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Title: Standard for Installation of Fire Safety Equipments Based on Use and Occupancy
Am Date: 2018-10-17
Legislative History: Articles 9, 12, 14, 16, 17~19, 31, 34, 37, 159, 238, as amended; 22-1, 145-1, as added; promulgated under Order Tai-Nei-Hsiao-Tzu No. 1070822946 on October 17, 2018, effective from the same day.

Transaction

Amended

Article 22-1
119 fire notification device shall be equipped in the following places:
1. Hospitals, sanitarium, Veterans home, long-term care institutions (limited to Institutional services ,Community-based services which building usage classification is not belong to H-2 of day care, group homes and small-size multi-function services), Senior Citizens’ Welfare Institutions (limited to long-term care, nursing, caring for dementia senior citizens of long-term care institutions, Domiciliary care institutions) , welfare institutions for the handicapped (limited to vegetable, dementia, bedridden or patient with degraded physical and mental function) and nursing home institutions(limited to nursing homes, psychiatric nursing homes and postpartum nursing care institutions) used for the purposes listed in 12.1 (6).
2. Other facilities for public use  declared by the central regulating authority.

Article 145-1
119 fire notification device shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Shall be located in watchroom or other usually populated places. Where a disaster prevention center is set up, the switchboard shall be located in the center.
2. Should have manual and automatic actuating function.
3. When setting up the remote starting device, there should be a device that can talk to the place where the 119 fire notification device is set up.remote starting device:
4. The operation switch of the manual actuating device shall be equipped with a height from the ground not less than 0.8m and not more than1.5m.
5. Near the device, the transmitter and receiver should be set up and clearly distinguished from other intercom calls.
6. Should avoid tilting device, and effective shockproof measures shall be taken.
Article 9
Fire alarm equipments include the following:
1. Automatic fire alarm equipments.
2. Manual alarm equipments.
3. Emergency broadcasting equipments
4. Automatic alarm equipments for gas leakage.
5. 119 fire notification device

Article 12
Places are classified into the following categories pursuant to use and occupancy:
1. Class A
(1) Movie screening venues (theaters, cinemas), music halls, ballrooms, night clubs, clubs, beauty parlors (tourist parlors and audio-video parlors, etc), massage parlors, video viewing halls (MTV, etc), audio-visual sing-along halls (KTV, etc), bars, pubs, and liquor stores (clubs).
(2) Bowling alleys, billiard halls, assembly halls, fitness and recreation centers (including facilities offering Shiatsu massage services, sauna rooms, and other weight-loss and body toning facilities), indoor pitch and putt golf course, game-playing ground, electronic game centers, and information recreation grounds.
(3) Tourist hotels, hostels, inns, and rest houses (limited to lodging houses only).
(4) Commercial establishments, markets, department stores, supermarkets, retail markets, and exhibit halls.
(5) Restaurants, food and beverage stores, coffee shops, and tea houses.
(6) Hospitals, sanitarium, veterans home, long-term care institutions (limited to Institutional services ,Community-based services which building usage classification is not belong to H-2 of day care, group homes and small-size multi-function services), Senior Citizens’ Welfare Institutions (limited to long-term care, nursing, caring for dementia senior citizens of long-term care institutions, Domiciliary care institutions), children and youth welfare institutes(limited to infant nursery centers, early intervention institutions, settlement and education institutions which shelter infants under 2 years of age), nursing home institutions(limited to nursing homes, psychiatric nursing homes and postpartum nursing care institutions), postpartum nursing care centers, welfare institutions for the handicapped (limited to board and lodging, daycare, temporary, and short-term care facilities), vocational training institutions for the handicapped (limited to board and lodging establishments and facilities employing special equipment), and special schools for the blind, the deaf, and the mentally handicapped.
(7) Sauna houses and public bathhouses.
2. Class B
(1) Bus stations, airport buildings, harbor waiting rooms
(2) Future commodities agencies, stock exchange centers, and financial institutions
(3) Schools classrooms, after school care centers, supplementary learning centers, training facilities, study halls, and settlement and education institutions, and vocational training institutions for the handicapped other than those set forth in Item (6) of the preceding Subparagraph.
(4) Libraries, museums, galleries, exhibit halls, libraries of historical relics, memorial halls, and similar establishments.
(5) Temples, ancestral halls, churches, columbaria buildings, and other similar establishments.
(6) Offices, shooting ranges, clinics, long-term care institutions (limited to Institutional services ,Community-based services which building usage classification is belong to H-2 of day care, group homes and small-size multi-function services),day care institutions for psychiatric rehabilitation, psychological guidance institutions for children and youth or home counseling institutions, employment service institutions for the handicapped, recreation centers for the elderly, service institutions for the Senior Citizens’ Welfare Institutions for the handicapped other than those set forth in Item (6) of the preceding Subparagraph.
(7) Collective residential buildings, boarding houses and residential institutions for psychiatric rehabilitation.
(8) Gymnasiums and activity centers
(9) Indoor skating rinks and indoor swimming pools
(10) Movie studios and TV signal relay facilities
(11) Warehouses and furniture display and sales centers
(12) preschools.
3. Class C
(1) Telecommunication machine room.
(2) Garage and maintenance centers, aircraft repair shops, and hangars.
(3) Indoor parking centers and legitimate parking areas of building structures.
4. Class D
(1) High risk workplaces
(2) Moderate risk workplaces
(3) Low risk workplaces
5. Class E
(1) Multi-purpose buildings that cater to functions prescribed in Subparagraph 1 of this Article.
(2) Multi-purpose buildings that cater to functions other than those prescribed in Subparagraph 2 to the preceding Subparagraph.
(3) Underground building
6. Other facilities declared by the central regulating authority.

