Fire Safety Inspections
Fire. So useful but yet so destructive where it’s not needed and when it’s not expected. In India, a structure fire incident is reported in the media almost every other day, and the consequences can be devastating for residential houses and businesses alike. Sadly, fire safety inspection in India has an even greater mandate – to save lives. Injuries and even death as one of the consequences of structure fire occurs more often than most imagine.
What is a Fire Safety Inspection?
A fire safety inspection is a series of standard procedures performed by a certified first safety expert to assess and mitigate potential fire and life safety hazards in buildings. At the end of such inspection, a written report is issued by the inspection company to the client detailing their findings and recommendations.
Reasons Why a Fire Safety Inspection is Important
With the frequency of occurrence of fire incidents in the country, it’s clear that the majority of commercial and residential buildings occupiers still float fire safety regulations. We at CIL believe that’s still the case because there’s still a lack of awareness about the dangers of a structure fire.
The following should be enough motivation as to why the services of certified fire inspectors must be employed to carry out fire audit reports:
1. Mitigate Fire And Live Safety Hazards
As always, life is precious and the number one reason why we never want to allow fire incidents to occur is life safety. Regular fire inspections ensure a safe working and living environment for residents, employees, clients and guests.
2. Ensures Fire Safety Regulations Compliance
In India, there are several fire safety rules, regulations, codes and standards both at the national and state levels that are in place to ensure at least the barest minimum is done to prevent fire hazards. Unfortunately, very few people adhere to these safety rules going by the number of cases we are still having.
3. Score Bonus on Insurance Premiums and Liabilities
If you have your building and properties insured, the premium you pay is proportional to the risks associated. It’s not uncommon for insurance companies to offer business premium reductions for properly installed, maintained and professionally monitored fire-protection systems. And that makes perfect sense since no insurance company would want to cater for damages that occurred as a result of gross negligence.
4. Lost Properties, Money, Jobs, Patrons
Thankfully, not all fired cost lives. But all fires cost something. For 80% of small businesses, a substantial fire incident is a nail in the coffin for them – total closure with little hope of reopening. Of those who manage to reopen, prolonged absence means loss of existing customers and revenue.
Either way, things hardly remain the same again. There’s always a loss of money, jobs or properties.
Safeguard Lives and Properties With CIL
As they say, every rupee counts! Instead of paying the enormous cost associated with fire incidents, you’re much better off channeling a small fraction of that amounts hiring the expertise of an accredited inspection company like CIL. Backed up with all the relevant fire safety certifications in India, our seasoned experts have demonstrated authority and professionalism in the business of safeguarding lives and properties through our fire safety audits.
The following is just a top-level overview of what to expect when you invite us to inspect your buildings:
• We Identify All Hazards
Our seasoned experts, with more than a century of cumulated industry experience, know where and what to look. Though a rigorous exercise, they’ll be on the lookout for sources of ignition, fuel, oxygen, etc.
• We Identify Those At Risks
In the event of a fire, we identify those who are mostly at risks – the elderly, those with mobility and sight problems, the sick, children, etc. This allows our experts to know where to concentrate their attention and make informed recommendations.
• We Evaluate Risks and Assess Existing Measures
What are the risks? What existing measures are in place to mitigate this risk? What more can be done to meet up with standard codes and procedures? We ask these questions and assess the answers in the right way.
• Record Instructs Train
Having visited your buildings, it’s let for us to go back to our office and connect the dots to arrive at a standard fire safety audit report. Here, you can read our findings and recommendations in clear terms.
With your cooperation – as always – we help you meet every recommendation that comes back with the audit report. Also, we help you compare whether your latest fire safety audit report meets up with global best practices in our bi-annual reviews. Be rest assured we’ll notify you if there’s anything we think you can improve.
