Industrial Building
Introduction
Industrial Building is a structure specifically designed for industrial activities. This includes any building or part of a building where products or materials of various kinds are fabricated, assembled, manufactured, or processed. Examples include assembly plants, industrial laboratories, dry cleaning facilities, power plants, generating units, pumping stations, fumigation chambers, laundries, gas plants, refineries, dairies, and sawmills.
These Buildings and structures are under Group G shall be further subdivided as follows:
Subdivision G-1
Buildings used for Low Hazard Industries
Subdivision G-2
Buildings used for Moderate Hazard Industries
Subdivision G-3
Buildings used for High Hazard Industries
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 as per GO 168 MA&UD
According to the National Building Code of India (NBC) and Department of Factories
• 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
(Automatic)
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| INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (E) | ||||||||
| G-1 |
Buildings used for Low Hazard Industries
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| a) |
Less than 15m height & area upto 100m2
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R | NR | NR | R (*Note 4) |
NR | NR | |
| b) | Less than 15m height & area is 100 to 500m2 | R | R | R (*Note 8) |
R (*Note 4) |
R | NR | |
| c) | Less than 15m height & area more than 500m2 | R | R | R | R (*Note 4) |
R | NR | |
| d) | More than 15m height & area more than 500m2 | R | R | R | R (*Note 4) |
R | R | |
| G-2 | Buildings used for Moderate Hazard Industries | |||||||
| a) |
Less than 15m height & area upto 100m2
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R | R | NR | R | NR | NR | |
| b) | Less than 15m height & area is 100 to 500m2 | R | R | NR | R | NR | NR | |
| c) | Less than 15m height & area is 500 to 1000m2 | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
| d) | More than 15m height & area is 500 to 1000m2 | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
| e) | More than 15m height & area more than 1000m2 | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
| G-3 | Buildings used for High Hazard Industries | |||||||
| a) |
Covered area up to 50m2
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R | R | NR | R | NR | NR | |
| b) | Covered area is 50 to 150m2 | R | R | NR | R | R | R | |
| c) | Covered area is 150 to 300m2 | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
| d) | Covered area is 300 to 500m2 | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
| e) | Covered area more than 500 m2 | 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).