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CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is launching a significant reform to enhance fire safety in the city. This initiative involves empaneling certified third-party agencies to conduct fire safety audits for over 25,000 commercial and institutional buildings, including schools, hospitals, offices, factories, shopping malls, and high-rises.
This effort comes in response to increasing concerns regarding substandard firefighting equipment and inadequate preparedness among building occupants. Currently, there are no regulations governing the suppliers or installers of fire safety systems, often resulting in inferior installations that fail during emergencies.
Certified agencies will carry out regular audits of firefighting equipment and assess occupants’ readiness in case of a fire. “Currently, there’s no regulation over suppliers, allowing anyone to provide firefighting equipment to builders or occupants. This has led to low-quality installations, as price often trumps quality. By the time the nearest firefighting team arrives, a fire can already spread significantly,” MC officials, speaking anonymously, explained.
Officials further stated, “Establishing a panel of certified agencies will ensure that building owners and occupants receive proper training for initial responses to fire incidents. These agencies will also guarantee that the installed firefighting equipment remains in optimal condition through periodic fire audits.”
In planning this new initiative, the civic authority anticipates that regulating firefighting equipment installers will lead to the installation of high-quality systems, compliant with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), in buildings seeking a fire safety certificate (FSC).
As part of this plan, the empaneled certified agencies will conduct regular audits and assess occupants’ preparedness, thus minimizing the potential spread of fire within buildings. “The agencies that are empaneled through this process will be recognized as certified for the installation of firefighting equipment and for conducting fire safety audits,” an official noted.
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