TABLE OF CONTENTS

FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Rule 1. Interpretation 2
Rule 2. Coverage 2
Rule 8. Fire Safety Enforcers 3
Chapter 1. Qualifications of fire safety enforces 3
Division 1. Minimum Requirements 3
Section 8.1.1.1. Fire Safety Inspectors 3
Section 8. 1.1.2. Plane Evaluators 4
Chapter 2. Functions of fire safety Enforces 4
Division 1. Responsibilities of designated fire safety enforces 4
Section 8.2.1.1. Fire safety inspectors 4
Section 8.2.1.2. Plane evaluators 5
Rule 9. Enforcement and administration of fire safety measures 5
Division 1. General 5
Division 2. Fire safety evaluation and inspection 6
Section 9.0.2.1. Building plan review 6
Section 9.0.2.2. Inspection during construction 6
Section 9.0.2.3. Inspection after completion of construction 7
Section 9.0.2.4. Business and routine inspection 8
Division 3. Fire and life safety assessment report 9
Section 9.0.3.1. Applicability 9
Section 9.0.3.2. Procedures 9
Section 9.0.3.3. Format of preparation 9
Division 4. Fire safety Inspection Certificate 14
Section 9.0.4.1. FSIC as a pre-requisite for issuance of permit/license 14
Section 9.0.4.2. Documentary Requirements 14
Division 5. Fire safety clearance 15
Division 6. Fire insurance data required 15
Rule 10. Fire safety measures 15
Chapter 1. Coverage 15
Chapter 2. Fire safety in buildings, structures and facilities 15
Division 1. Scope 15
Division 2. General requirements 15
Division 3. Classification of Occupancy 18
Division 4. Hazard of buildings 22
Section 10.2.4.1. General 22
Section 10.2.4.2. Classification of hazard of contents 22
Section 10.2.6.10. Fire doors 23
Division 7. Building Service Equipment 23
Section 10.2.7.1. Utilities 23
Section 10.2.7.2. Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning 24
Section 10.2.7.3. Smoke Venting 24
Section 10.2.7.4. Rubbish chutes, laundry chutes, 24
and flue-fed incinerators
Section 10.2.7.5. Elevators and Escalators 25
Section 10.2.7.6. Installation Clearance 25
Division 8. Places of Assembly 25
 Section 10.2.8.1. Occupant Load 25
Division 18. Operating Features 26
Section 10.2.18.1. General 26
Section 10.2.18.2. Places of Assembly 28
Section 10.2.18.3. Educational Occupancies 30
` Section 10.2.18.4. Health Care occupancies 31
Section 10.2.18.5. Residential Occupancies 32
Section 10.2.18.6. Mercantile, business, and industrial occupancies 32
Division 19. Special Provision for high rise buildings 32
Section 10.2.19.1. Scope 32
Section 10.2.19.2. Definition 32

