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Application Number PS-AAD-EEN-22-12-2019-395795
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Maintenence Contracts Residential 1. SCOPE OF WORK
EFine Services 1.1. MODIFICATION
1.1.1. You have chosen "Modification" as the status of your project. In this
Risk Assessment modification job, the Code requirements shall be based on the "Approved" drawings
from Dubai Civil Defence.
1.1.2. Please check the requirements to declare that you have understood the
requirement and will implement the requirement IF applicable to your project. Write
"Comments" to clarify your modification scope in the project.
1.1.3. Any Leniency, Relaxation on Non-compiance depends on the availability of
"Civil Defence Approved" original drawings and Civil Defence Engineer's judgement.
2.1. CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD
2.1.1. This facility is considered as Low Hazard for Life Safety Evaluation

2.1.4. This facility is considered as Light Hazard for Fire Protection considerations

5. MEANS OF EGRESS REQUIREMENTS

5.1. GENERAL
5.1.1. Minimum 2 means of egress are required.

5.1.2. Minimum 2 means of egress are required, for Balconies, Mezzanine or Story.

5.1.3. In general, any part of the means of egress (Doors/ Corridors/ Stairs/ Ramps
etc), Width should not be less than 36 in. (915 mm). Also see specific requiements for
corridor, ramps, stairs etc.
5.1.4. Head room in any part of means of egress should be not less than 6' 8'' (2030
mm)
5.1.5. If there is elevation difference in the means of egress and the difference
exceeds 21 in., the change in elevation shall be established by Ramps or Stairs.
5.1.6. If Egress path exceeds 30 in.(800 mm) above finished floor level, Guards and
Handrail shall be provided.
5.1.7. Penetrations into and openings through an exit enclosure shall be prohibited
except Fire doors, Electrical conduits, Ductwork and Equipment for stair
pressurization, water & steam piping, Sprinkler piping and Standpipes.
5.1.8. Exterior Ways of Exit Access, where provided, shall be permitted by means of
exterior balcony, porch, gallery, or roof that is at least 50 percent open and arranged
to restrict the accumulation of smoke.
5.1.9. There shall be no fuel dispensing devices in parking structures. If such devices
exist, the occupancy shall be evaluated in accordance with the requirements of
"parking structure"
5.1.10. Any Room larger than 3000 sq ft (280 sq m) in total floor space shall have 2
exit access doors, except for Storage and Industrial occupancies.
5.2. DOORS
5.2.1. Clear width of a Door in means of egress should not be less than 36 in. (915
mm)
5.2.3. Minimum Clear width of a door can be 28 in. (710 mm) if room is less than 70
Sq ft (6.5 Sq m)
5.2.4. Minimum clear width of a door can be 24 in. (610 mm) if the room is Bathroom.

5.2.5. Minimum height of a door should not be less than 6 ft 8 in. (2030 mm)

5.2.6. Doors in exit enclosure should swing in the direction of egress.

5.2.7. Doors in High Hazard areas should swing in the direction of egress.

5.2.8. Force to open door shall not exceed 133 N.

5.2.9. Force to operate latch shall not exceed 67 N.

5.2.10. HORIZONTAL SLIDING DOORS are Not Allowed in corridors.

5.2.11. HORIZONTAL SLIDING DOORS, if any, shall be self closing if located in Fire
rated walls.
5.2.12. HORIZONTAL SLIDING DOORS are allowed on main entrance and exit only if
occupant load is less than 300.

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5.2.13. REVOLVING DOORS are not allowed as the sole means of egress.

5.2.14. REVOLVING DOORS are not allowed within 10 ft (3 m) from Stairs and
Escalators.
5.2.15. REVOLVING DOORS where provided, shall be accompanied always with
hinged standard door within 10 ft (3 m) in the same wall.
5.2.16. Doors shall not open directly onto a stair without landing of the size not less
than door width size.
5.2.17. Doors of RUBBISH CHUTES AND LAUNDRY CHUTES, if any, shall open only to
a room that is designed and used exclusively for accessing the chute opening.
5.2.18. Every bathroom door lock shall be designed to allow opening of the locked
door from the outside in an emergency. The opening device shall be readily
accessible.
5.2.19. ACCESS CONTROLLED DOORS Shall unlock upon loss of power.

