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