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LEGAL SERVICE
DILG OPTNION NO. 01
s.
2011
This pertains to your letter seeking our legal opinion on who is the
approving authority of the plans and specifications especially the
mechanical requirements (pumps) for the sprinkler system as required
by the Fire Code of the Philippines. If it is the BFP, would each local unit
have a Professional Mechanical Engineer qualified to analyze the design
as against the Office of the Building Official which has a professional
Mechanical Engineer in their Mechanical Engineering Section?
x x xtt.
herein.
SECTION
A. UNIFORMED PERSONNEL
1. Licensed Engineer (Civil, Electrical, mechanical,
Chemical, Sanitary and Electronic and Communication);
or Architect with at least one (1) year in the BFP service;
or Graduate of any baccalaureate degree course with at
least three (3) years in the BFP service;
2. Shall have
comple
Inspection Course
forty (40) hours of relevant seminars/workshops on the
Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008 and other relevant
fire safety seminars/ workshops; and
pass
B. NON-UNIFORMED PERSONNEL
1
mechanical,
Chemical, Sanitary and Electronics and Communication);
or Appointed as Electrical/ Building Inspectors; and
2. Shall
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