Authorities Target Warehouses for Breaches of Fire-Safety Rules

1. Authorities Target Warehouses for Breaches of Fire-Safety Rules Dubai: Dubai protection Director Major General Rashid Thani Al Matroshi has said that new precautionary measures are going to be taken in Dubai's warehouses and buildings to make sure safety from fire and accidents for workers and residents. A two-month inspection of 3,600 buildings found that the warehouses were in random storage and were getting used illegally as accommodation for workers. He said temporary accommodation of workers in buildings under construction could even be in danger of fireside .

2. The new procedures are a part of the 'Safety First' campaign, which aims to make sure the security of occupants of buildings, warehouses and workers' accommodation. Al-Matroshi says that two months after the launch, about half the reported owners responded accommodation and fixing storage problems in their warehouses and installing a fireplace extinguisher. The number of accidents has decreased as there have been nine accidents in June and July this year. there have been nine accidents compared to 13 within the same month last year. The condition of most buildings still needs tons of improvement. Fire alarms and fire extinguishers in maintained, endangering the security of the occupants. “The systems are properly installed when buildings are constructed, but owners tend to ignore such fire extinguishers, while we request that they be repaired every six months,” he said. "We have introduced a penalty system and violators are going to be fined up to 50,000 dirhams," he said. He said the system is currently awaiting approval and can inherit effect within the next few days. The new comprehensive strategy will include maintenance companies and insurance companies. Inspection teams will still survey areas in Dubai to make sure compliance with the principles . Maintenance companies will monitor to make sure that regular safety inspections of buildings are administered , and insurers are instructed to not provide insurance clearance to owners before contacting protection . We will install the technology and equipment which will receive updates when the smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and other fire extinguishers are finally used and maintained, ”said Al Matroshi. Maintenance companies also will specify maintenance costs so as to not incur high prices from building owners. "The long-term results of the new strategy will only show up at the top of the year, because two months isn't enough to make sure results," he said. positively by removing illegal various buildings aren't properly For more information : Fire and safety UAE