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FIRE SAFETY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
(OVERVIEW)
Singapore Civil Defence Force
DESIGN FOR FIRE SAFETY WORKS
Two options
Comply with prescriptive fire safety requirements, or
Undertake performance-based fire safety design
Content
Means of escape
Structural Fire Precautions
Site Planning and Fire Fighting
Provision
Fire Fighting Systems
Mechanical Ventilation and
Smoke Control Systems
Other Emergency Systems
QUALIFIED PERSONS (QP) / FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERS (FSE)
Prescriptive Design Performance-Based Design
FSE criteria
Fire Safety Engineering
Qualification
5 continuous years of practical
experience (3 yrs to involve PB
design)
Free from offence under:
•Fire Safety Act
•Professional Engineers Act
•Architects Act
Pass an interview by SCDF
SUBMISSION DOCUMENTS FOR FIRE SAFETY
Prescriptive Design Performance-Based Design
Documents
Fire Engineering Design Brief
(FEDB)
Fire Engineering Report (FER)
Peer Reviewer Report (PR
report)
Operations and Maintenance
Manual (O&M)
Relevant BP, MV, FP
Documents / Key info
Building Plan (BP)• Building height, Fire Command Centre provision
• Occupant load, exit capacity, exit remoteness and
travel distances
• Compartment sizes, fire-rating, etc
• Internal/External fire fighting provisions,
(hosereels, rising mains, fire lifts, access panels,
breeching inlets, etc)
• External fire spread calculations
• Ventilation opening calculations
Mechanical Ventilation Plan (MV)
• Details on smoke control, vents, openings, air-
change, etc
Fire Protection Plan (FP)
• Fire safety systems (sprinkler systems, fire alarm
detectors/type (manual or auto)/zoning, etc)
SELF-REGULATION PROCESS
FOR FIRE SAFETY WORKS (PRESCRIPTIVE)
QP may seek consultation with SCDF or seek
waiver if QP cannot comply with fire safety
requirements before plan submission
Start
QP to explain non-compliance
End
Audit check ?No
Yes
QP submits plans to SCDF for approval
SCDF approves plans within 2 working days
based on self-regulation system
Design in order ?No
Yes
Explanation acceptable?
QP submits amendment
plans to SCDF and may
be issued warning
letter/fine/court action
No
Yes
QP submits amendment plans
SELF-REGULATION PROCESS
FOR FIRE SAFETY WORKS (PERFORMANCE-BASED)
FSE prepares fire engineering design brief (FEDB)
FSE / relevant stakeholders may seek consultation with SCDF
Start
FSE submits plans to SCDF
for approval together with
*related documents
FSE prepares & submits
plans/related documents* to
peer reviewer for checking
Amendment Plan?
End
Yes
No
FEBD accepted ?No
SCDF audits the plans /
documents
FSE submits FEDB to SCDF for approval
SCDF clarifies with
FSE / Peer Reviewer
SCDF approves plans within 2 working
days based on self-regulation system
Design in order ?
No
Yes
* Related documents
refer to
(1) FEDB
(2) Fire Safety
Engineering Report
(3) Operations and
Maintenance manual
(4) Peer Reviewer’s
report
Yes
BUILDING MATERIALShttp://www.scdf.gov.sg
THANK YOU