Building Classification (WCOB)

Classifications of Buildings

Answer the following questions to determine the building Group and Division classification for test (as per BC Building Code 2018).

SN	Question	YES / NO
Q1	Is your building used for daycare facility?	Yes No
Q2	Is your building Assembly occupancies?	Yes No
Q2.2	Is it intended for the production?	Yes No
Q2.3	Is it viewing of the performing arts?	Yes No
Q2.4	Is it the arena type or intended for occasional use for trade shows and similar exhibition purposes?	Yes No
Q2.5	Are occupants gathered in the open air?	Yes No
Q2.6	Does the number of persons in the suite not exceed 30?	Yes No
Q2.6.1	Is it sprinklered throughout?	Yes No
Q2.6.2	Is the suite separated from the remainder of the building by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating of not less than 1 hr?	Yes No
Q10	Is your building Detention occupancies?	Yes No
Q3.1	Is it a police station?	Yes No
Q3.2	Is it not more than 2 storeys in building height and 600 m2 in building area?	Yes No
Q13	Is your building Treatment occupancies?	Yes No
Q14	Is your building Care occupancies?	Yes No
Q5.1	Is it a convalescent home or children’s custodial home?	Yes No
Q5.1.1	Are occupants ambulatory and do they live as a single housekeeping unit in a suite?	Yes No
Q5.1.2	Is the suite with sleeping accommodation for not more than 10 persons?	Yes No
Q5.2	Is the care facility accepted for residential use pursuant to provincial legislation?	Yes No
Q5.2.1	Do occupants live as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit with sleeping accommodation for not more than 10 persons?	Yes No
Q5.2.2	Are smoke alarms installed in conformance with Article 3.2.4.20.?	Yes No
Q5.2.3	Is emergency lighting provided in conformance with Subsection 3.2.7?	Yes No
Q5.2.4	Is the building sprinklered throughout?	Yes No
Q6	Is your building Residential occupancies?	Yes No
Q7	Is your building Business and personal services occupancies?	Yes No
Q8	Is your building Mercantile occupancies?	Yes No
Q9	Is your building High-hazard industrial occupancies?	Yes No
Q10	Is your building Medium-hazard industrial?	Yes No
Q11	Is your building Low-hazard industrial?	Yes No

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