CIVIL DEFENCE DEPARTMENT

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, QATAR

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

MINIMUM REQUIERMENTS
Subject:
SINGLE EXIT STAIRCASE FOR RESIDENTIAL
APARTMENT OR PENTHOUSE FSS
No: 1.3

With the consideration of small residential apartment or penthouse development facing the constraints
of limited land area, Civil Defence Department allows the provision of single exit staircase for building
with habitable height not more than 28m provided the following conditions are met:

a. The single exit staircase shall serve not more than four apartments or penthouses at each storey
level, and

b. Provision of exits from each residential apartment or penthouse shall comply with the NFPA
requirements, and

c. Travel distance from the most remote exit door to the exit staircase from each apartment or
penthouse shall not exceed 15 m, and

d. Exit staircase shall comply with the requirements of NFPA for exit staircases, and

e. Approach to the exit staircase shall be through pressurised fire fighting/smoke-stop lobby of
minimum 10 air changes per hour, and

f. Approach from the exit door of residential apartment or penthouse to the fire fighting lobby
/smoke-stop lobby shall be through pressurised corridor, and

g. The exit door of the apartment or penthouse shall be of minimum 1 hour fire resistance rating, and

h. Sprinkler shall be provided throughout the building.

Prepared by: Yeo Swee Khiank Date: 06 December 2007

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