CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFTEY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIERMENTS
Material:

BASIC FRAMEWORK FOR SUBMISSION OF

PERFORMANCE-BASED SOLUTIONS
1.

Prescriptive requirements are developed for general use but not for specific purposes. Under
certain circumstances, engineering methods can be used to justify certain alternative
approaches to resolve fire safety problems. This will motivate designers of building such as
architect and engineers to be creative and innovative. This basic framework is developed in
order to guide and assist the stakeholders of the building if they intend to adopt performancebased approaches.

2.

The International Fire Engineering Guidelines (IFEG) shall be used to facilitate the
development of performance-based solutions for the building. IFEG have been developed to
meet the joint needs in U.S.A, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. This guidebook
references internationally available standards, guides and associated documents, and use both
imperial and SI units throughout. In particular, the guidelines provide guidance for the design
and evaluation of alternative solutions (equivalencies) and general performance design.

3.

The International Fire Engineering Guidelines (IFEG) have been developed:

a. To be used in fire engineering design and evaluation of buildings. However, the concepts
and principles may also be of assistance in a fire engineering evaluation of other
structures such as ships and tunnels that are comprised of enclosed spaces.
b. To provide guidance for fire engineers to design and evaluate fire safety systems to
achieve acceptable levels of safety.
c. To assume the fire engineer has a level of competence and experience that would enable
licensing by the respective nation.

d.

The submission of alternative solution to prescriptive requirement shall be at least in two

stages:
a. Fire Engineering Brief and
b. Fire Engineering Final Report
The International Fire Engineering Guidelines (IFEG) provides the details of each
submission.

e.

The submission shall be prepared and submitted by a fire engineer. The fire engineer will
need to be a professional/registered fire engineer qualified to use engineering approaches for
fire safety solutions. The fire engineer shall submit his qualification and practising certificate
for CDD review and approval before any commencement of formal submission.

PB Submissions - Rev A

1 of 2

CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFTEY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIERMENTS
Material:

BASIC FRAMEWORK FOR SUBMISSION OF

PERFORMANCE-BASED SOLUTIONS

f.

The Register Architect and Engineer shall incorporate the required elements generated by the
Fire Engineer in their respective plans after the Fire Engineering Final Report is approved.

g.

All above-mentioned professionals shall be responsible for supervision of the site works to
ensure that all design intents are executed.

h.

Building owner shall also acknowledge at the completion of the development that they are
responsible for all required maintenance works including those arising from the performancebased approaches. In the event the building is sold, it is the owners responsibility to hand
over all relevant information and documents to the buyer.

Prepared
by:

Yeo Swee Khiank

PB Submissions - Rev A

Date:

2nd July 2007

2 of 2