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This document discusses Singapore's fire safety management program. It outlines the national CERT (Company Emergency Response Team) standards, including requirements for CERT structure, training, and equipment based on premises tier classification. It also describes the CERT audit process that evaluates teams' competencies, documentation, and response to scenarios to ensure readiness and identify areas for improvement.

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FMT316

Fire Safety Management

Learning Outcomes

• At the end of this study topic, students will be


able to:
– Discuss the local legal requirements
– Explain the Tier level of various premises
– Appraise the premise’s CERT Tier level
Overview

• Introduction
– Legal Requirements

• National CERT Standard


– Structure of CERT
• SMC, SIC, RT Responsibilities
– CERT Training Requirements

• CERT Audit Requirements

Introduction

• Company Emergency Response Team (CERT)


– A group of selected personnel competently trained in preventing
any emergency from escalating into a major disaster
– Primary role is to mitigate & control an emergency situation of
affected premises during the initial stages
– Effective CERT response is a critical component of a ERP
Introduction

• Public and Industrial Building (PIB) meeting the following criteria are
required to set up their in-house CERT

• Public Building with


– 9 storeys or more (including basement), or;
– Gross floor area 5000sqm or more, or;
– Designed occupancy load 1000 persons or more, or;
– Licensed by MOH as a hospital

• Industrial Premise with


– Site area or GFA 5000sqm or more, or;
– Designed occupancy load 1000 persons or more

• Petroleum & Flammable Material (PFM) Premises with


– Stores more than 5 metric tons of PFM

National CERT Standards


National CERT Standard

• Structure of CERT

• Minimum composition of 6 personnel:


– 1 x Site Main Controller (SMC)
• A management representative
– 1 x Site Incident Controller (SIC)
• A operations representative
– 4 x Response Team (RT) members
• Trained in Rescue & Firefighting
• Trained in AED, CPR & First Aid
– Effective 01-Apr-2018

• Larger/Riskier Premises should consider


having a larger CERT

National CERT Standard

• In-house CERT to be:


– Activated in 1min
– On-scene in 5min
• On-scene in (1 + 4 min) or (1 + 5 min)…?
• How about large site that need more than 5min
Response Time…?
• How about long pipeline…?
– 50km/h (0.8km/min)
– [5 + (Distance/0.8)]min
National CERT Standard

• Structure of CERT

• 1 x Site Main Controller (SMC)


– Who are appropriate to be appointed as SMC…?

• 1 x Site Incident Controller (SIC)


– Who are appropriate to be appointed as SIC…?

• 4 x Response Team Members (ERT Members)


– Who are appropriate to be ERT Members…?

National CERT Standard

• Premise Tier Classification


– Tier 1 PFM > 5 MT
– Tier 1 High Risk Installations (HRI)
– Tier 2 PFM < 5 MT
– Tier 3 Public & Industrial Building (PIB) with FSM
• Baseline PPE & Equipping
• Baseline CERT Competency & Training
National CERT Standard

Premise Tier Classification

*Qty Exclude
Diesel & LPG

National CERT Standard


National CERT Standard

National CERT Standard

Central Enforcement Department

National CERT Standard

National CERT Standard


National CERT Standard

National CERT Standard

National CERT Standard


National CERT Standard

National CERT Standard

• Structure of CERT
– Site Main Controller (SMC)
National CERT Standard

• Structure of CERT
– Responsibilities of Site Main Controller (SMC)

National CERT Standard

• Structure of CERT
– Site Incident Controller (SIC)
National CERT Standard

• Structure of CERT
– Responsibilities of Site Incident Controller (SIC)

National CERT Standard


• Structure of CERT
– Response Team (RT) Members
National CERT Standard

• CERT Training Requirements

National CERT Standard

• The key activities to establish a CERT as follows:


– Determine premise tier-level
– Determine the competency level of the CERT personnel
• Establish the competency level of the CERT personnel
– Determine the equipping requirements
• Establish the equipping and procurement plan
– Establish the CERT structure of 6-man team
– Establish the appointment & roster of the SMC and SIC
– Establish the training & deployment of the CERT responders
– Establish the roster of the duty CERT personnel
CERT Audit
Requirements

CERT Audit Requirements


• The capabilities of the CERTs will be tested and evaluated periodically by SCDF
to ensure their competencies and readiness. The CERTs are assessed on:

• Documentation of records (40%):


– Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
– Training Records (preferred to be from WDA accredited ATO)
– Equipment maintenance records

• Response to simulated practical scenarios (60%):-


– Activation and Response of CERT
– Incident Size Up
– Conducting Mitigation Operations
– Support Activities
– Linking up with SCDF
– Ongoing Operations & Recovery

• The audits serve to identify areas of strengths, weaknesses and to propose


recommendations for improvements.
Summary
• National CERT Standard ensures that
– In-house CERT are competently trained and equipped
• Prevent escalation of any incidents

• CERT Audit Requirements ensure that


– In-house CERT Capability is current and relevant

Review

• At the end of this study topic, students will be


able to:
– Discuss the local legal requirements
– Explain the Tier level of various premises
– Appraise the premise’s CERT Tier level

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