)
R-2 (examples)
Apartment houses, Apartment hotels Student apartments (examples)
F-2 (examples)
Appliances, Glass products Production laboratories (low hazards) Nonflammable plastic products (examples)
A-3 (examples)
Art galleries, Bowling alleys Classrooms (with 75 persons or more) Courtrooms, Houses of worship Museums, School auditoriums (examples)
Group A (description)
Assembly: for gathering together people (description)
Group B (examples)
Banks Civic administration offices Educational occupancies above the 12th grade (not in Group A) Nonproduction Laboratories Radio and television stations not admitting an audience (examples)
A-2 (examples)
Banquet halls, Cafeterias, Bars, Restaurants (examples)
Construction Site (description)
Building undergoing construction, alteration or demolition (description)
Group B (description)
Business: Office, professional, service-type transaction, public or civic services (description)
Group U (examples)
Carports, Fences more than 6 feet high Towers (examples)
H-4 (examples)
Corrosive, Toxic materials (examples)
I-4 (description)
Day care facilities, occupied by persons of any age who receive custodial care (without overnight) by individuals other than parents, guardians, or relatives in a place other than at the home. (description)
I-4 (examples)
Day nurseries (examples)
Group M (examples)
Department stores, Drug stores Motor fuel-dispensing facilities Wholesale stores (examples)
Group E (description)
Educational: 5 or more persons at any one time for educational purposes offered to children through he 12th grade and where no more than 2 children under the age of 2 (description)
H-1 (examples)
Explosive Materials Denotable water-active materials (examples)
Group F (description)
Factory: for assembling, disassembling, fabricating, finishing, manufacturing, packaging, repair, cleaning or processing operation that are not in Group H (description)
H-2 (examples)
Flammable or combustible liquids are Very likely used in open system Flammable gas (examples)
H-3 (examples)
Flammable or combustible liquids are used in close system Flammable solids Oxidizing cryogenic fluid (examples)
A-2 (description)
Food and/or drink consumption (description)
A-5 (examples)
Grandstands, Bleachers, Stadiums (examples)
Group H (description)
High Hazard: for manufacturing, processing, generation or storage of materials that constitute a physical or health hazard in quantities in excess of the those found in BC table 307.7(1) and table 307.7(2) (description)
I-2 (examples)
Hospitals, Nursing homes Mental hospitals where patients are not under restraint (examples)
R-1 (examples)
Hotels, Homeless shelters School student dormitories not in R-2 Group (examples)
I-1 (description)
Housing persons, on a 24-hours basis, capable of self-preservation and responding to an emergency situation without physical assistance from staff (description)
A-4 (description)
Indoor sporting events or activities with spectator seating (description)
Group I (description)
Institutional: people are cared for or live in a supervised environment (description)
S-2 (description)
Low hazard storage occupancy for non-combustible materials (description)
F-2 (description)
Low-hazard involve non-combustible, non-flammable materials, or low-hazardous production (description)
H-4 (description)
Materials that are health hazards (description)
H-1 (description)
Materials that present a detonation hazard (description)
H-3 (description)
Materials that readily support combustion or present a physical hazard (description)
I-2 (description)
Medical, surgical, nursing or custodial care, on a 24-hour basis, of more than 3 persons, who are not capable of self-preservation or responding to an emergency situation without physical assistance from staff (description)
I-3 (examples)
Mental hospitals where patients are under restraint Prisons, Jails, Detention centers (examples)
Group M (description)
Mercantile: display and sale of merchandise (description)
F-1 (description)
Moderate-hazard (description)
S-1 (description)
Moderate-hazard storage occupancy for any flammable or combustible materials (description)
Group B (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Moderately likely
Group E (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Moderately likely
Group S (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Moderately likely
R-2 (description)
More than 2 dwelling units for shelter and sleeping accommodation on a long-term basis for a month or more (description)
I-3 (description)
More than 5 persons who are detained under restraint or security reason (description)
Construction Site (examples)
New building under construction; buildings or floors undergoing alteration; buildings under demolition (examples)
R-3 (description)
No more than 2 dwelling units on a long-term basis for a month or more (description)
Group A (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Not likely
Group I (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Not likely
Group R (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Not likely
Group U (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Not likely
S-2 (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Not likely
R-1 (description)
Occupied for a period less than one month (description)
R-3 (examples)
One- and two-family dwellings Group homes (examples)
A-5 (description)
Participation in or viewing outdoor activities (description)
Group R (description)
Residential: for dwelling or sleeping purposes when not classified as Group I (description)
Group E (examples)
Schools, Day care facilities where no more than two children are under the age of 2 (examples)
H-5 (description)
Semiconductor fabrication facilities using hazardous production materials (HPM) in excess of the permitted aggregate quantity (description)
S-1 (examples)
Storage of Aerosol, Boots and shoes, Woolen clothing, Furniture Leather, Wax candles, etc (examples)
S-2 (examples)
Storage of Electrical motors, Food products, Glass, etc (examples)
Group S (description)
Storage: for storage when not classified as a hazardous occupancy (description)
A-4 (examples)
Swimming pools Tennis courts (examples)
A-1 (examples)
Theaters, Concert halls (examples)
H-2 (description)
Uses present a deflagration hazard or a hazard from accelerated burning (description)
Group U (description)
Utility & Miscellaneous: structures of an accessory character, or not classified in any specific occupancy (description)
Construction Site (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Very likely
Group F (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Very likely
Group H (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Very likely
Group M (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Very likely
I-2 (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Very likely
S-1 (likeliness of hazardous materials)
Very likely
A-1 (description)
With fixed seating, intended for the production and viewing of the performance arts or motion pictures (description)
A-3 (description)
Worship, recreation or amusement, and other assembly uses not classified elsewhere in Group A (description)