THE CODE ON SANITATION OF THE PHILIPPINES 33

Chapter 1. General Provisions 35
Section 1. Title 35
Section 2. Definition of terms 35
Section 3. Functions of the department of health 35
Section 4. Authority of the secretary 36
Section 5. Authority of the bureau Directors 36
Section 7. Authority of the Health Officers 36
Section 8. Miscellaneous Provisions 36
Chapter 2. Water Supply 36
Section 9. Prescribed Standards and Procedures 36
Section 10. Jurisdiction of the Department 36
Section 11. Types of Water Examinations Required 36
Section 12. Examining Laboratories and submission of water samples 36
Section 13. Other Protective Measures 36
Chapter 3. Food Establishments 37
Section 14. Sanitary Permit 37
Section 15. Health Certificates 37
Section 16. Quality and Protection of Food 37
Section 17. Structural Requirements 37
Section 18. Use of Food-service 39
Section 19. Food handles 39
Section 20. Vermin Control 39
Section 21. Toilet and Washing Facilities 39
Section 22. Disposal of Refuse 39
Section 23. Equipment and Utensils 39
Section 24. Washing of Utensils 39
Section 25. Bactericidal Treatment 39
Section 26. Handling of Wash and Utensils 40
Section 27. Storage of wash utensils 40
Section 28. Dry storage of Non-perishable foods 40
Section 29. Refrigerated storage of Perishable 40
Section 30. Food servicing operations 40
Section 31. Evaluation of food establishment 40
Section 32. Special provisions 41
Section 33. Responsibility of the Local Health Authority 41
Chapter 4. Market and Abattoirs 41
Section 34. Prescribed Standards of Construction 41
Section 35. Responsibility of the Local Health Authority 42
Section 36. Responsibility of local governments and private operators 42
Chapter V – PUBLIC LAUNDRY 42
Section 37. Sanitary Permits 42
Section 38. General Requirements 42
Section 39. Special Requirements 42
CHAPTER VI – SCHOOL SANITATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 42
Section 40. Definition of terms 42
Section 41. The Physical Environment 42
Section 42. The Emotional Environment 43
Section 43. Health Services 43
Section 44. Requirements of Special Schools 43
CHAPTER VII – INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE 43
Section 45. Sanitary Requirements for Operating an Industrial Establishment 43
Section 46. Responsibility of the Secretary 43
Section 47. Responsibility of the Employer and Employees 43
Section 48. Environmental Provision 44
Section 49. Personal Protective Equipment 44
Section 50. Health Services 44
CHAPTER VIII – PUBLIC SWIMMING OR BATHING PLACES 44
Section 51. Sanitary Permit 44
Section 52. Protection of Custom 44
Section 53. Responsibility of the Local Health Authority 45
CHAPTER IX - REST AREAS, BUS TERMINALS, BUS STOPS AND SERVICE STATIONS 45
Section 54. Rest areas, bus terminals, bus stops and services stations 45
CHAPTER X – CAMPS AND PICNICS GROUND 45
Section 55. camps and picnics ground 45
CHAPTER XI – DANCING SCHOOLS, DANCE HALLS, AND NIGHT CLUBS 45
Section 56. General Provisions 45
Section 57. Special Provisions 45
CHAPTER XII – TONSORIAL AND BEAUTY ESTABLISHMENTS 45
Section 58. Definition of Terms 45
CHAPTER XIII – MASSAGE CLINICS AND SAUNA BATH ESTABLISHMENTS 46
Section 59. Definition of Terms 46
Section 60. Sanitary Permits 46
Section 61. Sanitary Requirements 46
Section 62. Personnel 46
CHAPTER XIV – HOTELS, MOTELS AND APARTMENTS, LODGING, BOARDING OR
TENEMENT HOUSES AND CONDOMINIOMS 46
Section 63. Definition of Terms 46
Section 64. General Provisions 47
Section 65. Special Provisions 47
CHAPTER XV – PORT, AIRPORT, VESSEL AND AIRCRAFT SANITATION 47
Section 66. Port and Airport Sanitation 47
Section 67. Vessel Sanitation 47
Section 68. Aircraft Sanitation
CHAPTER XVI – VERMIN CONTROL 47
Section 69. Definition of Terms 47
Section 70. General Requirements 47
CHAPTER XVII – SEWAGE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL, EXCRETA DISPOSALAND DRAINAGE 47
Section 71. Definition of Terms 47
Section 72. Scope of Supervision of the Department 48
Section 73. Operation of Sewage Treatment Works 48
Section 74. Requirements in the Operation of Sewerage Works and Sewage
Treatment Plants 48
Section 75. Septic Tanks 48
Section 76. Disposal of Septic Tank Effluent 48
Section 77. Determination of Septic Tank Capacity 49
Section 78. Sanitary Privies 49
Section 79. Drainage 49
Section 80. Special Precaution for Radioactive Excreta and Urine of
Hospitalized Patient 49
CHAPTER XVIII –REFUSE DISPOSAL 49
Section 81. Definition of Terms 49
Section 82. Responsibility of Cities and Municipalities 49
Section 83. Additional Requirements 49
CHAPTER XIX – NUISANCES AND OFFENSIVE TRADES ANDOCCUPATIONS 50
Section 84. Definition of Terms 50
Section 85. Types of Nuisance 50
Section 86. responsibilities of Owners, Managers or Operators 50
CHAPTER XX – POLLUTION OF ENVIRONMENT 50
Section 87. General Provision 50
Section 88. Authority of Secretary 50
CHAPTER XXI – DISPOSAL OF DEAD PERSONS 50
Section 89. Definition 50
Section 90. Burial Grounds Requirements 51
Section 91. Burial Requirements 51
Section 92. Disinterment Requirements 51
Section 93. Funeral and Embalming Establishments 51
Section 94. Licensing and Registration Procedures 51
Section 95. Autopsy and Dissection of Remains 52
Section 96. Donation of Human Organs for Medical, Surgical
And Scientific purposes 52
Section 97. Use of Remains for Medical Studies and Scientific Research 52
Section 98. Special Precautions for Safe Handling of Cadavers Containing
Radioactive Isotopes 52
Section 99. Responsibility of the Regional Director 53
Section 101. Responsibility of Local Government 53
Section 102. Penal Provisions 53
CHAPTER XXII – FINAL PROVISIONS 53
Section 103. Penal Provision 53
Section 104. Separability Clause 53
Section 105. Repealing Clause 53
Section 106. Effectivity 53
NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE 54
GENERAL REGULATIONS 54
Section 154. Grades of Horizontal Pipping 54
Section 157. Change in Directions 55
Section 158. Prohibited Fitting 56
Section 159. Dead Ends Avoided on all Drainage system Installation 56
Section 173. Lead Pipe 56
Section 174. Lead to Cast Iron, Steel or W.I. 57
Section 175. Roof Joints 57
Section 176. Slip Joints and Unions 58
Section 182. Traps where Required 58
Section 184. Trap Clean Outs 59
Section 187. Pipe Cleanouts where Required 59
Section 189. Grease Traps 60
Section 190. Garage Traps 61
Section 207. Fixtures Prohibited 62
Section 216. Soil and waste Stacks Fictures Connections 62
Section 218. Roof Extensions 63
Section 220. Traps Protected, Vents 63
Section 221. Distance of Vent from Trap Seal 63
Section 226. Circuit and Loop Vents 64
Section 242. Sump and Receiving Tanks 64
Section 243. Drainage Below Sewer Level 64
Section 244. Ejectors Vented 65
Section 250. Bar, Soda and Drinking Fountain Waste 65
Section 251. Refrigerator Wastes 66

