Commentary on National Building Code (Part 4) – Fire and Life Safety

2008

There is still broad variety of systems of technical requirements for buildings in the various European countries, despite the existence of the Construction Products Directive of the European Union and the development of Euro Codes. The goals and topics are quite similar, but detailed study reveals considerable variety of functional requirements, performance requirements, and specifications, with inconsistency within the requirements of some countries.

This part of BS 5588 was prepared by Technical Committee FSH/25. It supersedes BS 5588-9:1989 which is withdrawn. The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags !". Tags indicating changes to text carry the number of the amendment. For example, text altered by Amendment No. 1 is indicated by !". All matters dealing with fire safety management are now located in BS 5588-12. Other parts which comprise BS 5588 are as follows:

International Journal on Engineering Performance-Based Fire Codes, 2007

Consequent to several big fires since the Garley Building fire in 1996, the Fire Safety (Buildings) Ordinance [FS(B)O], Chapter 572, Laws of Hong Kong was enacted on 3 July 2002 to upgrade the fire safety standards of composite and domestic buildings constructed on or before 1 March 1987. As these buildings have fewer fire safety provisions than required now, there are difficulties in upgrading. Therefore, the Ordinance has not yet come into effect because of many reasons. A "Fallback Plan" for FS(B)O was implemented since 1 January 2004 by both enforcement authorities of the Ordinance. The objectives are to publicize the Ordinance, abate existing fire hazards and arouse the public on the importance of fire safety. Under this "Fallback Plan", 900 composite buildings will be inspected every year. As observed, the current fire safety requirements are taken as reference. Such requirements might not work for those old buildings. It is necessary to explore clearly the architectural features, current fire safety provisions specifications and suitability of those requirements in FS(B)O. All these areas will be discussed in this paper. The total fire safety concept is proposed. Systematic long-term research on the specifications is suggested to demonstrate whether the specifications are suitable.

IJRASET, 2021

Fire and safety in residential and commercial building is a very central aspect of architecture and maintenance. Fire stoppage is the unremarkable action that eliminates risks and makes people and things to respond correctly. Fire prevention starts with the construction of the building. This section considers aspects of fire prevention as it relates to materials that are resistant to combustion or burning and materials that are highly combustible and need superior care if they are to be used in the building. The study of fire safety system in residential and commercial building is carried out and analyzed in terms of cost and effectiveness of provided system. We designed fire safety system for a commercial building and also additional idea of fire ball is introduced and used in building. Keywords: Fire ball , fire safety I. INTRODUCTION The emergencies on construction sites due to fire are capable of causing disturbing penalties on the buildings and workers employed there, Alternative plans offer for several movements, such as evacuation ways and assembly points by moving through escape routes. various safety management techniques for building construction sectors like concepts of organizational culture, safety culture, summaries of safety culture definitions and research, models and measurements of safety culture within construction safety plays very important role. Fire safety is the set of performs proposed to decrease the destruction caused by fire. Fire safety measures comprise those that are intended to avoid ignition of an uncontrolled fire, and those that are used to bound the growth and effects of a fire after it starts. Fire safety measures include those that are prearranged during the construction of a building or executed in structures that are previously standing, and those that are taught to occupants of the building. To save loss of life, material and money it is today's need to provide fire safety in a building. II. OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT A. To study fire and safety management in the commercial & residential building. B. To find out the main factors causes of fire in commercial & residential building. C. To identify the fire safety protection measures in commercial & residential building. D. To develop the fire safety index in building. E. To provide some additional ideas to control the fire in building. III. SCOPE OF PROJECT A. This part covers the requirement for the prevention, life safety in relation to fire and fire protection of building. The code specifies construction, occupancy and protection features that are necessary to minimize danger to life and property from fire. B. The intent of this manual is to reduce the risk of and losses from construction site fires. The manual provides Canadian builders with practical tools and information based on best practice, legislation, regulation and standards from Canada, the United States and Europe. Regulation related to buildings under construction varies across the country, and the information in this guide may not reflect the local, provincial and national regulation in all areas. C. It is important to research, understand and comply with all area-specific fire safety regulations before construction and throughout the project. (See the Legislation, Regulation and Other Guidelines section for more information.) While the focus of this manual is on the design, planning and construction phases for new buildings, the information may also be relevant to projects involving demolition, alteration, renovation, repair and maintenance of existing buildings.

Fire Safety Building Code for English reader ( for reference only) QCVN 06:2010/BXD_English verision

From the inception of human civilization, the role of fire is very significant and still in the modernized living its importance has not been reduced. As a source of energy, fire has various uses in our everyday living. Fire, if not manageable, can be disastrous for human settlements. Urban settlements of the world are more vulnerable to fire hazard due to the involvement of huge population in economic activities, industrial and other activities. Urban fire incidence is alarmingly increasing all over Bangladesh particularly in larger urban centers. Due to rapid unplanned urbanization and the absence of adequate safety measures in the city system, All Cities are seriously facing this hazard at present.