CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFTEY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Subject:

DORMITORIES

FSS
No:

1.6.2

Item

Provisions

Notes

1.0

TheprovisionsofNFPA101Chapter28shallbeappliedtoallDormitory
occupanciesexceptasmodifiedbythefollowingParticular
Requirements.

DORMITORIESWITHAHBABITABLEHEIGHTLESSTHAN28m

2.1

Dormitorieshavingahabitableheightof28mandlessshallnotrequire
sprinklerprotectionprovidedallofthefollowingconditionsaremet.

ApplicableCodes
and
Requirements

Exemption1

Thefloorareaperstoreydoesnotexceed2,400m2
ThebuildingconstructiontypeisTypeII(111)orbetter
Firecompartmentationbetweenguestsuites/sleepingroomsand
betweenguestsuites/sleepingroomsandcommoncorridorsshallhave
aminimumfireresistanceratingof1hourwithdoorshavingaminimum
fireresistanceratingof1hour
Anautomaticsmokedetectionsystemisinstalledthroughoutthe
building
ManualCallPoints,FireHoseReelsandportableextinguishersare
installedthroughoutthebuilding
Whereaccesstofireescapesarethroughinternalcorridors,thebuilding
hasasmokecontrolsystemdesignedtopressurizethecorridorin
accordancewithNFPA92A
2.2

SeparationofFireEscapeStairsfromotherpartsofthebuildingmaybe
reducedtonotlessthan1hourfireresistancerating.

DORMITORIESWITHHABITABLEHEIGHTGREATERTHAN28mABOVE
FIREENGINEACCESSLEVEL

3.1 Dormitorieshavingahabitableheight28mormoreshallrequirean
automaticsprinklersystemdesignedandinstalledinaccordancewith
NFPA13LightHazard,forthecorridorsandcommonspacesonly
providedallofthefollowingconditionsaremet.

Exemption2

Exemption3

Thefloorareaperstoreydoesnotexceed2,400m2
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CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFTEY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Subject:
FSS
No:

DORMITORIES
Item

Provisions

1.6.2
Notes

ThebuildingconstructiontypeisTypeII(III)orbetter
Firecompartmentationbetweenguestsuites/sleepingroomsshallhave
aminimumfireresistanceratingof1hourwithdoorshavingaminimum
fireresistanceratingof1hour
Firecompartmentationbetweenguestsuites/sleepingroomsand
commoncorridorsshallhaveaminimumfireresistanceratingofhour
withdoorshavingaminimumfireresistanceratingofhour
Anautomaticsmokedetectionsystemisinstalledthroughoutthe
building
ManualCallPoints,FireHoseReelsandportableextinguishersare
installedthroughoutthebuilding
Whereaccesstofireescapesarethroughinternalcorridors,thebuilding
hasasmokecontrolsystemdesignedtopressurizethecorridorin
accordancewithNFPA92A

Prepared by:

PaulKhoo&YeoSweeKhiank

QCDFSS-1.6.2 Dormitories_Rev B3.doc

Revision B3

Date:

July28,2008

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