CHAPTER-IV

Structural Safety, Fire Safety and Services

24. Fire Safety Requirements�

(a) Building shall be so planned, designed and constructed as to en�sure fire safety and this shall be done in accordance with Part IV 'Fire Protection' of the National Build�ing Code of India 1970 corrected upto date.

(b) In case of multi-storeyed buildings above 15 mtrs. in height building which are more than three storeys and building with more than 400 sq. mtrs. ground floor coverage and all other buildings of industrial, storage, assembly and hazardous type building scheme, shall also be got cleared by the Local Fire Brigade Authority for completion.

25. Structural Design�

The structural design of any item of masonry, timber, plain concrete and steel in a building shall be carried out in accordance with Part VI (Structural Design, Section-l, Boards, Section�-2, Section-5, Concrete, Section-6, Steel, as in the case may be) of National Building Code of India prepared by ISI and as prevalent at the time of execution of the works.

26. Quality of Material and Workmanship�

All materials and workmanship shall be of good quality conforming generally to accepted standards of Indian Standards Specifications and Codes as included in Part V Building Materials and Part VII Constructional Practices and Safety of National Building Code of India 1970 revised upto date.

27. Building Services�

The planning design and installation of electrical installations, air-conditioning and heating work, installation of lifts and escalators in a building shall be carried out in accordance with Part VIII (Building Services, Section 2, Electrical Installations, Section 3, Air-conditioning and heating, Sec�tion-5, Installation of lifts and escalators, as the case may be, of National Building Code of India prepared by ISI and as prevalent at the time of execution of the work.

28. Plumbing� 

The planning design, construction and installation of water supply, drainage and sanita�tion and gas supply system in building shall be in accordance with the Part IX (Pluming Services Section� 1, Water Supply, Section-2, Drainage and Sanitation, Section-3, Gas Supply as the case may be) of National Building Code of India prepared by ISI and as prevalent at the time of execution of the work.

29. Water supply requirements�

The requirements of Water supply in a building shall be in accordance with the provisions of National Building  Code as amended from time to time.

30. Sanitary Fittings�

(1) Subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force, the sanitary fittings and installations in building shall be  in accordance with the provisions of National Building  Code as amended from time to time.

(1)    Every factory building within the area shall be provided with such latrines and urinals as may be prescribed by or under the provisions of the Factories Act l948 from time to time.

31.  Structural Safety for Natural Hazard Protection �

For buildings more than three storeys (including ground floor) or more than 12.0 meter height and important facilities like water works, overhead tank, telephone exchange, bridges and culverts, electric sub station, transmission towers, the requirements specified in the Indian Standard Code and Guidelines and other documents shall be observed for Structural Safety And Natural Hazards Protection of buildings.  The details of the relevant codes and guidelines are given in Appendix 8-A/B/C/D.  

32.  Provisions for Physically Handicapped �

Physically Handicapped persons shall be made in all buildings and facilities used by public in accordance with the provisions of Part III of National Building Code (Appendix E)

33.  The Owner, Licensed Technical Person shall be fully responsible for all provisions to be made in accordance with clause 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32. A certificate to this effect shall be given as per Appendix-4.