Article 14
Fire extinguisher shall be equipped in the following places:
1. Class A places, underground building, preschools.
2. Class B, C, and D places with the total floor area not less than 150m2
3. Various places located in underground floors or overground floors without openings, and the total floor area not less than 50m2.
4. Various places where projection room, transformer, switchboard or other similar electric equipments are installed.
5. Various places where there are boiler room, kitchen and other equipments using fire in large amount.

Article 16
Outdoor hydrant shall be equipped in the following places:
1. High risk working place which floor area of ??the first floor and the second floor of the building and storage area is more than 3,000 square meters.
2. Moderate risk working place which floor area of ??the first floor and the second floor of the building and storage area is more than 5,000m2.
3. Low risk working place which floor area of ??the first floor and the second floor of the building and storage area is more than 10,000m2.
4. Where there are three risk levels and the area of each risk level doesn’t reach the standard in the former three clauses, but the sum of the actual area of each risk level divided by the standard area is greater than 1.
5. The horizontal distance between the outer walls of the buildings that are located in a same building base and made of wood or other flammable materials and the central line is less than 3m for the first floor and 5 m for the second floor, and the floor area of all 1st and 2nd floors is more than 3000m2.
In the above-mentioned places where outdoor hydrant shall be equipped, if equipments like automatic sprinkler, water fog, foam, carbon dioxide, dry powder, etc have been installed under this Standard, it is allowable that outdoor hydrant is not installed in the effective range of the foresaid equipments.

