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Civil Defence fire precautions on a construction site Fire and life safety walk against the UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice: firefighting provision, hot work, flammable storage, escape and drills.
85 checkpoints · Monthly, plus before any hot work campaign · Civil Defence · Updated 8 September 2026
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Flammables, gas and ignition sources LPG and oxygen cylinders stored upright, secured, in ventilated cages and segregated by at least 3 m or a fire wall UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice (2018), Chapter 12 – Construction & Demolition Action / comment: ______________________________________________
Flashback arrestors and non-return valves fitted at both regulator and torch UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice (2018), Chapter 12 – Construction & Demolition Action / comment: ______________________________________________
Flammable liquids in a bunded, ventilated store away from escape routes, with no-smoking signage UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice (2018), Chapter 12 – Construction & Demolition Action / comment: ______________________________________________
Designated smoking areas only, with extinguishers and metal receptacles UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice (2018), Chapter 12 – Construction & Demolition Action / comment: ______________________________________________
Temporary heating, generators and refuelling controlled; no refuelling of running plant UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice (2018), Chapter 12 – Construction & Demolition Action / comment: ______________________________________________
Waste and combustible packaging removed daily, not stockpiled in stairwells or shafts UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice (2018), Chapter 12 – Construction & Demolition Action / comment: ______________________________________________
Escape and emergency response At least two protected means of escape maintained as the structure rises; stairs installed with the frame UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice (2018), Chapter 12 – Construction & Demolition Action / comment: ______________________________________________
Escape routes, stairs and exits clear, lit by emergency lighting and signed in Arabic and English UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice (2018), Chapter 12 – Construction & Demolition Action / comment: ______________________________________________
Fire access road kept clear for Civil Defence appliances, including the hydrant approach UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice (2018), Chapter 12 – Construction & Demolition Action / comment: ______________________________________________
Evacuation drill held within the required interval, timed and recorded with lessons closed out UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice (2018), Chapter 12 – Construction & Demolition Action / comment: ______________________________________________
Assembly point signed and a roll call procedure that accounts for visitors and subcontractors UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice (2018), Chapter 12 – Construction & Demolition Action / comment: ______________________________________________
Fire wardens appointed per floor / area and identifiable UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice (2018), Chapter 12 – Construction & Demolition Action / comment: ______________________________________________
Fire safety management and documentation Temporary fire systems during construction Compartmentation and passive fire protection Storage and stacking fire risk Site electrical fire risk Fire drill, training and communication Liaison with Civil Defence and inspections Confined and enclosed space fire risk Handover and occupied-building interface Fire safety during façade and MEP works Fire safety equipment inventory and maintenance Aligned with the publications named above — not certified by any authority. Always check the current version of the authority publication for your Emirate and free zone.
