ARCHITECTURAL

RI INSPECTION CHECKLIST/REPORT

INSPECTION DATE:

FSSD APPROVED PLAN NO.

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A GENERAL ITEMS
1 All site construction debris to be cleared

2 Temporary site office to be removed

3 Fire engine accessway requirements, turning

facilities and relevant signages to be provided
on site, approved marker to be installed along
entire accessway if it is on turf
4 All fire engine accessway required head height
clearance, clear width to be complied with

5 Permanent water supply to be connected

6 Permanent electricity turn-on required on site

7 To install permanent Decam line for automatic

fire alarm system

8 To submit a set of special material PSB Test

Report

9 To submit a set of all waiver decisions obtained

and all relevant notices of approval from FSSD
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A GENERAL ITEMS
10 To submit a set of PSB certifications for all fire
rated doors, fire dampers, lift landing doors,
refuse hoppers
11 To submit a set of valid PLS (Products Listing
Scheme), certificates for fire alarm panel,
emergency light, Exit/Exit directional sign,
hosereel system, dry/wet riser system,
breeching inlet, fire hydrant system
12 To submit valid PSB certificate of compliances
for all fire rated partitioning and/ or ceiling
system
B MEANS OF ESCAPE
1 To comply with required maximum distance
requirement allowable

2 To comply with nos. of protected staircase, exit

door requirements

3 To comply with location of Exit requirement

4 Mode of ventilation to be complied with

5 Combustible materials are not allowed inside

protected staircase, fire fighting lobby and
smoke stop lobby
6 Fire rated door to be provided for all protected
staircase, smoke stop lobby, fire fighting lobby

7 Vision panel required for fire rated door to

protected staircase

8 No locking devices to all exit doors at protected

staircase, smoke stop and fire fighting lobby

9 Effective clear width required for all Exit

passageway, protected staircase, smoke stop
lobby and fire fighting lobby to be complied
10 To remove all obstruction out of escape
passageway
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C STRUCTURAL FIRE COMPARTMENT
1 Required periods of fire rating for compartment
walls and floors to be complied with

2 Maximum area and volume limitation to

compartment to be complied with

3 Store in the building to comply with fire safety

provision

4 To comply with protected/unprotected

requirements to all external walls

5 All walls, floors to vertical service ductings to be

properly sealed, to install proper fire stops to all
cable trays
6 Raised floor system to meet fire safety
provision

7 Proper fire rated dampers, fire rated shutters

and fire rated door to be installed to all
compartments
D FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
1 Provision of sprinkler system, automatic fire
alarm system and manual break-glass fire
system to be properly installed for the buildings
2 Location of sprinkler pump room, sprinkler
control valves, fire alarm panel to meet fire
safety requirements
3 Sprinkler, wet/dry riser breeching inlet location
and height to comply with requirements

4 To label and number all riser systems

5 Dry riser pipe to be protected with 2 hour fire

rated board if it is not running within the
protected area
6 To install strapped and pad lock to all riser
landing valves in closed position

7 To paint yellow colour to all dry riser landing

valves

8 To provide required standby hose within 2.0m

from landing valves location (except Group II
Residential)
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D FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
9 Breeching inlet to be positioned at prominent
location without obstruction and easy access
from fire engine accessway
10 Number, location and area of coverage
distances of rising mains to be in accordance
with Fire Safety Act
11 Provision of external fire hydrant to be complied
with along entire fire engine accessway
(existing fire hydrant)
12 Hydrant to be rigidly fixed to ground and
positioned at prominent location along
accessway without obstruction
13 To paint yellow band to all internal private
hydrant

14 Hosereel system to be installed for the building

at every storey and positioned at prominent
location near Exit door
15 Hosereel cabinet not to be locked. Sign of
hosereel and operation instruction manual to be
displayed outside cabinet
16 To install nozzle holder bracket to hook HR
nozzle properly on wall

17 The coverage and throw distances requirement

for hosereel system to be complied with

18 To install fire extinguishers for whole building

height to be between 1.0m to 1.5m from floor
level
19 All fire extinguishers to be positioned at
prominent locations and meet the required
coverage distances
20 Extinguishers to be labelled and bear proper
valid service sticker

