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Section 18: Period f validity of a Fire Safety Certificate

The West Bengal Fire Services ( Fire Prevention And Fire Safety) Rules, 2003State Rules of West Bengal · 1950

Any Fire Safety Certificate shall remain valid for a period of one year with effect fro the date of issue of the Fire Safety Certificate.

, 19. Condit ons for issue of Fire Safety Certificate — Any high-risk building shall conform to any or all of the following conditio s, and/or the conditions laid down in Part IV of the National Building Code, Indian Standard specification and relevant b ilding rules, as the licensed agency may deem expedient with special reference to the degree of hazard involved for obtain rig a Fire Safety Certificate: — (a comply with the pr (b inhabitants of he (c relevant local auth (d are stored or proc (e the roof of any su in the case of a building for storage of petroleum or petroleum product including kerosene, it shall visions of the Petroleum Act, 1934 (30 of 1934);

'the building shall not be situated in a densely populated area where it would be a nuisance to the eighbourhood;

the building shall have the clear open space subject to provisions of the relevant building rules, of the rity, in force;

the engines, furnaces and ovens shall be at a safe distance from the places where inflammable articles ssed or proposed to be stored or processed;

no article referred to in clause (h) of section 2 of the Act shall be stored or processed on the top or on h building;

(13 the building shall maintain any or all of the following minimum standards for fire prevention and fire safety as the I iceMed agency may deem expedient :—

(i) ways of access,

(ii) underground or overhead water static tank exclusively for fire fighting with replenishment arrangements, •

(iii) adequate number of portable fire extinguishers,

(iv) pressure fed hydrant within the perimeter of the building,

(v) fire engine trailer pump of 500 G. Per minute capacity,

(vi) first aid'hose reels,

(vii) proper compartmentation,

(viii) automatic fire detection and alarm system, or manually operated electrical fire alarm system, or both,

(ix) proper public address system,

(x) illuminated exit way marking system,

(xi) alternate source of electric supply, (xi i) fire lift with fireman switch,

(xiii) rising main with landing valve,

(xiv) proper safety measures for electrical installations,

(xv) adequate means of escape,

(xvi) floor number signs, ("MO dampers and other safety measures in air-conditioning system,

(xviii) fire notice, and

(xix) other general recommendation of National Building Code Part IV.

Where this provision sits

ActThe West Bengal Fire Services ( Fire Prevention And Fire Safety) Rules, 2003
Section18
Marginal notePeriod f validity of a Fire Safety Certificate
JurisdictionState of West Bengal
StatusIn force as published by the source

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