DUBAI CIVIL DEFENCE APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR

CURTAINWALLS, PEREMETER WALLS, JOINTS,

ROOFING, CLADDING ETC.
EXISTING, COMPLETED AND UNDER
CONSTRUCTION BUILDINGS
DUBAI MUNCIPALITY INITIATES THE
REQUEST FOR
DCD APPROVAL

CONTRACTOR/ CONSULTANTS
APPROACHES DCD APPROVED
FIRE CONSULTANTS FOR THE
EVALUATION AND REPORT OF THE
SYSTEM

NEW PROJECTS

ALONG WITH DUBAI MUNCIPALITY

LETTER, CONSULTANT SHOULD
SUBMIT DUBAI CIVIL DEFENCE
APPROVED DRAWINGS,
HIGHLIGHTING THE LISTED
CLADDING/CURTAINWALL/
ROOFING SYSTEMS, NUMBERS
AND REFERNCE NUMBERS

FIRE CONSULTANTS PREPARE THE

REPORT BY COMPARING SYSTEM
TO THE LISTED SYSTEMS, TEST
REPORTS VARIFICATION AND/OR
SITE INSPECTIONS

PREVENTIVE SAFETY SECTION

IF THE SYSTEM IS
NOT ACCEPTABLE

DCD ENGINEERS
EVALUATION OF FIRE
CONSULTANTS REPORT

RED TAG (NON-COMPLAINCE) IS

LINKED TO THE BUILDING
(INFORMATION AT DCD CONTROL
ROOM, FOR OPERATION
DEPARTMENT)

ONLY LISTED SYSTEM

ASSEMBLIES SUCH AS UL, FM,
TESTED TO ASTM, EN, BS OR ANY
INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTABLE
TEST STANDARDS WILL BE
APPROVED
ALL CLADDING MATERIALS
SHOULD BE REGISTERED AND
APPROVED BY THE CIVIL
DEFENCE FOR THEIR FLAME
SPREADING INDEX/ BURNING
CHARACTERISTICS

IF THE SYSTEM IS
ACCEPTABLE

COMPANIES APPROVAL SECTION

DCD REPLY LETTER TO DUBAI

MUNCIPALITY, ACCEPTING THE
SYSTEM

DCD REPLY LETTER TO DUBAI

MUNCIPALITY, REJECTING
THE SYSTEMS

FIRE CONSULTANTS APPROVED TO PERFORM TECHNICAL EVALUATION AND REPORT

1. WAGNER FIRE SAFETY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
2. PROFIRE CONSUTLTANTS LIMITED
3. LOCKE CAREY CONSULTANTS
4. SCHIRMER SAFETY CONSULTANTS
5. BUTLER ENGINEERING