Fire Safety - Model Regulations

The Building Technical Model Regulations (Fire Safety)
2023.3.3
Content
Chapter 1 General ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏP4

1.1 Introduction(P4)
1.2 Scope (P4)
1.3 Definition of technical terms (P4~P11)
1.4 Classification of building and structures (P11~P13)
1.5 Definitions of building uses and occupant loads (P13~P16)
1.6 Special provision and designation of technical standards (P16)
1.7 Maintenance and preservation (P16)
1.8 Existing building (P16~P17)
1.9 Alteration of existing building (P17)
1.10 Specifications of Non-combustible-material and OFPA(P17~P19)
Chapter 2 Fire resistanceꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏP20

2.1 Fire resistance (P20)
2.2 When FR-Building is required (P20~P27)
2.3 Fire compartment (P27~P34)
2.4 Interior finish (P34)
Chapter 3 Means of escape ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏP35

3.1 Means of escape (P35~P42)
3.2 Construction of exits (P42~47)
3.3 Exit signs (P47~P48)
3.4 Emergency lighting (P49)
3.5 Smoke control (P49~P50)
Chapter 4 Fire management and fire-fighting support facilities ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ P51

4.1 Alarm systems (P51)
4.2 Specification of alarm system(P51~P52)
4.3 Fire control centers (P52)
4.4 Specification of fire control centers (P52~P53)
4.5 Firefighter’s elevator (P53~P56)
4.6 Operation of general system in the event of fire(P56)
4.7 Standby power system (P56)
Chapter 5 Fire extinguisher ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ P57

5.1 Portable fire extinguisher (P57)
5.2 Indoor fire hydrant systems (P57)
5.3 Sprinkler system (P58~P62)
5.4 Outdoor fire hydrant systems (P62~P63)
5.5 Standpipe system of fire department (P63)
5.6 Water tank and water source (P63~P64)
Chapter 6 Periodic inspectionꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ P65

6.1 Scope (P65)
6.2 Basic Policy (P65)
6.3 Standards(P65)
Chapter 7 Special requirements by building use ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ P66

7.1 Atrium (P66~P67)
7.2 Special provision for class 2 apartments (P67)
7.3 Special provision for class 8 facilities for vulnerable groups (P67)
7.4 Special provision for class 9d theatre (P67)
7.5 Stretcher facility in elevators for Health care facilities (P67)
Chapter 1 General
1.1 Introduction
This code is "the fire safety regulations" stated in Article 9 of the Law on Construction.
1.2 Scope
This code applies to all buildings and does not apply to structures.
Facilities that store, manufacture, or handle hazardous materials over certain quantity are subject to other regulations
which are provided separately from this code.
1.3 Definition of technical terms

Alteration, in relation to a building, includes an addition, extension, large scale renovation, large scale repair to
building or change in the use of a building.
Atrium, see Vertical opening.
Atrium well, see Vertical opening.
Automatic means designed to operate when activated by a heat, smoke or fire sensing device.
Beam-120 and Beam-60 are FR-elements defined in 2.2.4.
Closed vestibule means a vestibule other than an open-air vestibule.
Column-120 is a FR- element defined in 2.2.4.
Continuous travel stairway means a stairway or a ramp that provide a continuous path of travel to the level providing
egress to a road or open space.
Common wall means a wall that is common to adjoining buildings.
Effective height means the height –
- to the floor of the topmost story
- from the floor of the lowest story providing direct egress to a road or open space.
Evacuation story means a story having a direct egress to a road or open space.
Evacuation route means the continuous path of travel (including exits, public corridors and the like):
- from any part of a building, including within a sole-occupancy unit in Class 2 or 3,
- from any part of a building, the continuous path of travel to a safe place.
Exit means any, or any combination of the following if they provide egress to a road or open space:
(a) Stairway-A, stairway-B, or stairway-C.
(b) A fire-isolated passageway.
(c) A doorway opening to a road or open space.
External stairway means a continuous travel stairway (including its landing) that at least 1/2 of its perimeter is fully
open to the open-air at every story as shown the figures below.
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In this case, 1/2 of perimeter is
Inside
open to the open-air
External wall means an outer wall of a building which is not a common wall.
Firefighter means an authority having as one of its functions, the protection of life and property from fire and other
emergencies.
Fire compartment means—
(a) the total space of a building; or
(b) any part of a building separated from the remainder by barriers to fire such as walls and/or floors having an
appropriate resistance to the spread of fire with any openings adequately protected.
It is defined in 2.3.
Fire-isolated passageway means a corridor, hallway or the like, enclosed by Floor-60, Wall-60, or OFPA (an
Opening Fire-Protective Assembly )-60, which provides egress:
- to or from a stairway-A or stairway-B; or
- to a road or open space.
Fire load means the sum of the net calorific values of the combustible contents which can reasonably be expected to
burn within a fire compartment, including furnishings, built-in and removable materials, and building
elements. The calorific values must be determined at the ambient moisture content or humidity. (The unit
of measurement is MJ.)
Fire-risk room means a room excluding rooms where there is little danger of a fire starting such as:
(a) machine rooms of elevators, storages only for non-combustible goods, or the like, and
(b) corridors, stairways, lavatories, or the like.
Fire separation is defined in 2.3.
Flight means a part of a stairway that has a continuous series of risers not interrupted by a landing or floor.
Floor-120 and Floor-60 are FR-elements defined in 2.2.4
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Floor area:
In relation to: Floor area means:
a building the total area of all stories
a story the area of all floors of that story, and includes:
(i) the area of a mezzanine within the story,
(ii) the area occupied by any built-in furniture, fixture or fitting, and
(iii) the area having no enclosing wall but a use that—
(A) contributes to the fire load; or
(B) impacts on the safety, health or amenity of the occupants in relation to the
provisions of this code.
a room the area of the room measured within the finished surfaces of the walls, and includes the
area occupied by built-in furniture, fixture or fitting.
a fire compartment the total area of all floors within the fire compartment measured within the finished
surfaces of the bounding construction, and includes the area having no bounding
construction but a use which contributes to the fire load
an atrium the total area of all floors within the atrium measured within the finished surfaces of the
bounding construction or external walls
FR-building (Fire-resistive-building) consists of FR-building A and FR-building B, which comply with the
specification in 2.2.2.
FR-elements (Fire-resistive-element) mean building elements which can be expected to resist fire respectively when
they are used in a building. This code provides each specification of FR-elements as Wall-120, Wall-60,
Column-120, Beam-120, Beam-60, Floor-120, Floor-60, Roof-30, and Stairway-30.
Ignition temperature of combustibles means a temperature that cause combustible materials in contact with the
surface to ignite. Ignition temperature of combustibles shall be the higher of the two temperatures in one
of the following items according to the category mentioned in each of the following items.
(a) Temperature of the hottest part of the unexposed surface: 200°C
(b) Average temperature of the unexposed surface: 160°C
Illuminance means the luminous flux falling onto a unit area of surface.
Indoor fire hydrant system means indoor firefighting equipment for extinguishing initial fire by building occupants.
It consists of hoses, water supply ports, pipes, water tanks, booster pumps, etc.
Insulation means the ability to restrict the temperature on the unexposed face of elements of buildings to below a
specified level when one side is exposed to fire.
Integrity means the ability to resist the passage of flames and hot gases through elements of building.
Internal stairway means a continuous travel stairway (including its landing) other than an external stairway.
Internal wall excludes a common wall or a party wall.
Load-bearing means the ability to resist the force applied in the event of fire.
Mezzanine, see Story.
Minister means the Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction or Minister of Interior.
Non-combustible-material consists of Non-combustible-material A and Non-combustible-material B, which are
materials effectively resist fire defined in 1.10.1.
Number of served stories means the number of consecutive stories which the required exit:
- connects,
- passes through or
- passes.
.Occupant Load means the number of occupants calculated by multiplying area by person specified in Table 1.5.2
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with floor area of relevant use.
OFPA means an Opening Fire-Protective Assembly such as fire doors, drenchers and other assembly that effectively
block flames.
OFPA-20 means an OFPA defined in 1.10.2.
OFPA-60 means an OFPA defined in 1.10.2.
Open-air vestibule means a vestibule (including a balcony) which has an opening complying with followings.
(a) The opening must be located on the upper part of a wall of the vestibule.
(b) The area of the opening must 2 m2 or more.
(c) The opening must be directly open to the open-air.
(d) The opening must be:
- open all the time, or
- opened automatically with a smoke detector.
A balcony or a part of corridor can be an open-air vestibule if it complies with conditions above.
Openings include:
(i) doorways,
(ii) windows (including any associated fanlight),
(iii) infill panels and
(iv) fixed or openable glazed areas
that do not have the fire-resistive performance that would be required if they were walls.
And openings (other than openings in the vertical plane formed between building elements at the construction edge
or perimeter of a balcony or verandah, colonnade, terrace, or the like):
- between building elements such as columns, beams and the like,
- in the plane formed at the construction edge or perimeter of the building,
are deemed to be openings in an external wall.
Open space means:
- a space on the allotment, or
- a roof, or
- similar part of a building
adequately protected from fire, open to the sky and connected directly with a public road.
Other property means all or any of the following—
(a) any building on the same or an adjoining allotment; and
(b) any adjoining allotment; and
(c) a road.
Outdoor air means air outside the building.
Outdoor fire hydrant system means outdoor firefighting equipment for extinguishing fire by building occupants or
firefighters. It consists of hoses, water supply ports, pipes, water tanks, booster pumps, etc.
Portable fire extinguisher means a carriable firefighting device for extinguishing an initial fire by building occupants.
Primary building elements maintaining stability against fire mean “primary building elements necessary to keep
the stability of the building against fire” and consist of:
(a) bearing wall,
(b) external wall,
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(c) column,
(d) floor (excluding the lowest floor),
(e) beam,
(f) roof (excluding eaves), and
(g) stairways and ramps (excluding small stairs and ramps for local use).
Public corridor means an enclosed corridor, hallway or the like which
(a) serves as a means of egress from 2 or more sole-occupancy units to a required exit from the story concerned;
or
(b) is required to be provided as a means of egress from any part of a story to a required exit.
Required exit means an exit necessary for the building to comply with 3.1.1 and 3.1.3.
Rise in stories, see Story.
Roof-30 is a FR-element defined in 2.2.4.
Safe place means—
(a) a place of safety within a building—
(i) which is not under threat from a fire; and
(ii) from which people must be able to safely disperse after escaping the effects of an emergency to a road or open
space; or
(b) a road or open space.
Self-closing, applied to a door, means equipped with a device which returns the door to the fully closed position
immediately after each opening.
Shaft, see Vertical opening.
Site means the part of the allotment of land on which a building stands or is to be erected.
Small stairs and ramps for local use means small facilities for vertical movement, such as “a stair of a maisonnette
unit in an apartment”.
Smoke extraction vent means a vent, located in or near the roof for smoke and hot gases to escape if there is a fire
in the building.
Smoke reservoirs are areas where are used to contain smoke and limit the spread of smoke through a building.
Smoke baffles/ curtains are noncombustible curtains that hang from the ceiling and work as smoke barriers to limit
the spread of smoke.
Stage means a floor or platform in Class 9d on which performances are presented before an audience.
Stairway-30 is a FR- element defined in 2.2.4.
Stairway-A means a continuous travel stairway that leads directly to evacuation story and complies with the
Stairway-B means a continuous travel stairway that leads directly to evacuation story and complies with the
Stairway-C means a continuous travel stairway that leads directly to evacuation story and complies with the
specification in 3.1.4.2.
Standpipe system means equipment for firefighting by firefighters in the event of a fire to transport water to the
upper floor of a building. It consists of pipes, water supply ports, and water discharge ports
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Story, Mezzanine and Rise in stories means as shown in the table below.
Story means a space within a building which is situated between one floor level and the floor level next above,
or if there is no floor above, the ceiling or roof above, but not—
(a) a space that contains only—
(i) a stairway or meter room; or
(ii) a bathroom, shower room, laundry, water closet, or other sanitary compartment; or
(iii) a carpark intended for not more than 3 vehicles; or
(iv) a combination of the above
(b) a mezzanine
Mezzanine means an intermediate floor which -
- is a part of a room; and
- is not enclosed by a wall or the like.
Rise in stories means the greatest number of stories calculated as following.
(a) Rise in stories is the sum of the greatest number of stories at any part of the external walls of the building
and any stories within the roof space—
(i)above the finished ground next to that part; or
(ii)if part of the external wall is on the boundary of the allotment, above the natural ground level at the
relevant part of the boundary.
(b) A story is not counted if—
(i)it is situated at the top of the building and contains only heating, ventilating or lift equipment, water
tanks, or similar service units or equipment; or
(ii)it is situated partly below the finished ground and the underside of the ceiling is not more than 1 m above
the average finished level of the ground at the external wall,
(c) In Class 6 or 7, a story that has an average internal height of more than 6 m is counted as—
(i) one story if it is the only story above the ground; or
(ii) 2 stories in any other case.
(d)For the purposes of calculating the rise in stories of a building—
(i)a mezzanine is regarded as a story in that part of the building in which it is situated if its floor area is
more than 200 m2 or more than 1/3 of the floor area of the room, whichever is the lesser; and
(ii)two or more mezzanines are regarded as a story in that part of the building in which they are situated if
they are at or near the same level and have an aggregate floor area more than 200 m2 or more than 1/3 of the
floor area of the room, whichever is the lesser.
Examples
Parts in yellow show stories defined above.
GL means a finished ground level. Rise in stories of this building is four.
The use of stories Is this story is included in Number of stories
rise in stories?
Roof Roof
Elevator shaft and No. This story contains only
→
Stair only lift equipment Not counted
→ Yes, included. →
Store 4th
→ Yes, included. → 3rd
Store Store 2nd
Left part is included.
→ 2nd
Store (Atrium) Right part is not included. (Atrium)
Entrance
→ Yes, included. → GL
GL hall 1st
No. This story is under GL.
Parking Basement story
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Roof Roof
Mezzanine 1 (*1) → No. (*1)
Not counted
Mezza Intermediate
nine 2 story → Yes, included. (*2) →
(*2) in a theater 3rd
→ Yes, counted. →
Main audience area 2nd
→ Yes, counted. → GL
GL Ordinary story 1st
(*1) Mezzanine 1 has floor area less than 200 m, and less than 1/3 of the room (main audience area) so that it is not
counted as 1 story.
(*2) Mezzanine 2 has floor area over 200 m2 and more than 1/3 of the room (main audience area) so that it is
counted as 1 story.
Sprinkler system means a fire sprinkler system complying with 5.3.
Vertical opening means a space in a building that connects 2 or more stories. Vertical openings are classified into 4
types as shown in the table below.
Type of a vertical opening Example
Open well:
a vertical opening which is wholly open to the
sky at the top permanently and excludes a
shaft and chimney.
The top of an open well is wholly open to the sky wide enough
to discharge smoke caused by fire.
Atrium: Atrium Atrium
a vertical opening which is wholly or
substantially enclosed at the top by a floor or
roof (including a glazed roof structure) other
than a shaft and chimney. Atrium Atrium
well
Atrium well: well
a space in an atrium bounded by the perimeter
of the openings in the floors or by the
perimeter of the floors and the external walls. In some case, an atrium well is required to form fire
Remark: compartment.
An atrium includes any adjacent part of the
building not separated by fire compartments.
Shaft: Stair shaft Service shaft
a vertical opening which:
(a) is bounded by walls and other parts of a
building, and
(b) is used for:
(i) a stair shaft, ramp shaft, elevator shaft,
or escalator shaft, or
(ii) a service shaft including a vertical Some shafts are required to form fire compartment.
chute, duct or similar passage, but not a
chimney.
Chimney
Vestibule means a space to connect a stairway and the inside of building.

