019 - (FSS-4.1) External Access To Site and Building

CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT
MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR
FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIERMENTS
Material:
FSS
EXTERNAL ACCESS TO SITE AND BUILDING No: 4.1
Item Provisions
Access Road/Fire Engine Hardstanding
1.0 4m-width fire fighting appliance access/access road to the building shall be provided and the
gradient shall not exceed 1: 8.3. The angle of approach and departure for any means of access
road shall not exceed 1m drop in 20m. The access road shall able to sustain the stationary load
of a 24-ton fire appliance.
2.0 In addition to access road, fire engine hardstanding of 6m x 15m (minimum), with longer side
parallel to the faade of the building shall be provided. The hardstanding shall withstand the
stationary load of a 45-ton fire appliance. Access opening shall be provided along the external
wall of building fronting the fire engine hardstanding to provide access to the building for fire
fighting and rescue operations.
3.0 Hardstanding is not required for residential building such as bungalow. Semi-detach and
terrace houses regardless of building height.
For landed residential development with shared communal facilities, there is need of fire
fighting appliance access road. The maximum travel distance from the fire engine pump
appliance to every point on the project plan area of any building shall be 60m.
4.0 For residential building exceed the habitable height of 10m, fire engine hardstanding shall be
within 18m of the breeching inlet. The breeching inlets shall be located on the external wall
above ground level nearest to the vertical run of the riser stack.
5.0 For resident building not exceed the habitable height of 10m, no fire engine hardstanding is
required. However, access road shall be provided within a travel distance of 60m of every
point on the projected plan area of the building.
6.0 For building for institution, office, shop and places of public resort with habitable height not
exceeding 10m, fire engine access road shall be provide within a travel distance of 45m from
every point on projected plan area of any building.
7.0 Length of fire engine hardstanding shall be provided based on the gross floor area (including
toilets, stores, circulation areas, etc) of the largest floor in the building for institution, office,
shop and places of public resort with habitable height exceeding 10m. Please refer to
attachment for required length which is in term of the building perimeter length. Different
building types have different requirements.
8.0 Factory (industrial) and storage (warehouse) shall be provided with hardstanding regardless of
habitable height. Length of fire engine hardstanding shall be provided based on the gross cubic
volume (including toilets, stores, circulation areas, etc) of the largest floor in the building
9.0 Every part of the fire engine hardstanding and/or access road shall be within an unobstructed
distance of 50m away from a fire hydrant
10.0 Fire engine hardstanding shall be positioned so that the nearer edge shall not less than 2m or
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not more than 10m from the centre position of the access opening, measured horizontally.
11.0 Fire engine hardstanding shall be laid on the level platform or if on an incline, the gradient
shall not exceed 1:15.
12.0 Fire engine hardstanding and access roads shall have an unobstructed vertical clearance of not
less than 4.5 m.
13.0 Public road can serve as fire engine hardstanding provided the location of such public roads is
in compliance wit the requirements of distance from access opening.
14.0 Fire engine hardstanding and access road shall be kept clear of obstructions and other parts of
the building, plants, trees or other fixtures shall not obstruct the path between the fire engine
hardstanding and access opening.
15.0 The inner radius of turning facility for the fire engine hardstanding and access road shall be
minimum 7m.
16.0 Dead-end fire department access roads in excess of 46 m in length shall be provided with
approved provisions for the fire apparatus to turn around.
17.0 All corners of fire engine hardstanding shall be marked.
18.0 Marking of corners shall be in contrasting colour to the ground surfaces or finishes.
19.0 Fire engine hardstanding provided on turfed area must be marked with contrasting object
(preferably reflective) that is visible at night. The markings are to be at an interval not more
than 2m apart and shall be provided on both sides of the fire engine hardstanding
20.0 Side post displaying the wordings Fire Engine Access Keep Clear shall be provided at the
entrance of the fire engine hardstanding. Size of wordings shall not be less than 50mm.
Access Opening
21.0 Access opening shall be spaced not more than 20m apart measured along the external wall
from centre to centre of all access openings.
22.0 Access shall include unobstructed external wall openings, windows, balcony doors, glazed
wall panels or access panels. Windows, doors, wall panels or access panels must be readily
openable from the inside and outside, unless fitted with breakable glazing. Inside and outside
of access openings shall be unobstructed at all times during the occupancy of the building.
23.0 An external wall which face the fire engine hardstanding and is windowless or a blank wall
shall be provided with access opening at each storey.
24.0 Access opening shall be note less than 850mm wide by 1000mm high with sill height of not
more than 1100mm and height not less than 1800mm above the inside floor level.
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25.0 Panels to access openings shall be posted with either a red or orange triangle of equal sides
(minimum 150mm on each side), which can be upright or inverted, on the external side of the
wall and with wordings Fire Fighting Access Do Not Obstruct of at least 25mm height on
the internal side.
26.0 Buildings and construction regardless of occupancy, having a habitable height of 10m or less,
shall be exempted from the requirement to provide access opening.
Prepared by: Yeo Swee Khiank Date: 18 February 2008
Annex A
Building Type Institutional, Office, Shop and Place of Public Resort

Gross floor area of largest floor
Minimum 1/6 perimeter (min 15m)
2 2
2000m to 4000m perimeter
>4000m2 to 8000m2 perimeter
2 2
>8000m to 16000m perimeter
>16000m2 Island site access
Building protected throughout by automatic sprinkler system
4000m2 to 8000m2 perimeter
2
>32000m Island site access
Building Type Factory and Storage

Gross cubicle extend of the building
>28400m3 perimeter
3
>56800m perimeter
>85200m3 perimeter
Building protected throughout by automatic sprinkler system
3
>56800m perimeter
>113600m3 perimeter
3
>170400m perimeter
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Annex B
Access opening
BI
Fire engine access road

Fire engine hardstanding
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Annex C
6m
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Annex D
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Annex E
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Annex F
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Annex G
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Annex H
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Annex I
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Annex J
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Annex K
Min 4m
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Annex L
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Annex M
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Annex N
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CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

Building Type Institutional, Office, Shop and Place of Public Resort

Building Type Factory and Storage

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

Fire engine access road

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

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