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Clause 1.1 - Scope

Effective Date: 25 Aug 2023

The Code of Practice for Fire Precautions in Buildings, hereinafter called “the/ this Code” or “Fire Code”, serves to establish the minimum requirements for fire safety provisions in all buildings. It takes into account the function, design, management, operation, and maintenance of buildings to secure the life safety of occupants and property safety in the event of a fire.

1.1.1 Rapid Transit System (RTS)

Effective Date: 1 Mar 2024

RTS comprises underground, surface, and elevated facilities, including transit stations, trainways, train maintenance depots, on-line electrical substations, OCCs, relay buildings, ventilation buildings and RTS facility buildings. 

a.   Transit stations and trainways shall comply with the Code of Practice for Fire Precautions in Rapid Transit Systems (CPFPRTS).

b.   Train maintenance depots, on-line electric substations, OCCs, relay buildings, ventilation buildings, and RTS facility buildings shall comply with the Fire Code, except as modified in the CPFPRTS.

c.    New fire safety requirements implemented in the Fire Code on or after 1 Mar 2024 shall be complied with for the design of transit station and trainways, unless modified or stated otherwise in the CPFPRTS. The above new requirements shall exclude any amendments, revisions, or reinstatement of clauses from preceding versions of this Code.

1.1.2 Fire safety requirements for laboratories handling hazardous chemicals

Effective Date: 1 Mar 2022

1.1.5 Fire Safety Instruction Manual (Appendix 2)

Effective Date: 1 Dec 2020

! Note to QPs on Clause 1.1.5

1. Fire safety report is to document the provision of fire protection and life safety features in the building and/or plants/installations. This report serves as a useful reference to FSMs, building owners, RIs, the SCDF and QPs appointed to carry out any subsequent additions and alteration works. Where the nature of the additions and alteration works would require the updating of the fire safety report, the QP shall be responsible to submit revised and updated report to the building owner/s and the SCDF.

2. The fire safety instruction manual is a document prepared by the QP to remind the building owner on the management of fire safety provisions within the building. This includes maintenance regimes for such provisions, evacuation procedures, and other relevant documents to be kept and maintained by the building owner. Any subsequent additions and alteration works shall be updated in the fire safety instruction manual.

3. The fire safety manual, including any subsequent updates, shall be submitted by the QP to the SCDF for record when making building plan submission. A copy of which shall be handled officially to the building owner for information and safe keeping before occupation of the building.

4. Details of the fire safety report and fire safety instruction manual can be found at SCDF's website: http://www.scdf.gov.sg.

Laboratories storing and using chemicals/ HazMat shall comply with SS 641. For the purpose of designing the ventilation system to limit the amount of flammable vapour/ gases inside the laboratory, fresh air shall be drawn directly from an external space or air well. 

1.1.3 Fire safety requirements for road tunnels

Effective Date: 01 Mar 2019

Fire safety requirements for road tunnels shall be in compliance with NFPA 502.

1.1.4 Fire Safety Report (Appendix 1)

Effective Date: 1 Dec 2020

! Note to QPs on Clause 1.1.4

1. Fire safety report is to document the provision of fire protection and life safety features in the building and/or plants/installations. This report serves as a useful reference to FSMs, building owners, RIs, the SCDF and QPs appointed to carry out any subsequent additions and alteration works. Where the nature of the additions and alteration works would require the updating of the fire safety report, the QP shall be responsible to submit revised and updated report to the building owner/s and the SCDF.

2. The fire safety instruction manual is a document prepared by the QP to remind the building owner on the management of fire safety provisions within the building. This includes maintenance regimes for such provisions, evacuation procedures, and other relevant documents to be kept and maintained by the building owner. Any subsequent additions and alteration works shall be updated in the fire safety instruction manual.

3. The fire safety manual, including any subsequent updates, shall be submitted by the QP to the SCDF for record when making building plan submission. A copy of which shall be handled officially to the building owner for information and safe keeping before occupation of the building.

4. Details of the fire safety report and fire safety instruction manual can be found at SCDF's website: http://www.scdf.gov.sg.

Fire Safety Report for building projects/ fire safety provisions specified by SCDF shall be submitted when making building plan submission.

a.     Fire Safety Instruction Manual for building projects/ fire safety provisions specified by SCDF shall be submitted when making application for Temporary Fire Permit or Fire Safety Certificate.

b.     The building owner shall maintain and keep the Fire Safety Instruction Manual at all times and present to the QP upon request. Where any Addition & Alteration works are carried out to the buildings, the building owner shall ensure that changes in the management of fire safety provisions are updated in the Fire Safety Instruction Manual by the QP. The updated Fire Safety Instruction Manual shall be submitted to SCDF for record.

1.1.6 Fire safety requirements for open plant processing structure

Effective Date: 1 Mar 2021

The design of open plant processing facilities in the oil, chemical and process industries shall comply with SS 634.

1.1.7 Fire safety requirements for pipeline service corridors

Effective Date: 1 Mar 2021

The design, construction and operation of pipeline service corridors shall comply with SS 512.

1.1.9  Fire safety requirement for storage of flammable particulate solids under Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) Class 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3

1.1.8 Fire safety requirement for storage of flammable liquids

Effective Date: 1 Mar 2021

The safe storage of flammable liquids shall comply with SS 532.

Facilities storing flammable particulate solids classified under Class 4.1 (Flammable solid), 4.2 (Substance liable to spontaneous combustion) and 4.3 (Substance dangerous when contact with water) of the GHS shall comply with SS 667.