Article 17
Automatic sprinkler system shall be installed in the following places or storeys:
1. Buildings less than 10 storeys: used for the purposes listed in 12.1 (1), the floor area of each storey is more than 300m2; used for the purposes listed in 12.1 but other than 12.1(1) and in 12.2 (1), the floor area of each storey is more than 1500m2.
2. Buildings more than 10 storeys: the floor area of each storey is more than 100m2.
3. Underground storey or no-opening storey: used for the purposes listed in 12.1, the floor area is more than 1000m2.
4. Buildings more than 10 storeys used for the purposes listed in 12.1 or 12.5 (1).
5. Storeys in buildings used for the purposed listed in 12.5 (1), where the total floor area of Class A places reaches 3000m2 or more.
6. Overhead warehouses in places used for the purposes listed in 12.2 (11) where the storey height is more than 10m and the floor area is more than 700 m2.
7. Underground buildings with the total floor area more than 1,000m2.
8. High-rise buildings
9. Veterans home, long-term care institutions (limited to Institutional services ,Community-based services which building usage classification is not belong to H-2 of day care, group homes and small-size multi-function services), Senior Citizens’ Welfare Institutions (limited to long-term care, nursing, caring for dementia senior citizens of long-term care institutions, Domiciliary care institutions), welfare institutions for the handicapped (limited to vegetable, dementia, bedridden or patient with degraded physical and mental function) and nursing home institutions(limited to nursing homes, psychiatric nursing homes and postpartum nursing care institutions) used for the purposes listed in 12.1 (6).
In the above-mentioned places where automatic sprinkler system shall be equipped, if equipments like water fog, foam, carbon dioxide, dry powder, etc have been installed under this Standard, it is allowable that automatic sprinkler system is not installed in the effective range of the foresaid equipments.
The place listed in 17.1(9) with the total floor area not less than 1000m2, it is allowable to install sprinkler system connected to the water supply , fire extinguishing equipments as higher level effect or adopt measures declared by the central regulating authority. Standard for Installation of Sprinkler System Connected to The Water Supply will be prescribed by the central fire agency.

Article 18
Water fog, foam, dry powder, or carbon dioxide fire extinguishing equipment shall be selectively installed in the places as shown in the table below. Where the area of openings (usually opened) on outer wall accounts for over 15% of that very floor area, the foresaid fire extinguishing equipments shall employ movable mounting.
┌──┬───────────┬───┬──┬────┬───┐
│Item│Place                 │Water │Foam│Carbon  │Dry   │
│    │                      │fog   │    │dioxide │powder│
├──┼───────────┼───┼──┼────┼───┤
│1   │Helipad on housetop   │      │○  │        │○    │
├──┼───────────┼───┼──┼────┼───┤
│2   │Airplane back shop or │      │○  │        │○    │
│    │hangar where the floor│      │    │        │      │
│    │area is not less than │      │    │        │      │
│    │200 m2.               │      │    │        │      │
├──┼───────────┼───┼──┼────┼───┤
│3   │Garage or indoor      │○    │○  │○      │○    │
│    │parking area: on the  │      │    │        │      │
│    │first floor, the floor│      │    │        │      │
│    │area is not less than │      │    │        │      │
│    │500 m2; on underground│      │    │        │      │
│    │floor or the second   │      │    │        │      │
│    │floor or above, the   │      │    │        │      │
│    │floor area is not less│      │    │        │      │
│    │than 200 m2; on       │      │    │        │      │
│    │housetop, the floor   │      │    │        │      │
│    │area is not less than │      │    │        │      │
│    │300 m2.               │      │    │        │      │
├──┼───────────┼───┼──┼────┼───┤
│4   │Over-and-under        │○    │○  │○      │○    │
│    │mechanic parking area │      │    │        │      │
│    │that can accommodate  │      │    │        │      │
│    │not less than 10 cars │      │    │        │      │
├──┼───────────┼───┼──┼────┼───┤
│5   │Generator room,       │○    │    │○      │○    │
│    │transformer room, and │      │    │        │      │
│    │places containing     │      │    │        │      │
│    │other similar electric│      │    │        │      │
│    │equipments with a     │      │    │        │      │
│    │floor area not less   │      │    │        │      │
│    │than 200 m2.          │      │    │        │      │
├──┼───────────┼───┼──┼────┼───┤
│6   │Boiler room, kitchen  │      │    │○      │○    │
│    │and other places where│      │    │        │      │
│    │fire is used in large │      │    │        │      │
│    │amount, with a floor  │      │    │        │      │
│    │area not less than 200│      │    │        │      │
│    │m2.                   │      │    │        │      │
├──┼───────────┼───┼──┼────┼───┤
│7   │Telecommunication     │      │    │○      │○    │
│    │machine room, computer│      │    │        │      │
│    │room, or telephone    │      │    │        │      │
│    │exchanger room or     │      │    │        │      │
│    │other similar places  │      │    │        │      │
│    │with a floor area on  │      │    │        │      │
│    │less than 200 m2.     │      │    │        │      │
├──┼───────────┼───┼──┼────┼───┤
│8   │Engine laboratory,    │○    │○  │○      │○    │
│    │petrol laboratory,    │      │    │        │      │
│    │printing house, and   │      │    │        │      │
│    │other similar         │      │    │        │      │
│    │dangerous working     │      │    │        │      │
│    │places with a floor   │      │    │        │      │
│    │area not less than 200│      │    │        │      │
│    │m2.                   │      │    │        │      │
├──┴───────────┴───┴──┴────┴───┤
│Note:                                                       │
│1. A place where fire is used in large amount means where   │
│   the maximum total consumption heat amounts to 30 million │
│   kcal/h.                                                  │
│2. Where automatic sprinkler system is installed in a       │
│   kitchen and the oil smoke-discharging pipe and fume hood │
│   are equipped with simple automatic fire extinguishing    │
│   equipments, this table may not apply.                    │
│3. Where the cars are parked in a row in a parking area and │
│   they can run out the door at the same time, this table   │
│   may not apply.                                           │
│4. Pre-action automatic sprinkler system shall be used in   │
│   the places listed in Item 7 of the table.                │
│5. The carbon dioxide extinguisher cannot be applied to the │
│   central control room at where uncertain or certain       │
│   persons stay at during a normal day.                     │
└──────────────────────────────┘
Restaurant where the floor area is more than 300 m2 or Veterans home, long-term care institutions (limited to Institutional services ,Community-based services which building usage classification is not belong to H-2 of day care, group homes and small-size multi-function services), Senior Citizens’ Welfare Institutions (limited to long-term care, nursing, caring for dementia senior citizens of long-term care institutions, Domiciliary care institutions), welfare institutions for the handicapped (limited to vegetable, dementia, bedridden or patient with degraded physical and mental function) and nursing home institutions(limited to nursing homes, psychiatric nursing homes and postpartum nursing care institutions) used for the purposes listed in 12.1 (6),where the total floor area is more than 500 m2, oil smoke-discharging pipe and fume hood of its kitchen should equip with simple automatic fire extinguishing equipments. However for those kitchens equip with fire extinguishing equipments as regulated by above Item may choose not to equip with simple automatic fire extinguishing equipments.

