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

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