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TYPE-A MERCANTILE OCCUPANCY - BUILDING AND SITE ACCESS FOR FIRE FIGHTING & RESCUE


Height: > 3 storeys

Area: > 2,800 sqm Gross Area

III BUILDING AND SITE ACCESS FOR FIRE FIGHTING & RESCUE TYPE-A MERCANTILE
  FIRE SAFETY PROVISIONS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS  
A SITE ACCESS 4.0M MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH REQUIRED
4.5M MINIMUM CLEAR HEIGHT
B ACCESS ROAD 4.0M MIN. WIDTH AND 24 TON LOAD CAPACITY REQUIRED (HABITABLE HEIGHT LESS THAN 10M)
WITHIN A TRAVEL DISTANCE OF 60M FROM EVERY POINT ON PROJECTED PLAN AREA OF ANY BUILDING.
C FIRE ENGINE HARDSTANDING LENGTH OR NUMBER BASE ON THE GROSS FLOOR AREA OF THE BUILDING REQUIRED WHEN BUILDING HABITABLE EXCEEDS 10M
6M X 15M (MINIMUM), WITH LONGER SIDE PARALLEL TO THE FACADE OF THE BUILDING
POSITIONED SO THAT THE NEARER EDGE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 2M OR NOT MORE THAN 10M FROM THE CENTER POSITION OF THE ACCESS OPENING, MEASURED HORIZONTALLY.
D FIRE COMMAND CENTER HIGH-RISE BUILDING AND OTHER THAN HIGH-RISE WITH EMERGENCY VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND/OR SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM REQUIRED IN EITHER PROVISIONS OF EMERGENCY VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND/OR SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEM
9 SQM MINIMUM AREA (LEAST DIMENSION 2.5M)
AT LEAST WITH 1M CLEARANCE FROM ALL EQUIPMENT
2-HOURS ENCLOSURES (WALLS, OPENINGS & PENETRATIONS)
PROVIDED WITH PROMINENTLY MARKED EXTERIOR ENTRANCES
INSTEAD OF A DEDICATED FIRE RATED ROOM: LOBBIES OR OTHER SPACES ADJACENT TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING
E FIRE LIFT BUILDINGS EQUAL OR MORE THAN 28M ABOVE ENGINE ACCESS LEVEL. NOT APPLICABLE
BUILDINGS EXCEEDS 9.0M BELOW THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE REQUIRED
SERVES ALL HABITABLE FLOORS REQUIRED IN EVERY FIRE LIFT PROVISIONS
CONTAINED WITHIN A DEDICATED PROTECTED SHAFT
APPROACHED BY FIRE FIGHTING LOBBY AT EACH STOREY
ADJACENT AND ACCESIBLE TO AN EXIT STAIRCASE
FIRE SERVICE ACCESS ELEVATORS/FIRE LIFT AS PER NFPA 5000 (2012 Ed.) CHAPTER 54.12 (R) EXCEEDS 9.0M BELOW THE LEVEL OF EXIT DISCHARGE
AMBULANCE STRETCHER ACCOMODATION ELEVATOR/LIFT AS PER NFPA 5000 (2012 Ed.) CHAPTER 54.3 EQUAL OR MORE THAN 18M ABOVE ENGINE ACCESS LEVEL
WHEN REQUIRED, AT LEAST ONE (1) FIRE LIFT FOR EVERY 900 SQM. FLOOR AREA REQUIRED IN EVERY FIRE LIFT PROVISIONS
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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