The following Table lists the NCC section and parts, and the relevant QDC parts that we consider has important operational requirements that designers and assessment managers should consider.
| NCC Section or QDC | Relevant fire safety aspect | Operational requirement in the built environment |
|---|---|---|
| C1 | Fire resistance | We consider the prevention of structural collapse, the containment and prevention of fire spread and facilitating fire brigade intervention are key operational requirements in buildings |
| C2 | Fire resistance and stability | Prevent the partial, progressive or total collapse of the building to allow firefighters to undertake search and rescue and extinguish the fire using the equipment provided |
| C3 | Compartmentation and separation | Contain the fire to a size and intensity within our operational capacity and the extinguishing capacity of the equipment provided |
| C4 | Protection of openings | Prevent the spread of fire via opening in internal and external building elements to maintain structural stability, compartmentation, and fire separation |
| D1 | Access and egress | We consider the exits, their fire isolation and their travel paths are key operational requirements for fire brigade intervention |
| D2 | Provision for escape | Provide evacuation routes that allow for safe occupant evacuation, compatible with contraflow access for firefighters to areas of the building affected by smoke and fire |
| D3 | Construction of exits | Provide evacuation routes that allow for safe occupant evacuation and that allow firefighters to stage search and rescue and firefighting activities from a place of relative safety |
| D4 | Access for people with disabilities | Provide facilities for the safe, equitable and dignified assisted egress of people with disabilities in a fire, compatible with our operational procedures |
| E1 | Firefighting equipment | Provide firefighting equipment that can control and extinguish the fire, is compatible with our procedures and equipment, and that is located in accessible places of relative safety for firefighters |
| E2 | Smoke hazard management | Provide a fire detection and alarm system that will provide early warning to building occupants and that is monitored to provide automatic notification of fire to us. Contain the spread and accumulation of smoke to allow for safe occupant evacuation and to allow firefighters to undertake search and rescue activities and to extinguish the fire |
| E3 | Lift installations | Provide facilities for the efficient movement of firefighters, firefighting equipment and occupants requiring assisted egress in conditions free from the effects of fire and smoke |
| E4 | Visibility, exit signs and warning systems | Provide clearly identifiable and direct evacuation routes that allow occupants to complete their evacuation in conditions free from fire and smoke |
| G3 | Atrium construction | Provide necessary provisions for fire safety and fire brigade operations in buildings containing an atrium |
| G5 | Construction in bushfire prone areas | Provide water supply for firefighting and vehicular access to buildings that have additional provisioning for sheltering vulnerable occupants from the effects of a bushfire event |
| MP2.2 | Residential care buildings | Provide an automatic suppression system and other necessary provisions to contain fire and smoke spread to allow for safe occupant evacuation and for firefighters to undertake search and rescue and extinguish the fire |
| MP3.7 | Farm buildings | Provide facilities for the safe evacuation of occupants and firefighting equipment that is compatible with our procedures and equipment and is capable of extinguishing the fire |