NATIONAL BUILDING CODE

OF THE PHILIPPINES (NBCP)

CHECKLIST

FIRE SAFETY

ARE THERE ADEQUATE FIRE EXITS AND EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLANS  YES
IN PLACE?  NO
IS THE BUILDING EQUIPPED WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, ALARMS, AND  YES
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS PER THE FIRE CODE?  NO
ARE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS STORED SAFELY AWAY FROM POTENTIAL  YES
IGNITION SOURCES?  NO
IS THERE A REGULAR INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR  YES
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL FIRES?  NO
ARE SMOKING RESTRICTIONS ENFORCED IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL  YES
PREMISES?  NO
ARE SMOKE DETECTORS INSTALLED IN KEY AREAS, SUCH AS CLASSROOMS,  YES
HALLWAYS, AND COMMON AREAS?  NO
ARE FIRE ALARMS REGULARLY TESTED AND MAINTAINED?  YES
 NO
IS THERE AN EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM IN PLACE?  YES
 NO
ARE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE  YES
SCHOOL?  NO
ARE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS INSPECTED AND SERVICED AS PER  YES
REGULATIONS? PLASTIC LIGHT DIFFUSERS WHICH ARE INSTALLED IN THE  NO
FIRST FLOOR AREA OF GROUP C OCCUPANCIES HAVING EGRESS DIRECTLY
TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING; AND PLASTIC LIGHT DIFFUSERS WHICH
ARE LOCATED BETWEEN AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC FIRE-EXTINGUISHING
SYSTEM AND THE AREA TO BE PROTECTED OTHER THAN PUBLIC
CORRIDORS
ARE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND OTHER FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS IN  YES
WORKING ORDER?  NO
ARE EMERGENCY EXIT ROUTES CLEARLY MARKED AND UNOBSTRUCTED?  YES
 NO
ARE THERE REGULAR FIRE DRILLS TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS AND STAFF  YES
ARE FAMILIAR WITH EVACUATION PROCEDURES?  NO
IS THERE A DESIGNATED ASSEMBLY POINT FOR EVACUEES?  YES
 NO
ARE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS AND APPLIANCES IN GOOD CONDITION?  YES
 NO
IS THERE AN OVERLOAD PROTECTION SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR ELECTRICAL  YES
CIRCUITS?  NO

ARE ELECTRICAL PANELS ACCESSIBLE AND PROPERLY LABELED?  YES
 NO
ARE FLAMMABLE MATERIALS STORED IN DESIGNATED AREAS WITH PROPER  YES
VENTILATION?  NO
ARE STORAGE AREAS FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMPLIANT WITH  YES
SAFETY REGULATIONS?  NO
IS THERE A WELL-MAINTAINED FIRST AID KIT IN EASILY ACCESSIBLE  YES
LOCATIONS? ARE EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION AND EVACUATION  NO
PROCEDURES POSTED IN PROMINENT AREAS?
HAVE STAFF AND STUDENTS RECEIVED TRAINING ON FIRE SAFETY  YES
PROCEDURES?  NO
ARE THERE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO RAISE AWARENESS  YES
ABOUT FIRE SAFETY?  NO
ARE FIRE HYDRANTS AND OTHER FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT EASILY  YES
ACCESSIBLE?  NO
ARE REGULAR FIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED BY QUALIFIED  YES
PROFESSIONALS?  NO

SPACE

IS THERE PROPER NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING IN EACH  YES

CLASSROOM?  NO
ARE VENTILATION SYSTEMS DESIGNED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE AIR  YES
CIRCULATION?  NO

ARE HALLWAYS AND CORRIDORS WIDE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE THE  YES

