SIA Fire Code Webinar: Fire Code – Update, Audits and Current Interpretations

Date2020-09-04
Event start14:00 PM
Duration3 hrs ( from 2:00pm to 5:00pm )
VenueZoom Webinar
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Synopsis

Fire Code 2018 has been updated 4 times since its launch on 21 Aug 2018. All the batches of updates can be found on SCDF website.  
 
SIA_PT_RCS_FSS committee will be taking you through the changes up to the 3rd batch of amendments released on 2nd Mar2020, covering the following areas:
 
1. Rationales for the changes
2. Interpretations of the changes
3. Examples 
4. Possible implications.
 
Plan check and site audit is another topic in the seminar. The committee will be sharing the findings from SCDF, alerting practitioners how different interpretation at times could lead to oversights that could implicate QPs.

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Speakers

Ar. Eng Yew Hoon, EzY Architects
Ar. Eng is the principal architect of EzY architects and an Registered Inspector (Arch) . She has been actively involved in SIA Regulation Codes & Standards Committee since 1993. She is currently the Chairperson of SIA-RCS- FSS subcommittee.

She is the member of the Fire Code Review Committee since Year 2000 and contributed to the revision of Fire Codes i2002, 2007, 2013 and the recently launched Fire Code 2018. She was also the member of Review Committee for the review of Code of Practice for Fire Precautions in Rapid Transit Systems 2012 and 2017.

She has been appointed by the Commissioner of SCDF as the member of FSSD Audit inquiry Committee since 2014 and appointed by Ministry Of Home Affairs as the Chairperson of the Fire Safety Appeals Advisory Board between 2012 and 2016.

In recognition of her contributions made to SCDF, she was awarded "SCDF Star Customer Award “ in Year 2012" and conferred the Public Service Medal (PBM) in Year 2013.

She had also received “Honourable Mention – Fire Safety Design Excellence Award” in 2017 awarded jointly by NFEC and SCDF in recognition of her outstanding contribution towards achieving high standards in fire safety and compliance to the regulatory system.

Ar. Lee Shiuh Liang Jason
Principal Architect - Absolute X, Singapore

Lee Shiuh Liang, Jason graduated with a Masters in Architecture from the National University of Singapore in 2009 with specialization in the Design, Technology and Management, March (DTM) and is a Registered Architect in Singapore since 2013. He is also a Green Mark Accredited Professional (GMAP), a Design for Safety Professional (DfSP), a Class 1 Interior Designer and an ACLP certified trainer.

Jason’s sphere of experience covers diverse projects from large institutional developments, statutory board headquarter, commercial buildings, infrastructure works, residential developments, single family residences and art installations. He was conferred the Young Designer of the Year in Singapore Interior Design Award 2023 (SIDA 2023). His concept for an adaptive residential apartment was also awarded Gold in the Best Residential Concept Design category in the
same SIDA 2023.

Outside of work, he contributes his time serving in SIA Workplace Safety and Health Committee, Fire Safety & Security Sub-Committee and Building Control & Parks Sub-Committee. He also sits in SCDF Audit Inquiry Committee, Fire Safety Standing Committee and Fire Code Review Committee.


Ar Lim Chee Kean
Chee Kean graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Masters of Architecture. He is a Registered Architect and a member of Singapore Institute of Architects.

He is currently serving in SIA Fire Safety & Security Sub-Committee

Ar Tracy Tan
Tracy was educated in Singapore in Architecture with an Masters of Architecture with a specialization in Design Technology and Sustainability. She is also a Registered Architect and member of the SIA Fire Safety & Security sub-committee.

She has worked in Singapore and Hong Kong with experience on retail-mixed-use development developments and workplaces of different scales and complexities. The various typologies her portfolio includes also hotel & residential.

Ar. Andrew Loke, BDP Architects (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd.
Director of BDP Architects (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd.

Andrew is a registered Architect and the Director for BDP’s Singapore Studio. He has extensive Singapore and international experience in a wide variety of sectors that includes, mixed-use developments, retail, masterplanning, leisure and cultural, commercial, infrastructure, and residential developments.

Andrew is currently serving in the SIA Fire Safety and Security Sub-Committee.



Schedule

2pm - 2.45pm Topic 1:  Non-compliances & Code Interpretations by Ar Eng Yew Hoon
2.45pm – 3.05pm Topic 2 – Update and Interpretations of Definitions and Occupancy Load Factors by Ar Jason Lee
3.05pm – 3.30pm Topic 3 – Updates and Interpretations of Clauses that relate to Communication, Escape Plan & Fire Engine Accessway Provisions by Ar Lim Chee Kean
3.30pm – 3.40pm Break
3.40pm – 4.05pm Topic 4 - Updates and Interpretations on Fire Fighting Systems (Alarm, Sprinklers & Wet riser system by Ar Tracy Tan
4.05pm – 4.30pm Topic 5 – Update and Interpretations of Clauses that relate to Emergency Voice Communication Systems, Fire Command Centres, PV Panels, and Energy Storage Systems, by Ar Andrew Loke
4.30pm – 5pm Q&A
5pm End of Webinar

 

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