Number, width and travel distance of exits, and clear routes to them.
In Saudi Arabia the General Directorate of Civil Defense checks fire and life safety. Its Salamah platform handles safety licensing for commercial premises. On a fit-out that means fire and life-safety drawings, approved systems and materials, an inspection, and a valid safety certificate before the premises trade.
Number, width and travel distance of exits, and clear routes to them.
Head layout after the new ceiling and partitions go in, with no heads blocked.
Detectors, call points and sounders tied into the building or mall system.
Emergency luminaires and exit signs that work on battery backup.
Rated walls, doors and penetrations where the design needs them.
Suppression over cooking lines and safe extract routes.
An accredited safety or engineering office prepares fire and life-safety drawings where the activity requires them.
Fire systems and installers must meet Civil Defense requirements. Check before you buy.
Install to the approved drawings, then test alarms, emergency lighting and suppression.
Apply through Salamah and prepare for the site inspection.
Safety certificates have a validity period. Renew on time and re-check after any change to the layout.
Most commercial premises need a valid safety certificate to trade. In a mall, changes to the landlord's fire systems also need approval. Check the current rule for your activity on Salamah.
It is the Civil Defense e-platform for safety licensing of facilities in Saudi Arabia. Applications and certificates run through it.
An accredited safety or engineering office, where the activity requires one. We coordinate with them and build to their approved drawings.
Common causes are blocked exits, sprinkler heads covered by ceiling features, missing emergency lighting and unapproved materials.
No. It is general guidance from a fit-out contractor. Civil Defense and its platform have the current rules.
Unit area, mall or building, target handover date, fit-out manual. That is enough to price it.
Aayan Technical Company Limited · 6933 Al Aliyah, Al Rehab, Jeddah 23343, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Commercial Registration
General guidance from a fit-out contractor, checked 8 October 2026. Rules change. Always confirm the current requirement with the authority or platform named above before you design or apply.