Article 19
Automatic fire alarm equipments shall be equipped in the following places:
1. Buildings with not more than 5 storeys: used for the purposes listed in 12.1 and 12.2(12), the floor area of each storey is not less than 300m2; used for the purposes listed in 12.2~4 (except 12.2(12)), the floor area of each storey is not less than 500m2.
2. Buildings with more than 5 but less than 11 storeys where the floor area of each storey is not less than 150m2.
3. Buildings with more than 10 storeys.
4. Underground storey or no-opening storey: used for the purposes listed in 12.1(1) and (5) and 12.5, the floor area is not less than 100m2; used for the purposes listed in 12.1 but other than 12.1(1) and in 12.2~4, the floor area of each storey is not less than 300m2.
5. Buildings used for the purposed listed in 12.5 (1), where the total floor area reaches 500 m2 or more, among which the area of Class A places accounts for 300m2.
6. Buildings used for the purposes listed in 12.1 and 12.5 (3), where the total floor area reaches 300 m2 or more.
7. Veterans home, long-term care institutions (limited to Institutional services ,Community-based services which building usage classification is not belong to H-2 of day care, group homes and small-size multi-function services), Senior Citizens’ Welfare Institutions (limited to long-term care, nursing, caring for dementia senior citizens of long-term care institutions, Domiciliary care institutions), welfare institutions for the handicapped (limited to vegetable, dementia, bedridden or patient with degraded physical and mental function) and nursing home institutions(limited to nursing homes, psychiatric nursing homes and postpartum nursing care institutions) used for the purposes listed in 12.1 (6).
In the above-mentioned places where automatic fire alarm equipments shall be equipped (except Class A places, underground buildings, high-rise buildings and places where smoke detector shall be equipped), if automatic sprinkler, water fog or foam fire extinguishing equipments (enclosed nozzle with labeled temperature lower than 75℃ and action time within 60s only) have been installed pursuant to this Standard, then it is allowable that automatic fire alarm equipment is not installed in the effective range of the foresaid equipments.

