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Sharing of Plan Audit Findings

Scope

- Introduction

- Audit Process

- Common issues found during plan audit

- Conclusion

Introduction

- Importance of submitting plans:

- Compliance with Fire Code

- Complete with all details

- Plans with non-compliant issues/incomplete plans

- Clarification with QP, resulting in delay to obtain

TFP/FSC

- Checklists for the necessary and useful details to be

shown on the fire safety plans for submission to SCDF

- FSSD Circular (5 May 09): Checklists For

Submissions of New and Addition/Alteration Fire

Safety Works

Audit Check Process

No

Yes

No

START

•Audit cases randomly selected by computer

•Audit cases manually converted to audit

ACC (Audit Check

Committee)

Any non-compliant

item?

PO

Updae case status

to “CHK”

PO

Inform QP to :

• clarify/explain in writing

• attend ACC hearing

ACC

Clarification/explanation

accepted?

PO

•Present the case to AIC

•Inform the QP to submit amendment plans

1

Yes

PO

Inform the QP to

submit amendment

plans

AUDIT CHECK PROCESS

Yes

END

PO: processing officer

ACC: Audit Check Committee

AIC: Audit Inquiry Committee

CHK: status update to “checked”

Note: 1. Audit will continue regardless

whether the plans are withdrawn.

2. Audit is on the plans/documents approved by SCDF

- subsequent plans/documents sent via CORENET are not valid after plans are approved

Yes

PO

Inform the QP about the AIC’s decision

AIC (Audit Inquiry Committee)

Determine the severity of the non-

compliance and determine the action to

be taken

- Letter of Warning

- Fine

PO

Inform the QP to submit amendment plans

1

END

PO

Update case status to “CLD”

ACC

Amendment plans

accepted?

NoAudit Process

• Audit is only on the changes highlighted In the amendment plans

• Amendment plans will be audited if main plan is selected for audit check

CLD: case status update to

“closed”

Audit Process Reply to Audit Clarification Letter

- Submission of explanation letter via email- Explanation letter with QP signature and company letter head

Audit Check Committee (ACC) Meet once a week Go through replies by QPs Hear explanation from QPs for major non-compliant projects Committee comprises:

Assistant Director, Fire Safety Plans Compliance Branch Audit Team Leader Processing Officer

Audit Inquiry Committee (AIC)- Hear explanation from QPs with major non-compliant projects- Committee comprises:

- Dir FSSD- Deputy Dir FSSD- Assistant Dir FSSD- Rep from SIA, IES, ACES

- Report to Comr for approval

Information to show on plans

- QP endorsement

- SCDF endorsement (BP/MAA)

- Year of Fire Code

- Project title to tally with plans, e.g. unit no.

- Space of 150 mm x 100mm on top right hand corner

shall be kept blank

- To provide

- Location plan – A/A & new erection

- Whole floor layout plans

- Detail unit layout plans

- Sectional /elevation view

- Site plan – new erection

* Plans to be in scale

QPEndorsement

Miscellaneous

Project Title

• Means of access to site

• Distances between buildings

• Location of existing and proposed internal fire hydrant

10Public Protection: Pragmatic in Approach. Professional in Service.

FSD

Common issues found during plans audit:

• Wrong submission

• Missing endorsements

• Missing information

• Non-compliances


FSD

Description Mistake made by QP Remarks

Minor A/A lodgementscheme.

Wrong lodgement by QP for - new erections- A/A works not carried out in

office or shop

- New erections cannot be lodged under the MAA lodgement scheme.

- MAA lodgement is only applicable for approved shop/office with valid TFP/FSC.

Wrong Submission

Waiver Ref: WVR/01234/11Issue: To waive the provision of 2 exit staircases for restaurant at 2nd storeyDecision: Granted with condition that the occupant load shall not exceed 40 persons.

To indicate waiver details on plan

½ hr fire rated door

1 hr fire rated wall

Proposed

Restaurant

• Waiver info• On the relevant floor(s)• Ref. no. • Issue• Decision• Condition (if any)

Missing endorsement


FSD

Description Mistake made by QP Remarks

Endorsements (e.g. Smoke purging, engineered smoke control, type of fire protection system, etc.) by QP missing from plans

No annotation of fire safety provisions on plans- Smoke purging system- Engineered smoke control system- One and two way emergency voice

comms system- Fire protection system, e.g.

sprinkler, auto alarm, manual alarm

Type of fire safety provisions shall be endorsed on the building plans

Missing endorsement


FSD

Clause Description Mistake made by QP Remarks

3.5 Calculation of setback distance for unprotected openings

Additional plans were not provided to show the detail calculations of setback distance. - Sizes/locations of enclosing

rectangles- Areas with unprotected

openings- Calculation of setback distance

To provide additional plans to clearly defined the enclosing rectangles and unprotected openings. This would reduce the need for further clarification from the audit processing officers.