E EMERGENCY LIGHTS, EXIT/EXIT DIRECTIONAL SIGNS

1 Emergency lights to be provided for entire
building complex, all protected staircase, fire
fighting lobby, smoke stop lobby, fire command
centre, FIB location escape passageway, fire
fighting associated items
2 To label logo and PSB sticker for all emergency
lights

3 Exit/Exit directional signs, low level Exit/Exit

directional signs to be installed for protected
staircase and all escape exit path
4 Exit/Exit directional signs to be installed at the
height of between 2.2m to 2.5m maximum in
accordance to fire safety requirements
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F MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND SMOKE CONTROL SYSTEMS
1 Proper fire dampers, fire rated ducts and fire
rated board to be installed in accordance with
fire safety provision
2 Smoke extract system to be provided
accordingly for approved M&E Fire Protection
Plan
3 To ensure that intake/discharge location are at
least 5m apart from each outlet

4 Provision of engineered smoke control, smoke

vents and smoke curtain requirements are to be
provided, if applicable
G EXTERNAL FIRE FIGHTING PROVISION
1 Provision of external access to building for fire
fighting and accessibility of site for fire fighting
appliances complied with
2 To install red triangle signage externally
(150mm x 150mm x 150mm in red). To install
signage "Fire Fighting Access, Do Not Obstruct"
internally
3 Fire Access Panel location shall be
unobstructed

4 Minimum size of 850mm (W) x 1000mm (H) and

maximum sill height of 1100mm to be complied
with
H FIRE RATED DOORS
1 PSB label provided for all fire rated doors, fire
roller shutters, fire rated glass doors

2 All ironmongery to all fire rated doors in

accordance to PSB Certificate

3 No door stopper devices allowed for all fire

rated doors

4 Location, type of door rating installed according

to approved plan

5 Door swing direction and clearance to meet fire

safety requirements

6 Door closer, selector/sequence provided for all

fire rated doors

7 Gaps of less than 10mm between floor finishes

to underside of door leaf
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H FIRE RATED DOORS
8 Vision glass strip of not more than 60,000mm 2
to be provided for all fire rated doors for
protected staircase
9 No locking devices for exit doors along entire
escape passageway towards protected
staircase
10 Emergency door release break-glass to be
provided for all EM locking device

11 Smoke check door shall be double swing,

having minimum 25% clear glass panel and
gaps shall not be more than 4mm from floor
finishes to underside of door leaf
I LIFT INSTALLATION
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1 Minimum 0.1m shaft ventilation to external to
be provided to each lift

2 Enclosed shaft protected with smoke detector/

sprinkler

3 Labelling of all lifts (fireman's lift and passenger

lift)

4 Fireman's switch properly installed at 1st Storey

lift homing lobby and labelled glass front cover

5 All recess openings to lift call button and

indicating panel to be properly sealed and fire
stops to form proper fire rated compartment
J FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
1 Location of fire alarm panel to be in accordance
to fire safety requirement

2 Label all fire alarm zoning and location on

panel, coloured Zoning Chart to be permanently
fixed next to FIB with proper orientation
3 Signage 'In Case of Fire, Call 995' to be
provided at every break glass call point

4 Decams line to be connected for automatic fire

alarm system

5 No switch control allowed for fire alarm panel,

electricity to FIP to be direct connection.
Rechargeable battery to be provided
6 PSB label to fire alarm panel

7 Break glass call point at height of 1.4m

positioned next to or near hosereel, clear of
obstruction glass face plate provided, wiring in
conduit with activation mode display
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K PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM (VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM)
1 Public address system (voice communication
system) to be provided in accordance with Fire
Code
2 Fire Command Centre to be provided in
accordance with Fire Code if applicable

L ESSENTIAL SIGNAGES
1 To provide HR operation installation manual
'Turn on Inlet Valve before running out the
hose' to all HRs
2 To provide staircase naming sign at outside
door

3 To install staircase landing sign inside landing

wall to staircase

4 To display all M&E room, names and all vertical

service risers (e.g. HR, Wet Riser, dry Riser,
Electrical, Water, SCV, TAS, IT Riser, Gas,
etc.).
5 To provide signage 'Fireman Lift' to fire lift

6 To provide signage 'In case of fire, do not use

lift' to all lift landing call button

7 To provide signage 'In case of fire, call 995' to

manual fire alarm system break glass call point
location
8 To provide emergency escape plan, if
applicable

9 To provide 'Re-entry door' sign inside staircase

door if applicable