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2 <br />Purpose of the MSBCPurpose of the MSBC <br />““The purpose of the code is to provide minimum The purpose of the code is to provide minimum <br />standards to safeguard life and limb, health, standards to safeguard life and limb, health, <br />property, and continuing public welfare by property, and continuing public welfare by <br />regulating and controlling the design, regulating and controlling the design, <br />construction, quality of materials, use and construction, quality of materials, use and <br />occupancy, location, and maintenance of all occupancy, location, and maintenance of all <br />structures and equipment specifically covered structures and equipment specifically covered <br />by the code in a jurisdiction that adopts and by the code in a jurisdiction that adopts and <br />enforces the code.enforces the code.””MSBC 1300.0030MSBC 1300.0030 <br />Code DevelopmentCode Development <br />ƒƒCoconut GroveCoconut Grove <br />ƒƒNovember 28, 1942November 28, 1942 <br />ƒƒ492 people died 492 people died <br />trying to exit the trying to exit the <br />building through building through <br />doors that swung doors that swung <br />inward or were inward or were <br />hiddenhidden <br />ƒƒMany code Many code <br />provisions resultedprovisions resulted <br />Continuing Research and Continuing Research and <br />DevelopmentDevelopment