Wall-120 and Wall-60 are FR-elements defined in 2.2.4.
Water source means a source of water that provide water for firefighters to extinguish a fire.
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Water tank means a container for storing water to use firefighting equipment such as indoor fire hydrant systems,
outdoor fire hydrant systems, and sprinkler systems.
Window includes a roof light, glass panel, glass block or brick, glass louvre, glazed sash, glazed door, or other device
which transmits natural light directly from outside a building to the room concerned when in the closed
position.
1.4 Classification of building and structures

(1) Each part of a building must be classified in accordance with 1.4.1. Where a single building has multiple uses, a class
shall be assigned to each part of the building.
(2) Where a small part of a building has different small-scale uses, the classification applicable to the principal use may
be applied to all floors if the following is fulfilled
(a) the minor use is not more than 10% of the floor area of a story; and
(b) the minor use is not used Class 1, 2 or 3 in accordance with 1.4.1,
the classification applying to the major use may apply to the whole story.
(3) The accessory use may apply the classification of the principal use.
<Example>
As for a story (A), the whole story is Story (A) of 1,000 m2 Story (B) of 1,000 m2
deemed to be used for an assembly
only.
Assembly use of 900 m2 Assembly use of 600 m2
As for a story (B), the two parts are
considered to have different
classifications because the minor use
is more than 10% of the floor area of
Shop of 100m2 Shop of 400m2
a story.
<Example>
Examples of accessory use are office, meeting room, storage, etc., necessary for the principal use.
1.4.1 Classification
Class 1: Dwelling
A Class 1 building includes one or more of the following sub-classifications:
(1) Class 1a is one or more buildings, which together form a single dwelling including the following:
(a)A detached house.
(b)One of a group of two or more attached dwellings, each being a building, separated by a fire-resisting wall, including
a row house, terrace house.
(2) Class 1b is one or more buildings which together constitute—
(a)a boarding house, guest house, hostel or the like that—
(i)would ordinarily accommodate not more than 12 people; and
(ii)have a total area of all floors not more than 300 m2 (measured over the enclosing walls of the building or
buildings); or
(b)four or less single dwellings located on one allotment and used for short-term holiday accommodation.
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Class 2: Apartment
(1)A Class 2 building is a building containing two or more sole-occupancy units.
(2)Each sole-occupancy unit in a Class 2 building is a separate dwelling.
(3)Residential part of a building with multiple classes
Class 3: Accommodation
A Class 3 building is a residential building providing long-term or transient accommodation for a number of
unrelated persons, including the following:
(1)A boarding house, guest house, hostel, lodging house or backpacker accommodation.
(2)A residential part of a hotel or motel.
(3)A residential part of a school.
(4) A residential part of a health-care building which accommodates members of staff.
(5) For residential use providing the following accommodations excluding those in Class 8
(a) Accommodation for the aged, children, or people with disability.
(b)A residential care building.
Class 4: Office
A Class 4 building is an office for professional or commercial purposes excluding in Classes 5 to 8, and it is
used by a specific occupants.
Class 5: Store
A Class 5 building is a shop or other building used for the sale of goods by retail or the supply of services direct to
the public, and used by unspecified number of occupants including—
(1) an eating room, café, restaurant; or
(2) a dining room, bar area that is not an assembly building, shop or kiosk part of a hotel or motel; or
(3) a hairdresser’s or barber’s shop, public laundry, or undertaker’s establishment; or
(4) a market or sale room, showroom, or service station.
Class 6: Carpark and storage

A Class 6 building is a storage-type building that includes one or more of the following sub-classifications:
(1) Class 6a — a carpark.
(2) Class 6b — a building that is used for storage, or display of goods or produce for sale by wholesale.
Class 7: Factory
A Class 7 building is a process-type building that includes the following:
(1) A laboratory.
(2) A building in which the production, assembling, altering, repairing, packing, finishing, or cleaning of goods or
produce for sale takes place.
This class could be classified in detail based on the amount of combustible materials and fire risks to match with
actual situation in Cambodia.
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Class 8: Health care
A Class 8 building is a building of a that includes one or more of the following sub-classifications:
(1) Class 8a — a health-care building, and includes a health-care building used as a residential care building.
(2)Class 8b — a residential care building that is occupied by 10% or more of disability occupants.
Class 9 Assembly
A Class 9 building is a building used by unspecified number of occupants that includes one or more of the following
sub-classifications:
(1) Class 9a—A museum, art museum, library
(2) Class 9b—A transportation facility including station, airport or wharf.
(3) Class 9c—A school
(4) Class 9d—A public hall, theater, religious facility
1.5 Definitions of building uses and occupant loads

Words of building uses with special meanings are printed in italics in this code. Their meanings are as shown in
Table 1.5.1, unless the contrary intention appears.
Table 1.5.1 Definitions of building uses

Words of building uses Definitions
Aged care building A building for residential accommodation of aged persons who, due to varying
degrees of incapacity associated with the ageing process, are provided with:
- personal care services and
- staff assistance to evacuate the building during an emergency
Apartment building A building which contains three or more sole-occupancy units each being a separate
dwelling
A townhouse without a fire separation is classified into an apartment building.
Assembly building/room A building/room where people may assemble for—
(a) civic, theatrical, social, political or religious purposes,
(b) educational purposes in a school, early childhood center, preschool, or the like,
(c) entertainment, recreational or sporting purposes, or
(d) transit purposes
Backstage A space associated with, and adjacent to, a stage in Class 9d for scenery, props,
equipment, dressing rooms, or the like
Carpark A building that is used for parking of motor vehicles but is neither a private garage
nor used for servicing of vehicles, other than washing, cleaning, or polishing
Early childhood center A preschool, kindergarten, or child-minding center

Factory A building in which a handicraft or process for “the production, assembling, altering,
repairing, packing, finishing, or cleaning of goods or produce” is carried on for trade,
sale, or gain
Habitable dwelling room A room used for normal domestic activities, and:
(a) including a bedroom, living room, lounge room, music room, television room,
kitchen, dining room, sewing room, study, playroom, family room and sunroom; but
(b) excluding a bathroom, laundry, water closet, pantry, walk-in wardrobe, corridor,
hallway, lobby, photographic darkroom, clothes-drying room, and other spaces of a
specialized nature occupied neither frequently nor for extended periods
Habitable room A room designed to be used for living, working or sleeping.
Habitable rooms include habitable dwelling rooms.
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Health-care building
- Patient care area Health-care building
- Treatment area A building whose occupants or patients undergoing medical treatment generally
- Ward area need physical assistance to evacuate the building during an emergency, and
including:
(a) a public or private hospital, or
(b) a nursing home or similar facility for sick or disabled persons needing full-time
care
Patient care area
A part of a health-care building normally used for the treatment, care,
accommodation, recreation, dining and holding of patients.
Treatment area
A part of a patient care area such as:
- an operating room and
- rooms used for recovery, minor procedures or the like,
from which a patient may not be readily moved
Ward area
A part of a patient care area for resident patients and may contain
areas for associated nursing facilities.
Area for recreation, dining, etc.

Other area such as an office space
Hotel, dormitory, or the A residential building which is a common place of long term or transient living for a
like number of unrelated persons, including
(a) a boarding-house, guest house, hostel, lodging-house or backpackers
accommodation;
(b) a residential part of a hotel or motel;
(c) a residential part of a school;
(d) accommodation for the aged, children or people with disabilities;
(e) a residential part of a health-care building which accommodates members of
staff; or
(f) a residential part of a detention center.
Open-deck car park A car park in which all parts of the parking stories are cross-ventilated by permanent
unobstructed openings in not fewer than 2 opposite or approximately opposite sides,
and:
(a) each side that provides ventilation is not less than 1/6 of the area of any other side,
and
(b) the openings are not less than 1/2 of the wall area of the side concerned
Patient care area See Health-care building.

Private garage (a) any garage associated with Class 1, or
(b) a garage associated with another Class and capable of accommodating not more
than 3 vehicles
Residential occupancy An occupancy that provides sleeping accommodations for purposes other than health
care or detention and correctional
Resident use area Part of Class 8b normally used by residents, and:
(a) including sole-occupancy units, lounges, dining areas, activity rooms and the like,
but
(b) excluding offices, storage areas, commercial kitchens, commercial laundries, and
other spaces not for the use of residents
Sanitary compartment A room or space containing a closet pan or urinal
School A primary or secondary school, college, university, or similar educational
establishment
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Service station A garage which is not a private garage and is for the servicing of vehicles, other than
only washing, cleaning or polishing
Sole-occupancy unit A room or other part of a building for occupation by:
- one or joint owner,
- lessee,
- tenant, or
- other occupier
to the exclusion of any other owner, lessee, tenant, or other occupier
And it includes:
(a) a dwelling,
(b) a room or suite of rooms in Class 3 which includes sleeping facilities,
(c) a room or suite of associated rooms in Class 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, or
(d) a room or suite of associated rooms in Class 8b, which includes sleeping facilities
and any area for the exclusive use of a resident.
Swimming pool Any excavation or structure containing water and used primarily for swimming,
wading, paddling, or the like, including a bathing or wading pool, or spa
Treatment area See Health-care building.
Ward area See Health-care building.
Table 1.5.2 Area per person according to use

Type of use Area per person
Art gallery, exhibition area, museum 4 m2
Bar—standing 0.5 m2
Bar—other 1 m2
Board room 2 m2
Boarding house 15 m2
Cafe, church, dining room 1 m2
Carpark 30 m2
Computer room 25 m2
Court room—judicial area 10 m2
Court room—public seating 1 m2
Dance floor 0.5 m2
Dormitory 5 m2
Early childhood center 4 m2
Factory— 5 m2
(a)machine shop, fitting shop or like place for cutting, grading, finishing or fitting
of metals or glass, except in the fabrication of structural steelwork or manufacture
of vehicles or bulky products
Factory— 50 m2
(b)areas used for fabrication and processing other than those in (a)
Factory— Area per person determined
(c)a space in which the layout and natural use of fixed plant or equipment by the use of the plant or
determines the number of persons who will occupy the space during working hours equipment
Gymnasium 3 m2
Hostel, hotel, motel, guest house 15 m2
Indoor sports stadium—arena 10 m2
Kiosk 1 m2
Kitchen, laboratory, laundry 10 m2
Library—reading space 2 m2
Library—storage space 30 m2
Office, including one for typewriting or document copying 10 m2
Patient care areas 10 m2
Plant room—ventilation, electrical or other service units 30 m2
Plant room—boilers or power plant 50 m2
Reading room 2 m2
Restaurant 1 m2
School—general classroom 2 m2
School—multi-purpose hall 1 m2
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Type of use Area per person
School—staff room 10 m2
School—trade and practical area—primary 4 m2
School—trade and practical area—secondary As for workshop
Shop—space for sale of goods— 2 m2
Shop—shopping corridor 4 m2
Showroom—display area, covered mall or arcade 5 m2
Skating rink, based on rink area 1.5 m2
Spectator stand, audience viewing area— 0.3 m2
standing viewing area
Spectator stand, audience viewing area— 1 m2
removable seating
Spectator stand, audience viewing area— Per number of seats
fixed seating
Spectator stand, audience viewing area— 450 mm/person
bench seating
Storage space 30 m2
Swimming pool, based on pool area 1.5 m2
Switch room, transformer room 30 m2
Telephone exchange—private 30 m2
Theatre and public hall 1 m2
Theatre dressing room 4 m2
Transport terminal 2 m2
Workshop—for maintenance staff 30 m2
Workshop—for manufacturing processes As for factory
Note: Bar standing is the area used by standing patrons and extends not less than 1.5 m wide from the outside edge
of the bar top for the length of the serving area of the bar.
The numbers stated in Table 1.5.2 are referenced from Australia standard, and could be redefined by Cambodia side
to match with actual situation in Cambodia.
1.6 Special provision and designation of technical standards

1.6.1Special provision
The provisions of chapters 1-3 and chapter 7 shall not apply where the Minister of Land management, Urban
Planning and Construction deems that the structural method or building materials, etc. are of equal or greater efficacy
than those conforming to these provisions.
The provisions of chapters 4-6 shall not apply where the Minister of Interior deems that the structural method or
conditions of equipment, etc. are of equal or greater efficacy than those conforming to these provisions.
1.6.2 Designation of technical standard
Where the Minister specifies a standard providing details of a technical standard, that standards shall be considered
part of this Code.
1.7 Maintenance and preservation

The owner, manager, and occupants of a building shall endeavor to maintain the site, structure, and equipment of
the building in conformity with this code at all times. This obligation includes a duty to ensure that the necessary
spaces of the following facilities are available to be used at all times.
(a) Corridors used for evacuation or firefighting outside a building
(b) Corridors and stairways used for evacuation or firefighting inside a building.
1.8 Existing building

This code does not apply to buildings approved for construction or used before this code came into effect. This
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code also does not apply to buildings as defined in Article 106 of Law on Construction..
1.9 Alteration of existing building

After this code comes into force, when following alterations are made to a building, this code must be applied to
verify fire safety for the entire building.
(a) Enlargement that –
- increase the number of stories; or
- increase the effective height above 23 m; or
- has the sum of floor area of all changes exceeds 10% of the total floor area.
(b) Renovation and repair that the sum of floor area of all renovation and repair is more than half of the total floor area.
(c) The sum of floor area of all changes in the use of a portion of the building that exceeds 10% of the total floor area
(except for those that do not change the classification in 1.4.1).
1.10 Specifications of Non-combustible-material and OFPA

1.10.1 Non-combustible-material
Non-combustible-material A and non-combustible-material B are materials coming under any of (1) to (2).
(1) Any of the following shown in Table 1, which are deemed to satisfy Performance Requirements as shown in Table
2
(2) Materials which are designated by the Minister of Land, management, Urban Planning and Construction to meet
Performance Requirements as shown in Table 2
Materials as shown below have been designated as Non-combustible-material-A and Non-combustible-material-B
by the Minister.
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Table 1.10.1 popular material used as non-combustible-material
Non-combustible- Non-combustible-material-
Material material-A B
(thickness) (thickness)
1 Concrete, Mortar ○ ○
2 Lime plaster ○ ○
3 Brick ○ ○
4 Pottery tile, Ceramic tile ○ ○
5 Steel, Aluminum, Metal plate ○ ○
6 Glass ○ ○
7 Natural rock and stone ○ ○
8 Asbestos cement slate ○ ○
9 Rock wool ○ ○
10 Glass wool board ○ ○
11 Fiber reinforced cement board ○ ○
12 Glass mixed cement board 3 mm or more 3 mm or more
13 Fiber mixed calcium silicate board 5 mm or more 5 mm or more
14 Gypsum board (*1) 12 mm or more 9 mm or more
15 Wood wool cement board × 15 mm or more
16 Hard wood block cement board (*2) × 9 mm or more
17 Wood block cement board (*3) × 30 mm or more
18 Pulp cement board × 6 mm or more
Remarks:
“○” means that the thickness is regardless.
(*1) Being limited to material coved by pulp with thickness of 0.6 mm or less
(*2) Being limited to material with relative density of 0.9 or more
(*3) Being limited to material with relative density of 0.5 or more
Table 1.10.2 Performance Requirements on non-combustible-material-A and non-combustible-material-B