Article 31
Fire extinguisher shall comply with the following requirements:
1. Fire extinguisher shall be equipped according to the potential fire characteristics of the place, and the minimum fire extinguishing efficiency shall be calculated following the provisions below:
(1) In places listed in 12.1 and 12.5, there shall be a unit fire extinguishing efficiency for every 100m2 of the floor area (including the last proportion less than 100m2) on each floor.
(2) In places listed in 12.2~4, there shall be a unit fire extinguishing efficiency for every 200m2 of the floor area (including the last proportion less than 200 m2) on each floor.
(3) In boiler room, kitchen and other places where fire is used in large amounts, there shall be a unit fire extinguishing efficiency for every 25m2 of the floor area (including the last proportion less than 25 m2) on each floor.
2. There shall be a unit fire extinguishing efficiency for every 100 m2 of the floor area in movie projection room and other places where electric equipments are used.
3. On a storey where there is a fire extinguisher, the travel distance from any point of the living rooms on the floor to the fire extinguisher shall be not more than 20m.
4. Fire extinguishing equipments shall be located in obvious places convenient for fetching, and a 24cmX8cm or larger indicating plate marked with “Fire Extinguisher” in white text on red background shall be set up nearby.
5. For a fire extinguisher hanging on the wall or placed inside a fire extinguisher box, if the weight of the extinguisher is 18kg or more, the distance from the upper end to the floor shall be not more than 1m; if the weight is less than 18kg, the distance shall be not more than 1.5m.

Article 34
Except that the places listed in 12.2 (11) or 12.4 shall be equipped with Type I hydrants, other places shall be quipped with Type I or II hydrants pursuant to the following provisions:
1. Type I hydrant shall be equipped according to the following provisions:
(1) The horizontal distance from any point on each floor to the hydrant shall be less than 25m.
(2) In any storey, when all the hydrants are used simultaneously, the aimer discharging pressure of each hydrant shall be more than 1.7kgf/cm2 or 0.17Mpa and the water output more than 130kg/min. But where there are more than two hydrants totally, it shall be supposed two are used simultaneously for calculation.
(3) One hydrant with a caliber of 38mm or 50mm, two pieces of 15m-long water hoses with a caliber of 38mm or 50mm and equipped with quick connectors, a set of hose frame and a line water fog two-purpose aimer with a caliber over 13mm shall be equipped in a hydrant box. But where the horizontal distance from the hydrant connector to any point of the building is less than 15m, two pieces 10m-long water horses may be equipped.
2. Type II hydrant shall be equipped according to the following provisions:
(1) The horizontal distance from any point on each floor to the hydrant shall be less than 25m.
(2) In any storey, when all the hydrants are used simultaneously, the aimer discharging pressure of each fire hydrant shall be more than 1.7kgf/cm2 or 0.17Mpa, and the water output more than 80kg/min. But where there are more than two hydrants totally, it shall be supposed two are used simultaneously for calculation.
(3) One hydrant with a caliber of 25mm, 30m-long water hose or the fire hose which section remain round(消防用保形水帶), and a set of hose frame and a line water fog two-purpose aimer shall be equipped in a fire hydrant box. And the aimer shall be equipped with an operable switching device.
The above-mentioned hydrants shall comply with the following provisions:
1. The height of hydrant switch from the ground shall be more than 0.3m and less than 1.5m.
2. Hydrants shall be located nearby aisle or fireproof stairway, convenient for fetching.
3. In gathering or amusement places, hydrants shall be located at the two sides of stage and behind auditoria, and behind loge.
4. At least one testing outlet shall be equipped at appropriate locations on the roof, and marked with “Testing Water Outlet”. But if it is difficult for a sloping roof to install a testing outlet, the outlet isn’t required.

