CHAPTER Specific Requirements for Various Occupancies 51 SCOPE ‘The provisions of this chapter shall control the installation of fire detection and fixed fire fighting arrangement in low rise buildings of different occupancy groups. The term ‘Lowrise Building’ shall inelude all structures which are not taller than 20 m from the finished ground level and do not have more than six floors. ‘The fire detection and fire fighting arrangement required for highrise buildings are specified in Appendix D. 52 OCCUPANCY A: RESIDENTIAL, In addition to the general provisions covered under Chapter 4, the foliowing requirements for lowrise buildings shall be complied with - saa 521 Occupancy A1: Detached Single Family Dwellin Fire detection and fixed firefighting arrangements shall not be required 522 Occupancy A2:Flats and Apartments | Fire detection and fixed firefighting arrangements shall not be required. | 523 Occupancy A3: Mess, Boarding House and Hostels For buildings upto 2 storey height, fre detction and fixed fre fighting arrangements shall not be required, Buildings having 3 floors or above and having floor ara less than 300m? shall not require fire detection and fae fre fighting agrngerments, But he lor aren of sch Bling is more than AD! pe lor havin | Central corfidor with rooms on both sides, manually operated elect fire slsem system shall be provide along with portable fire extinguishers. Para ar Fire ProtectionPart 4 Fire Protection, 524 Occupancy A4,: Minimum Standard Housing, ie detection and fixed fire fighting arrangements shall not be required. 525 Occupancy AB: Hotels and Lodging Houses or building upto 2 storey height fire detection and fixed firefighting arrangements shall not be required. Buildings having more than 2lloors or having an area of more than 300m per flor, shal be provided with ‘manually operated electric fie alarm system. Portable fire fighting appliances shall be kept 25 per {truction of the authority. e ae ts 53 OCCUPANCY B: EDUCATIONAL. asi ton oa a ee ae ee pee Ss mle 7 ae ea Educational buildings upto 2 storey height and having less than 100m? floor area per floor shall not require Food tes deleciton sed hee enti eigenen ae = 532 Educational buildings having more than 2 story shall be provided with manually operated elect fire alarm system. 533 Portable fire fighting appliances shall be kept as per instruction ofthe concerned authority. 54 OCCUPANCY C: INSTITUTIONAL, ‘The following provisions shall be complied with for lowrise institutional buildings. a Ce agate Pru nah as ia Cats stn ag ob fi ei pi Eullbe kept ns per instruction oft concested authony. oe 542 Occupancy C2: Custoial Inaittion forthe Physily Capable Tire detection and fixed fie fighting arrangements shall not be required. Portable fire fighting appliances Shall be kept ts per instruction er he concebed auton. ae 543 Occupancy C3: Custodial Institution for the Physically Incapable Manually operated electric fire alarm system shall be installed. Portable fire fighting appliances shall be kept as per instruction of the concerned authority. 55 OCCUPANCY D; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES In addition to the general provisions, as detailed under Chapter 4, the following requirements shall be ‘complied with. 55.1 Occupancy D1: Normal Medical Facilities Manually Operated electric fire alarm system and /or automatic fire alarm system shall be installed in the duty room, s0 that the duty personnel receive the fire warning well in advance, Requirements of manual or automatic fire alarm system or both shall be decided and approved by the appropriate authority. Portable fice fighting appliances shal be kept as per instruction of the concerned authority. 552 Occupancy D2 icy Medicat Facilities TES Baetemena shal inde the salation of manually operaied electric fice alarm system arid /or siutomalic fre slarm system as per See 251 above: Portable fe fighting appliances shall Be kept as per instruction of the concerned authority. eee deniers 56 OCCUPANCY E: ASSEMBLY ‘The sp 561 Occupancy EL: Large Assembly with Fixed Seats All auditorium, corridor, green rooms and canteen attached to assembly buildings shall be fitted with ‘automatic fire alarm system and the performing stage shall preferably be covered by an automatic sprinkler system. Portable fire fighting appliances shal be kept as per instruction of the concerned authority requirements for Occupancy E shall include the following. 562 Occupancy E2: Small Assembly with Fixed Seats ‘Shall comply with the requirements laid down in See 56.1 above. 