All Public or Industrial Buildings which satisfy at least one of the following conditions, are required to appoint a fire safety manager:

1. A public building that —

• has 9 storeys or more (including any basement);
• has an occupant load of 1,000 persons or more; or
• has a floor area of 5,000 square metres or more,
  

excluding any building specified in paragraph 3 of the Fire Safety (Fire Certificate — Designated Buildings) Notification 2020 (G.N. No. S [000] /2020).

2.  An industrial building that —

• has an occupant load of 1,000 persons or more; or
• has a floor area or site area of 5,000 square metres or more.     
  

3.  A foreign employee dormitory that —

• has an occupant load of 1,000 persons or more; or
• has a floor area or site area of 5,000 square metres or more.
  

4.  A hospital

All Public or Industrial Buildings which satisfy any of the following conditions are required to appoint a Senior Fire Safety Manager:

a. that has an occupant load of 5,000 persons or more and 

1. that is of 31 storeys or more (including any basement) in height;
2. that has a gross floor  area of 50,000 square metres or more; or
3. that has a basement storey with a floor area of 10,000 square meters or more; or
   

b. in respect of which fire safety works are carried out according to a plan using an alternative solution the Commissioner may reasonably determine to be complex.

To refer to Regulation 7 of Fire Safety (Fire Safety Managers) Regulations for the general duties of Fire Safety Manager. 

Fire Safety (Fire Safety Managers) Regulations - Singapore Statutes Online (agc.gov.sg)

• Diploma in Engineering (Building Services and Fire Safety) - Ngee Ann Polytechnic
• Certificate in Senior Fire Safety Manager - Civil Defence Academy
  

The CPD program has been instituted for FSMs to upgrade their knowledge and skills and to keep abreast with the new developments in the fire safety domain. 

The CPD program may be organised by the SCDF or other organisations in the form of refresher courses, workshops, seminars or dialogues and briefings. However, such activities must be accredited by the SCDF and allocated with points.

FSMs who have been certified by SCDF are required to participate in the Continual Professional Development (CPD) programme. Certified FSMs will be awarded the specified CPD points upon completion of any CPD programme. FSMs are to accumulate a minimum of 30 points within the 3 years cycle to remain as a Certified FSM. Senior FSM will require 40 CPD points to be recertified as Senior FSM.

Excess points accumulated within the 3 years cycle are not transferable to the next cycle.

The current CPD cycle is from 1 Jan 2023 to 31 Dec 2025.

To view CPD points, please visit the e-FSM portal at SCDF | Electronic Fire Safety Manager (eFSM) Portal

At the end of the 3-year fixed CPD cycle, FSMs will need to be re-certified through the attainment of at least 30 CPD points within the 3-year cycle to continue to practise as a FSM in the coming CPD cycle.

FSMs that did not meet the requirement of accumulating at least 30 CPD points within the 3-year cycle will be suspended and not be re-certified. In order to continue to practise as a FSM, suspended FSMs will need to undergo and pass a re-validation course. 

Senior FSM who could meet only 30 CPD points may be re-certified as FSM in the coming CPD cycle but not as Senior FSM. They will need to pass the Senior FSM examination to be re-certified as Senior FSM.

For further clarifications regarding the re-validation course, you may contact Ngee Ann CET Academy at enquirycet@np.edu.sg or contact 6463 0596

Course details:

Fire Safety Manager Revalidation Course (Classroom & Synchronous e-learning) (np.edu.sg)

Certificates must be collected by individual participants from the accredited training institute where they attended the course.

1. The security team shall handle fire alarm activation in pairs according to organisational procedures.

2. Upon hearing the fire alarm, security officers shall ascertain the location of the fire from the main fire alarm panel and use the fire lift to go to two storeys below the fire floor and proceed cautiously to the fire floor via staircase to verify the fire incident.

3. The Security officer shall then bring the fire lift down to the 1^st storey and await the arrival of the Singapore Civil Defence Force. He is to provide relevant details on location, type of fire and possible hazards within the building and especially the fire floor to SCDF upon arrival.

4. The Security officer shall not reactivate any of the passenger lifts that have been "homed" by the activation of the fire alarm until at such time that the incident has been investigated and mitigated.

5. If the location of the fire is indicated to be at the basement, the Security officer shall not proceed to fire floor. He shall check CCTV, if available, to verify the fire incident.

6. In the event of small fire, security personnel shall attempt to extinguish or control the fire without taking undue risk, before the arrival of the Singapore Civil Defence Force.

7. In the event of a fire that has gone out of control, the security officer shall not attempt to extinguish the fire. He shall proceed to make the appropriate announcements over the PA system and initiate the relevant evacuation procedures.

• Emergency Response Plan Guideline

Regulations

Download the following standard pre-recorded messages for broadcast when a fire alarm is activated in the building

• Alert (MP3, 201 KB)
• Evacuation (MP3, 245 KB)
• Emergency Standby (MP3, 236 KB)
• Safe to Stay (MP3, 201 KB)
• False Alarm (MP3, 167 KB)

Download the slides on topics presented during the FSM briefings below:

• Slides for FSM Briefing 2024
  

 

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