Article 37
Water source equipped under Article 36 shall be connected with pressurization and driving device in accordance with the following clauses:
1. Gravity tank shall comply with the following provisions:
(1) There shall be nilometer, drainpipe, overflow discharging pipe, feedwater pipe, and inlet.
(2) The necessary drop height of water tank for hydrant shall be more than the value computed using the formula below:
Necessary drop height = water head loss by fire hose friction + water head loss by matching pipe friction + 17 (Unit: m)
H = h1 + h2 + 17m
2. Pressure tank shall comply with the following provisions:
(1) There shall be pressure gauge, nilometer, drainpipe, feedwater pipe, air supply pipe, air compressor, and inlet.
(2) The air in water tank shall be more than 1/3 of the capacity of the tank, and the pressure more than the necessary pressure of using fire hydrant at the highest point of the building to maintain the prescribed discharging water pressure. Automatic pressurization can be made when the pressure and liquid level inside the tank lower down. Air compressor and pressurizing pump shall be connected to emergency power source.
(3) The necessary drop height of water tank for hydrant shall be more than the value computed using the formula below:
Necessary pressure = water head loss by fire hose friction + water head loss by matching pipe friction + drop height + 1.7 (Unit: kgf/cm2)
P = P1 + P2 + P3 + 1.7kgf/cm2
3. Fire pump shall comply with the following provisions:
(1) For Type I fire hydrant, water output of fire pump shall be more than 150L/min each fire hydrant, and for Type II fire hydrant, more than 90L/min each fire hydrant. However, if the total number of fire hydrants exceeds 2, the 2 shall be used as the total number.
(2) The total pumping head of fire pump for fire hydrant shall be more than the value computed using the following formula:
Total pumping head = water head loss by fire hose friction + water head loss by matching pipe friction + drop height + 17m (Unit: m)
H = h1 + h2 + h3 + 17m
(3) The pumps shall be used dedicatedly. However, they may be used together with other fire extinguishing equipments if this has no harmful effect on the performance of the equipments.
(4) They shall be connected to emergency power source.
The above-mentioned pressurized type water supply system shall be equipped except the gravity tank pursuant to the following provisions:
1. They shall be located in places convenient for repair and unlikely to be damaged by fire.
2. Pressurized type water supply system used with fire pumps shall be separated by walls which can resist the fire for at least one hour, floorslab, fireproof doors or windows and other fireproof facilities. But if it is located in the roof or outdoors and protected by waterproof materials, such devices are excluded from the obligation in this provision.
3. Automatic or manual actuating device that can be only stopped manually shall be equipped. Manual actuating device shall be installed in each indoor fire hydrant box, and there shall be a red start indicating lamp on each indoor fire hydrant box.
4. Necessary decompression measures shall be taken when the discharging pressure of an indoor fire hydrant exceeds 7kgf/cm2.
5. Effective quakeproof steps shall be required.

