a. Portable fire extinguishers, where required, shall be constructed in accordance
with SS EN 3.
b. All portable fire extinguishers, where required to be provided, shall be charged,
tested, maintained and properly tagged in accordance with SS 578.
a. Fire extinguishers shall be provided in all buildings except the following:
(1) PG I buildings;
(2) residential floors of PG II buildings;
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Explanations & Illustrations
Clause 6.1.2a. : Provision
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Cl.6.1.2a.(2) specifically precludes residential floors under PG II from the need to provide portable fire extinguishers.
However, in a block of residential apartments, one would expect to find rooms or spaces designed for such use as electrical switch rooms, transformer rooms, generator rooms, lift motor rooms, general store rooms, etc.. For such spaces or rooms, fire
extinguishers of suitable type and capacity should be provided to take care of any outbreak of incipient fire.
(3) car parking areas in standalone car parks or mixed-use residential buildings;
(4) roof level of single storey buildings with roof height not more than 12m or inaccessible pitched roof up to 24m from grade level used solely for roof-mounted PV installations in accordance with Cl.10.2.1b.(1); and
(5) roof level of an external/ open-sided overhead bridge/ shed/ linkway/ walkway with clear width less than 6m, roof height not more than 12m and used solely for roof-mounted PV installations in accordance with Cl.10.2.1b.(1).
Effective Date: 01 Mar 2019
Amendment History
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b. Where the roof level is a non-habitable floor, fire extinguishers shall be provided to cover the M&E plants/ equipment.
6.1.3 Type, size and siting
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Clause 6.1.3 : Type, size and siting
Figure 6.1.3
The type, size, quantity and siting of the portable fire extinguishers shall comply with the requirements in SS 578.
Portable fire extinguishers provided in building are meant to be used by occupants as a first line defence, in handling fires of limited size. Fire extinguishers shall be conspicuously located in positions where they will be readily accessible and immediately available in the event of fire. They shall be located along the normal paths of egress from a space to an exit. Fire extinguishers provided to deal with special risks shall be sited near the risk concerned, but not too near as to be inaccessible in case of fire.
The selection of the most appropriate fire extinguisher depends on the fire hazards anticipated pertaining to occupancies of a building, the effectiveness of the fire extinguisher used on that class of hazard, and the weight of the extinguisher can be handled by occupants. Fire extinguishers shall be located so that no person needs to travel more than 15m to reach an extinguisher.
The classification of portable fire extinguishers provided shall be selected in accordance with SS 578 such that the nature of processes and contents within the building concerned can be effectively protected. The size, quantity and siting of these portable fire extinguishers shall comply with the requirements in SS 578 under the respective class of occupancy hazard.
6.1.4 Installation and marking
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Explanations & Illustrations
Clause 6.1.4 : Installation and marking
Figure 6.1.4 : Common areas which require fire extinguishers
Installation requirements
a. Portable extinguishers shall be installed in every building except dwelling units.
b. The operating instructions of portable extinguishers shall face outward when the extinguishers are located in cabinets, in wall recesses or on shelves.
Portable fire extinguishers provided shall be installed and conspicuously marked in accordance with requirements by SS 578.