Non-combustible-material-A and non-combustible material-B shall, when the building material is heated with the
heat of a normal fire, satisfy the essential conditions in the following items (for those used as external finishing of
the building, item (1) and item (2)) for 20 min and 10 min respectively.
(1) It shall not cause burning.
(2) It shall not cause deformation, melting, cracking, or other damage detrimental to fire prevention.
(3) It shall not generate smoke or gas detrimental to evacuation.
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1.10.2 OFPA
OFPA-60 (Opening Fire-Protective Assembly -60) and OFPA-20 (Opening Fire-Protective Assembly -20) are
assemblies including a fire door, fire shutter, drencher, and shall meet any of (1) to (2) so that effectively block flames.
(1) Any of Table 1.10.3, which are deemed to satisfy Performance Requirements as shown in Table 1.10.4
(2) Assemblies which are designated by the Minister to meet Performance Requirements as shown in Table 1.10.4
Assemblies as shown below have been designated as OFPA-60 and OFPA-20 by the Minister.
Table 1.10.3 Popular Assemblies used as OFPA-60 and OFPA-20

OFPA-60 OFPA-20
Assembly Additional Additional
Thickness Thickness
conditions conditions
1 An OFPA that has - Each of Each of
- A steel frame and 0.5 mm or (a) (b) 0.5 mm or (a) (b)
- Both of its surfaces covered with steel plates more more
2 A steel OFPA or fire preventive damper made of steel 1.5 mm or 0.8 mm or
(a) (b) (a) (b)
plate more more
3 An OFPA made of steel concrete or reinforced concrete 35 mm or
(b) ○ (b)
more
4 In case of a ventilation opening with opening area
within 0.01 m2,
(a) A fire-preventive-covering made of steel plate,
mortar plate, or the like, or ○ - ○ -
(b) A wire netting with mesh size of 2 mm or smaller
installed in a ventilation opening not higher than 1 m
above the finished ground
5 An OFPA made of steel and wired glass × ○ (a) (b)
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6 An OFPA with opening area within 0.5 m made of -
- fire-preventive-painted wood and × ○ (b)
- wired glass.
Remarks:
“○” means that the thickness is regardless.
(a) It shall be mounted to openings whose peripheral parts (in cases where a fitting is installed within 150 mm
from the inside of the assembly, the said fitting shall be included) are made of Non-combustible-material-A.
(b) (i) Parts in contact with the frame or other opening protective assembly shall have -
- a shiplap or
- an astragal or door stopper, or
- other construction
that prevents gaps when the assembly is closed.
(ii) Attachment metal fastener of the assembly shall be installed so that the attachment part is not exposed
when the assembly is closed.
Table 1.10.4 Performance Requirement for OFPA-60 and OFPA-20

OFPA-60 and OFPA-20 shall, when it is heated with the heat of a normal fire, flame does not penetrate to a
surface other than the surface heated for 60 minutes and 20 minutes after heating begins respectively.
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Chapter 2 Fire resistance
2.1 Fire resistance
(1) Primary building elements maintaining stability against fire means primary building elements that are necessary to
keep the stability of the building against fire, and consist of:
(a) Bearing wall,
(b) External wall,
(c) Column,
(d) Floor (excluding the lowest floor),
(e) Beam,
(f) Roof (excluding eaves), and
(g) Stairway (excluding small stairway and ramps for local use).
(2) FR-elements (Fire-resistive-elements) means building elements that can be expected to resist fire. FR-elements
include Wall-120, Wall-60, Column-120, Colmum-60, Beam-120, Beam-60, Floor-120, Floor-60, Roof-30, and
Stairway-30 as defined in 2.2.4
(3) There are buildings which are strongly expected to keep stability in case of fire. This code requires these buildings
to be constructed as FR-building (Fire-resistive-building) of which all primary building elements maintaining
stability against fire meet specifications of FR-elements respectively.
FR-building (Fire-resistive-building) means buildings that can be expected to keep the stability in case of fire
2.1.1 Fire separation
A part of a building separated from the remainder of the building by a fire separation may be treated as a separate
building if it is constructed in accordance with the following:
(a) The fire separation must be Wall-120.
(b) There must be no openings in the fire separation.
(c) The fire separation extends through all stories and is
carried through to the underside of the roof covering.
Fire Separetipon
(d) Where the roof of one of the adjoining parts is lower than Wall-120
the roof of the other part, the fire separation extends to
the underside of— Building A Building B
(i) the covering of the higher roof, or not less than 6 m

above the covering of the lower roof; or
(ii) the lower roof if its covering is of Non-combustible material-A and the lower part is sprinklered.
2.2 When FR-Building is required

2.2.1 Scope
(1) A building is required FR-building (Fire-resistive building) resulting from the application of Table 2.2.1, its all
stories must be constructed as type of FR-building. The building with multiple classes should follow the type in the
class 2 to 9 column. Exceptions are mentioned in (2) and (3)
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Table 2.2.1 Buildings to be required FR-building
Classification Class 1 Class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Rise in story
5 or more FR-building A FR-building A
3 or 4 -- FR-building B
Basement - *1
*1 FR-building A if the Basement story has a theater or public hall with an audience viewing area of more than
200 m2
Note: In this table, “FR-building A” means that the building is required to be constructed as FR-building A.
And, “FR-building B” means that the building is required to be constructed as FR-building B.
The number in table could be changed to match with actual situation in Cambodia.
(2) Notwithstanding (1), an indoor sports stadium may not be FR-building if it –
- contains not more than 1 tier of seating (*),
- is of non-combustible construction, and
- has only changing rooms, sanitary facilities or the like below the tiered seating.
(*) Figure (a) is a one tier of seating, and Figure (b) is two tiers of seating.
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2.2.2 FR-building (Stability against fire)
All primary building elements maintaining stability against fire of FR-building (Fire-resistive building) must
satisfy the requirements as shown in Table 2.2.2.
Table 2.2.2 Requirements on the primary building elements maintaining stability against fire of FR-building
Primary building elements maintaining Requirement
stability against fire
FR-building A FR-building B
Bearing walls Wall-120 Wall-60
External walls (Walls that also serve as load- Wall-60 Wall-60
bearing walls shall comply with the
requirements for load-bearing walls)
Columns Column-120 Column-60
Beams Beam-120 or Beam-60 Beam-60
* Beam-60 can be used in
case where -
(a) the beam is of the
topmost story, and
(b) the height –
- from the floor surface
- to the bottom end of the
beam or the ceiling under
the beam is 4 m or more.
Floors (excluding the lowest floor) Floor-120 Floor-60
Roofs (excluding eaves) Roof-30 Roof-30
* In this table, roofs designed to resist live
loads should be considered as floors.
Stairways and ramps (excluding small Stairway-30 Stairway-30
stairways and ramps for local use)
2.2.3 FR-building (Protection in external walls)

For the purpose of preventing the spread of fire among buildings, required FR-building must follow Table 2.2.3.
Table 2.2.3 Protection of openings in external walls

Area Requirements for required FR-building
Area 1 in Figure 2.2.1 An Opening in an external wall located in Area 1
must be protected by OFPA-60.
Area 2 in Figure 2.2.1 (a) An Opening in an external wall located in Area 2
Area 3 in Figure 2.2.1 must be protected by OFPA-20, and
Exception (1) (b) Openings of (a) must not occupy more than 1/3 of
The requirement of (b) in the right does not apply to the area of the part of the external wall of the story in
an open spectator stand. which they are located.
Exception (2)
The requirement in Area 3 does not apply to a story
which is located at or near ground level.
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Figure 2.2.1 Applied area of 2.2.3
2.2.4 Specification of FR-element

FR-element (Fire-resistive elements) shall meet any of (1) to (2) so that perform effectively until the time specified
in Table 2.2.10 has elapsed from the start of heating by the prescribed fire source.
(1) Building elements as shown in Table 2.2.4 to Table 2.2.9, which are deemed to satisfy Performance Requirements
as shown in Table 2.2.10.
(2) Building elements which are certified by the Minister which are deemed to satisfy Performance Requirements as
shown in Table 2.2.10.
Abbreviation in these specifications

RC structure Reinforced concrete structure
SRC structure Steel encased reinforced concrete structure
SC structure Steel concrete structure
S structure Steel frame structure
CB structure Concrete block structure
Remarks of Table 2.2.4 to Table 2.2.9

(1) “←” means “Same as left”.
(2) The thickness of concrete covering or building element shall include the thickness of the mortar,
plaster, or other finishing material similar thereto.
Notes for Table 2.2.4 to Table 2.2.9

*1 In the case of those using light aggregate, “t” is allowed to be 10 mm less than the thickness shown in
Table.
*2 “H” means the height:
- to the bottom end of the beam or the ceiling under the beam.
*3 In case of SC structure, the cases that the concrete covering on the steel frame is less than 50 mm are
excluded.
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Table 2.2.4 Wall-120 and Wall-60 (of typical structures)
Structure & material Wall-120 Wall-60
RC structure B≧100 mm B≧70 mm
SRC structure t≧30 mm t≧20mm
SC structure
S structure covered on both sides mortar finish t≧40 mm t≧30 mm

with ‒ metal lath with
perlite mortar t≧35mm ←
finish
concrete blocks, t≧50 mm t≧40 mm
bricks, or
stone
Steel reinforced: B≧80 mm、t B≧50 mm、t

- CB structure ≧50 mm ≧40 mm
- Brick structure
- Stone structure
B = b1 + b2
Cement bonded particle board B≧80 mm ←

with both sides covered with t≧10 mm
mortar
Light weight aerated concrete B≧75 mm ←

panel cured by high temperature
high-pressure steam
Hollow reinforced concrete panel B≧120 mm ←

with their hollow parts filled with t≧50 mm
perlite or aerated concrete
CB structure B≧70mm
Plain concrete structure
Brick structure
Stone structure
(1) Wall-120 can be used for Bearing walls of FR-building.

(2) Wall-60 can be used for:
- Non-bearing external walls of FR-building and
- Non-bearing internal walls to constitute fire compartments.
Wall-120 and Wall-60 forming a fire compartment must extend to the underside of—
(i) the floor above; or
(ii) a roof covering; or
(iii) a ceiling being fire resistant not less than Floor-60.
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Table 2.2.5 Column-120 and Column-60 (of typical structures)
Structure & material Column-120 Column-60
RC structure B ≧ 250mm, t ←
SRC structure
SC structure ≧30mm
In case of SRC
or SC, see (*3).
S structure covered with – Mortar finish B≧250 mm、 t≧40 mm

Metal lath t≧60 mm
with Perlite mortar B≧250mm, No Requirements
finish t≧40mm
Concrete blocks B≧250mm, t≧50mm
t≧70mm (*1)
Bricks or Stone B≧250 mm、 t≧50mm
t≧70 mm
Table 2.2.6 Beam-120 and Beam-60 (of typical structures)

Structure & material Beam-120 Beam-60
RC structure t≧50 mm t≧30 mm
SRC structure
In case of
SC structure
SC,see (*3).
S structure covered with – Metal Mortar finish t≧60mm (*1) t≧40 mm (*1)
lath
Perlite mortar t≧40mm ←
with
finish
Concrete block t≧70mm (*1) t≧50mm (*1)
brick or stone t≧70mm t≧50mm
Roof truss of S structure H（※2）≧6m

There shall be:
- no ceiling or
- ceiling made of
Non-combustible-B
directly below the
roof truss.
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(1) Beam-120 can be used for beams of FR-building.
(2) Beams-60 can be used for beams of FR-building in case where:
- the beam is of the topmost story, and
- H (*2) ≧4 m
Table 2.2.7 Floor-120 and Floor-60 (of typical structures)

Structure & material Floor-120 Floor-60
RC structure B≧100 mm B≧70 mm
SRC structure
t≧20 mm t≧20 mm
Steel reinforced: B≧80 mm B≧50 mm

- CB structure
- Brick structure t≧50 mm t≧40 mm
- Stone structure
B = b1 + b2
S structure with both surfaces covered with metal lath with mortar t≧50 mm t≧40 mm
finish or concrete
(excluding cases that the
first coat is not Non-
combustible-A)
(1) Floor-120 can be used for floors of FR-building A.

(2) Floor-60 can be used for floors to constitute fire compartments.
Table 2.2.8 Roof-30 (of typical structures)

Structure & material
RC structure
SRC structure
Steel reinforced:
- CB structure
- Brick structure
- Stone structure
Roof covered with lath with concrete finish or lath with mortar
finish
Glass block or wired glass construction reinforced by concrete
finish, lath with mortar finish, or steel material
Reinforced concrete panel with thickness of 40 mm or more

(B≧40mm)
Light weight aerated concrete panel cured by high temperature

high-pressure steam
Roof-30 can be used for roofs of FR-building.
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Table 2.2.9 Stairway-30 (of typical structures)
Structure & material
RC structure S structure
SRC structure
Plain concrete structure
Brick structure
Stone structure
Concrete block structure
Steel reinforced:
- Brick structure
- Stone structure
- CB structure
Stairway-30 can be used for stairway and ramps of FR-building.
Table 2.2.10 Performance requirements on FR-elements

(b) Performance Requirements (Time to be required to resist fire)
(a) FR-element
Load-bearing(*1) Insulation (*2) Integrity (*3)
Bearing wall Wall-120 120 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes
Wall-60 60 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes

External wall *1 Wall-60 - 60 minutes 60 minutes
Wall consists fire Wall-60 - 60 minutes 60 minutes
compartment *1 *2
Column Columun-120 120 minutes - -
Beam Beam-120 120 minutes - -
Beam-60 60 minutes - -
Floor Floor-120 120 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes
Floor-60 60 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes
Roof Roof-30 30 minutes - 30 minutes
Stairway Stairway-30 30 minutes - -
(*1) When each part of a building listed in (a) is heated with heat produced by a normal fire for the
periods of time in (b), the said parts shall not be deformed, melted, cracked, or undergo any other
damage detrimental for structural resistance.
(*2) When each part of a building listed in (a) is heated with heat produced by a normal fire for the
periods of time in (b), the temperature of surfaces other than the surface that is heated (limited to
parts facing the interior) shall not rise to a temperature equal to or greater than the Ignition
temperature of combustibles.
(*3) When each part of a building listed in (a) is exposed to the heat of a normal fire occurring in a room
for the periods of time in (b), the said parts shall not be cracked, or damaged that could cause the
fire to spread outside the building.
*1 Walls that also serve as load-bearing walls shall comply the requirements for load-bearing walls.
*2 Although not included in the primary building elements maintaining against fire, the requirements for walls
constituting a fire compartment as specified in 2.3 are described here.
2.3 Fire compartment

In 2.2, bearing walls and floors of some buildings (FR-building) are required fire resistance of 120 minutes or 60
minutes in principle so that the building maintains its stability against load in order to avoid damage to other property.
In 2.3, walls and floors to constitute fire compartments are required fire resistance of 60 minutes so that occupants
have time to evacuate safely.
Required resistance time is different with each other because of the purpose of the requirement.
In case of required FR-building, its bearing walls and floors already have fire resistance of 60 minutes. Therefore,
where a fire compartment is required, only two additional measures in below will become necessary.
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- Non-bearing walls to constitute fire compartments must be Wall-60, and
- Opening to constitute fire compartments must be OFPA-60 (In case of some parts, OFPA-20 can be used.).
2.3.1 Fire compartment
Fire compartment is required as shown in (1) to (5).
(1) Fire compartment responding to building use
Objective building Required FR-building
Parts to be separated Class 2, 3 and 8 shall be separated each class.
However it does not apply between class 2 and class 3.
Requirements (a) Walls forming the fire compartment shall be Wall-60; and
(b) Openings in (a) or (b) shall be OFPA-60.
(2) Fire compartment for a shaft
Parts to be separated Shaft
(i) a stairway shaft, ramp shaft, elevator shaft, or escalator shaft
(ii) a service shaft including a vertical chute, duct or similar passage.
Requirements (a) Walls forming the fire compartment shall be Wall-60.
(b) Floors forming the fire compartment shall be Floor-60.
(c) In relation to (i) above, openings in (a) or (b) shall be OFPA-60.
In relation to (ii) above, openings in (a) or (b) shall be OFPA -20.
Figures below shows a permitted location of two-story vertical opening (Not only a Shaft but also an Atrium).
4 4
3 3
Wall-60
2 2
GL 1 1
B1
B2
(3) Fire compartment for an atrium

