Fire Safety

HC criticises outsourcing of fire inspection

The Gujarat high court has expressed its disapproval of the state governments policy of outsourcing the work of fire inspection…

91 Pune hospitals on “severe risk” list in district fire audit

The district administration in Pune has issued directives for immediate compliance with fire safety norms to 91 hospitals that…

Now, all Gujarat buildings to get fire inspection done twice a year

All buildings across Gujarat will now have to mandatorily get the fire inspection done twice a year. In case of any lapse, the…

Southern Naval Command to conduct fire safety audit of govt hospitals in Kerala

The Southern Naval Command of the Indian Navy has deployed its teams to conduct fire safety audits of various government…

SCDF to outsource 'straightforward' fire safety enforcement checks

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will now outsource fire safety checks that are non-complex to a third-party provider. "…

Inspect hospitals to prevent fires, Home Ministry tells states, UTs

With a rise in fire incidents inside Covid hospitals amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the Centre has told states and Union…

Unamended Fire Safety Bill set to become law in UK

The House of Lords finally passed the unamended version of the Fire Safety Bill after a series of failed attempts to introduce…

Godrej Security Solutions pushes for fire safety in latest campaign

Godrej Security Solutions (GSS), the well known security solutions brand, has unveiled their new fire safety prevention campaign…

Mumbai: BMC hikes building fire safety scrutiny fees

The civic fire brigade department has increased annual scrutiny fees by 2.5 times for issuing fire safety no objection…

Majority of fire safety professionals report drop in fire safety maintenance during pandemic

The survey, which was completed to gain an insight into how COVID-19 has impacted the fire safety industry over the last 12…

Mumbai civic body orders fire safety audit of all private, govt hospitals

In the wake of two fire incidents reported at two Covid-19 hospitals in two weeks, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)…

Railways will not allow charging of mobiles, laptops at night during travel for fire safety

Indian Railways has decided that it will not allow passengers to charge their mobile phones and other electronic devices at night…