What are regulations on surfaces and spaces of fire access and parking lots for fire engines in Vietnam?
What are regulations on surfaces and spaces of fire access and parking lots for fire engines in Vietnam? Thank you!
Pursuant to Section 6.2.3 to Section 6.2.9 of the national technical regulations on fire safety for buldings and constructions issued together with the Circular 02/2021/TT-BXD stipulating surfaces and spaces of fire access and parking lots for fire engines in Vietnam as follows:
6.2.3. Parking lots for fire engines must guarantee that the horizontal distance from edges of the parking lots that are nearest to the buildings to the middle point of elevated entrances is no closer than 2 m and no further than 10 m.
6.2.4 Surfaces of parking lots for firefighting must be even. If situated on a tilted surface, slope must not exceed 1:15. Slope of driveways for fire engines must not exceed 1:8.3.
6.2.5. If length of dead end fire access or parking lots for fire engines is larger than 46 m, situate U-turn lots designed according to 6.4 at the end of the dead end sections.
6.2.6. Public roads can be used as parking lots for fire engines, if positioning of said roads conforming to regulations on distances to elevated entrances under 6.2.3.
6.2.7. Fire access and parking lots for fire engines must be clear at all time. Spaces between parking lots for fire engines and elevated entrances must not be obstructed by trees or other immovable objects.
6.2.8. Mark all corners of fire access and parking lots for fire engines other than public roads utilized as fire access or parking lots for fire engines. Marking must be implemented by reflective paints to ensure visibility at night and positioned at both sides of fire access or parking lots for fire engines no further than 5 m.
At the beginning and end sections of fire access or parking lots for fire engines, install warning signs with white background, red letters and height of each letter not less than 50 mm. Height from ground level to the lowest points of the signs must range from 1.0 m to 1.5 m. Signs must be visible at night and must not be more than 3 m away from fire access or parking lots for fire engines. All parts of fire access or parking lots for fire engines must not be more than 15 m away from the nearest signs.
6.2.9. Surfaces of fire access and parking lots for fire engines must be able to withstand vehicular weight of the fire engines according to design requirements and satisfactory to vehicle types of Police Departments of Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue where the constructions are built.
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