Fire alarm system, portable fire extinguisher and hose real system maintenances for safety purpose and requirements
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2009-12-01Author
Azmi, Harun
Norshah Afizi, Shuaib
Mohd. Fathullah, Ghazli @ Ghazali
Shayfull Zamree, Abd Rahim
M.Z.M., Zain
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Fire Fighting system or equipments are important elements in building safety measures in order to ensure people’s safety when fire occurs. The Fire Alarm Systems
deserves the highest level of care and maintenance achievable. However, the highly competitive environment and the expectation of unrealistically low prices by property
owners often prevented maintenance contractors from delivering the expected level of service. As a result, the level of care and maintenance delivered may deteriorate to an
extent that compromises the integrity of the system, thereby compromising the safety of occupants and property. In this paper, the maintenance procedure for the fire fighting
systems that includes the equipments such as Fire Alarm System, Portable Fire Extinguishers and Hose Reel System will be discussed. The example the check list for maintenance purpose and needs to be record as a maintenance record keeping are shown. In the conclusion part, the safety procedures are also discussed as it is one of emergency plan. The procedure includes the Fire Drill and Fire Escapes
emergency plan which important as a training plan for the building requirement. Recommendations given in this paper is the maintenance program which to be followed by the all types of building in Malaysia for safety purpose and requirement.