SDBA & UBBL

Which one statement is not true purpose Street, Drainage & Building Act (SDBA)

• An act to standardise and amend regulations related to streets, drains and buildings in a local council

• An act for local council to develop, improve and repair streets, drainage and buildings for the betterment of the district

• An act for local council to review, process and approve or reject development plan submissions by PSP and SP

• The act specify local council to manage landscaping ie trees, plants and grass within the district.

• An act related to street, drainage and building commonly use by all local councils in Malaysia

Which statements is true on the purpose and function of Uniform Building Bylaws (UBBL)?

• A bylaw use to standardise and manage building plan submissions for approval by PSP

• A bylaw to manage and expedite the building approval process, construction and occupation of buildings

• A bylaw which regulate the design aspects for architecture, structure, construction and firefighting for the safety and health of building occupants

• A bylaw to provide temporary building permits in connection to building operations

• A bylaw which regulate the external services serving the building ie roads, drains, sewer, electricity etc

What are the following are the determining factors in fire fighting requirements for any development?

• The purpose group of a building

• The height of building

• The total volume of the building

• The fire appliance accessway of the building

• The plinth area of the building

What is the criteria to determine the wet or dry riser systems?

• The requirements outlined in the purpose group of a building

• The total height of the building from fire appliance access

• The total height to the topmost usable floor of the building from fire appliance access

• The requirements listed in the tenth schedule for fire extinguishment system

What are the related factors stated in the UBBL to comply which relates to occupants' health?

• Room construction

• Room height, width or length

• Room area

• Room finishes

• Room daylighting ventilation

Which of the following statements is false?

• A fire fighting shaft is provided for fire fighters to access and fight fire

• Smoke lobby is provided at every floor of every escape staircase to prevent smoke built-up into the staircase

• The fire staircase flight width calculation design shall be based on the no of staircases available (minus one) and total no of occupants on the storey exit

• The fire staircases shall exit directly out to the fire appliance accessway

• Fire or escape staircases exit shall not discharge to other compartments within the buildings

Which of the fire appliance accessway requirements are true?

• The fire appliance access must have a minimum road width of 6m wide

• The min road gradient of fire appliance access is 1 : 12

• The allowable fire appliance access road max length without a turning facilities is 46m

• Overhead min clearance along the fire appliance accessway shall by 4m

• Fire control room shall be located close and easily accessible from the entrance

The 5 principles of fire fighting are prevention, detection and communication, occupant protection, containment and extinguishment. Which of these are considered passive fire fighting?

• Prevention

• Detection and communication

• Occupant protection

• Containment

• Extinguishment

What are the relevant bylaws related to staircases which is true?

• There are requirements for riser max height of 180mm and tread min depth 275mm

• Maximum no of risers allowed per flight is 14

• Railing height of staircase shall be 850mm to 900mm high

• Minimum width of staircase allowed is 750mm

• the staircase landing depth shall be equal or less than the width of the stair flight