LawNet would like to give Customers and Members the list of 18 facilities at risk of fire or explosion that people need to know in order to ensure safety requirements according to the Decree No. 136/2020/NĐ-CP .
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Specifically, the Appendix II attached to the Decree No. 136/2020/NĐ-CP regulates the list of 18 facilities at risk of fire or explosion, which must ensure the safety conditions for fire prevention and fighting:
(1) Premises of regulatory bodies at all levels with at least 10 stories or total volume of all work buildings of at least 25.000 m3.
(2) Apartment buildings, tenement houses and dormitories with at least 7 stories or total volume of at least 10.000 m3; mixed-use buildings with at least 5 stories or total volume of at least 5.000 m3.
(3) Junior kindergartens and senior kindergartens with at least 350 students or total volume of all educational buildings of at least 5.000 m3; primary schools, lower secondary schools; upper secondary schools and multi-level secondary schools with total volume of all educational buildings of at least 5.000 m3; colleges, universities, academies, post-secondary schools, vocational schools and continuing education institutions with at least 7 stories or total volume of all educational buildings of at least 10.000 m3; other educational institutions established under the Education Law with total volume of at least 5.000m3.
(4) Hospitals with at least 250 beds; polyclinics, clinics, sanitariums, physical rehabilitation facilities, orthopedic facilities, nursing homes, epidemic prevention and control facilities, medical centers and other healthcare facilities established under the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment with at least 5 stories or total volume of at least 5.000 m3.
(5) Theaters, cinemas and circuses with at least 600 seats; convention centers with at least 5 stories or total volume of all convention buildings of at least 10.000 m3; cultural centers, karaoke facilities, night clubs; bars, clubs, beauty clinics, massage shops, theme parks, zoos and aquariums with volume of at least 5.000 m3.
(6) Classes 1 and 2 markets; shopping malls; supermarkets; department stores; convenience stores; restaurants and eateries with total business space of at least 500 m2 or volume of at least 5.000 m3.
(7) Hotels, guesthouses; rented houses and other types of lodgings established under the Law on Tourism with at least 7 stories or total volume of all lodgings of at least 10.000 m3.
(8) Workplaces of enterprises and socio - political organizations with at least 7 stories or total volume of all work buildings of at least 10.000 m3.
(9) Museums, libraries; exhibits; storage facilities, bookstores and fair facilities with volume of at least 10.000 m3.
(10) Post offices and broadcasting and telecommunications facilities with at least 5 stories or volume of the main building of at least 10.000 m3; information equipment housing units and data storage and management centers with volume of at least 5.000 m3.
(11) Stadiums with at least 40.000 seats; arenas with at least 500 seats; sports centers; racing tracks and shooting ranges with total volume of all sport buildings of at least 10.000 m3 or at least 5.000 seats; other sports facilities established under the Law on Physical Training and Sports with volume of at least 5.000 m3.
(12) Airports, air traffic control towers; wharves of seaports; dry ports; classes I and II inland ports; classes 1 and 2 coach stations; class 1 rest stops; rail stations; and aerial passenger tramway terminals with volume of at least 5.000 m3; subway facilities; motor vehicle registration facilities; and automobile, motorcycle and moped trading and maintenance facilities with business space of at least 500 m2 or volume of at least 5.000 m3.
(13) Garages capable of accommodating at least 10 automobiles.
(14) Nuclear facilities; facilities producing, trading, preserving and using industrial explosives and explosive precursors; industrial explosive and explosive precursor storage; industrial explosive and explosive precursor import and export ports; weapon and combat gear storage.
(15) Facilities for extracting, processing, producing, transporting, trading and preserving petroleum, petroleum products and gas on land; petroleum and petroleum product terminals, gas terminals; petroleum, petroleum product and gas import and export ports; filling stations, flammable liquid stations; and gas stations with total gas storage of at least 200 kg.
(16) Industrial facilities with grade A or B risk of fire and explosion and total volume of all buildings housing the main production lines of at least 5.000 m3; grade C risk of fire and explosion and total volume of all buildings housing the main production lines of at least 10.000 m3; grade D or E risk of fire and explosion and total volume of all buildings housing the main production lines of at least 15.000 m3.
(17) Power plants; electrical substations with voltage of at least 110 kV.
(18) Tunnels with production, storage and use of flammable materials and explosives and total volume of at least 5.000 m3; storage of flammable goods or non-flammable goods contained in flammable packaging with total volume of at least 5.000 m3.
Above are 18 facilities at risk of fire or explosion that people need to know from January 10, 2021. Therefore, these mentioned facilities must ensure the safety conditions for fire prevention and fighting as follows:
- Regulations, prohibition signs, signage, plans or instruction signs concerning fire prevention, fighting and escape are provided in accordance with fire prevention and fighting regulations and standards or regulations of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam;
- There are internal and specialized firefighting forces suitable for the facility’s characteristics and having received training in fire prevention and fighting operation, and on-site combat-ready firefighters according to regulations;
- There is a firefighting plan approved by the competent authority.
- Power system, lightning protection system, antistatic system, electrical equipment, spark-generating equipment, heat-generating equipment, and the use of fire sources and heat sources must ensure fire safety in accordance with regulations and standards on fire prevention and fighting or regulations of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam;
- There are sufficient and quality traffic system, water supply system and communication system supporting fire fighting, system for management of database on fire prevention and fighting, incident notification system, fire alarm system, firefighting system, fire blocking system, smoke blocking system, fire escape system, other fire prevention and fighting equipment, and rescue equipment in accordance with regulations and standards on fire prevention and fighting or regulations of the Ministry of Public Security;
- The fire safety and firefighting authority (hereinafter referred to as “firefighting authority”) has issued a certificate of design appraisal and design appraisal document (if any) and written approval of fire safety commissioning results for projects and works included in the list in Appendix V enclosed therewith.
Ty Na
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- Decree No. 136/2020/NĐ-CP