5.2.20. ACCESS CONTROLLED DOORS are allowed only if building is Sprinklered.

5.2.21. For STAIRS if any, door assembly shall be 90 minutes Fire rated, Smokeproof,
Self closing, with Wired Glass Panel, with Push Bar at Ground floor, without latches
and with appropriate floor/ Area Label.
5.2.22. For CORRIDORS, door assembly shall be 60 minutes Fire rated, Smokeproof,
Self closing, with Wired Glass Panel, with Push Bar at Ground floor and with
appropriate floor/ Area Label.
5.2.23. For SERVICE DOORS if any, door assembly shall be 90 minutes Fire rated,
Smokeproof, Self closing, with Wired Glass Panel, with Push Bar at Ground floor,
latches and with appropriate floor/ Area Label.
5.2.24. For ACCESS PANEL DOORS if any, door assembly shall be 90 minutes Fire
rated, Smokeproof, latches and with appropriate floor/ Area Label.
5.2.25. For ELEVATOR LOBBY DOORS if any, door assembly shall be 60 minutes Fire
rated, Smokeproof, Self closing, with Wired Glass and lebeled.
5.2.26. HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL ROLLING SECURITY GRILLES OR DOORS if any,
shall remain secured in the full open position during the period of occupancy by the
general public.
5.2.27. HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL ROLLING SECURITY GRILLES OR DOORS if any,
shall be operable from within the space without the use of any special knowledge or
effort.
5.2.28. If HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL ROLLING SECURITY GRILLES OR DOORS or
horizontal-sliding or vertical-rolling grilles are provided, not more than half of the
means of egress shall be equipped with such exit means.
5.3. STAIRS, IF ANY
5.3.1. Minimum Stair width shall be 47 inch. (1200 mm)

5.3.2. Stair Riser should be 4 in. (100 mm) to 7 in. (180 mm)

5.3.3. Minimum stair Tread Depth is 11 in. (280 mm)

5.3.4. Maximum height between landings 12 ft (3660 mm)

5.3.5. Decrease in the width of neither stairs nor landings not allowed in egress
direction.
5.3.6. All doors at the stairs shall swing in direction of egress.

5.3.7. Minimum head room in the stairs should be 6 ft 8 in. (2030 mm)

5.3.8. Non-emergency equipment such as fan coil unit or AC equipment for stair
enclosure cooling is not allowed to be installed in the stair enclosure.
5.3.9. Stairs from basements if any, and Stairs from typical floors intersecting at
ground floor shall be separated fully with wall having same fire rating as of stairs.
5.3.10. Windows in the Stair enclosure shall be fixed and non-operable.

5.3.11. In CURVED STAIR, if any, Tread width shall be 11 in.(280 mm) at 12 in.(30.5
cm) from narrow edge.
5.3.12. WINDERS are not Allowed.

5.4. HORIZONTAL EXITS, IF ANY

5.4.1. Every bridge or balcony serving as horizontal exit shall not be less than the
width of the door to which it leads and shall be not less than 47 in.(1200 mm)
5.4.2. Doors in horizontal exit shall be self closing.

5.4.3. Ducts shall not penetrate the walls housing the horizontal exits.

5.4.4. Horizontal exits, if any, shall be housed in Fire barriers having a 2-hour fire
resistance rating.
5.4.5. Floor area on either side of horizontal exit, if any, shall be minimum of 3 Sq ft
(0.28 Sq m) per person and shall be sufficient for the occupants of both floor areas.
5.5. RAMPS, IF ANY
5.5.1. Ramps, if any, shall be of Minimum width 44 in. (1220 mm), Maximum slope of
1 in 12 and Maximum Rise of 30 in. (760 mm)
5.5.2. Maximum height between the landings of ramps, if any, shall be 12 ft (3.7m)