Parts to be separated Atrium
Requirements 7.1/7.2
(4)Fire compartment for area

Objective building Class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Parts to be separated The size of any fire compartments must not exceed the maximum floor area
shown in the table below.
Maximum floor area of each fire compartment
FR-building Buildings other than FR-building
Without SP SP Without SP SP
1,500 m2 3,000 m2 1,000 m2 2,000m2
SP: Sprinkler system (The area where sprinkler system is installed may
be relaxed up to twice the initial value.)
Exceptions: This requirement does not apply to the parts of a building coming
under any of the followings:
(a) A seating space in a theater, entertainment hall, open spectator stand,
assembly hall
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Objective building Class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
(b) A part of a building for use as a gymnasia, factory or other similar use
(c) A part of a staircase and a shaft of elevator (including passenger lobbies)
Requirements: (a) Walls forming the fire compartment shall be Wall-60.
(b) Floors forming the fire compartment shall be Floor-60.
(c) Openings in (a) or (b) shall be OFPA -60.
Where 2 or more stories are connected by a vertical opening without FR-elements, the floor area of the connected
stories shall be summed up in applying the table above.
(5) Fire compartment responding to Unit

Parting wall section (or compartment)
Objective building Required FR-building containing parts used for Class 2 , 3, 9
Parts to be Walls separating Walls along a common path:
separated - between each sole-occupancy - from any entrance doorway of a sole-
unit occupancy unit
- between guest room of hotel - to a point from which travel in different
- room of sickroom of hospital direction to 2 exits is available
- class room of school
Requirements (a) Walls shall be Wall-60. (a) Walls shall be Wall-60.
(b) Walls shall not have openings. (b) Openings in the walls shall be OFPA -
20.
(6) Fire compartment for room containing combustion appliances

In FR-buildings, rooms containing combustion appliances that have 350 kW or more of capacity in total, must be
protected by fire compartment.
As kitchens of restaurants or the like have high risk of fire, the spread of fire must be prevented by fire compartment.
The limit number of capacity (350 kW) was set to exclude rooms like kitchens in residential buildings from the
application of this provision, however it could be changed to match with the actual situation in Cambodia.
2.3.2 Vertical separation in external walls

(1) With respect to required FR-building, exterior perimeters adjoining floors shall be constructed by method (i) or
method (ii) as specified in Table 2.3.1.
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Table 2.3.1 Vertical separation of openings in external walls
Method(i) Part A shall be:
- Wall-60 or OFPA-20 and
- 1,200 mm or more in length.
Method(ii) Part B shall be:

- Floor-60 or OFPA -60 and
- 600 mm or more in length.
(2) The requirements of (1) do not apply to—

(a) openings within the same stairway.
(b) Exterior walls in the same Fire Compartment responding to Floor Area
(3) No flammable exterior materials shall be used in FR-buildings.
2.3.3 Horizontal separation in external walls

“Any parts of external walls” and “any openings within them” in different fire compartments within the distance
shown in Table 2.3.2 must be Wall-60 or OFPA -20.
Table 2.3.2 Distance between external walls and associated openings in different fire compartments
Angle between walls Minimum distance Part C shall be Wall-60 or OFPA -20
0° (walls opposite) 6m
0°< Angle ≦45° 5m
45°< Angle ≦90° 4m
90°< Angle ≦135° 3m
135°< Angle < 180° 2m
180°≦ Angle 1 m
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2.3.4 Service penetration
(1) If a pipe, duct, or the like passes through a fire compartment of 2.3.1, any
gap in the fire compartment shall be –
(a) filled with mortar or other Non-combustible-A, or
(b) covered by an intumescent sheet
(2) If a duct passes through a fire compartment of 2.3.1, a fire damper that satisfies (a) and (b) shall be equipped at “the
part of the duct where the duct passes through the fire compartment” or “the part close thereto”.
(a) Constructed so as to close automatically when a fire has led to either
generation of smoke or sudden increases in temperature.
(b) If it is closed, it shall have the same performance with OFPA-60.
(3) If a pipe, duct, or the like passes through a fire compartment of 2.3.1, they shall be constructed as specified in either
(a), (b), (c), or (d) below.
(a) They are in pipe spaces, duct spaces or the like which are separated from
other parts of the building by Wall-60, Floor-60, or OFPA -60.
(b) Their external diameters are small as specified in Table 2.3.3, and the
pipes shall be made of rigid polyvinyl chloride or other Non-
combustible-material-B. In case of spare pipes, they must be sealed.
Table 2.3.3 Pipes with small diameters

Use Thickness of pipes External diameter
(t) (d)
Water pipe 5.5mm or more 90mm or more
6.6mm or more 115mm or more
Electric wire conduit 5.5mm or more 90mm or more
Drainpipe and its vent pipe 4.1mm or more 61mm or more
5.5mm or more 90mm or more
In case where it is covered by steel sheet with a 5.5mm or more 90mm or more
thickness of 0.5 mm or more
6.6mm or more 115mm or less
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(c) “Parts where they pass through” and “parts within a distance of l meter from both sides” are made of Non-
combustible-material -A.
(d) The passing part is constructed as a manner so that when a pipe passing through a fire compartment is heated by
the heat of a normal fire, it shall not be cracked or damaged in any other way that allows the flame to spread to
the opposite side for 60 minutes after the heating starts.
(4) Fire-isolated exits must not be penetrated by any services other than—
(a) electrical wiring installed within the exit; or
(b) ducting associated with a pressurization system; or
(c) water supply pipes for fire services.
2.3.5 Closing system, etc. of OFPA
OFPA (excluding fixed windows) that are required to be OFPA-60 or OFPA-20 as a element of fire compartment
must –
(1) satisfy 2.3.6, from the views of closing system, smoke insulation, etc. or
(2) be constructed in a manner that is certified by the Minister to be at least equivalent to 2.3.6.
2.3.6 Specification of Closing system, etc. of OFPA
OFPA (excluding fixed windows) that are required to be OFPA-60 or OFPA-20 as a element of fire compartment
must satisfy the requirements as shown in 2.3.6. As mentioned in 2.3.5, these requirements shall not apply to OFPA
to be constructed in a manner that is certified by the Minister to be at least equivalent to the requirements as shown in
2.3.6.
Table 2.3.4 Closing system, etc. of OFPA

Required fire compartment Requirements on OFPA (excluding a Additional requirements on
fixed window) OFPA (excluding a fixed
window) installed on an
evacuation route
(1) Fire compartment required by (a) Self closing (*1) with: No requirements
2.3.1(1), 2.3.1(2) or 2.3.1(3) - a surface area of 3 m2 or less, and
Fire compartment responding to: - smoke insulation performance (*4)
- building use, or
- shaft
(b) Smoke-sensory automatic closing See (*5).
(*2) with:
- smoke insulation performance (*4)
(2) Fire compartment required by (c) Self closing (*1) with: No requirements
2.3.1(4) - a surface area of 3 m2 or less
Fire compartment responding to or
floor area (d) Smoke-sensory automatic closing See (*5).
(*2)
or
(e) Heat-sensory automatic closing (*3) See (*5).
Remarks:
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*1
Self-closing OFPA must satisfy followings.
(a) It is regularly closed,
(b) It can be opened manually, and
(c) It closes automatically.
*2
Smoke-sensory automatic closing OFPA must satisfy followings.
(a) It can be closed at any time.
(b) It is equipped with:
- a “smoke detector” or “combined heat and smoke detector”,
- interlocking control device,
- automatic closing device, and
- supplementary electric supply.
(c) A “smoke detector” or “combined heat and smoke detector” must be installed within 10 m horizontally
from the OFPA where there is no partition wall etc. between the detector and the OFPA.
*3
Heat-sensory automatic closing OFPA must satisfy followings according to its sensory type.
In case of the sensory type of “heat detector” or “combined heat and smoke detector”,
(a) It must be able to be closed at any time.
(b) It must be equipped with:
- a “heat detector” or “combined heat and smoke detector”,
- interlocking control device,
- automatic closing device, and
- supplementary electrical supply.
(c) A “heat detector” must be as stipulated below.
(i) It has nominal actuation temperature between 60°C and 70 °C (in boiler rooms, kitchens, and other locations
where the maximum ambient temperature exceeds 50°C, a nominal actuation temperature 20 °C higher than
the said maximum ambient temperature)
(ii) It is installed within 10 m horizontally from the OFPA where there is no partition wall etc. between the
detector and the OFPA.
In case of the sensory type of “thermal fuser”,
(a) It must be equipped with:
- a thermal fuse, and
- interconnected closing device.
(b) Thermal fuses must be firmly installed exposed to Non-combustible-A with insulation properties at
locations where it is possible to effectively detect heat:
- on parts of the ceiling facing the interior,
- on fire doors, or
- on the top frame of fire doors.
*4
OFPA with smoke insulation performance must satisfy followings.
(a) Parts of OFPA in contact with the frame or other OFPA have:
- a shiplap,
- an astragal,
- door stopper,
- other construction that prevent gaps when the door is closed.
(b) the attachment metal fastener of OFPA is installed so that the attachment part is not exposed when the
OFPA is closed.
(c) In the case of shutters,
(i) Its inside width is 5 m or less and it has passed the smoke leakage test, or
(ii) Its inside width is 8 m or less and It is installed accompanied by wired glass or other OFPA that is anchored
in place.
*5
The OFPA must satisfy any of the followings.
(a) The OFPA can be opened manually and closes automatically, and its sizes meets the table below.
Width of the leave 750mm or more
Height of the leave 1,800mm or more
Height: 150mm or less
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- to the bottom of the leave
(b) The OFPA has a part that can be opened manually, and the sizes of the part meets the table above.
(c) Self closing OFPA is installed near the OFPA.
2.4 Interior finish

(1) The interior finish in Class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 must comply with Table 2.4.1.
Table 2.4.1 Wall and ceiling lining materials

Room/space Ceiling Wall
Exits Non-combustible-material-A
Rooms containing combustion appliances (*) Non-combustible-material-B
Public corridors excluding those in the building with – Non-combustible- Not required
(1) total floor area not more than 300 m2, and material-B
(2) rise in stories not more than 2
Note:
*: Combustion appliances are those that burn fuels for heating, cooking, or decorative purposes. Examples
include space heaters, ranges, ovens, stoves, etc.
The areas serving as evacuation routes and rooms containing combustion appliances are restricted with
noncombustible materials in order to prevent the spread of fire. In addition, the restrictions on large public corridors
is to constrain the spread of fire during evacuation.
The requirements in (1) could be consider to add some operations rules such as excluding parts such as window
frames and skirting boards.
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Chapter 3 Means of escape
3.1 Means of escape
The following provisions apply to Class 2 to 9 buildings.
3.1.1 Number of exits required
(1) Each story must have at least one exit.
(2) Any story must have at least 2 exits, excluding the fire-isolated passageways and the exits passing through another
sole-occupancy unit, according to Table 3.1.1
Table 3.1.1 Where 2 or more exits are required

Location Story containing Class 2 or 3 Story not containing Class 2 or 3
6th story or higher All classification All cases
5th story 12 persons < OL 30 persons < OL
4th story 12 persons < OL 30 persons < OL
3rd story 12 persons < OL 40 persons < OL
2nd story 12 persons < OL 40 persons < OL
1st story
25 persons < OL 50 persons < OL
(Evacuation story)
Basement story (i) The floor area of the story is more than 50 m2; or
(ii) The distance of travel from any point on the story to a single exit is more than 20 m.
“OL” means an occupant load in the story.
(3) Where 2 exits are required, they shall be located at distance from one another not
less than 1/2 the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the area
to be served. (In buildings sprinklered throughout, not less than 1/3)
3.1.2 Number of doors required

(1) Every habitable room must have at least one door leading to exit.
(2) Habitable room in class 9 shall have at least the number of doors leading to exits according to Table 3.1.2.
Table 3.1.2 The number of doors required in class 9

Occupant load of the assembly room Minimum number of doors leading to exits
OL < 50 persons 1
50 persons ≦ OL ≦ 500 persons 2
500 persons < OL ≦ 1,000 persons 3
1,000 persons < OL 4
“OL” means an occupant load in the assembly room.
(3) Where 2 doors leading to exit are required, they shall be located at distance from
one another not less than 1/2 the length of the maximum overall diagonal
dimension of the room. (In buildings sprinklered throughout, not less than 1/3)
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3.1.3 Exit travel distances
In stories containing a class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, travel distance to exit and length of common path must satisfy
the requirements shown in Table 3.1.3. Where there is two or more classification in a story, the more stringer
requirement applies.
Table 3.1.3 Requirements on Exit travel distances

Requirements
Travel distance to exit Length of common path
Travel distance When not less than 2 exits are required, length
- from any point on the floor of every of common path of travel
habitable room - from any point on the floor of every
Classification
- to the nearest exit habitable room
must be not more than the value below. - to a point from which travel in different
directions to 2 exits is available
must be not more than the value below.
Case A Case B Case C Case A Case B Case C
Class 8 30 m 40 m 60 m 15 m 20 m 25 m
Class 2 or 3
45 m 55 m 75 m 20 m 25 m 30 m
Class 4, 5 or 9
Class 6, 7 60 m 70 m 90 m 30 m 35 m 40 m
Note:
Case A means a case other than Case B or C.
Case B means a case where the building is FR-building.
Case C means a case where
- the building is FR-building; and
- the whole story is sprinklered.
<Example>
In the figure, “Travel distance to exit” is shown in
red line, and “Length of common path” is shown in
blue line.
3.1.4 Stairway-A, Stairway-B and Stairway-C

In buildings containing class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9, every stairway serving as exits required in 3.1.1 and 3.1.3 must
be stairway provided in accordance with Table 3.1.4.
Table 3.1.4 Requirements of Stairway-A, Stairway-B, Stairway-C

Number of served-stories of a required exit A required exit that connects,
passes through, or passes:
Classification Non- sprinklered - any story above an effective
Sprinklered building
building heigh of 23 m; or
4 or 5 or - more than 2 below ground
2 3 2 or 3 4
more more stories
Class 2 Stairway- Stairway Stairway- Stairway
C -B C -B
Class 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Stair Stair
8a(excluding patient care way- Stairway-B way- Stairway-B
areas),8b C C Stairway-A
Class 8a(patient care areas Stairway-B Stairway-B
only)
Class 9
Stairway-B Stairway-B
<Definitions (quotation from 1.3)>
1. Required exit means an exit necessary for the building to comply with 3.1.1 and 3.1.3.
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2. Number of served-stories means a number of consecutive stories which the required exit:
- connects, - passes through, or - passes.
3.1.4.2 Specification of Stairway-C

A Stairway-C serving as a required exit must be a stairway or a ramp that comply with Table 3.1.4.2
Table 3.1.4.2 Requirements on Stairway-C

