“boarding premises” and “foreign employee” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015;
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“convalescent home” means a building that is used or intended to be used for the reception and lodging of, and the provision of nursing or rehabilitative care for, persons —
(a)
who are suffering or convalescing from any sickness, injury, infirmity or incapacity; and
(b)
who are unable to care for their own needs and safety without assistance from other persons,
and includes a disability home and a nursing home;
“foreign employee dormitory” means boarding premises that provide accommodation to foreign employees, but does not include any premises specified in section 3(2) of the Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015;
“hospital” means —
(a)
a building that is used or intended to be used for the reception, lodging, treatment and care of persons who require medical treatment; or
(b)
a convalescent home;
“industrial building” means a building that is used wholly or mainly for —
(a)
the manufacture of goods or materials or the subjection of goods or materials to any process, including any research or development for any manufacturing trade or business;
(b)
the purposes of any water, gas, telecommunication, electricity or other industrial undertaking, including research and development for any such industrial undertaking;
(c)
the inspection, assessment and servicing of vehicles;
(d)
the housing of computer systems and associated components; or
(e)
the storage, warehousing or deposit of goods and materials;
“occupant load”, in relation to a building, means the number of persons who may safely occupy the building at any one time, determined in accordance with Chapter 1 of the Fire Code.
Part 2
PREMISES subject to SECTION 38 of act
1. A public building that —
(a)
has 9 storeys or more (including any basement);
(b)
has an occupant load of 1,000 persons or more; or
(c)
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 766/2020).
2. An industrial building that —
(a)
has an occupant load of 1,000 persons or more; or
(b)
has a floor area or site area of 5,000 square metres or more.
3. A foreign employee dormitory that —
(a)
has an occupant load of 1,000 persons or more; or
(b)
has a floor area or site area of 5,000 square metres or more.
4. A hospital.
5. A building in respect of which paragraph 2 of the Fire Safety (Temporary Buildings for Short Term Events — Exemption) Order 2023 (G.N. No. S 508/2023) applies.
