INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCY – FACTORY/WORKSHOP

FIRE PREVENTION DEPARTMENT

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL DEFENCE
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, STATE OF QATAR
BUILDING PLAN - FIRE SAFETY GUIDE

I APPLICATIONS INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCIES - FACTORY AND WORKSHOPS

DRY CLEANING PLANTS / FACTORIES OF ALL KINDS / FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS / GAS PLANTS /
AN OCCUPANCY IN WHICH PRODUCTS ARE MANUFACTURED OR IN WHICH PROCESSING, ASSEMBLING,
HANGARS (FOR SERVICING/MAINTENANCE) / LAUNDRIES/ POWER PLANTS / PUMPING STATIONS /
MIXING, PACKAGING, FINISHING, DECORATING, OR REPAIR OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED
REFINERIES / SAWMILLS / TELEPHONE EXCHANGES
II OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION* BUILDING AREA AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
A SPECIAL-PURPOSE INDUSTIAL OCCUPANCY LOW AND ORDINARY HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 5000 CHAPTER 7 TABLE 7.4.1 FOR THE ALLOWABLE BUILDING HEIGHT AND
B GENERAL INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCY LOW AND ORDINARY HAZARD CLASSIFICATION
AREA REQUIREMENTS
C HIGH HAZARD INDUSTRIAL OCCUPANCY -
D INDUSTRIAL USE CONSIDERED AS LOW HAZARDS:
BEVERAGES (NON ALCOHOLIC) / BRICKS & MASONRY / CERAMIC / FOUNDRIES / GLASS PRODUCTS / GYPSUM / ICE / METAL PRODUCTS (FABRICATION & ASSEMBLY / TELECOMMUNICATION SIGNAL PROCESSING / TELEPHONE EXCHANGES

INDUSTRIAL USE OTHER THAN LOW HAZARDS:

AIRCRAFT / APPLIANCES / ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT / AUTOMOBILES & OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES / BAKERIES / BEVERAGES (ALCOHOLIC) / BICYCLES / BOAT BUILDING / BROOMS & BRUSHES / BUSINESS MACHINES / CAMERAS & PHOTO EQUIPMENT /
CANVAS OR SIMILAR FABRIC / CARPETS & RUGS (INCLUDES CLEANING) / CLOTHING / CONSTRUCTION / DISINFECTANTS / DRY CLEANING & DYEING / ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS & POWER HOUSES / ELECTRONICS / ENGINES (INCLUDING REBUILDING) /
FOOD PROCESSING / FURNITURE / HEMP PRODUCTS / JUTE PRODUCTS / LAUNDRIES / LEATHER PRODUCTS / MACHINERY / METALS / MILLWORKS (SASH & DOOR) / MOTION PICTURES & TELEVISION FILMING / MOTOR VEHICLES REPAIR GARAGES /
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS / OPTICAL GOODS / PAPER MILLS OR PRODUCTS / PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM / PLASTIC PRODUCTS / PRINTING OR PUBLISHING / RECREATIONAL VEHICLES / REFUSE INCINERATIONS / SHOES / SOAPS & DETERGENTS / TEXTILES /
TOBACCO / TRAILERS / UPHOLSTERING / WOOD (DISTILLATION) / WOODWORKING (CABINET MAKING)

SPECIAL-PURPOSE INDUSTRIAL GENERAL INDUSTRIAL

FIRE SAFETY PROVISIONS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS HIGH HAZARD INDUSTRIAL
LOW HAZARD ORDINARY LOW HAZARD ORDINARY
UNOCCUPIED ATTIC SPACES DRAFSTOP INTO AREAS NOT EXCEEDING 280M² REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
CONCEALED SPACES (CEILINGS & FLOORS) DRAFSTOP INTO AREAS NOT EXCEEDING 93M² REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
CONCEALED SPACES (FLOORS & ROOFS) DRAFSTOP INTO AREAS NOT EXCEEDING 280M² REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
VII FIRE PROTECTION NR-NOT REQUIRED / R-REQUIRED
A DETECTION ALARM AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
1 FIRE ALARM SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 72 REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
B EXTINGUISHING REQUIREMENTS
1 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TYPE AND RATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 10 REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
2 FIRE BLANKETS IN KITCHEN OR PANTRY REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
3 STANDPIPE SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 14 REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
4 FIRE HOSE REELS 25MM DIAMETER HOSE REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
3 OR MORE STOREYS IN HEIGHT NR R NR R REQUIRED
FIRE AREA EXCEEDING 1115M² NR R NR R REQUIRED
5 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM TOTAL AREA OF ALL FLOORS EXCEEDS 2230M² NR R NR R REQUIRED
WOODWORKING OPERATIONS EXCEEDING 232M² REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
POWER GENERATION BUILDING REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED
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