PHILIPPINE ELECTRICAL CODE 67

CHAPTER 2. WIRING AND PROTECTION 68
ARTICLE 2.0 – USED AND IDENTIFICATION OF GROUNDED CONDUCTORS 68
2.0.1.1. Scope 68
2.0.1.2. General 68
2.0.1.3. Connection to Grounded System 68
ARTICLE 4.4 – SWITCHES 69
4.4.1 Installation 69
4.4.1.1. Scope 69
4.4.1.2. Switch Connections 69
4.4.1.3. Enclosure 69
4.4.1.4. Wet Location 69
4.4.1.5. Time Switches, Flashers, and Similar Devices 70
4.4.1.6. Position and Connection of Switches 70
4.4.1.7. Indicating 70
4.4.1.8. Accessibility and Grouping 70
4.4.1.9. Provisions for General-use Snap Switches 71
4.4.1.10. Mounting of Snap Switches 71
4.4.1.11. Circuit Breakers as Switches 71
4.4.1.12. Grounding of Enclosures 71
4.4.1.13. Knife Switches 71
 4.4.1.14. Rating and Use of snap Switches 72
4.4.2. Construction Specification 72
4.4.2.1. Marking 72
4.4.2.2. 600-Volt Knife Switches 73
4.4.2.3. Fused Switches 73
4.4.2.4. Wire-Bending Space 73
ARTICLE 4.6 – RECEPTACLES, CORD CONNECTORS, AND ATTACHMENT PLUGS (CAPS) 73
4.6.1.1. Scope 73
4.6.1.2. Receptacle Rating and Type 73
4.6.1.3. General Installation Requirements 73
ARTICLE 4.8 – SWITCHBOARDS AND PANELBOARDS 74
4.8.1 General 74
4.8.1.1. Scope 74
4.8.1.2. Other Articles 74
4.8.1.3. Support and Arrangement of Busbars and Conductors 74
4.8.1.4. Circuit Directory or Circuit Identification 75
4.8.1.5. Clearance for Conductor Entering Bus Enclosures 75
4.8.1.7. Unused Openings 75
4.8.2. Switchboards 75
4.8.2.1. Switchboards in Damp or Wet Locations 75
4.8.2.2. Location Relative to Easily Ignitible Material 75
4.8.2.3. Clearances 75
4.8.2.4. Conductor Insulation 75
4.8.2.5. Location of Switchboards 75
4.8.2.7. Grounding of Instruments, Relays, Meters, and Instrument Transformers
On switchboards 75
4.8.3. Panelboards 75
4.8.3.1. General 75
4.8.3.5. Classification of Panelboards 76
4.8.3.6. Number of Overcurrent Devices on One Panelboard 76
4.8.3.7. Overcurrent Protection 76
4.8.3.8. Panelboards in Damp or Wet Location 77
4.8.3.9. Enclosure 77
4.8.3.10. Relative Arrangement of Switches and Fuses 77
4.8.3.11. Grounding of Panelboards 77
4.8.3.12. Grounded Conductor Terminations 77
4.8.4. Construction Specifications 77
4.8.4.1. Panels 77
4.8.4.2. Busbars 77
4.8.4.3. Protection of Instrument Circuits 77
4.8.4.4. Component Parts 77
4.8.4.6. Wire-Bending Space in Panelboards 77
4.8.4.7. Minimum Spacings 78
ARTICLE 4.9 – INDUSTRIAL CONTROL PANELS 78
4.9.1. General 78
4.9.1.1. Scope 78
4.9.1.2. Definitions 78
4.9.1.3. Other Articles 78