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Fire Code 2007 Master Version

 

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Acknowledgements ( pdf, 70.94 KB )

Chapter 1

General   
1.1.1Buildings Designated for Conservation 
1.1.2Fire Safety Requirements Affecting Shophouses Under Conservation
1.1.3Rapid Transit System
1.1.4Fire Safety Requirements For Fire Safety In Temporary Buildings In Construction Sites
1.1.5Fire Safety Requirements on the Provision of Rising Mains for Buildings Under Construction 
1.1.6Fire Safety Requirements For General Warehouses
1.1.7Fire Safety Requirements For Fully automated Mechanised Car Park (FAMCP)
1.1.8Notes On The Use Of Intumescent Paints For Protection To Structural Steel Members Of Buildings
1.1.9 Structural Loading of Fire Engine on Accessway
1.1.10Additional Fire Safety Requirements For Super High-rise Residential Building
1.1.11Water Supply Requirements For Wet Riser System
1.1.12Fire Safety Requirements For Petroleum Service Station
1.1.13Reduced Water Storage Requirements For Sprinkler System in Buildings (for Ordinary Hazard Groups)
1.1.14Fire Safety Requirements For High Containment Facility (BIO ? Safety Level 3/4)
1.1.15 Fire Safety Requirements For Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Cylinder Installations 
1.1.16Fire Safety Requirements For Chemical/Hazmat Warehouse
1.1.17Fire Safety Requirements For Laboratories Handling Hazardous Chemicals
1.2Definitions

Chapter 2

Means of Escape
2.1General
2.2Determination of Exit Requirements 
2.3Means of Escape Requirements General
2.4Residential Occupancy
2.5Health Care Occupancy
2.6Office/Shop/Factory/Warehouse Occupancy
2.7Hotels
2.8Assembly Occupancy 
2.9Workers? Dormitories
2.10Exit Lighting and Directional Sign 

Chapter 3

Structural Fire Precautions
3.1General
3.2Provision of Compartment Walls and Compartment Floors 
3.3Fire Resistance of Elements of Structure 
3.4Tests of Fire Resistance 
3.5External Wall 
3.6Separating Walls
3.7Compartment Walls and Compartment Floors 
3.8Protected Shafts 
3.9 Protection of Openings 
3.10Exit Staircases
3.11Concealed Spaces
3.12Fire Stopping
3.13Restriction of Spread of Flame over Surfaces of Walls and Ceilings 
3.14Roofs 
3.15Materials for Construction

Chapter 4

Site Planning & External Fire Fighting Provision   
4.1General
4.2Provision for External Access to Buildings for Fire Fighting and Accessibility of Site to Fire Fighting Appliances 
4.3Access to Buildings with Rising Mains
4.4Private Fire Hydrant

Chapter 5

Electrical Power Supplies   
5.1Installation
5.2Primary and Secondary Supplies 

Chapter 6

Fire Fighting Systems   
6.1Portable Extinguishers
6.2Rising Main and Hose Reel Systems 
6.3Electrical Fire Alarm System
6.4Sprinkler Installation
6.5Fixed Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems 
6.6Lifts

Chapter 7

Mechanical Ventilation and Smoke Control Systems
7.1Air conditioning and Mechanical Ventilation Systems 
7.2Pressurisation for Exit Staircases 
7.3Pressurisation of Internal Corridors in Hotels 
7.4Basement Smoke Control System
7.5Atrium Smoke Control System
7.6Engineered Smoke Control System
7.7Auditorium (Cinemas, Theatres etc) Smoke Control System

Chapter 8

Other Systems
8.1Exit Lighting and Exit Sign
8.2Voice Communication System and Fire Command Centre 

Chapter 9

Fire Safety Report   
9.1Purpose
9.2Submission of Outline Report on Fire Protection & Life Safety Features
9.3Contents of the report
9.4Brief Explanatory Notes for Outline Report on Fire Protection and Life Safety Features

Appendices

Appendix A (PDF, 179.68 KB )

Fire Safety Requirements Affecting Shophouses Under Conservation

Appendix_B (PDF, 123.36 KB )

Fire Safety Requirements For Chemical/Hazmat Warehouse

Appendix C (PDF, 82.13 KB )

Fire Safety Requirements on the Provision of Rising Mains for Building Under Construction

Appendix D (PDF, 386 KB ) 

Fire Safety Requirements For General Warehouses

Appendix E (PDF, 271.51 KB )

Fire Safety Requirements For Fully Automated Mechanised Car Park (FAMCP)

Appendix F (PDF, 64.62 KB )

Notes On The Use of Intumescent Paints for Protection To Structural Steel Members of Buildings

Appendix G (PDF, 131.85 KB )

Structural Loading of Fire Engine on Accessway

Appendix H (PDF, 67.19 KB )

Additional Fire Safety Requirements For Super High-rise Residential Building

Appendix I (PDF, 56.05 KB )

Water Supply Requirements For Wet Riser System

Appendix J(PDF, 162.38 KB )

Fire Safety Requirements on Fire Safety Requirements For Petroleum Service Station