Article 159
It is allowable that the required refuge appliances are not installed where the storeys meet any of the following requirements:
1. The main construction is fireproof, and the part of each living room toward outside is equipped with balcony, which is equipped with a ladder leading to the ground or other facilities leading to another building.
2. The main construction is fireproof, and each living room or tenement is directly connected to the through stairway, which is equipped with a Category A fireproof door fireproof roller shutter door excluded) that is able to be automatically closed, and the number of the accommodated people is less than 30.
3. In storeys used for places listed in Article 12.2(6) and (10) and 12.4, and the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) The main construction is fireproof.
(2) Two or more protected stairs are built, and every part of each storey has two or more different refuge and escape ways leading to the protected stairs.
4. In storeys used for places listed in Article 12.2(1), (2), (5), (8) or (9) and complied with the former provision, automatic sprinkler system are installed or the interior decoration meets Article 88 in the Design and Construction chapter of the Architectural Technical Specification.
5. In storeys, veterans home, long-term care institutions (limited to Institutional services ,Community-based services which building usage classification is not belong to H-2 of day care, group homes and small-size multi-function services), Senior Citizens’ Welfare Institutions (limited to long-term care, nursing, caring for dementia senior citizens of long-term care institutions, Domiciliary care institutions), children and youth welfare institutes(limited to infant nursery centers, early intervention institutions, settlement and education institutions which shelter infants under 2 years of age), nursing home institutions(limited to nursing homes, psychiatric nursing homes and postpartum nursing care institutions), postpartum nursing care centers, welfare institutions for the handicapped (limited to board and lodging, daycare, temporary, and short-term care facilities) used for the purposes listed in 12.1 (6), and the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) The floor area is separated by fireproof wall and fireproof facilities. The areas is aisle connecting with safety stairway or safety stairway connecting with other safety stairway.
(2) Decoration Materials is decorated with inflammable or fire-resistant materials of Grade I.
(3) Automatic fire alarm equipments and water sprinkler automatic station is installed.
The Disaster Prevention Center shall have a floor area of at least 40 m2 and shall comply with the following:
1. The location of the center shall comply with the following subparagraphs:
(1) The location shall be easily accessible for firefighters.
(2) The location shall be easily accessible for emergency elevators and special refuge stairways.
(3) The travel distance between the center exits and any exit that leads outdoors shall be less than 30 meters.
2. The construction of the center shall comply with the following:
(1) Shall be equipped dedicatedly with air conditioning, such as cooling, heating, and air exchange systems.
(2) The disaster monitoring and controlling system and other related equipment shall be fixed firmly into position by anchor bolt or other fixing methods.
(3) If the Center has sleeping or resting areas, the areas shall be located in fire compartment.
3. The center shall install monitor and surveillaure controll panel to monitor or operate the following fire safety equipment:
(1) The receiver of the automatic fire alarm system.
(2) The receiver of the automatic gas leakage fire alarm system.
(3) The speakers and operating devices of the emergency broadcasting equipment.
(4) The pressurized water supply device of the standpipe and hose system, and the communication device at the fire department connection of the system.
(5) Emergency generator.
(6) The smoke detectors located on the constantly open fire doors.
(7) The pressurized water supply devices of the hydrant, sprinkler, foam, water spray, and other fire-suppression equipment.
(8) The dry power and carbon dioxide fire-suppression equipment.
(9) The smoke exhaust equipment.

Article 238
The Disaster Prevention Center shall have a floor area of at least 40 m2 and shall comply with the following:
1. The location of the center shall comply with the following subparagraphs:
(1) The location shall be easily accessible for firefighters.
(2) The location shall be easily accessible for emergency elevators and special refuge stairways.
(3) The travel distance between the center exits and any exit that leads outdoors shall be less than 30 meters.
2. The construction of the center shall comply with the following:
(1) Shall be equipped dedicatedly with air conditioning, such as cooling, heating, and air exchange systems.
(2) The disaster monitoring and controlling system and other related equipment shall be fixed firmly into position by anchor bolt or other fixing methods.
(3) If the Center has sleeping or resting areas, the areas shall be located in fire compartment.
3. The center shall install disaster monitoring and controlling system to monitor or operate the following fire safety equipment:
(1) The receiver of the automatic fire alarm system.
(2) The receiver of the automatic gas leakage fire alarm system.
(3) The speakers and operating devices of the emergency broadcasting equipment.
(4) The pressurized water supply device of the standpipe and hose system, and the communication device at the fire department connection of the system.
(5) Emergency generator.
(6) The smoke detectors located on the constantly open fire doors.
(7) The pressurized water supply devices of the hydrant, sprinkler, foam, water spray, and other fire-suppression equipment.
(8) The dry power and carbon dioxide fire-suppression equipment.
(9) The smoke exhaust equipment.