Hospitals Building
Introduction
Hospitals Building is a structure specifically designed and constructed to support medical activities. This includes any building or part of a building used for purposes such as medical or other treatments, care of individuals with physical or mental illnesses, disease, or infirmity; care of infants, convalescents, or elderly individuals; and penal or correctional detention where inmates’ freedom is restricted. Institutional buildings typically offer sleeping accommodations for their occupants.
These Buildings and structures are under Group C shall be further subdivided as follows:
Subdivision C-1
Hospitals and Sanatoria
Subdivision C-2
Custodial Institutions
Subdivision C-3
Penal and Mental Institutions
According to the Telangana Disaster Response and Fire Services Department’s circular memorandum,
• A Fire NOC is required for buildings that exceed 15 meters in height but the setback of these buildings must be 6-7 meters as per the supreme court’s order
According to the Indian Medical Council and National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH),
• A Fire Safety Audit and certifications are mandatory, which shall be obtain by the competent person or charted fire auditor by the council
| Sno: | Type of Building Occupancy | Fire Extinguisher | Fire Hose Reel | Fire Hydrant | Fire Sprinkler | Fire Alarm System (Manually) |
Fire Alarm System
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| HOSPITAL BUILDINGS (C) | ||||||||
| C-1 |
Hospitals, Sanatoria and Nursing Homes (C-1)
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| a) |
Less than 15m in height with plot area up to 1000 m2
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| a.1 | Up to ground plus one storey, without beds | R | NR | NR | R (*Note 4) |
R | NR | |
| a.2 | Up to ground plus one storey with beds | R | R | NR | R (*Note 4) |
R | NR | |
| a.3 | Ground plus two or more storeys, without beds | R | R | R | R (*Note 4) |
R | R | |
| a.4 | Ground plus two or more storeys, with beds | R | R | R | R | R (*Note 1) |
R | |
| b) | Less than 15m in height with plot area more than 1000m2 | R | R | R | R | R (*Note 1) |
R | |
| c) | 15m and above but not exceeding 24m in height | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
| d) | Above 24m and not exceeding 45m in height | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
| C-2 C-3 | Custodial (C-2) Penal and Mental (C-3) | |||||||
| a) |
Less than 10m in height
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| a.1 | Up to 300 persons | R | R | NR | R (*Note 4) |
R | NR | |
| a.2 | More than 300 persons | R | R | R | R (*Note 4) |
R | NR | |
| B | 10m and above but not exceeding 15m in height | R | R | R | R (*Note 4) |
R | R | |
| C | 15m and above but not exceeding 24m in height | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
| D | 24m and above but not exceeding 30m in height | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
These are preliminary details drawn from the National Building Code of India. For more precise information, please refer to Table 7 of NBC 2016.
Notes
MOEFA System shall also include talk-back system and public address system for the occupancies given in the table for (d) (I) (iii) under A-5, (a) (I) (iv) and (a) (2) under C-I, and (a) (2) under D-I to D-5, in all buildings 15 m and above in height, except for A-3 and A-4 occupancies where these shall be provided for buildings of height 24 m and above. These shall also be provided in car parking areas more than 300 m2 and in multi-level car parking irrespective of their areas.
Buildings above 15 m in height are not to be permitted for occupancies A-I and A-2.
Required to be installed in basement, if area of basement exceeds 200 m2.
Required to be provided for building with more than two storeys (Ground + One).