5.5.3. Ramps are not allowed as means of egress unless for stages, nonpublic and
ramped aisles.
5.5.4. In Parking areas if any, Ramps not subject to normal vehicular traffic where
used as an exit are acceptable.
5.6. EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR/EXIT PASSAGEWAYS
5.6.1. Exit access corridor or exit passageways shall provide access to not less than 2
approved exits without passing through any intervening rooms.
5.6.2. Transoms, louvers, or transfer grilles in walls or doors of exit access corridor or
exit passageways are not Allowed.
5.6.3. Penetrations in exit access corridor or exit passageways should be limited to
Exit Doors, Electrical Conduits Ductwork, Water Piping, Sprinkler Piping and
Standpipes.
5.6.4. Access to an exit shall not be through kitchens/ storerooms/restrooms/
workrooms/ closets/ bedrooms/ Rooms subject to locking.
5.6.5. If means of egress above and a story below if any, converge at intermediate
story, the capacity of means of egress shall not be less than the sum of capacity of
two means of egress.
5.7. EGRESS CAPACITY
5.7.1. Egress capacity for STAIRS, if any, shall not be less than 0.3 in. (7.6 mm) per
person.
5.7.2. Egress capacity for RAMPS, if any, shall not be less than 0.2 in. (5 mm) per
person.

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5.8. DISCHARGE FROM EXITS
5.8.1. Exits shall terminate directly at a public way or at an exterior exit discharge, as
extension of the stair or through a protected corridor having construction same as
the stair.
5.8.2. The exit discharge shall be arranged and marked to make clear the direction of
egress to a public way.
5.8.3. At least 50% of the Exit Discharge (Half of the total number of Stairs in the
building) shall be directly outside the building through the corridor, protected with
same Fire rating as of the stair.
5.8.4. Not more than 50% of the required number of exits allowed through the level
of Discharge.
5.8.5. Not more than 50% of the required egress capacity allowed through the level
of Discharge.
5.8.6. If design demands, Discharge through roof is permitted if roof construction has
fire resistance rating of 1 Hr and continuous & safe means of egress from roof are
provided.
10.13. RESIDENTIAL/ RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT OCCUPANCY
REQUIREMENTS
10.13.1. CONSTRUCTION/COMPARTMENTATION/FIRE RATING
[Link]. Residential occupancies with elements of structure Fire Rating of 1 hour,
Maximum floor area allowed is 2230 Sq m. Floor area can be Unlimited if the Fire
Rating of Elements of Structure is more than 2 hour.
[Link]. Multiple dwelling units can exist above Non-Residential occupancy only if
Dwelling unit exits are separated from non residential building with at least 1 Hr Fire
barrier.
[Link]. Multiple dwelling units can exist above Non-Residential occupancy only if
Non residential occupancy is sprinklered throughout.
10.13.2. OCCUPANT LOAD FACTORS (SQ M/PERSON)
[Link]. For Residential Apartment 18.6

[Link]. For Swimming pools 4.6 of water surface., For Swimming pool decks 2.8.