Missing information

Fire resistance ratings of compartment walls, fire doors, shutters, etc. not indicated on plans

Shutter to indicate with insulation

rating, if required

• To indicate the fire rating on the plans(including protected shafts)

• For new projects, to indicate the ratingof element of structure

Missing information

HR Hose reel

Note:

- Location of landing valve

- 1st priority: firefighting lobby

- other locations not stated in Fire Code not acceptable

- Landing valve:

- not in protected area shall be fire rated (including the landing valve)

- facing external corridor – only walls to be fire rated

- double standby hose only allowed when all exit staircases are provided with

landing valve

- shall not affect path of escape when locate in exit staircase

- Hose reel to locate not more than 5m from exit/exit access door

HRHR

WR/DR landing valve and HR

Missing information

Occupant load (OL) & Exit capacity (EC)

calculations

- To submit OL and EC calculations for all new

projects

- To submit for change of use for unit

- To highlight in the project title that there is

change of use

- To recalculate the occupant load of the

floor involved in change of use

- To ensure new occupant load does not exceed exit capacity

Missing information


FSD


4.2.2 Length of fire engine accessway

No calculation to show the required length of fire engine accessway for the development- Cubical extent (Pg 6 & 8)- Largest AFA (Pg 3,4,5 & & 7)- Perimeter of building

To provide the following information on site plans or 1st

storey plan:- cubicle extent/ largest AFA- Perimeter of building- Required length of fire

engine accessway

Example of information provided for fire engine accessway

Missing information

Other Endorsements

- Hearing impaired provision

- To indicate the evacuation lift (building more than 24m)

- Passenger lifts shall be designed in accordance with cl. 3.1.3 of appendix 21 (Fire Code 2013)/cl. 6.6.5 b(4) (Fire Code 2018) so that they are used as evacuation lift during evacuation

- Detector at lobby if no sprinkler or detector


FSD


9.1.1a(2) Discharge of exit staircase from basement for Pg 1 buildings with four or more levels (including basement and attics)

Staircase serving basement(s) discharge internally into living area at 1st storey.

Need to comply with staircase serving basement to discharge directly to external requirements if there are four or more levels- Levels include basement(s) and attic.

Non-compliances


FSD


9.1.1b(2) Compartmentation of staircase serving basement with four or more levels

- Staircase is not compartmented at 1st

- Fire door is provided at basement

To comply with staircase compartmentation of exit staircase requirements if there are four or more levels- Fire rated door shall be

provided at 1st storey (not basement)

Voids connecting basement and 1st shall be compartmented

Lift serving basement shall be compartmented from 1st

storey

Non-compliances


FSD


6.3.6 Provision of HFAD Provision of HFAD for PG 1 building not indicated on plan

Numbers and location of HFADs to be annotated on the floor plans.

Non-compliances


FSD


4.4.1 Provision of fire hydrant

Locations of fire hydrants were not indicated on the plans

The fire hydrant (as well as the fire engine access road/accessway serving the development) shall be annotated on the 1st storey plans

Non-compliances


FSD


9.6.1(2)(d)

Fire resistance rating of floor and supporting structures of mezzanine in industrial premises

No fire resistance ratings for:- Mezzanine floor- Columns and beams for

mezzanine floor

Mezzanine is considered as a storey, hence the element of structure shall have at least 1-hr fire resistance rating.

Non-compliances

Mezzanine Floor

Fire rated & min 1m width

• Fire rated• Shall only be used for factory, store and/or ancillary office.

Max area


FSD


9.3.3e(3) Natural and cross-ventilation for internal corridor at workers’ dormitory

Internal corridor:- is not effectively cross-

ventilated- mechanically

ventilated

Corridors serving dormitory shall be:- Naturally ventilated - Cross ventilated

- Openings for ventilation to comply with Fire Code requirements.

Non-compliances

Type of ventilation system- Exit staircase - Smoke stop lobby- Corridor (e.g. hotel, healthcare)

PG II- Mechanical ventilation for smoke stop/firefighting lobby is not allowed- Mechanical ventilation for exit staircase is not allowed except staircase storey shelter

- Condition: at least 2 exit staircases, one of them must be naturally ventilated

Non-compliances

Size of air-well in accordance with Cl. 1.4.2

Table 1.4.2: Minimum Air-well size

Fire Code 2018

x

93 sqm

<9m

<9m

Cl. 2.2.13: Every part of the smoke stop lobby shall not be more than 9m

from an air-well (at least 6m in width and 93 sqm in area)

Thank You

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