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111Materials for installations#
(1)An operator must ensure that the materials used in an installation are
(a)fit for the purposes for which they are to be used and suitable for the conditions to which they may be subjected, including any foreseeable emergency situation;
(b)non-combustible, unless essential properties are available only in materials that are combustible or the use of combustible material will not increase the risk to safety; and
(c)selected to ensure that, in the case of fire or explosion, their use will not increase the risk to safety in the area of the fire or explosion or in adjacent areas, including by exposing persons to toxic fumes or smoke.
(2)In this section, non-combustible means, in respect of material, material that does not burn or give off flammable gases or vapours in sufficient quantity for self-ignition when heated to 750°C.
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