Improving Quality of Plan Submission

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Improving quality of plan submissions

Scope

- Introduction

- Information to be shown on plans

- Extent of responsibilities of QP in A&A works

- Changes to audit disciplinary procedure

- Conclusion


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Introduction

- Some Qualified Persons did not show adequate details ontheir fire safety plans submitted to SCDF for approval

- As a result, Audit Processing Officer needs clarification withQP, resulting in delay to obtain TFP/FSC

-Checklists for the necessary and useful details to beshown on the fire safety plans for submission to SCDF(Checklists For Submissions Of New AndAddition/Alteration Fire Safety Works (FSSD Circular Dated 5May 09))

- Highlight some of the details

- New Erection & Addition/Alteration works


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- Space of 150 mm x 100mm on top left

hand corner shall be kept blank for FSSD endorsement

- To provide

- Location plan

A/A & newerection

- Whole floor layout plans

- Detail unit layout plans

- Sectional /elevation view- Site plan new erection


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FSSDEndorsement

QPEndorsement

Miscellaneous

Project Title

Means of access to site

Distances between buildings

Location of existing and proposed internal fire hydrant

100mm

150mm


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To state the fire resistance ratings of all compartment walls,fire doors, shutters and other fire safety measures- shutter to indicate with insulation rating, if required


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To indicate positions of WR/DR landing valve and HR

HRHR

HR Hosereel


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- To endorse on plans the type of fire protection system provided for thebuilding

- To endorse on plans that Emergency Voice Comms system, smoke controlsystem are provided for the building, if required

This floor is protected by sprinkler system


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MV

To indicate the type of ventilation system provided for smoke stoplobby/fire fighting lobby and exit staircases


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Min

10m

Min

10m

x


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93 sqm


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The raised floor is protected by automatic

alarm system

Raised floor

- To indicate the material and the type of fire protectionsystem in concealed space

200mm


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- Fire engine accessway

- To provide calculation to show the perimeter required forfire engine accessway; and to indicate roads that have beendesignated as fire engine accessway

Area = 15000 sqm

Required perimeter= 1/2 x perimeter of building

= x 50 m = 25m


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Hydrant

- Location of existing and proposed internalfire hydrants

- To indicate location of public hydrant if it is

used to cover the proposed fire engineaccessway/access road

- Public hydrant on opposite site of road (morethan one lane) cannot be used

C t b d


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Fire EngineAccessway

Fire Engine

Access Road

H

Cannot be used

to serve the

development

H


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Unprotected opening

- To submit form FSSD BP4

- To attach sketches to show the detail calculationof unprotected openings

A f l i t l 6 12 72


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Area of enclosing rectangle = 6m x 12m = 72 sqm

Unprotected areas = 2m x 2m x 8 = 32 sqm

Unprotected percentage: 32 sqm/72 sqm = 36 %

Setback distance based on Table 2 = 4.6m (interpolation)


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Occupant load (OL) & Exit capacity (EC) calculations

- To submit OL and EC calculations for all newprojects

- 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


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EXTENT OF RESPONSIBILITY OF QUALIFIED PERSONSIN A&A WORKS (FSSD Circular dated 5 Feb 10)

- Some Qualified Persons are not certain about theextent of their responsibilities in carrying outaddition/alteration works in existing buildings.

- FSSD produced tables detailing the extent of QPsresponsibilities when carrying out various typesof addition/alteration works in existing buildings.


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START


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APO present the case to Audit

Check Committee (ACC)

NoACC

Explanation

accepted by

ACC?

Yes

Yes

APO inform QP of non-

compliant items

START

NoACC

Any major non

compliant item?

Current procedure

- Plans randomlyselected for audit

check

Yes


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No APO

Amendment

plans

required?

Yes

Yes

QP submits

amendment

plansEnd

APO present to Audit

Disciplinary Committee

(ADC)

APO follow up

with the decision

ADC decides on

the action on the

QP

- Audit Disciplinary Committee (ADC)

decides on action against errant QP

- Revised plan audit procedure


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*-Increase % of audit to100%

- inform QP that all hissubsequent submissionswill be checked prior to

approval. Project will bedisapproved if major non-compliant items are found.(QP has to pay 25% oforiginal plan fee for re-submission)

- inform PEB/BOA

- Court action

- MAA is excluded from

the computation of 100%audit check

3rd ADC

Increase % of audit to 50%

QP submits plans

Any ADC case?Reduce %

of audit

No

No

Yes

Actions against QP *

QP submits plans

Any ADC case?Reduce %

of audit

Yes

Start

Counting ofADC cases is onrolling 5 yearsbasis

Audit selectionbase on QPsubmission


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Conclusion

- Quality plans

- to show all relevant information

- to comply with technical requirement

- Reduce delay to obtain TFP/FSC


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