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Qatar Civil Defence Particular RequirementQCDFSS-6.3
Approved Products
Mimic Panels
Plan Submission Details
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With the increasing numbers of fire alarm systems
installations and the myriad of types of systems
available on the market, in Sept 2007 the QCD perceived
the need for uniform application of the requirements
for the provision of fire alarm systems and issued QCD
FSS 6.3
This Particular Requirement addresses the need for
providing fire alarm systems and clearly defines what
types of systems are required for each type of
occupancy.
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It establishes the code against which compliance will be
checked and defines parameters and limits for the installation
of devices.
It also addresses the needs of fire fighter and first responders.
Where Fire Alarms Systems are prescribed either by Table 1 or by
the NFPA101, it is a requirement that these systems also provide
information for Fire Fighters.
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Table 1
Table 1 lists in the left hand column the various types of
occupancies and their height.
The 2nd column lists the limiting floor area where each
type of system is required.
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Examples
Single Storey Residential buildings regardless of their size do
not require a fire alarm system.
If the building has up to 4 storeys and a foot print of 400 m2 or
greater, then as a minimum a manual fire alarm system is
required.
Residential buildings up to the high rise limit require a manual
alarm system regardless of the size of its foot print.
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High Rise Residential buildings require an automatic
and manual fire alarm systems system.
Other Occupancies are dealt with in a similar fashion
considering the proposed occupants, the height of the
building and the floor area all of which affect the
number of occupants and their ability to flee a possiblefire.
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Fire Alarm Systems Designs and their configurations
are required to conform to the NFPA 72. These codes in
turn require components to be listed for the service
they are intended.
The QCD implements a Product Approval system that
ensure fire alarm products sold and marketed in Qatardo meet minimum performance standards.
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The testing standards mentioned in the NFPA codes are
American standards such as ASTM and ANSI however the QCD
does accept other internationally recognized performance
standards such as BS, EN and German VDS.
All products relied upon for fire life safety must not only have
been tested for performance but shall also carry Product
Certification from a recognized certification agency acceptable
to the QCD to ensure that what was tested is what is actually
delivered and installed in Qatar.
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QCD requires Mimic Panels to provide simplified
information for fire fighters responding to call outs.
Every fire alarm system shall have a mimic panel that
shows graphically the layout of the protected property
and it shall indicate using illuminated red LED's the
source and location of the alarm.
The types of alarm required to be indicated on the
Mimic Panels shall are Sprinkler Flow Switches,
Automatic Detectors and Manual Call Points.
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The intention of these mimic panels is to simplify the
transmission of basic information to the fire fighters to get them
quickly to the location of the alarm.
Subject to the size and or complexity of each floor, Mimic Panels
may be required on each floor.
Where the floor area is less than 1,000m2 a zone chart without
the indicating LED's is permitted. The location of devices shall be
shown on this chart.
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Fire Alarm Systems Plans submitted to theQCD for approval As part of the Building Permit
Process must be submitted in accordance withFire Safety Handbook No. 1
Pages 16 and 17 clearly specify the details
that are required to be shown on the plans.