EXPECTED FLOW OF STUDENTS AND STAFF?  NO
ARE PATHWAYS FREE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS TO ALLOW FOR SAFE  YES
EVACUATION IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES?  NO
ARE COMMON AREAS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE ANTICIPATED  YES
NUMBER OF USERS COMFORTABLY? (CANTEENS, LIBRARIES, ETC.)  NO
ARE RESTROOMS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXPECTED NUMBER OF  YES
USERS?  NO
ARE THERE FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AS REQUIRED BY  YES
ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS?  NO
IS THE OUTDOOR SPACE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE RECREATIONAL  YES
ACTIVITIES SAFELY?  NO
ARE SPACES DESIGNED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH  YES
DISABILITIES, INCLUDING RAMPS AND ELEVATORS?  NO
ARE THERE DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES?  YES
 NO
ARE DESKS, CHAIRS, AND OTHER FURNITURE ARRANGED TO ALLOW FOR  YES
EASY MOVEMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY?  NO
ARE FIXTURES, SUCH AS LIGHTING AND HANDRAILS, SECURELY INSTALLED  YES
AND IN GOOD CONDITION?  NO
ARE THERE SAFETY FEATURES IN PLACE, SUCH AS NON-SLIP FLOORING AND  YES
HANDRAILS ON STAIRCASES?  NO
ARE EMERGENCY EXITS CLEARLY MARKED AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE?  YES
 NO

EMERGENCY EXIT PLANNING

ARE EMERGENCY EXIT ROUTES CLEARLY MARKED WITH ILLUMINATED  YES

EXIT SIGNS?  NO
ARE THERE CLEARLY DEFINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EVACUATION  YES
ROUTES?  NO
ARE EXIT DOORS EASY TO OPEN AND OPERATIONAL?  YES
 NO
ARE EXIT DOORS EQUIPPED WITH PANIC HARDWARE OR PUSH BARS FOR  YES
QUICK EGRESS?  NO
ARE HANDRAILS INSTALLED ALONG STAIRWAYS, AND ARE THEY SECURE?  YES
 NO
ARE EMERGENCY LIGHTS REGULARLY TESTED TO ENSURE FUNCTIONALITY  YES
DURING POWER OUTAGES?  NO
IS THERE A DESIGNATED ASSEMBLY POINT AT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE  YES
BUILDING?  NO
ARE ASSEMBLY POINTS CLEARLY COMMUNICATED TO STUDENTS AND  YES
STAFF?  NO
ARE EXIT ROUTES AND STAIRWAYS ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH  YES
DISABILITIES?  NO

ELECTRICAL SAFETY NAD PLUMBING SYSTEMS

IS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGNED BY A QUALIFIED ELECTRICAL  YES

ENGINEER?  NO
DOES THE DESIGN COMPLY WITH THE NSCP ELECTRICAL STANDARDS?  YES
 NO
IS THE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE SCHOOL'S ELECTRICAL LOAD?  YES
 NO
ARE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS IN GOOD CONDITION WITHOUT SIGNS OF  YES
DAMAGE?  NO
ARE CHILDPROOF OUTLETS USED IN AREAS WHERE YOUNG CHILDREN HAVE  YES
ACCESS?  NO
IS THERE AN EMERGENCY POWER SOURCE (GENERATOR) IN CASE OF POWER  YES
OUTAGES?  NO
ARE CRITICAL SYSTEMS, SUCH AS EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND ALARM  YES
SYSTEMS, CONNECTED TO THE EMERGENCY POWER SOURCE?  NO
IS THE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT WATER  YES
FOR ALL AREAS OF THE SCHOOL?  NO
ARE WATER SOURCES AND PIPES PROTECTED AGAINST CONTAMINATION?  YES
 NO
IS THERE A WATER STORAGE SYSTEM IN PLACE, AND IS IT ADEQUATELY  YES
MAINTAINED?  NO

