Stressing the importance of developing human resources and skill development for fire safety, Lok Sabha member K. Hariababu has said he will take up the issue of introducing it with National Skill Development Corporation.
Speaking at the India Fire and Security Yatra organised by Fire and Security Association of India here on Saturday, he said with Visakhapatnam being short-listed in the first round of smart cities and also selected for development with the US collaboration, creating safe buildings was imperative and FSAI could play a role.
He said the successful replacement of 92,000 conventional streetlights with LED lamps in Visakhapatnam was an example to be followed in smart cities as energy conservation was equally important.
MLC and GITAM University president M.V.V.S. Murthi underlined the need for third party certification of safety of buildings apart from builders and the government. Use of low quality material was leading to fire and it needed to be checked. With cellars being encroached upon and converted into kitchens, safety appeared to be a mirage in the city, he said.
Fire safety education was also important and a course should be introduced in engineering, he added.
FSAI national president Pankaj Dharkar said the yatra with reputed companies participating was touring all the 11 chapters of the association. In a major step forward, an MoU was signed with the Council of Architecture to introduce fire safety solutions as a compulsory subject in the course.
