Tag: Fire & Safety
International fire safety summit to be held on Oct 2
The organisers of International Fire Safety Standards Summit (IFSSS) have announced that the conference will take place on October 2. To be held at...
Developers admit that fire safety norms not maintained in Mumbai skyscrapers
The developers of the high-rise buildings in the city have claimed that once the buildings are handed over to the society, the internal fire-fighting...
Only 23% of 1,473 Mumbai restaurants comply with fire safety norms
After the Kamala Mills fire claimed 14 people in December 2017, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) served notices to 1,557 commercial establishments for violating...
Grenfell Tower insulation ‘never passed fire-safety test’
Insulation that burned out of control on the Grenfell Tower never passed a fire-safety test and should not have been used, a BBC investigation...
GSFC university to offer B.E. Course in fire safety
The GSFC University here will introduce a four-year Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) course in Fire Safety and Hazard Management from the academic year 2018-19,...
UK consults on tougher building fire safety standards
The government is seeking views on the appropriateness of 'desktop studies', or assessment based on the results of previous testing, as a means of...
SC seeks Centre’s response on compliance of fire safety norms in...
The Supreme Court has sought the Union government's response on a PIL alleging flagrant violation of fire safety norms specified in the National Building...
Bombay High Court says fire safety audits were not effective, had...
Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a judicial inquiry into last year’s Kamala Mills fire incident, the Bombay High Court has said the...
High quality cables key to fire safety in UAE: Experts
Major loss of property and life can be avoided by eliminating non-certified cables, according to a fire safety expert. To decrease fire incidents in...
India Fire & Safety equipment market to grow at 8% until...
According to the TechSci Research report, "India Fire and Safety Equipment Market By Type, By End User, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2011 - 2021'’,...