Whether Installing Anti-Bird Netting in Town Council Building Facades Requires SCDF Approval and a Plan Submission by a Qualified Person

Question:

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: To ask the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether any request to install anti-bird netting in Town Council building facades is subject to SCDF approval, and that any request to SCDF must be accompanied with a plan submission by a Qualified Person; and (b) whether the Ministry has issued guidance on what materials for anti-bird netting are Fire Code-compliant.

Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs:

1. The installation of anti-bird netting on building facades does not require Singapore Civil Defence Force's (SCDF’s) approval nor a submission by a Qualified Person. However, the Fire Code does require the anti-bird netting to be made using materials of limited combustibility and its installation must not contravene Fire Code requirements. The prevailing industry standards for materials of limited combustibility are stated in the Fire Code.