ARE PLUMBING FIXTURES (SINKS, TOILETS, URINALS, ETC.) IN COMPLIANCE  YES

WITH NSCP STANDARDS?  NO
ARE FIXTURES PROPERLY INSTALLED AND SECURELY ANCHORED?  YES
 NO
IS THERE SUFFICIENT AND PROPER DRAINAGE FOR EACH FIXTURE?  YES
 NO
ARE PLUMBING VENT PIPES INSTALLED TO PREVENT THE BUILD-UP OF  YES
SEWER GASES?  NO
IS THE VENTILATION SYSTEM DESIGNED TO ENSURE PROPER AIR  YES
CIRCULATION IN THE PLUMBING SYSTEM?  NO
ARE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES INSTALLED WHERE REQUIRED TO  YES
PROTECT THE POTABLE WATER SUPPLY?  NO
ARE PLUMBING FIXTURES AND FACILITIES ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH  YES
DISABILITIES?  NO
ARE THERE PROPER SIGNAGE AND FACILITIES FOR ACCESSIBLE  YES
RESTROOMS?  NO
IS THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM DESIGNED TO HANDLE WASTEWATER FROM ALL  YES
AREAS OF THE SCHOOL?  NO

GENERAL REQUIREMENT

ARE ALL NECESSARY PERMITS AND APPROVALS OBTAINED FOR THE  YES
CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF THE SCHOOL SPACES?  NO
IS DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO SPACE COMPLIANCE, SUCH AS  YES
OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATES, MAINTAINED FOR REFERENCE?  NO
PREPARATORY SCHOOLS, IF THEY DO NOT EXCEED THREE (3) CLASSROOMS  YES
AND SHALL BE LOCATED NOT LESS THAN 500 METERS FROM NEAREST  NO
EXISTING SCHOOL OFFERING SIMILAR COURSE AND ARE EQUIPPED WITH
ADEQUATE PARKING OR AS PROVIDED IN THE LOCAL ZONING ORDINANCE.
BALLET, DANCE, AND VOICE STUDIOS PROVIDED THAT THE CLASSES OR  YES
INSTRUCTIONS ARE HELD IN SOUNDPROOFED AND AIRCONDITIONED  NO
BUILDINGS
PROCESSING, REFILLING, AND RETAILING OF BOTTLED DRINKING WATER  YES
PROVIDED THAT CLEARANCES FROM LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND  NO
CERTIFICATION OF ADEQUATE SUPPLY FROM THE WATER SUPPLY
CONCESSIONAIRE SHALL BE SECURED.
ONE (1) CAR SLOT FOR EVERY FIVE (5) CLASSROOMS; ONE (1) OFF-RROW (OR  YES
OFF-STREET) PASSENGER LOADING SPACE THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE TWO  NO
(2) QUEUED JEEPNEY/SHUTTLE SLOTS; AND ONE (1) SCHOOL BUS SLOT FOR
EVERY ONE HUNDRED (100) STUDENTS
FOR CHURCHES AND SIMILAR PLACES OF WORSHIP - ONE (1) CAR SLOT AND  YES
ONE (1) JEEPNEY/SHUTTLE SLOT FOR EVERY 50.00 SQ. METERS OF  NO
CONGREGATION AREA
SCHOOL ROOMS – 3.00 CU. METERS WITH 1.00 SQ. METER OF FLOOR AREA  YES
PER PERSON  NO
WORKSHOP, FACTORIES, AND OFFICES – 12.00 CU. METERS OF AIR SPACE PER  YES
PERSON  NO
ARE SECURITY MEASURES IN PLACE, SUCH AS SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS  YES
AND ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS?  NO
ENOUGH RESTROOM FACILITIES SHOULD BE PROVIDED, COMPLYING WITH  YES
THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF FIXTURES FOR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND  NO
VISITORS.
HANDWASHING FACILITIES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE NEAR RESTROOMS AND  YES
OTHER APPROPRIATE AREAS.  NO
DOORWAYS, CORRIDORS, AND CLASSROOMS SHOULD HAVE APPROPRIATE  YES
DIMENSIONS TO ACCOMMODATE WHEELCHAIR USERS.  NO