Course Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
NBC of India: Origin & Evolution
• Role of Planning Commission
• Report on economies in construction cost
• Why National Building Code is required?
• What are aim, intention and nature of the code?
• Who is responsible to keep the code updated?
• Evolution journey – revisions and amendments
• Brief about different parts of NBC-2016
• Difference between Code and Standard
• Role of Planning Commission
• Report on economies in construction cost
• Why National Building Code is required?
• What are aim, intention and nature of the code?
• Who is responsible to keep the code updated?
• Evolution journey – revisions and amendments
• Brief about different parts of NBC-2016
• Difference between Code and Standard
Overview of Part 4 – Fire & Life Safety
• Constitutional position of fire services
• Importance of NBC- 2016 Part 4
• Structure of Part 4
• Scope of Part 4
• Common terminologies
• Fire prevention – brief
• Life Safety – brief
• Fire protection - brief
• Occupancy wise requirements
• Annexures, Table & Figures
• How to remember provisions
• Constitutional position of fire services
• Importance of NBC- 2016 Part 4
• Structure of Part 4
• Scope of Part 4
• Common terminologies
• Fire prevention – brief
• Life Safety – brief
• Fire protection - brief
• Occupancy wise requirements
• Annexures, Table & Figures
• How to remember provisions
Occupancy Based Building Classifications
• Occupancy groups
• Occupancy sub-divisions
• Minor, Mixed and Multiple occupancies
• Occupancy groups
• Occupancy sub-divisions
• Minor, Mixed and Multiple occupancies
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Frequently Used Terminologies And Concepts
• Highrise building
• Fire load, Flame spread
• Fire resistance, Fire barrier
• Compartmentation
• Fire rating of doors
• Means of egress & means of escape
• Exit access, Exit, Exit discharge
• Travel distance and Dead-end
• Occupant load and Capacity factor
• Pressurization
• Firefighting shaft
• Smoke ventilation
• Refuge area and assembly area
• Highrise building
• Fire load, Flame spread
• Fire resistance, Fire barrier
• Compartmentation
• Fire rating of doors
• Means of egress & means of escape
• Exit access, Exit, Exit discharge
• Travel distance and Dead-end
• Occupant load and Capacity factor
• Pressurization
• Firefighting shaft
• Smoke ventilation
• Refuge area and assembly area
Occupancy and FLS Provisions
• Why knowing correct occupancy is important?
• Exit size calculation with occupant load
• Staircase and Door with calculation
• Maximum limit for travel distance
• Minimum/ maximum parameters for Tread and Risers
• Internal staircase sizes
• Compartmentation – maximum size
• Minimum required firefighting installation
• Maximum permissible building heights
• When to appoint a fire officer?
• Hydrant riser mains sizes
• Firefighting shafts – when and where required?
• Refuge area – when and where required?
• Why knowing correct occupancy is important?
• Exit size calculation with occupant load
• Staircase and Door with calculation
• Maximum limit for travel distance
• Minimum/ maximum parameters for Tread and Risers
• Internal staircase sizes
• Compartmentation – maximum size
• Minimum required firefighting installation
• Maximum permissible building heights
• When to appoint a fire officer?
• Hydrant riser mains sizes
• Firefighting shafts – when and where required?
• Refuge area – when and where required?
Fire Prevention
• Type of construction based on fire resistance rating
• Relation between FAR and type of construction
• Prevention of smoke spread
• Installation of emergency lights and exit signages
• Emergency power for fire and life safety systems
• Location of substations/ transformers
• Surface material and flame spread
• Openable glass panels on façade
• Fire command center – location and function
• Type of construction based on fire resistance rating
• Relation between FAR and type of construction
• Prevention of smoke spread
• Installation of emergency lights and exit signages
• Emergency power for fire and life safety systems
• Location of substations/ transformers
• Surface material and flame spread
• Openable glass panels on façade
• Fire command center – location and function
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Life Safety
• Exits – requirements & restrictions
• Calculation of number and width of exits
• Size and dimension of – doors, corridors and passageways
• Staircases – general requirements
• Design norms for internal and external staircases
• Pressurization – staircases, lift lobbies and lift shafts
• How to achieve compartmentation
• Smoke management – below and above ground
• Mechanical and Natural ventilation
• Air changes per hour calculation
• Gas pipe line related provisions
• Roles and responsibilities of fire officer
• Exits – requirements & restrictions
• Calculation of number and width of exits
• Size and dimension of – doors, corridors and passageways
• Staircases – general requirements
• Design norms for internal and external staircases
• Pressurization – staircases, lift lobbies and lift shafts
• How to achieve compartmentation
• Smoke management – below and above ground
• Mechanical and Natural ventilation
• Air changes per hour calculation
• Gas pipe line related provisions
• Roles and responsibilities of fire officer
Fire Protection
• Difference between active and passive fire protection
• Triangle and tetrahedron of fire
• Interpretation of Table-7
• Fire extinguishers
• Hose-reels
• Hydrant systems – down comer, wet riser, wet riser cum down comer and dry riser
• Sprinkler system
• Water storage tanks – capacity selection
• Fire pumps – number and capacity selection
• Fire pumps – head calculation
• Pump room design norms
• Gas based suppression system – local and total flooding
• Fire detection and alarm system
• Difference between active and passive fire protection
• Triangle and tetrahedron of fire
• Interpretation of Table-7
• Fire extinguishers
• Hose-reels
• Hydrant systems – down comer, wet riser, wet riser cum down comer and dry riser
• Sprinkler system
• Water storage tanks – capacity selection
• Fire pumps – number and capacity selection
• Fire pumps – head calculation
• Pump room design norms
• Gas based suppression system – local and total flooding
• Fire detection and alarm system
Annexures
• Annexure A – Calorific values of common materials
• Annexure B- Hazard classification of industrial occupancies
• Annexure C- Fire resistance rating of building components
• Annexure D- Fire drill and evacuation procedure for highrise buildings
• Annexure E- Additional requirements for highrise buildings
• Annexure F- Atrium
• Annexure G- Commercial kitchen
• Annexure H- Car parking
• Annexure A – Calorific values of common materials
• Annexure B- Hazard classification of industrial occupancies
• Annexure C- Fire resistance rating of building components
• Annexure D- Fire drill and evacuation procedure for highrise buildings
• Annexure E- Additional requirements for highrise buildings
• Annexure F- Atrium
• Annexure G- Commercial kitchen
• Annexure H- Car parking
SAMPLE VIDEOS
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
THIS COURSE IS FOR
FIREFIGHTERS
ARCHITECTS
MEP Consultants