[Link]. For Gymnasium with equipment 4.6., For Gymnasiums without equipment
1.4.
10.13.3. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
[Link]. In Residential Apartments, the width of HALLWAYS shall not be less than
36 in. (915 mm).
[Link]. COMMON PATH shall be 38 m if building is sprinklered. And 23 m if
building is not sprinklered.
[Link]. DEAD END shall be 15 m if building is sprinklered. And 10.7 m if building is
not sprinklered.
[Link]. TRAVEL DISTANCE to exits shall be 61 m if building is sprinklered. And 45
m if building is not sprinklered.
[Link]. The Dwelling unit/Flat Main DOOR assembly shall be 60 minutes Fire
Rated.
10.13.4. SINGLE EXIT PERMISSION
[Link]. Single exit, if any proposed, is acceptable if the total floor area is less than
500 Sq m. And total number of Dwelling units/Flats are not more than 4 per floor.
[Link]. In Residential Apartments, single exit is permitted if the floors it is serving
is less than 15m, has maximum of 6 dwelling units (Flats) and maximum distance to
the exit stair door from the dwelling unit door is less than 9m.
[Link]. Single exit is permitted if Travel distance from anywhere within the
dwelling unit to the final discharge to the outside do noy exceed 23 m.
[Link]. Entire building has to be provided with Automatic Sprinkler System along
with satisfying above conditions.
51. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO BE ATTACHED WITH THIS APPLICATION
51.1. CONSULTANTS
51.1.1. The detailed built-up area calculation in A4 size and PDF format shall be
attached.
51.1.2. If the facility has LPG system proposal , Owner's declaration letter specifying
the usage of LPG, such as for Cooking, Heating, Industrial etc. shall be attached in A4
size, PDF format.
51.1.3. If the LPG system is not intended in the project and the proposal is for other
cooking methods such as Electric appliances, the consultant has to attach owner's
declaration for the same in A4 size, PDF format. Without the undertaking letter of the
owner, approval can not be obtained.
51.4. DRAWINGS/ DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR MODIFICATION WORK
51.4.1. The old Civil Defence Approved drawings (Title sheet, Architecture, Fire
Alarm, Fire fighting) shall be attached for verification.
70. OTHER CIVIL DEFENCE REQUIREMENTS
70.1. All the Companies and their employees engaged in Designing, Procuring,
Executing, Testing and Commissioning this project with respect to Life Safety, Fire
Safety and Emergency Services shall be Approved and Registered by Dubai Civil
Defence.
70.2. All the Materials, Systems, Assemblies, equipment, Products and Accessories,
with respect to Life Safety, Fire Safety and Emergency Services shall be Listed,
Approved and Registered by Dubai Civil Defence Material Approval Department.
70.3. Fire Safety during the construction and execution of this project shall be in
accordance with CHAPTER 12, UAE FIRE & LIFE SAFETY CODE OF PRACTICE.
70.4. Fire water system piping, if any, shall be painted with DCD approved red colour.

70.5. LPG system piping, if any, shall be painted with DCD approved yellow colour.

70.6. If any structure/Special structure/Equipment/Installation to be qualified as

‘Temporary' or ‘Temporary arrangement’, shall be occupied, used or demonstrated for
a period less than 6 months from the date of erection or construction.
70.7. ONLINE DRAWING SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
70.7.1. All drawings attached for review shall be in PDF FORMAT. PDF file name shall
be only English and numeric characters WITHOUT SPACE, clearly mentioning the last
digits of application number, floor number, Type of System etc. for example,
10049xFirst floorxAxFAxFFxVAxEMxSM (Depicting clearly the last digits of
APPLICATION NUMBER and it is First Floor, Architecture, Fire Alarm, Fire Fighting,
Voice Alarm, Emergency Lighting and Smoke Control Layout)
70.7.2. All the PDF floor plans, system drawings floorwise shall be rotated for straight
view and combined into a single PDF file with multiple pages to enable scrolling
(MERGED into a single file with file name as in clause 70.7.1.)
70.7.3. Submissions not complying to clauses 70.7.1. and 70.7.2. shall not be
reviewd. (Please refer to e-ENGINEERING USER MANUAL for more details.)
80. MIXED AND INTERMINGLED OCCUPANCIES

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80.1. If there are mixed and intermingled occupancies in this facility, the Occupant
Load, Commonpath, Dead-ends, Travel Distances in these sub occupancies shall be as
per Table 3.6A & Table 3.6B, Chapter 3, Means of Egress of UAE FIRE & LIFE SAFETY
CODE OF PRACTICE.
80.2. If there are Mixed and Intermingled occupancies at any floor/s of this facility,
Construction, Number of Exits per floor, Number of Exits per room, Fire Alarm, Fire
Fighting, Emergency Lighting, Voice Evacuation System, Smoke Control System shall
be as per the Main predominant occupancy.
80.3. If there are Mixed or Intermingled occupancies at ground floor or intermediate
floors of this building, additional Fire Hose Cabinets, as per the predominant
occupancy Fire Fighting system, shall be provided to reach every corner of the Mixed
occupancies.
80.4. If there are Mixed and Intermingled occupancies at the ground floor or at
Discharge level of this facility, the exit discharge of the main predominant facility
shall not pass through these sub Mixed and Intermingled occupancies.

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