QCD Fire and Life Safety Guidelines

I	APPLICATIONS		INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES - FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS
	DRY CLEANING PLANTS / FACTORIES OF ALL KINDS / FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS / GAS PLANTS / HANGARS (FOR SERVICING/MAINTENANCE) / LAUNDRIES / POWER PLANTS / PUMPING STATIONS / REFINERIES / SAWMILLS / TELEPHONE EXCHANGES		AN OCCUPANCY IN WHICH PRODUCTS ARE MANUFACTURED OR IN WHICH PROCESSING, ASSEMBLING, MIXING, PACKAGING, FINISHING, DECORATING, OR REPAIR OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED
II	OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION**		BUILDING HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
A	SPECIAL-PURPOSE INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCY	LOW AND ORDINARY HAZARD CLASSIFICATION	IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 5000 CHAPTER 7 TABLE 7.4.1 FOR THE ALLOWABLE BUILDING HEIGHT AND AREA REQUIREMENTS
B	GENERAL INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCY	LOW AND ORDINARY HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
C	HIGH HAZARD INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCY
D	INDUSTRIAL USE CONSIDERED AS LOW HAZARDS:		INDUSTRIAL USE OTHER THAN LOW HAZARDS:
	BEVERAGES (NON ALCOHOLIC) / BRICKS & MASONRY / CERAMIC / FOUNDRIES / GLASS PRODUCTS / GYPSUM / ICE / METAL PRODUCTS (FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY / TELECOMMUNICATION SIGNAL PROCESSING / TELEPHONE EXCHANGES		AIRCRAFT / APPLIANCES / ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT / AUTOMOBILES & OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES / BAKERIES / BEVERAGES (ALCOHOLIC) / BICYCLES / BOAT BUILDING / BROOMS & BRUSHES / BUSINESS MACHINES / CAMERAS & PHOTO EQUIPMENT / CANVAS OR SIMILAR FABRIC / CARPETS & RUGS (INCLUDES CLEANING) / CLOTHING / CONSTRUCTION / DISINFECTANTS / DRY CLEANING & DYEING / ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS & POWER HOUSES / ELECTRONICS / ENGINES (INCLUDING REBUILDING) / FOOD PROCESSING / FURNITURE / HEMP PRODUCTS / JUTE PRODUCTS / LAUNDRIES / LEATHER PRODUCTS / MACHINERY / METALS / MILLWORKS (SASH & DOOR) / MOTION PICTURES & TELEVISION FILMING / MOTOR VEHICLES REPAIR GARAGES / MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS / OPTICAL GOODS / PAPER MILLS OR PRODUCTS / PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM / PLASTIC PRODUCTS / PRINTING OR PUBLISHING / RECREATIONAL VEHICLES / REFUSE INCINERATORS / SHOES / SOAPS & DETERGENTS / TEXTILES / TOBACCO / TRAILERS / UPHOLSTERING / WOOD (DISTILLATION) / WOODWORKING (CABINET MAKING)

Notes:
*This Fire Safety Guide is prepared to determine the minimum required Fire Safety provisions for each Occupancy Type as referenced from General Directorate of Civil Defence (GDCD) adopted National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Codes & Standards.

For further guidance, the user is referred to the NFPA Codes and Standards and the General Fire Safety Requirements - Guidelines Annexes.

** Occupancy Classification: Unless both the height and area requirements or criteria are met, the next higher classification or category SHALL apply.

FRR*-FIRE RESISTANCE RATING, FPR**-FIRE PROTECTION RATING, ASS-AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM / AUTOMATIC SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, SS-SMOKE-STOP LOBBY, FF-FIRE FIGHTING LOBBY, NP-NOT PERMITTED, N/A-NOT APPLICABLE, R-REQUIRED, NR-NOT REQUIRED

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