Items Requirements
(1) Door A entrance door must be installed to open toward the direction of egress.
(2) Stairway Stairway must be continuous travel stairway.
(3) Interior finish The interior surface of ceilings (roofs if there are no ceilings) and walls shall be finished with
FR-material-A and the beds thereof shall be made of FR-material-A.
3.1.5 Specification of Stairway-B

A Stairway-B serving as a required exit must be a stairway or a ramp that comply with Table 3.1.5.
Table 3.1.5 Requirements on Stairway-B

Items Requirements
(1) Wall Wall-A (red) and Wall-B (blue) as shown below must be protected by:
protection - Wall-60,
- OFPA-60 (Limited to the entrance doors to the stairway), or
- OFPA-20 (Limited to the opening which is fixed fitting, and of which total area in
one story is 1 m2 or less).
Wall-A (red) :
Walls separating stairway from the
inside of the building
Wall-B (blue):
External walls located not less than –
- 1 m from the stairway when the walls
are at an angle of 180 degrees or
greater; or
- 3 m from the stairway in other case
(2) Door (i) A entrance door must be OFPA-60, and must be installed to open toward the direction of egress.
(ii) Its closing system must comply with Table 2.3.4 (1).
(3) Stairway (i) Stairs must be Stairway-30.
(ii) Stairway must be continuous travel stairway.
(4) Interior The interior surface of ceilings (roofs if there are no ceilings) and walls shall be finished with FR-
finish material-A and the beds thereof shall be made of FR-material-A.
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(5) Emergency - Openings effective for natural lighting such as windows, or
lighting - lighting equipment with supplementary electric supply
must be equipped.
3.1.6 Specification of Stairway-A
<Definitions concerned with this specification (Quotation from 1.3)>

External stairway means a continuous travel stairway (including its landing) that at least 1/2 of its perimeter is fully
open to the open-air at every story as shown the figures below.
Inside
In this case, 1/2 of perimeter is
open to the open-air
Internal stairway means a continuous travel stairway (including its landing) other than an external stairway.
Vestibule means a space to connect a stairway and the inside of building.
Open-air vestibule means a vestibule (including a balcony) which has an opening complying with followings.
(a) The opening must be located on the upper part of a wall of the vestibule.
(b) The area of the opening must 2 m2 or more.
(c) The opening must be capable to open directly to the open-air.
A balcony or a part of corridor can be an open-air vestibule if it comply with conditions above.
Closed vestibule means a vestibule other than an open-air vestibule.
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A Stairway-A serving as a required exit must be a stairway or a ramp that comply with any of the types ((a), (b),
(c), (d)) shown in Table 3.1.6 (1).
Each type of Stairway-A must comply with Table 3.1.6 (2).
Table 3.1.6 (1) Types of Stairway-A

Type of Type of Stairway-A
Stairway and vestibule classified from the view of a smoke control system
External Stairway (a) Open-air smoke-exhaust
from an external stairway
Internal With an (b) Open-air smoke-exhaust

stairway open-air vestibule from an open-air vestibule
With an (c) Smoke-exhaust from a closed vestibule

closed vestibule by a mechanical smoke-exhaust system
(d) Air compression system to a closed vestibule
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Table 3.1.6 (2) Requirements on Stairway-A
Items Requirements
(1) Wall protection Wall-A (red) as shown in Table 3.1.6(1) must be protected by:
- Wall-120,
- OFPA-60 (Limited to the entrance doors to the stairway), or
- OFPA-20 (Limited to the doors between the Stairway and the vestibule)
Wall-B (blue) as shown in Table 3.1.6(1) must be protected by:

- Wall-60,
- OFPA-60, or
- OFPA-20 (Limited to an opening which is fixed fitting, and of which total area in
one story is 1 m2 or less.).
External walls of Wall-B (blue) in Table 3.1.6(1) (a) and (b) must located not less than –
- 1 m from the stairway when the walls are at an angle of 180 degrees or greater; or
- 3 m from the stairway in other case
(2) Door The same as Stairway-B provided in 3.1.5.
However, the door located between a vestibule and a stairway may be OFPA-20.
(3) Stairway The same as Stairway-B provided in 3.1.5.
(4) Interior finish The same as Stairway-B provided in 3.1.5.
(5) Emergency lighting The same as Stairway-B provided in 3.1.5.
(6) Total floor area of In every story where a Stairway-A is required, the total floor area of vestibules (See
vestibules yellow parts in figures of Table 3.1.6 (1). In case of an external stairway-A, a part of the
landing in front of the fire door shall be counted as shown in the figure.) must be larger
than the value obtained by a formula below.
Occupant load of the story ×3/10 (Unit: m2)
(7) Smoke control In case of Type (a) (Open-air smoke-exhaust from an external stair), a perimeter of the
stair must comply with the requirements described in the definition of an external stair.
In case of Type (b) (Open-air smoke-exhaust from an open-air vestibule), a perimeter of

the vestibule must comply with the requirements described in the definition of an open-
air vestibule.
In case of Type (c) (Smoke-exhaust from a closed vestibule by a mechanical smoke-
exhaust system), the vestibule must be installed with equipment below.
Fresh-air Location of a vent Below less than 1/2 of a ceiling height
supply Area of a vent 1 m2 or more
Area of cross section 2 m2 or more
of a tunnel
Smoke Location of a vent Above more than 1/2 of a ceiling height
exhaust Efficiency 4 m3/s or more
Manual A manually-operated opening must be installed at a height between
operation 80 cm and 1.5 m from the floor level, when installed on walls, and
at a height of approximately 1.8 m from the floor level when hung
from the ceiling. At the same time, instructions on use thereof shall
be indicated in a conspicuous manner.
In case of Type (d) (Air compression system to a closed vestibule), the vestibule must be
installed with equipment which;
(i) provide air pressure of not less than 38.6 Pascal, and
(ii) work automatically in case of fire.
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3.1.7 Dimensions of exits and paths of travel to exits
(1) In a exit or path of travel to an exit required by 3.1.1, 3.1.3 or 3.1.4—
(a) the unobstructed height throughout must be not less than 2 m, except the unobstructed height of any doorway may
be reduced to not less than 1,800 mm,
(b) the unobstructed width of each exit or path of travel to an exit, except for doorways, must be not less than 1 m,
(c) if a story or mezzanine accommodates more than 100 persons, the unobstructed width of each required exit or path
of travel to an exit, except for doorways, must be –
(i) based on the number of occupants served by the relevant exit; and
(ii) not less than the minimum width calculated as follows.
number of occupants served by an exit Minimum width
number of occupants served by an exit≦ 100 Y (meter) = 1
100 ＜number of occupants served by an exit≦ 200 Y (meter) = X (person) × 1/100
200 ＜number of occupants served by an exit Y (meter) = X (person) × 1/150 ＋ 2/3
Y: The minimum unobstructed width(meter),
X: a portion of the floor’s occupant load that the relevant exit serves (person).
The number of occupants served by each exit could be determined by-
-dividing the total occupant load in a story by the number of exit; or
-dividing occupants into zones sorted by their shortest path to an exit.
Suitable method shall be decided by Cambodia side.
This provision requires the minimum width of each exit based on the number of persons it serves. Although one
exit could serve more than one story, the width of an exit is determined by occupant load in each floor.
However, in theatre where occupant in more than one story shall start egress at the same time, the width of an exit
must be determined based on the sum of the number of evacuees who start egress at the same time. This kind of
requirement could be defined by Cambodia side and added to Chapter 7.
(d) the unobstructed width of a doorway must be not less than—
(i) the unobstructed width of each exit provided to comply with (c) minus 250 mm; or
(ii) in any other case except where it opens to a sanitary compartment or bathroom — 750 mm width and
(e) the unobstructed width of a required exit must not diminish in the direction of travel to a road or open space.
(2) During its swing, any door in an exit:
(a) shall leave not less than one-half of the required width of an
aisle, a corridor, a passageway, or a landing unobstructed,
and
(b) shall project not more than 180 mm into the required width of
an aisle, a corridor, a passageway, or a landing, when fully
open.
3.1.8 Discharge from exits
(1) An exit must not be blocked at the point of discharge and where necessary, suitable barriers must be provided to
prevent vehicles from blocking the exit, or access to it.
(2) If a required exit leads to an open space, the path of travel to the road must have an unobstructed width throughout
of not less than—
(a) the minimum width of the required exit; or
(b) 1 m,
whichever is the greater.
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(3) If an exit discharges to open space that is at a different level than the public road to which it is connected, the path of
travel to the road must be by a ramp or other incline having a gradient not steeper than 1:8 at any part.
(4) The discharge point of alternative exits must be located as far apart as practical.
(5) In Class 9d containing an auditorium which accommodates more than 500 persons, not more than 2/3 of the required
width of exits must be located in the main entrance foyer.
3.1.9 Travel via Stairway-A, Stairway-B
(1) Stairway-A and Stairway-B must discharge directly, or by way of its own fire-isolated passageway:
(a) to a public road or open space; or
(b) to a point—
(i) from which an unimpeded path of travel, not further than 20 m, is available to a road or open space; from which
an unimpeded path of travel, not further than 20 m, is available to a road or open space; and
(ii) in a story or space, within the confines of the building, that is used only for pedestrian movement, car parking
or the like and is open for at least 2/3 of its perimeter; or
(c) into a covered area that—
(i) adjoins a road or open space; and
(ii) is open for at least 1/3 of its perimeter; and
(iii) has an unobstructed clear height throughout, including the perimeter openings, of not less than 3 m; and
(iv) provides an unimpeded path of travel from the point of discharge to the road or open space of not more than 6
m.
(2) Where travel from the point of discharge necessitates passing within 6 m of any part of an external wall of the same
building, measured at right angles to the path of travel,
(a) that part of the wall must be Wall-60, and
(b) any openings in that part of the wall must be OFPA-20.
3.1.10 Plant rooms and elevator motor rooms: concession
(1) Where a plant room or elevator motor room has a floor area—
(a) not more than 100 m2, a ladder may be used in lieu of a stair from each point of egress from the room; or
(b) more than 100 m2 and not more than 200 m2, and where two or more points of egress are provided from the room,
a ladder may be used in lieu of a stair from all but one of those points.
(2) A ladder permitted under (1) must discharge to an evacuation route (other than exit)
3.2 Construction of exits

3.2.1 Materials of stairways and ramps
In a building having a rise in stories of more than 2, stairway and ramps (including landings and any supporting
building elements) serving as required exits must be constructed only of—
(a) FR-material-A, or
(b) timber that has a finished thickness of not less than 44 mm.
However, Stairway and ramps of required FR-building must be Stairway-30 according to 2.2.2.
3.2.2 Installations in exits and paths of travel
(1) Access to service shafts and services other than to fire-fighting or detection equipment as permitted in 3.3, 3.4,
chapter 4 and 5, must not be provided from a Stairway-A, Stairway-B or fire-isolated passageway.
(2) An opening to any chute or duct intended to convey hot products of combustion from a boiler, incinerator or the like,
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must not be located in any part of a required exit or any corridor, hallway, lobby or the like leading to a required
exit.
(3) Gas or other fuel services must not be installed in a required exit.
(4) Services or equipment comprising—
(a) electricity meters, distribution boards or ducts; or
(b) central telecommunications distribution boards or equipment; or
(c) electrical motors or other motors serving equipment in the building,
may be installed in—
(d) a required exit, except for fire-isolated exits specified in (1); or
(e) in any corridor, hallway, lobby or the like leading to a required exit,
if the services or equipment are enclosed by non-combustible-material A with doorways or openings suitably
sealed against smoke spreading from the enclosure.
(5) Electrical wiring may be installed in a fire-isolated exit if the wiring is associated with—
(a) a lighting, detection, or pressurization system serving the exit; or
(b) a security, surveillance or management system serving the exit; or
(c) an intercom system or an audible or visual alarm system in accordance with 4.1; or
(d) the monitoring of hydrant or sprinkler isolating valves.
3.2.3 Width of Stairway
(1) The required width of a stair must—
(a) be measured clear of all obstructions such as handrails, projecting parts of balustrades or other barriers and the like;
and
(b) extend without interruption, except for ceiling cornices, to a height not less than 2 m vertically above a line along
the nosing of the treads or the floor of the landing.
(2) A required stair that exceeds 2 m in width is counted as having a width of only 2 m unless it is divided by a handrail,
balustrade or other barrier continuous between landings and each division is less than 2 m wide.
3.2.4 Pedestrian ramps
(1) A ramp may be substituted for a stairway if the construction enclosing the ramp and the width and ceiling height
comply with the requirements for a stairway.
(2) A ramp serving as a required exit must have a gradient not steeper than 1:8.
(3) The floor surface of a ramp must have a non-slip finish.
3.2.5 Fire-isolated passageways
The enclosing construction of a fire-isolated passageway must be constructed with Wall-60, Floor-60 or OFPA-
60.
3.2.6 Goings and risers
A stair must have—
(a) not more than 18 nor less than 2 risers in each flight; and
(b) except as permitted by (f), going (G), riser (R) and quantity (2R + G) in accordance with Table 3.2.6; and
(c) except as permitted by (f), goings and risers that are constant throughout in one flight; and
(d) risers which do not have any openings that would allow a 125 mm sphere to pass through between the treads; and
(e) treads which have—
(i) a non-slip finish; or
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(ii)an adequate non-skid strip near the edge of the nosing; and
(iii) nosing which do not project beyond the face of the riser and the riser may be vertical or have a splay backwards
up to a maximum 25 mm.
(f) in the case of a required stair, no winders in lieu of a landing; and
(g) in the case of a non-required stair—
(i) not more than 3 winders in lieu of a quarter landing; and
(ii) not more than 6 winders in lieu of a half landing; and
(iii) the going of all straight treads must be constant throughout the same flight; and
(iv) the going of all winders in lieu of a quarter or half landing may vary from the going of the straight treads within
the same flight provided that the going of all such winders is constant; and
Table 3.2.6 Riser and Going Dimensions (mm)

