YOUR COMPANY NAME

FIRE LOAD, OCCUPANT LOAD & EXTINGUISHER DEMAND CALCULATION

MANUFACTURING BLOCK 1
FIRST FLOOR MEDIUM HAZARD
FIRE LOAD CALCULATION
Floor Area Estimated Mass Fire Load Density
Material Calorific values (Kcal/Kg)
(m2) (Kg) (Kcal/m2)
476.25 n-Hexane 5148.3 10687 115525
476.25 Paper 20 3224 135
476.25 Plastic Cables 500 9790 10278
Total Fire Load (Kcal/m2) 125939
Note: n-Hexane considered because it has the higher calorific value of all the solvents

OCCUPANT LOAD (CLAUSE 4.3 of NATIONAL BUILDING CODE)

Group of Occupancy Group E & G -Business & Industrial buildings

Occupant Load (Floor area in m2/Person) 10 Occupant Load 48 No's

RECOMMENDED SCALE OF EXTINGUISHERS TO BE INSTALLED AS PER IS 2190

Class & Type of Occupancy Group G - Industrial buildings Class of Fire Class B

Nature of Occupancy MH

Workshops, painting shops, large kitchens, industrial canteens, generator rooms, heat treatment shops, tread
Example
rubber manufacturing units, petrol bunks, tubes and Haps units, etc

Two 9 litre foam extinguisher, mechanical type, or 5/6 kg dry powder extinguisher ( or one of each type) for every
Extingusihers to
200 m2 area with minimum of four extinguisher per compartment. Extinguisher should be available within 15 m
be provided
radius.

EXTINGUISHERS DETAILS

Mobile
Agent
Mech

Clean
Foam

Foam
TYPE

CO2
DCP

ABC

WFM
QUANTITY 4 5 6 9 10 75 150 2 4.5 6.8 9 50 135 5 10 150 2 200
50
REQUIRED 5

PROVIDED 2 1 1 4

RECOMMENDATIONS

One Mechanical Foam 9 liters or 5/6 Kg DCP extinguisher to be provided

Name Signature with Date

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Reviewed by

Approved by

Rev: 00 Safety Department

 YOUR COMPANY NAME
FIRE LOAD, OCCUPANT LOAD & EXTINGUISHER DEMAND CALCULATION
MANUFACTURING BLOCK 1
FIRST FLOOR HIGH HAZARD
FIRE LOAD CALCULATION
Floor Area Estimated Mass Fire Load Density
Material Calorific values (Kcal/Kg)
(m2) (Kg) (Kcal/m2)
476.25 n-Hexane 5148.3 10687 115525
476.25 Paper 20 3224 135
476.25 Plastic Cables 500 9790 10278
Total Fire Load (Kcal/m2) 125939
Note: n-Hexane considered because it has the higher calorific value of all the solvents

OCCUPANT LOAD (CLAUSE 4.3 of NATIONAL BUILDING CODE)

Group of Occupancy Group E & G -Business & Industrial buildings

Occupant Load (Floor area in m2/Person) 10 Occupant Load 48 No's

RECOMMENDED SCALE OF EXTINGUISHERS TO BE INSTALLED AS PER IS 2190

Class & Type of Occupancy Group G - Industrial buildings Class of Fire Class B

Nature of Occupancy HH

Example Petroleum processing units, chemical plants, industrial alcohol plants, effluent treatment plants, etc

Provision as per MH, and in addition to one 50 litre mechanical foam type extinguisher or 25 kg BC fire extinguisher
Extingusihers to
for every 100 m2 or part thereof one 135 litre foam mechanical extinguisher for every 300 m2 of floor area or part
be provided
thereof.

EXTINGUISHERS DETAILS

Mobile
Agent
Mech

Clean
Foam

Foam
TYPE

CO2
DCP

ABC

WFM
QUANTITY 4 5 6 9 10 75 150 2 4.5 6.8 9 50 135 5 10 150 2 200
50
REQUIRED 5

PROVIDED 2 1 1 4

RECOMMENDATIONS

3 No's of 25 Kg DCP Extinguisher or 3 No's of 50 Liters mechanical foam extinguisher to be provided

Name Signature with Date

Prepared by

Reviewed by

Approved by

Rev: 00 Safety Department