563 Occupancy E3: Large Assembly without Fixed Seats Automatic fire alarm system shall be provided. Portable fire fighting appliances shall be kept as per instruction ofthe concerned authority. E 72564 565 57 571 572 873 574 Chapter 5 Specific Requirements for Various Occupancies ea er ee ee Seer eae ee Saas as eee ah snc TO Sa Cae Pe ae al ead Poros Rage thy eiptaces allo ree OG -TeANG] Hoven ANE eANTT In adidtion to the general provisions covered under Chapter 6 the following requirements for Occupancy F halle complied with. et iB Fe spancy Occupaney Fi : Offices ) Office buildings less than 2 storey No provision required except portable fire high and 500 m? floor area extinguishers. ® Office buildings more than 2 storey Manually operated electric fire alarm system shall figh or floorares more than 300m¢ be provided along with portable fire extinguishers ity Other mercantile buildings more Automatic fire alarm system required along with than 2 storey high and mere than portable fre extinguishers. ee 500m? in floor area iv) Laboratories with precision” Automatic fire alarm system and fixed automatic fnstruments COyiire extinguishing system shall be provided in addition to portable fie extinguishers. 9 Buildings dealing with flammable Automatic foam or CO;or dey chemical fire Tiguids ‘extinguishing system required along with portable fire extinguishers, vo Solvent storage in office Automatic foam or CO; or dry chemical fire extinguishing ystem required alongwith portable ire extinguishers, vi) Computer installation ‘Automatic fire alarm system and fixed CO, or fixed vaporsing liquid fire extinguishing system required along with portable fre extinguishers. viii) Electrical switch board room/sub- Automatic fire alarm and/or fixed CO» or fixed station vvaporising liquid fre extinguishing system shall belnstaled along with portable fre extinguishers ) ‘Space under false ceiling ‘Automatic fire alarm system shall be installed. (Occupancy F2: Small Shops and Markets D Whole sale. establishments, Automatic sprinkler or automatic fire, alarm warehouses, transport booking system shall be provided along with portable fire aces ae 1, i cet a AS yh dn Peete hepa Cay terse pee no Cena iret apr antacn Fait. Auoma sw sigs pratB a Sen re 1), (epg cer ese yel tc see Sep ce i raed Saati Sr de RE Boe eke oae eae gare on relevant accessories and conservance of water shall bepprovided along with trained personnel. it) Underground shopping complex Automatic fire alarm, sprinklers and fixed and Ou HOPPING SOMPI Portable COs fre extingulsher shall be iste Occupancy Fa; Garages and Petrol Stations 5 Petrotspump station, automobile Fixed wall hung CO, or dry chemical fire sage! extingulsher shall be provided or arrangements Shall be made as diected by the authority Bangladesh National Building Code 4.43Part 5 Part 4 Fire Protection ii) Aircraft hangars Foam or dry chemical or CO; Fire extinguishers shall be installed. 575 Occupancy F5: Essential Services Automatic fire alarm system and automatic fire sprinkler shall be provided along with portable fire ‘extinguishers. 58 OCCUPANCY G: INDUSTRIAL In addition o the general provision covered under Chapter 4, the following requirements for Occupancy G shallbe complied With Y ote ca 581 Occupancy G1: Low Hazard Industries Manually operated electric fire alarm system shall be installed along with portable fire extinguishers. 582 Occupancy G2: Moderate Hazard Industries a) Area upto 750 m shall be installed with automatic fire alarm system along with portable fire extinguishers. 1b) Area above 750 m? shall be fitted with Automatic sprinkler and /or automatic fire alarms system along, ‘with portable fre extinguishers. 59 OCCUPANCY H:STORAGE In addition othe general provisions covered under Chapter the following requirements for Occupancy H shall be complied sth Bes ancy 59.1 Occupancy H1 : Low Fire Risk Storage Manually operated electric fire alarm system shall be installed. Depending on the type of materials to be stored, other detection and fire fighting system shall be provided as per direction of the Authority. 592 Occupancy H2: Moderate Fire Risk Storage Automatic fire alarm system shall be installed. Depending on the type of stored materials other fire etvction and fire fighting arrangement shall be provided as per direction of the Authority. 510 OCCUPANCY J: HAZARDOUS In addition to the general provisions covered under Chapter 4, the following requirements for the ccupancy group shall be coped with 2 cee All hazardous occupancies shal be installed with Automatic Fire Alarm and Sprinkler System. CO. or foam fr dry chemical extinguishing system shall be installed as per direction of the Authority 511 OCCUPANCY K: MISCELLANEOUS Fe detection and firefighting srrangemens shall be insaled as and where directed and approved by the ‘Authority. Related Appendix JAppendixD Special Requirements of Buildings more than 20 Metre High