Qatar Civil Defense - Fire Safety Standards
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. 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. 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. 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
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. 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. 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. 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