Riser (R) Going (G)(*2) Quantity (2R+G)
Max Min Max Min Max Min
Public Stairway 190 115 355 250 700 550
Private
190 115 355 240 700 550
Stairway(*1)
(*1) Private stairway are—
(i) stairway in a sole-occupancy unit in Class 2 and
(ii) In any building, stairway which are not part of a required exit and
to which the public do not normally have access.
(*2) The going in tapered treads (except winders in lieu of a quarter or half
landing) in a curved or spiral stair is measured—
(i) 270 mm in from the outer side of the unobstructed width of the stair
if the stairway is less than 1 m wide (applicable to a non-required
stairway only); and
(ii) 270 mm from each side of the unobstructed width of the stairway if
the stairway is 1 m wide or more.
The numbers stated in table 1.5.2 are referenced from Australia standard, and could be redefined by Cambodia
side to match with actual situation in Cambodia.
3.2.7 Landings
In a stairway, landings having a maximum gradient of 1:50 may be used in any building to limit the number of
risers in each flight and each landing must—
(a) be not less than 750 mm long, and where this involves a change in direction, the length is measured 500 mm from
the inside edge of the landing; and
(b) have a non-slip finish throughout or an adequate non-skid strip near the edge of the landing where it leads to a flight
below.
3.2.8 Thresholds
The threshold of a doorway must not incorporate a step or ramp at any point closer to the doorway than the width
of the door leaf unless—
(a) the doorway opens to a road or open space, external stair landing or external balcony; and
(b) the door sill is not more than 190 mm above the finished surface of the ground, balcony, or the like, to which the
doorway opens.
3.2.9 Balustrades or other barriers
(1) A continuous balustrade or other barrier must be provided along the side of any roof to which public access is
provided, any stair or ramp, any floor, corridor, hallway, balcony, verandah, mezzanine, access bridge or the like
and along the side of any path of access to a building, if—
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(a) it is not bounded by a wall; and
(b) its level above the surface beneath, is more than—
(A) 4 m where it is possible for a person to fall through an openable window; or
(B) 1 m in any other case,
except at the perimeter of a stage, rigging loft, or loading dock.
(2) A balustrade or other barrier in—
(a) Stairway-A, Stairway-B and other areas used primarily for emergency purposes, excluding external stairway and
external ramps; and
(b) buildings containing Class 6 (other than carparks) or Class 7,
must comply with (6) and (7)(a).
(3) A balustrade or other barrier in stairway and ramps, other than those covered in (2), must comply with (6) and (7)(b).
(4) A balustrade or other barrier along the side of a horizontal or near horizontal surface such as a—
(a) roof to which public access is provided and any path of access to a building; and
(b) floor, corridor, hallway, balcony, verandah, mezzanine, access bridge or the like,
must comply with (6) and (7)(b).
(5) A balustrade or other barrier in front of fixed seating on a mezzanine or balcony within an auditorium in Class 9d
must comply with (6)(d) and (7)(b).
(6) The height of a balustrade or other barrier must be constructed in accordance with the following:
(a) The height is not less than 865 mm above the nosing of the stair treads or the floor of a ramp or other path of travel
with a gradient not less than 1:20.
(b) The height is not less than—
(A) 1 m above the floor of any access path, balcony, landing or the like where the path of travel has a gradient less
than 1:20; or
(B) 865 mm above the floor of a landing to a stair or ramp where the balustrade or other barrier is provided along
the inside edge of the landing and does not exceed a length of 500 mm; or
(C) 865 mm above the floor beneath an openable window.
(c) A transition zone may be incorporated where the balustrade or other barrier height changes from 865 mm on the
stair flight or ramp to 1 m at the landing.
(d) For a balustrade or other barrier provided under (5), the height above the floor must be not less than—
(A) 1 m; or
(B) 700 mm and a horizontal projection extends not less than 1 m outwards from the top of the balustrade.
(7) Openings in a balustrade or other barrier must be constructed in accordance with the following:
(a) For a balustrade or other barrier provided under (2)—
(i) the space between balusters or the width of any opening (including any openable window or panel) must not be
more than 300 mm; or
(ii) where rails are used, a rail must be provided at a height of not more than 150 mm above the nosing of the stair
treads or the floor of the landing, balcony or the like and the space between rails must not be more than 460
mm.
(b) For a balustrade or other barrier other than those provided under (2)—
(i) any opening does not permit a 125 mm sphere to pass through it and for stairway, the space is measured above
the treads; and
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(ii) for floors more than 4 m above the surface beneath, any horizontal or near horizontal elements between 150 mm
and 760 mm above the floor must not facilitate climbing.
3.2.10 Handrails
Handrails must be—
(a) located along at least one side of the ramp or flight; and
(b) located along each side if the total width of the stair or ramp is 2 m or more; and
(c) not more than 2 m apart in the case of intermediate handrails; and
(d) in Class 9c used as a primary school—
(i) have one handrail fixed at a height of not less than 865 mm; and
(ii) have a second handrail fixed at a height between 665 mm and 750 mm,
measured above the nosing of stair treads and the floor surface of the ramp, landing or the like; and
(e) in any other case, fixed at a height of not less than 865 mm above the nosing of stair treads and the floor surface of
the ramp, landing, or the like; and
(f) continuous between stair flight landings and have no obstruction on or above them that will tend to break a hand-
hold.
3.2.11 Operation of latch
A door in a required exit, forming part of a required exit or in the path of travel to a required exit must be readily
openable without a key from the side that faces a person seeking egress, by a single hand downward action or pushing
action on a single device which is located between 900 mm and 1.2 m from the floor, except if it—
(a) serves a vault, strong-room, sanitary compartment, or the like; or
(b) serves only, or is within—
(i) a sole-occupancy unit in Class 2 or 3; or
(ii) a space which is otherwise inaccessible to persons at all times when the door is locked; or
(c) serves an occupancy where special arrangements for security are necessary and it can be immediately unlocked—
(i) by operating a fail-safe control switch, not contained within a protective enclosure, to actuate a device to unlock
the door; or
(ii) by hand by a person or persons, specifically nominated by the owner, properly instructed as to the duties and
responsibilities involved and available at all times when the building is lawfully occupied so that persons in the
building or part may immediately escape if there is a fire; or
(d) is fitted with a fail-safe device which automatically unlocks the door upon the activation of any sprinkler system
or smoke or heat detector system installed throughout the building; or
(e) serves a story or room with occupant load more than 100 persons, in Class 9, other than a school, an early childhood
center or a building used for religious purposes, in which case it must be readily openable—
(i) without a key from the side that faces a person seeking egress; and
(ii) by a single hand pushing action on a single device such as a panic bar located between 900 mm and 1.2 m from
the floor; and
(iii) where a two-leaf door is fitted, the provisions of (i) and (ii) need only apply to one door leaf if the appropriate
requirements of 3.1.7 are satisfied by the opening of that one leaf; or
(f) is in Class 8 and—
(i) is one leaf of a two-leaf door provided that it is not held closed by a locking mechanism and is readily openable;
and
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(ii) the door is not required to be a fire door or smoke door.
3.2.12 Signs on doors
(1) A sign, to alert persons that the operation of certain doors must not be impaired, must be installed where it can readily
be seen as shown below.
Doors Place of the signs
(a) Door providing direct access to a required exit except a door On or adjacent to, the side of the door
providing direct egress from a sole-occupancy unit in Class 2 or 3 that faces a person seeking egress;
(b) Door leading from a required exit to a road or open space On or adjacent to, each side of the door.
(2) A sign referred to in (1) must be in capital letters not less than 20 mm high in a color contrasting with the background
and state as below.
Doors Statements
FIRE SAFETY DOOR
(a) Automatic door held open by an automatic hold-open device
- DO NOT OBSTRUCT -
FIRE SAFETY DOOR
(b) Self-closing door - DO NOT OBSTRUCT -
- DO NOT KEEP OPEN -
FIRE SAFETY DOOR
(c) Door discharging from a fire-isolated exit
- DO NOT OBSTRUCT -
3.3 Exit signs

3.3.1 Application of exit signs
In Class 2 ~9, exit signs must be provided in accordance with the following:
(1) An exit sign complying with 3.3.2 must be installed on, above or adjacent to each:
(a) door providing direct egress from a story to:
(i) an enclosed stair, passageway or ramp serving as a required exit; and
(ii) an external stair, passageway or ramp serving as a required exit; and
(iii) an external access balcony leading to a required exit; and
(b) door from an enclosed stair, passageway or ramp at every level of discharge to a road or open space; and
(c) door serving as, or forming part of, a required exit in a story required to be provided with emergency lighting in
accordance with 3.4.
(2) If an exit is not readily apparent to persons occupying or visiting the building, exit signs with directional arrows
complying with 3.3.3 must be installed in appropriate positions in corridors, hallways, lobbies, and the like,
indicating the direction to a required exit.
(3) (1) does not apply to:
(a) Class 2 building in which every door referred to is clearly labelled on the side remote from the exit or balcony—
(i) with the word “EXIT” in capital letters 25 mm high in a color contrasting with that of the background; or
(ii) by some other suitable method; and
(b) an entrance door of a sole-occupancy unit in Class 2 or 3.
3.3.2 Exit signs
Every required exit sign must comply with followings.
(1) Signs at exits
Required exits, other than main exterior doors that obviously and clearly are identifiable as exits, shall be marked
by a sign as illustrated in Figure 3.3.2.1, and be readily visible from any direction of exit access as illustrated in Figure
3.3.2.2.
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Figure 3.3.2.1 Figure of an exit sign Figure 3.3.2.2 Visible from any direction of exit access
or
(2) Signs on exit access

Access to required exits shall be marked by a sign as illustrated in Figure 3.3.2.3. And the sign placement shall be
such that no point in an required exit access corridor in more than 30 m from the nearest sign.
Figure 3.3.2.3 Exit Access Sign
or
or
or
(3) Size of Signs

Signs required in (1) or (2) shall be not less than 150 mm high.
(4) Illumination of Signs
Every sign required by (1) or (2) must comply with-
(a) be suitably illuminated via a reliable source of light that be clearly visible at all times; or
(b) for a photoluminescent exit sign, -
(i) be maintained in a continuously charged state by a minimum illumination of 100 lux at the face of the sign by a
dedicated light source with a color temperature not less than 4000 K; and
(ii) in the event of a power failure, continue to provide a minimum luminance of 30 mcd/m2 for not less than
90minutes.
Other specifications and installations of Exit signs could be defined later by Cambodia side. (Reference materials:
ISO 7010)
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3.4 Emergency lighting
3.4.1 Emergency lighting
(1) An emergency lighting system complying with (2) must be installed in the rooms and spaces shown in Table 3.4.1.
Table 3.4.1 Requirements of Emergency Lighting
Classification Where emergency lighting is required
Class 2~9 (a)Every exit ( other than doorway)
(b)If a story has a floor area more than 300 m2,

(i) Every evacuation route;
(ii)Every habitable room having a floor area more than 300 m2
Class 8a (a)Every evacuation route
(b)Patient care area having a floor area of more than 120 m2
Class 8b (a)Every evacuation route
(b)Every habitable room excluding within sole-occupancy units
This provision is determined based on the following consideration:

-In general : All stairway
-In story with large floor area: all evacuation routes and large habitable room
-In hospitals: all evacuation routes and slightly larger living spaces
-In residential care building: all evacuation routes and all habitable spaces (excluding the residential units)"
(2) Every required emergency lighting system must comply with followings.
(a) It shall automatically light up when the power fails during a fire.
(b) It shall be of direct lighting type and capable of ensuring lighting of 1 lux
or more at floor level.
(c) A supplementary electric supply at least for 90 minutes shall be provided.
Other specifications and installations of Emergency lighting could be
defined later by Cambodia side. (Reference materials: ISO 30061:2007)
3.5 Smoke control

3.5.1 General requirements
In required FR-building, -
(a) every passageway, corridor or the like, that is part of path of travel to an exit; and
(b) every habitable room with floor areas at least 200 m2
must be-
(c) divided at ceiling level into smoke reservoirs formed in accordance with 3.5.2.
(d) provided with smoke extraction vents that−
(i) comply with 3.5.3 (1) or (2); and
(ii) be located such that each smoke reservoir is served by at least one smoke extraction vent.
3.5.2 Smoke reservoirs
(1) A smoke reservoir formed by using smoke baffles/ curtains made of non-combustible-A.
(2) The horizontal area of a smoke reservoir must not exceed 500 m2.
(3) The distance from any point of a smoke reservoir to any smoke extraction vent must not exceed 30 m in length.
(4) Smoke baffles/ curtains , which form smoke reservoirs, must not be less than 0.5m below the ceiling or roof.
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(5) Passageways and corridors or the like, that is part of path of travel to an exit must be separated from fire-risk room
by-
(a)walls made of non-combustible-A
(b)self-closing doors
3.5.3. Smoke exhaust capacity
(1) The following applies to natural smoke extraction:
(a) The natural smoke extraction are openings such as windows which can be opened to outside, and must have an
aggregate area of openings determined in accordance with the following formula.
Aop ≧ S ×1/50
Aop: the aggregate area of openings; and
S: the floor area of the smoke reservoir served
(b) The aggregate area of openings in (a) is limited to the following
(i) from ceiling level to the underside of smoke baffles/ curtains; and
(ii)from ceiling level to a height of not more than 0.8m below the ceiling level.
(c) A manual release device shall be provided for each smoke extraction vent.
(d) For the manual release device specified in (c), the part to be operated by hand shall be located on the wall at a height
of 0.8 meters or more and 1.5 meters or less from the floor, or suspended from the ceiling at a height of
approximately 1.8 meters, and the instructions for use shall be clearly displayed in an easily visible manner.
(e)Opening for air-inlet must be as follow
(i) position of the openings must be within half of the ceiling height; and
(ii) area of openings is not less than 1/550 of the floor area of the smoke reservoir concerned.
(2) The following applies to mechanical smoke extraction:
(a)The smoke exhaust fan operates automatically when a smoke extraction vent is opened.
(b)The smoke extraction vents has the capacity to discharge air at;
(i) 120 m3 or more per minute and
(ii) 1 m3 or more per square meter of floor area of the smoke reservoir served.
(c)The smoke extraction vents must be located at the ceiling or 0.8m or less below the ceiling.
(d) Smoke extraction vent, smoke extraction ducts, and other parts that come into contact with smoke shall be made of
Non-combustible-material A.
(e) Smoke extraction vent, shall be directly connected to the smoke extraction duct, except when directly exposed to
outdoor air.
(f) The requirements specified in (1) (c) , (d) and (e) must be satisfied.
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Chapter 4 Fire management and fire-fighting support facilities
4.1 Alarm systems
An alarm system must be installed in the buildings shown in Table 4.1.
Table 4.1 Where an alarm system is required

Classification Buildings containing a part of Class 2 to 9
Effective height / OL Buildings containing a part of Class 3 or 8
Effective height OL≦ 20 No alarm system is required.
≦ 23 m 20＜OL≦50
50＜OL≦100 Manual alarm system complying with 4.2(1) or
Automatic alarm system complying with 4.2(2) must be installed.
100＜OL≦200
200＜OL
Automatic alarm system complying with 4.2(2) must be installed.
23 m ＜Effective height≦ 35 m
35 m ＜Effective height Automatic alarm system complying with 4.2(2) with
Intercom system complying with 4.2(3) must be installed.
“OL” means an occupant load of the building.
4.2 Specification of alarm systems

Every required:
- Manual alarm system,
- Automatic alarm system, and
- Intercom system,
must respectively comply with followings.
(1) Manual alarm system
(a) For each story, initiating devices (manual switches) must be installed in evacuation routes so that travel distance
between any point in a habitable room and an initiating device is not more than 50 m. Initiating devices must be
installed 800 to 1,500 mm high from the floor.
(b) For each story, sound devices must be installed so that horizontal distance between any point in a habitable room
and a sound device is not more than 25 m. Sound devices must have sound pressure level not less than 90 dB(A)
at 1 m from the device.
(c) The system must have emergency power supply unit.
(2) Automatic alarm system
(a) Smoke detectors must be installed in every fire-risk room and evacuation route. However, in kitchens and other
areas where the use of the area is likely to result in smoke alarms causing false signals, heat detections may be
installed instead of smoke detections.
(b) For each story, initiating devices (manual switches) must be installed in evacuation routes so that travel distance
between any point in a habitable room and a initiating device is not more than 50 m. Initiating devices must be
installed 800 to 1,500 mm high from the floor.
(c) For each story, sound devices must be installed so that horizontal distance between any point in a habitable room
and a sound device is not more than 25 m. Sound devices must have sound pressure level not less than 90 dB(A)
at 1 m from the device.
(d) The system must have emergency power supply unit.
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(3) Intercom system
Intercom system must be provided at suitable space that enable two-way voice communication between fire control
center and occupants .
(4) Specification of system specified in (1), (2) and (3)
Each system must be provided with appropriate specification and installed in appropriate positions.
4.3 Fire control centers

