Mauritius Fire Code
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General
Chapter I
1.1.1 Buildings Designated For Conservation
1.1.2 Rapid Transit System
1.1.3 Fire Safety Requirements in Temporary Buildings on
Construction Sites
1.1.4 Fire Safety Requirements For Chemical/Hazmat
Warehouses
1.1.5 Fire Safety Requirements For Buildings Under
Construction
1.1.6 Fire Safety Requirements For General Warehouses
1.1.7 Fire Safety Requirements For Fully Automated
Mechanised Car Park (FAMCP)
1.1.8 Notes On The Use Of Intumescent Paints For
Protection To Structural Steel Members Of Buildings
1.1.9 Structural Loading of Fire Engine on Accessway
1.1.10 Additional Fire Safety Requirements ForHigh-rise
Residential Building
1.1.11 Water Supply Requirements For Fire Fighting
1.1.12 Fire Safety Requirements For Petroleum Service
Station
1.1.13 Reduced Water Storage Requirements For Sprinkler
Systems in Buildings (for Ordinary Hazard Groups)
1.1.14 Fire Safety Requirements For High Containment
Facility (BIO – Safety Level 3/4)
1.1.15 Fire Safety Requirements For Liquefied Petroleum
Gas (LPG) Cylinder Installations
1.1.16 Fire Safety Requirements For Laboratories Handling
Hazardous Chemicals
1.1.17 Water Supply Requirements For Sprinkler and Wet
Riser Systems
1.1.18 Certification of Regulated Fire Safety
Products/Materials
1.1.19 Fire Safety Requirements For Temporary Worker’
Quarters in Uncompleted Permanent Buildings on
Construction Sites
1.1.20 Fire Safety Requirements For Ductless Jet Fans
Systems in Car Parks
1.1.21 Fire Safety Requirements For Determination of
Design Fires For Industrial Premises
1.1.22 Fire Safety Requirements For Lift Rescue
1.1.23 Fire Safety Requirements For Persons With
Disabilities
1.1.24 Fire Safety Requirements on Using Lifts For
Evacuation of Building Occupants During
Emergency
1.1.25 Review on Use of Hydrocarbon Refrigerant
1.1.26 Fire Safety Requirements For Mega Underground
Developments
1.1.27 Provision of Exit and Directional Signs in Buildings
1.2 Definitions
Chapter 2 Means of Escape
2.1 General
2.2 Determination of Exit Requirements
2.3 Means of Escape Requirements - General
2.4 Residential Occupancy
2.5 Health Care Occupancy
2.6 Office/Shop/Factory/Warehouse Occupancy
2.7 Hotels
2.8 Assembly Occupancy
2.9 Workers’ Dormitories
2.10 Exit Lighting and Directional Sign
Chapter 3 Structural Precautions
3.1 General
3.2 Provision of Compartment Walls and Compartment
Floors
3.3 Fire Resistance of Elements of Structure
3.4 Tests of Fire Resistance
3.5 External Wall
3.6 Separating Walls
3.7 Compartment Walls and Compartment Floors
3.8 Protected Shafts
3.9 Protection of Openings
3.10 Exit Staircases
3.11 Concealed Spaces
3.12 Fire Stopping
3.13 Restriction of Spread of Flame over Surfaces of
Walls and Ceilings
3.14 Roofs
3.15 Materials for Construction
Chapter 4 Site Planning & External Fire Fighting Provision
4.1 General
4.2 Provision for External Access to Buildings for
Fire Fighting and Accessibility of Site to Fire
Fighting Appliances
4.3 Access to Buildings with Rising Mains
4.4 Private Fire Hydrant
Chapter 5 Electrical Power Supplies
5.1 Installation
5.2 Primary and Secondary Supplies
Chapter 6 Fire Fighting Systems
6.1 Portable Extinguishers
6.2 Rising Main and Hose Reel Systems
6.3 Electrical Fire Alarm System
6.4 Sprinkler Installation
6.5 Fixed Automatic Fire Extinguishing Systems
6.6 Lifts
Chapter 7 Mechanical Ventilation and Smoke Control Systems
7.1 Air-conditioning and Mechanical Ventilation
Systems
7.2 Pressurisation for Exit Staircases
7.3 Pressurisation of Internal Corridors in Hotels
7.4 Basement Smoke Control System
7.5 Smoke Control System
7.6 Engineered Smoke Control System
7.7 Auditorium (Cinemas, Theatres etc) Smoke Control
System
Chapter 8 Other Systems
8.1 Exit Lighting and Exit Sign
8.2 Voice Communication System and Fire Command
Centre
Chapter 9 Fire Safety Report
9.1 Purpose
9.2 Submission of Outline Report on Fire Protection &
Life Safety Features
9.3 Contents Of The Report
9.4 Brief Explanatory Notes for Outline Report on Fire
Protection and Life Safety Features
