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Title: Fire guidance and regulations in State of Qatar
Post by: casperBGD on July 23, 2008, 11:24:06 AM

Hello,

does anyone of you has experience with guidance and regulations for building construction in State of Qatar.
Any information would be very helpfull.

regards,
Darko

Title: Fire guidance and regulations in State of Qatar
Post by: AnthonyB on July 23, 2008, 04:07:37 PM

A quick web search hasn't revealed much other than they enacted a new Building Code last year that picks bits from both UK & USA codes so expect a mish mash of BSEN & NFPA standards, etc

Title: Fire guidance and regulations in State of Qatar
Post by: AM on July 25, 2008, 04:16:58 PM

According to my Omani colleague, there is a Civil Defence Code which is more similar to the NFPA codes than the BS ones.

Title: Fire guidance and regulations in State of Qatar
Post by: wee brian on August 01, 2008, 03:10:20 PM

Theres a steady drift in the middle east away from BS to NFPA.

Title: Fire guidance and regulations in State of Qatar
Post by: Benzerari on August 04, 2008, 07:51:38 PM

Quote from: casperBGD

Hello,

does anyone of you has experience with guidance and regulations for building construction in State of Qatar.
Any information would be very helpfull.

regards,
Darko

As far as I know they follow BSEN more than NFPA in buildings, but in petroleum sides, that's an other issue every company apply its continents codes of practice. a bit of every thing which gives a sort of mosaic or  'tableau de picasso' sort of.