A fire control center in accordance with 4.4 must be provided for any of followings.
(a) a building with an effective height of more than 23 m; and
(b) a building:
- containing a story used for Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9; and
- with a total floor area of more than 18,000 m2.
4.4 Specification of fire control centers

Every required fire control center must comply with followings.
(1) General
A fire control center must—
(a) provide an area from which fire-fighting operations or other emergency procedures can be directed or controlled;
and
(b) contain controls, panels, telephones, furniture, equipment and the like associated with the required fire services in
the building; and
(c) not be used for any purpose other than the control of—
(i) fire-fighting activities; and
(ii) other measures concerning the occupant safety or security.
(2) Location of fire control center
A fire control center must be located on:
(a) an evacuation story,
(b) a story directly above an evacuation story, or
(c) a story directly below an evacuation story.
(3) Construction
A fire control center must comply with the following.
(a) the center must be separated from the remainder by Wall-120, Floor-120 or OFPA-60; and
(b) any material used as a finish, surface, lining or the like within the room must be FR-material-A; and
(c) services, pipes, ducts and the like that are not directly required for the proper functioning of the fire control center
do not pass through it; and
(d) openings in the walls, floors or ceiling which separate the room from the interior of the building are confined to
doorways, ventilation and other openings for services necessary for the proper functioning of the facility.
(e) Openings associated with natural or mechanical ventilation must be protected by OFPA-60 fire damper other than
an external wall.
(4) Size and contents
(a) A fire control room must contain -
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(i) a Fire Indicator Panel and necessary control switches and visual status indication for all required fire pumps,
smoke control fans and other required fire safety equipment installed in the building; and
(ii) a telephone directly connected to an external telephone exchange; and
(iii) a blackboard or whiteboard not less than 1,200 mm wide x 1,000 mm high; and
(iv) a raked plan layout table of a size suitable for laying out the plans provided under (v); and
(v) color-coded, durable, tactical fire plans.
(b) In addition, a fire control room may contain -
(i) master emergency control panels, elevator annunciator panels, remote switching controls for gas or electrical
supplies and emergency generator backup; and
(ii) building security, surveillance and management systems if they are completely segregated from all other systems.
(c) A fire control room must—
(i) have a floor area of not less than 10 m2 and the length of any internal side must be not less than 2.5 m; and
(ii) if only the minimum prescribed equipment is installed—have a net floor area of not less than 8 m2 with a clear
space of not less than 1.5 m2 in front of the Fire Indicator Panel; and
(iii) if additional equipment is installed—have an additional area of not less than 2 m2 net floor area for each
additional facility and a clear space of not less than 1.5 m2 in front of each additional control or indicator panel,
and the area required for any path of travel through the room to other areas must be provided in addition to the
requirements (ii) and (iii).
(5) Smoke control and power supply
A fire control room must—
(a) has smoke extraction provided under 3.5, and
(b) be connected to a standby power system.
(6) Sign
The external face of the door to the fire control room must have a sign with the words—
FIRE CONTROL ROOM
in letters of not less than 50 mm high and of a color which contrasts with that of the background.
(7) Lighting
Emergency lighting complying with 3.4.1 must be provided in a fire control room, except that an illumination level
of not less than 400 lux must be maintained at the surface of the plan table.
(8) Equipment not permitted within a fire control center or room
An internal combustion engine, pumps, sprinkler control valves, pipes and pipe fittings must not be located in a fire
control center or room, but may be located in rooms accessed through the fire control center or room.
(9) Ambient sound level
(a) The ambient sound level within the required fire control center or room measured when all fire safety equipment
is operating in the manner in which it operates in an emergency must not exceed 65 dB(A).
(b) The measurement must be taken for a sufficient time to characterize the effects of all sound sources. Where there
is not a great variation in noise level, a measurement time of 60 seconds may be used.
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4.5 Firefighter’s elevator
4.5.1 Firefighter’s elevator in health-care building
A building containing a story used for Class 8a, in which patient care areas are located above a level with direct
access to a road or open space, must be provided with one or more firefighter’s elevators provided under 4.5.2 to
facilitate the activities of the firefighter and other emergency services personnel.
4.5.2 Firefighter’s elevators
(1) A firefighter’s elevator complying with 4.5.3 must be installed according to Table 4.5.2.
(a) (b)
Effective height Floor area of the largest story over Minimum number of firefighter’s elevators
of the building 23 m in effective height
(b) ≦ 1,500 m2 1
2 2
1,500 m ＜ (b) ≦4,500 m 2
(a) ＞ 23 m
4,500 m2 ＜ (b) ≦7,500 m2 3
2
7,500 m ＜ (b) Add 1 to 3 for increases of every 3,000 m2 or less.
(2) A firefighter’s elevator-

(a) may be combined with a passenger elevator; and
(b) must serve all stories of the building.
(3) Where two or more firefighter’s elevators are required, they shall be installed at a distance that is effective for
evacuation and firefighting.
4.5.3 Specification of firefighter’s elevator
Every required firefighter’s elevator must comply with followings.
(1) Firefighter’s elevator lobby
(a) A firefighter’s elevator must be connected to each story of the building through a firefighter’s elevator lobby.
(b) A firefighter’s elevator lobby shall be constructed as shown below.
The lobby for the firefighter’s elevator may be used in conjunction with the vestibule of stairway-A. However, due to
the need to protect both staircase A and the firefighter’s elevator, strict requirements are imposed on the smoke
exhaust volume (see "smoke control" in the table below for details)
Parts of a firefighter’s
elevator lobby, Requirements
Equipment
Floor area 10 m2 or more per firefighter’s elevator
Entrance/exit (*1) OFPA-60
Wall and floor (*2) Wall-60 or Floor-60
Interior surface of It shall be finished with FR-material-A.
ceilings and walls
Bed of the floors It shall be made of FR-material-A.
Smoke control (i) In case where a firefighter’s elevator lobby does not have a function of a vestibule of
a Stairway-A, the firefighter’s elevator lobby shall comply with any of (a), (b), (c) or (d)
of (7) of Table 3.1.6(2).
The firefighter’s elevator lobby shall be constructed in the same manner as a vestibule
of a Stairway-A.
(ii) In case where a firefighter’s elevator lobby has a function of a vestibule of a
Stairway-A, the values concerned with smoke control shall be multiplied by 1.5 to
secure the necessary capacity.
In case of Type (a) (Open-air smoke-exhaust from an open-air vestibule),

the area of the opening Min. 2 m2 → Min. 3 m2
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In case of Type (b) (Smoke-exhaust from a closed vestibule through a smoke tower) or
Type (c) (Smoke-exhaust from a closed vestibule by a mechanical smoke-exhaust
system),
Fresh-air Area of a vent Min. 1 m2 → 1.5 m2
supply
Area of cross section of a tunnel Min. 2 m2 → 3 m2
Smoke Area of a vent Min. 4 m2 → 6 m2
exhaust
Area of cross section of a tunnel Min. 6 m2 → 9 m2
In case of Type (d) (Air compression system to a closed vestibule), the minimum
capacity of the air compression shall be multiplied by 1.5.
Fire extinguishing - Fire extinguishing equipment such as indoor fire hydrants, and
equipment - outlets of water supplying pipes
shall be provided in a firefighter’s elevator lobby in case of need.
Lighting Lighting equipment with supplementary electric supply
Sign Signs which indicate clearly,
- the imposed load and maximum capacity of relevant elevators,
- the fact that the said elevators are for emergency use,
- evacuation routes on evacuation stories and
- other matters necessary for evacuation
Emergency lighting or the like which indicate, when the elevators are being used in
emergencies
(*1) excluding an entrance/exit directly leading to a stairway-A
(*2) excluding a window to:
- the open air,
- smoke exhaust equipment and
- entrances/exits
(2) Elevator cage

The size, imposed load and speed of a firefighter’s elevator cage must be as shown below.
Requirements
*Numbers in brackets are those for a firefighter’s
elevator in health-care building.
Size measured clear of all Depth of cage 1,500 mm or more (2,280 mm)
obstructions including Width of cage 1,800 mm or more
handrails, etc. Height from floor to ceiling 2,300 mm or more
Door height 2,100 mm or more
Door width 1,000 mm or more (1,300 mm)
Imposed load 1,150 kg or more
Capacity of people 17 persons or more
Speed 90 m/min or more
(3) Other equipment

(a) Devices for calling back the cages (*1) shall be provided and shall be operable in the passenger lobbies on the
evacuation stories and in the central control rooms.
(*1) “Devices for calling back the cages” means devices –
(i) which override the functions of the normal operation panels installed in the firefighter’s elevator lobby on each
story and in the cages and
(ii) which return the cages to the evacuation stories.
(b) Telephones connecting the inside of the cages and the central control rooms shall be provided.
(c) Devices which can move cages up or down while cage doors are open shall be provided.
(d) Supplementary electric supply shall be provided.
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(4) Distance to the outside of the building
On evacuation stories, the travel distance from any entrance/exit of shafts of firefighter’s elevators to one of the
exits to the outside (limited to those exits adjacent to roadways, or to passageways, open space or the like having a
width of 4 m or more and leading to roadways) shall not exceed 30 m.
(5) Drainage and water proof of Firefighter’s elevator
Safe and convenient measures shall be provided to firefighter’s elevator to ensure that the function of firefighter’s
elevator is maintained even when using firefighting operation.
4.6 Operation of general system in the event of fire

4.6.1 Warning against use of passenger elevators in fire
(1) A warning sign in accordance with (2) must be displayed where it can be readily seen near:
- every call button for a passenger elevator or
- group of passenger elevators
Figure 4.6.1
throughout a building. Warning Sign for Passenger Elevators
(2) Every required warning sign must comply with Figure 4.6.1.
DO NOT USE ELEVATOR
IN CASE OF FIRE
4.6.2 Fire service mode of elevators
In the event of fire, all passenger elevators and firefighter’s elevators of the building must be recalled to the
evacuation story.
4.6.3 Shutdown of air handling system
In the event of fire, any air handling system must be shut down.
4.7 Standby power system

(1) An electricity substation located within a building must—
(i)be separated from any other part of the building by Wall-60;and
(ii)have any doorway in that construction protected with OFPA-60.
(2) Where emergency equipment is required in a building, all switchboards in the electrical installation, which sustain
the electricity supply to the emergency equipment, must be constructed so that emergency equipment switchgear is
separated from non-emergency equipment switchgear by metal partitions designed to minimize the spread of a fault
from the non-emergency equipment switchgear.
(3) For the purposes of (2), emergency equipment includes but is not limited to the following:
(i) Any pump that support fire-fighting operation.
(ii) Mechanical smoke extraction system.
(iii) Firefighter’s elevators.
(iv) Alarm system.
(v) Emergency warning and intercom systems.
(vi) Emergency lighting
(vii)Fire control center
(viii) Exit sign (limited to electrical exit sign)
(4) The cable that is used for emergency power must be fire resistant cable.
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Chapter 5 Fire extinguisher
5.1 Portable fire extinguisher
5.1.1 Installation targets
Portable fire extinguisher shall be installed in the following or parts thereof. Class 2~Class9
5.1.2 Installation
(1) Portable fire extinguisher shall be installed in places where they do not obstruct passage or evacuation and where
they can be easily reached for their use.
(2) Portable fire extinguisher shall be installed not exceed 20 meters from each part of the building.
(3) Portable fire extinguisher shall be equipped with sign so that they can be easily found by occupants.
The number and types of fire extinguishers could be determined based on the fire extinguishing capacity and
anticipated fire. (Reference materials: ISO/TS 11602-1:2010, 11602-2:2010, ISO 7165:2017)
5.2 Indoor fire hydrant systems

An indoor fire hydrant system shall be installed in the following or parts thereof, as shown in Table5.2. When a
Sprinkler system is installed in buildings in accordance with 5.2.2, an indoor fire hydrant system may not be installed
in those parts.
Table5.2.1 When Indoor fire hydrant systems are required

Floor (A)1st ~3rd story (B)Underground floor, and 4th or more
Classification story
Class4 In buildings more than 1,000 m2 in total In buildings more than 200 m2 in total
floor area. floor area.
Class 2~3, 5~9 In buildings more than 700 m2 in total In buildings more than 150 m2 in total
floor area. floor area.
5.2.2 Installation
Indoor fire hydrant systems shall be installed in accordance with either A or B in the table below.
Table5.2.2 Installation standards of Indoor fire hydrant systems

A B
(1) The horizontal distance from any part of the floor to a hose connection port 25m or less 15m or less
(2) Number of people required for operation 2 persons 1 person
(3) Volume of water in the Water tank (more than the quantity obtained by 2.6 m3 or more 1.2 m3 or more
multiplying the greatest number of installed indoor fire hydrants on a single
floor [max: two (2)] by the number listed on the right)
(4) Discharge pressure and water discharge rate at the tip of the nozzle (when 0.17MPa or 0.25MPa or
all indoor fire hydrants [max: two (2)] on the said floor are used more,
simultaneously) 130L/minutes more,
60L/minutes
(5) The length of a fire hose shall be the length which enables effective water discharge from a hose connection port
to any part of the floor
(6) A pressurized water supply unit connected to a water supply source shall be installed in a place where is
convenient for checking and is less likely to be damaged by fire or another disaster.
(7) An indoor fire hydrant system shall be accompanied by an emergency power source.
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5.3 Sprinkler system
(1) A fire Sprinkler system complying with 5.3.2 must be installed in a building when required by Table 5.3.
(2) Adding to (1), stages more than 500 m2 in its floor area must be sprinklered.
(3) Notwithstanding (1) and (2), following part may not be sprinklered.
(a) a part of open-deck carparks, and
(b) a part where water spray extinguishing systems, foam extinguishing systems, carbon dioxide extinguishing systems,
halon extinguishing systems or dry chemical extinguishing systems are installed, and
(c) Shaft, excluding stair shaft or ramp shaft which are not protected by fire-compartment,
(d) Bathrooms, toilets and the like
(e) Machine rooms,
(f) Corridors exposed directly to the open air and other places where the open air circulates,
(g) Theaters or the like where fixed seats are installed and ceiling height is more than 8 m
(h) Parts which are compartmented by walls and a floor of fire resistance construction and which fall under the
following
(i) The finishing of the parts of the walls and ceiling facing inwards shall be made of Non-combustible-material-B.
(ii) The total openings of compartmenting walls and floor shall be 8 square meters or less and the area of one opening
shall be 4 square meters or less.
(iii) Each opening set forth in (b) shall be equipped with an OFPA-60.
(iv) The parts of the area shall be 200 square meters or less for floors for floors up to the or 100 square meters or
less for the eleventh and higher floors.
Example (In case of the right figure): 4th story (2,000 m2) open-deck
(a) An office (Class 4) is located in 1st to 2nd stories. used as hotel carparks
Then, Sprinkler systems are not required from the view of 3rd story (2,000 m2)
an office. used as hotel
(b) A hotel (Class 3) is located in 3rd and 4th stories. And 2nd story (2,000 m2)
total floor area of 8,000 m2 of this building is more than used as office
6,000 m2 described in the table. Then, Sprinkler systems 1st story (2,000 m2)
are required throughout the building. used as office
(c) Notwithstanding (b), Sprinkler systems are not
required on a part of open-deck carparks according to the
provision of (2).
(d) Therefore, Sprinkler systems are required on red parts
only.
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Table 5.3 When Sprinkler systems are required
Location of the topmost (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
story used for the 1st story 2nd story 3rd story 4th or More than
classification FR-building Not more story 23 m in
FR-building excluding (E) effective
Classification height
Class 4 Not required In buildings All
Class 6a more than buildings
Class 7 10,000 m2
Class 9 in total
floor area
Class 3 Not required In buildings In buildings In buildings
Class 5 more than more than more than
Class 8a 10,000 m2 8,000 m2 6,000 m2
in total in total in total
floor area floor area floor area
Class 8b All buildings
5.3.2 Typical Sprinkler system

