UFC 3-600-01
17 April 2003
with change 16 January 2004
emergency personnel response. Where emergency response is a critical element
in the accepted fire safety design, reevaluate the design when changes are made
to the operational procedures, location, or structure of the emergency response
personnel.
D-4
REVIEW OF TRIAL DESIGNS. Provide every performance-based
fire safety design with a technical review, and develop a Review Brief. Analyze
each trial design to determine the compliance with the required performance
criteria. The reviewer must be an individual capable of providing a thorough
evaluation of the proposed design, and must have the same minimum
qualifications as the design fire protection engineer. If the authority responsible
for the review of the performance-based fire safety design does not have the
required qualifications, they must direct the designer to submit the design to a
qualified third party for review.
D-4.1
Third Party Review. When required, an assigned third party must
provide an objective review of the project, and must not provide the actual fire
safety design. When a third party is reviewing the design, the authority having
jurisdiction remains a stakeholder and ultimately is responsible for the approval
of the final design. When a review is assigned to a third party, provide the
authority having jurisdiction with a Review Brief.
D-4.2
Compliant Fire Safety Design. A compliant fire safety design
must meet the stated performance criteria when subjected to each design fire
scenario. A subsystem, system or facility design that complies with all
requirements of the applicable prescriptive criteria is deemed as satisfying the
minimum fire safety goals and objectives, and does not need to be evaluated
against the design fire scenarios. Completely evaluate a performance-based fire
safety design that incorporates only portions of applicable prescriptive criteria, as
it is not considered to provide the minimum levels of protection.
D-4.2.1
Where a design does not meet the performance criteria, it may be
revised and reevaluated. The revision must not reduce any agreed upon goals,
objectives, performance criteria, or level of performance to ensure a proposed
design complies with the stated requirements. Criteria may be changed based on
additional analysis and the consideration of additional data.
D-4.3
Review Brief. The Review Brief details how each proposed design
compares with the required fire safety goals, objectives and performance criteria.
The Brief provides a brief description of the details of each trial design, the
technical resources and references, any concerns about steps in the design
process and general concerns about the designer's performance-based fire
safety design approach. The Brief indicates the acceptability of each design, the
reasoning for each acceptance or rejection, and which design is recommended
for final acceptance. It should also discuss levels of confidence over validation.
The Brief should indicate how personnel and property protection are considered,
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