Typical Sprinkler system shall be as shown in Figure 5.3.2.
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Figure 5.3.2 Typical Sprinkler system (Wet-type)
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5.3.3 Installation
(1) Operation of sprinkler heads
(a) Closed-type sprinkler heads shall have a indicator temperature depending on the peripheral temperature at the place
of their installation at normal times.
(b) Open-type sprinkler heads can be used for stages area. In this case, devices shall be connected to a monitoring panel
at the location normally used by the stage manager.
(2) Performance of sprinkler heads
In case of a standard type of closed-type sprinkler heads, when the number of sprinkler heads as shown in the table
below are used simultaneously, each tip must be able to discharge water at following performance.
(a) Water discharge pressure shall be 0.1 mega-pascal or more, and
(b) Water discharge quantity shall be 80 liters per minute or more.
Conditions Minimum number of sprinkler heads to be

used simultaneously
(a) Rise in stories is more than 10, or 15
(b) Occupant load of the building is more than 6,000
(c) Other than (a) and (b) 10
(3) Arrangement of sprinkler heads

In case of a standard type of closed-type sprinkler heads, sprinkler heads must be arranged in accordance with
followings.
(a) A distance between the deflector of sprinkler heads and the surface of installation for the heads, shall be 300 mm or
less. (See Figure5.3.3a.)
(b) In case where the surface of installation for the heads leans, a sprinkler head shall be so installed that the spindle
thereof is perpendicular to the surface to which the head is fitted. (See Figure 5.3.3b.)
(c) Nothing shall be either installed or placed within the space as shown in Figure 5.3.3c from the deflector of a
sprinkler head.
Figure5.3.3a Figure5.3.3.b Figure5.3.3c
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(4) Water tank
Quantity of a Water tank must be more than the value shown in the table below.
Conditions Minimum quantity
(a) Rise in stories is more than 10, or 24 m3
(b) Occupant load of the building is more than 6,000
persons
(c) Other than (a) and (b) 16 m3
(5) End of-pipe test valves
End-of-pipe test valves must be installed at the end of each pipe as shown in Figure 5.3.2 for the purpose of test
and maintenance.
(6) Connection to an alarm system complying with 4.1.(1)
The Sprinkler system must:
- be connected to and
- activate
a alarm system complying with 4.1.
(7) Connection to a smoke control system
Where a smoke control system is installed and is actuated by smoke extraction apparatus, the Sprinkler system
must, wherever practicable, be arranged to also activate the smoke control system.
5.4 Outdoor fire hydrant systems

An outdoor fire hydrant system shall be installed in the following or parts thereof, as shown in Table5.4. When a
Sprinkler system is installed in buildings in accordance with 5.2.2, Sprinkler System Installation Standard, an outdoor
fire hydrant system may not be installed in those parts.
Table 5.4 When Outdoor fire hydrant systems are required

Scale and Total Floor area of 1st or 1st and 2nd
FR-type
Classification FR building A FR building B Others
2
All Classes 9,000 m or more 6,000 m2 or more 3,000 m2 or more
5.4.2 Installation
Required following items
(1) Outdoor fire hydrants shall be installed so that the horizontal distance from any part of a building to a hose connection
port is forty meters (40 m) or less.
(2) The length of a fire hose shall be the satisfied which enables effective water discharge from a hose connection port
to any part of the floor in question within the range of a horizontal distance of forty meters (40 m).
(3) A water supply source shall be installed so that its water quantity is equal to or more than the quantity obtained by
multiplying the number of installed outdoor fire hydrants [max: two ] by seven cubic meters (7 m3).
(4) The performance shall be a discharge pressure at the tip of the nozzle of 0.25 MPa or more with a water discharge
rate of three hundred and fifty liters (350 liters/minutes) or more when all outdoor fire hydrants [max: two] are used
simultaneously.
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(5) Outdoor fire hydrants and a box to store the discharge devices for an outdoor fire hydrant system shall not be installed
in places, including those which will be used as escape routes, where the operation of an outdoor fire hydrant system
is likely to be greatly inhibited.
(6) An outdoor fire hydrant system shall be accompanied by an emergency power source.
5.5 Standpipe system

5.5.1 Installation target
A standpipe system for fire department shall be installed in the following or parts thereof.
Table 5.5 When Standpipe systems are required

Scale etc. Each floor of a building that meets one of the following conditions
Classification
All Classes Rise in stories excluding is seven (7) or more
Rise in stories is five (5) or more and of which the total floor area is six
thousand square meters (6,000 m2) or more
Underground mall with a gross area is one thousand square meters
(1,000 m2) or more
A part serving as a road
5.5.2 Installation
(1) Standpipe systems shall be installed so that the horizontal distance from any place to Standpipe systems shall be
within the specified distance for such building, floor or part and at such location as a stairwell, access lobby to an
firefighter’s elevator or any other similar place where a firefighter can effectively conduct fire fighting activities(2)
The inside diameter of the main pipe shall be one hundred millimeters (100 mm) or more.
(3) A fire department supply port shall be a Y hose connection port and shall be installed in a location where can be
easily approached by a fire engine.
(4) A standpipe system to be installed in buildings of which rise in stories is eleven or more, the provisions specified in
the following (a) and (b) shall be observed.
(a) All fire department discharge ports to be installed in parts on the eleventh and higher floors of the said buildings
shall be Y hose connection ports.
(b) A box storing discharge devices shall accompany Standpipe systems prescribed in (a).
(5) A standpipe system to be installed in buildings of which the effective height is seventy meters (70m) or more, a
pressurized water supply unit accompanied by an emergency power source shall be installed.
5.6 Water tank and water source

5.6.1 Water tank
The water tank shall have a water volume that is equal to or greater than the total required water volume for all fire
extinguishing systems: indoor fire hydrant system, outdoor fire hydrant system, and sprinkler system.
5.6.2 Water source
(1) A water supply source for firefighting shall be installed in those buildings listed in the following.
(a) The site has an area of twenty thousand square meters (20,000 m2) with a floor area of fifteen thousand square
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meters (15,000 m2) or more in the case of FR-building A, ten thousand square meters (10,000 m2) or more in the
case of FR-building B or five thousand square meters (5,000 m2) or more in the case of any other building
(excluding the buildings listed in the following item)
(b) Buildings of which the height exceeds thirty one meters (31 m) with the total are of all stories (excluding the area
pertaining to basement floors; the same shall apply in the rest of this article) of twenty five thousand square
meters (25,000 m2) or more
(2) Effective water volumes of water source s shall be provided in the table below according to the floor area of 1st story
or building. However, additional necessary water volume shall be secured if firefighting support by firefighting tank
trucks cannot be expected to be sufficient.
Building category Effective water volumes
(a) FR-building A (1st story floor area)/7,500×30m3
FR-building B (1st story f area)/5,000×30 m3
Other building (1st story f area)/2,500×30 m3
(b) (Building floor area) /12,500×30 m3
(3) A water supply source for firefighting shall be installed so that the horizontal distance from any part of a building to
a water supply source for firefighting shall be one hundred meters (100 m) or less and the effective water volume of
each water supply source for fire defense shall be not less than thirty cubic meters (30 m3)
(4) A water source shall be installed so that a fire engine can be approached within a distance of two meters (2 m)
therefrom.
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Chapter6 Periodic inspection
6.1 Scope
Buildings equipped with exit signs, emergency lighting, smoke exhaust systems, automatic fire alarm systems,
standby power system, portable fire extinguisher, indoor fire hydrant systems, sprinkler systems, outdoor fire hydrant
systems, and standpipe system of firefighters must comply with periodic inspection standards.
6.2 Basic policy

The building shall be maintained so that it has the performance required for extinguishing, evacuation, and other
fire fighting activities.
6.3 Standards
A person concerned with the building must, periodically, have a person who has a license or another qualified
person inspect or must inspect themselves the equipment shown in 6.1, and report the inspection results to an
administrative agency, as provided for by the Ministry.
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Chapter 7 Special use buildings
7.1 Atrium
Atrium means a space within a building that connects 2 or more stories and—
(a)is enclosed at the top by a floor or roof (including a glazed roof structure); and
(b)includes any adjacent part of the building not separated by an appropriate barrier to fire; but
(c)does not include a stairwell, ramp well or the space within a shaft; and
(d)for the purposes of (a) a space is considered enclosed if the area of the enclosing floor or roof is greater than 50% of
the area of the space, measured in plan, of any of the stories connected by the space.
7.1.1 Scope and application
This part sets out concessions for the construction of atriums. In an atrium that satisfy the requirements in this part,
atrium well is not required to separate with adjacent part by fire compartment.
7.1.2 Dimensions of atrium well
An atrium well must have a width throughout the well that is able to contain a cylinder having a horizontal diameter
of not less than 6 m.
7.1.3 Separation of atrium by bounding walls
An atrium must be separated from the remainder of the building at each story by bounding walls set back not more
than3.5 m from the perimeter of the atrium well except in the case of the walls at no more than 3 consecutive stories
if—
(a) one of those stories is at a level at which direct egress to a road or open space is provided; and
(b) the sum of the floor areas of those stories that are contained within the atrium is not more than the maximum area
that is permitted in Table 2.2.2.
7.1.4 Construction of bounding walls
Bounding walls must—
(a) be Wall-60 and—
(i)extend from the floor of the story to the underside of the floor next above or to the underside of the roof; and
(ii)have any door openings protected with OFPA-60; or
(b) be constructed of fixed toughened safety glass, or wired safety glass complied with OFPA-20, with—
(i)any door or opening is protected with OFPA-20; and
(ii)a fire barrier with Wall-60 installed in any ceiling spaces above the wall.
7.1.5 Construction at balconies
If a bounding wall separating an atrium from the remainder of the building is set back from the perimeter of the
atrium well, a barrier that has no opening, being made non-combustible, and not less than 1 m high must be provided.
7.1.6 Separation at roof
The roof of an atrium must be Roof-30 prescribed in Table 2.2.2.
7.1.7 Exit
In a building containing an atrium, all areas must have access to at least 2 exits. Stairways serving as Required
exits in a building that contains an atrium must be stairway-A.
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7.1.8 Fire and smoke control systems
(a) Sprinkler systems must be installed in compliance with 5.3.
(b) Automatic alarm systems and intercom systems must be installed in compliance with 4.2.
(c) Smoke extraction (mechanical or natural smoke extraction) must be in installed, and—
(i) must be activated by operation of automatic alarm system, operation of sprinkle or a manual start switch.
(ii) the smoke exhaust system discharging smoke at a rate that does not allow a smoke layer to descend below 3 m
above the highest story having a path of travel to a required exit along a balcony bounding the atrium well.
(d) Uniformly distributed make-up air must—
(i) be provided to the atrium exhaust system from outside the atrium at; and
(ii)be installed near the lowest story level, or, lower than half the height of the ceiling; and
(iii) make-up air rate must be designed to satisfy the performance required in (c)(ii).
7.2 Special provision for class 2 apartments

7.2.1 Concessions for apartment with fully-opened-corridor
Concessions could be granted for apartment building when the safety is ensured by the following:
- corridor is fully opened; and
- combustible material is not located in the corridors.
In such kind of apartment building, Stairway-A and Stairway-B may not be protected by Wall-60 or OFPA.
(This provision shall be defined later by Cambodia side)
7.3 Special provision for class 8 facilities for vulnerable groups

7.3.1 Requirements for vulnerable groups
Since people who use wheelchairs cannot use stairways, a place of safety for accommodating in the event of fire
could be provided to ensure the evacuation safety.
7.4 Special provision for class 9d theatre

7.4.1 Requirements for seat way
7.4.2 Requirements for gangway or aisle
An adequate gangway and aisle could be provided to ensure the evacuation safety of audience.
7.5. Stretcher facility in elevators for Health care facilities

(1) At least one firefighter’s elevators, which required in 4.5.1, must be provided a stretcher facility that complying
with 4.5.4(2).
(2) A required stretcher facility must accommodate a raised stretcher with a patient lying on it horizontally by providing
a clear space as shown below.
Width 600 mm or more
Length 2,000 mm or more
Height above the floor level 1,400 mm or more
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Chapter 1 General ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏP4

Chapter 2 Fire resistanceꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏP20

Chapter 3 Means of escape ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏP35

Chapter 4 Fire management and fire-fighting support facilities ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ P51

Chapter 5 Fire extinguisher ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ P57

Chapter 6 Periodic inspectionꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ P65

Chapter 7 Special requirements by building use ꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏꞏ P66

1.3 Definition of technical terms

Floor-120 and Floor-60 are FR-elements defined in 2.2.4

Vestibule means a space to connect a stairway and the inside of building.

1.4 Classification of building and structures

Class 6: Carpark and storage

1.5 Definitions of building uses and occupant loads

Table 1.5.1 Definitions of building uses

Early childhood center A preschool, kindergarten, or child-minding center

Area for recreation, dining, etc.

Patient care area See Health-care building.

Table 1.5.2 Area per person according to use

1.6 Special provision and designation of technical standards

1.7 Maintenance and preservation

1.8 Existing building

1.9 Alteration of existing building

1.10 Specifications of Non-combustible-material and OFPA

Table 1.10.2 Performance Requirements on non-combustible-material-A and non-combustible-material-B

Table 1.10.3 Popular Assemblies used as OFPA-60 and OFPA-20

Table 1.10.4 Performance Requirement for OFPA-60 and OFPA-20

(i) the covering of the higher roof, or not less than 6 m

2.2 When FR-Building is required

2.2.3 FR-building (Protection in external walls)

Table 2.2.3 Protection of openings in external walls

2.2.4 Specification of FR-element

Abbreviation in these specifications

Remarks of Table 2.2.4 to Table 2.2.9

Notes for Table 2.2.4 to Table 2.2.9

S structure covered on both sides mortar finish t≧40 mm t≧30 mm

Steel reinforced: B≧80 mm、t B≧50 mm、t

Cement bonded particle board B≧80 mm ←

Light weight aerated concrete B≧75 mm ←

Hollow reinforced concrete panel B≧120 mm ←

(1) Wall-120 can be used for Bearing walls of FR-building.

S structure covered with – Mortar finish B≧250 mm、 t≧40 mm

Table 2.2.6 Beam-120 and Beam-60 (of typical structures)

Roof truss of S structure H（※2）≧6m

Table 2.2.7 Floor-120 and Floor-60 (of typical structures)

Steel reinforced: B≧80 mm B≧50 mm

(1) Floor-120 can be used for floors of FR-building A.

Table 2.2.8 Roof-30 (of typical structures)

Reinforced concrete panel with thickness of 40 mm or more

Light weight aerated concrete panel cured by high temperature

Roof-30 can be used for roofs of FR-building.

Table 2.2.10 Performance requirements on FR-elements

Wall-60 60 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes

2.3 Fire compartment

(3) Fire compartment for an atrium

(4)Fire compartment for area

(5) Fire compartment responding to Unit

(6) Fire compartment for room containing combustion appliances

2.3.2 Vertical separation in external walls

Method(ii) Part B shall be:

(2) The requirements of (1) do not apply to—

2.3.3 Horizontal separation in external walls

Table 2.3.3 Pipes with small diameters