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🔥 Ensuring Fire Safety in Malaysia: A Call to Action 🔥 In our continuous journey towards enhancing fire safety and protection, it’s crucial to spotlight the paramount importance of adhering to Malaysia Standards (MS) and the stringent requirements set by Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (Bomba). With the evolving landscape of fire safety, compliance with these standards and regulations is not just a matter of legal obligation but a fundamental aspect of safeguarding lives, properties, and investments. 🚒 Why Adhere to MS and Bomba Requirements? - Risk Mitigation: Strict adherence reduces the likelihood of fire-related incidents, protecting lives and property. - Regulatory Compliance: Ensures your business operations are within the legal framework, avoiding penalties. - Operational Continuity: Enhances your readiness for emergency situations, ensuring minimal disruption to operations. - Insurance Benefits: Compliance often results in more favorable insurance premiums and terms. - Community Trust: Demonstrates your commitment to safety, building trust among customers, employees, and partners. 🛠 Actionable Steps Towards Compliance: 1. Regular Audits: Conduct regular fire safety audits to identify and rectify potential hazards. 2. Training and Awareness: Invest in regular training for your staff on fire safety protocols and emergency response. 3. Maintenance of Fire Safety Equipment: Ensure that all fire safety equipment is regularly checked, maintained, and replaced as necessary. 4. Engage Professionals: Collaborate with certified professionals for fire safety system design, installation, and maintenance. Let’s unite in prioritizing fire safety by integrating Malaysia Standards and Bomba requirements into the core of our operations. It’s our collective responsibility to foster a safer environment for everyone. Together, we can build a fire-safe future. 🔥🛡 #FireSafety #MalaysiaStandards #Bomba #Compliance #SafetyFirst #FireProtection

🌟 Dealing with ants in your commercial property? 🌟 Ant infestations can be challenging due to their complex social structures and varied behaviors. Proper identification and targeted treatments are essential for adequate control. Avoid problems with regular inspections, good sanitation practices, and ongoing technician training. We can handle any ant problem you might have, from the nuisance to the destructive -- We have you covered. #RegionsPest #AntControl #PestPrevention #CommercialProperties

Meet our Effectiveness Inspector - Tifanie Robinson Meet Tifanie, our Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist who is responsible for collecting and reporting on data regarding the performance of the Agency in meeting its objectives. In essence, this allows for actively applying findings to enable accountability, track successes, and identify issues or areas for improvement. Tifanie’s professional aspirations are flexible and evolve with the times and she better understands and strengthens the different areas of her life that define her. 😉 Tifanie strives to utilize the talents God has blessed her with, to be a blessing to others. I believe that my composed demeanor contributes to my capability to be accountable and patient, especially under pressure. This helps me to take a balanced approach towards data collection and analysis, which usually involves a combination of objective and subjective methods. #MeetTheTeam #TeamRDA #ImprovingQualityOfLife

Learn all about the role of an AHJ and why it is important to know who your AHJs are and how to work with them effectively to ensure your business is in compliance with all applicable regulations. What is an "AHJ" (and Why You Need to Know) https://hubs.la/Q02dnrM50

🌟 Dealing with ants in your commercial property? 🌟 Ant infestations can be challenging due to their complex social structures and varied behaviors. Proper identification and targeted treatments are essential for adequate control. Avoid problems with regular inspections, good sanitation practices, and ongoing technician training. We can handle any ant problem you might have, from the nuisance to the destructive -- We have you covered. #RegionsPest #AntControl #PestPrevention #CommercialProperties

If you look at the issues raised by HIQA, you will see patterns emerge. Time and time again the issue of fire safety is raised during inspections so it's an area that we are used to working on. Find out more exactly about what we can do for your business by visiting xyea.ie #Xyea #HIQA #Safety #Fire #FireSafetyIreland

One of the most common items Fire Marshal’s write up in an office is having to many power strips. @C_CGroup WWW.C-CGroup.com #facilitymanager #buildingmanagement #C&Cgroup #firesafety #facilitiesmanagement #IFMAKC #facilitymanager #propertymanager #facilitymanagement #BOMAKC #IREMKC #AAKC

This is a good overview of who might be the AHJ on a project but what about people who conduct special inspections? For new commercial construction being built under the International Building Code (IBC) the primary AHJ is likely to be the Building Official though the Fire Marshal will often work in tandem with the Building Official. It is important to recognize that any person conducting any of the IBC required special inspections (detailed in chapter 17) is acting as an agent or an extension of the Building Official and their primary responsibility and line of authority is to the Building Official and the IBC. While a special inspector is often engaged by the building owner, the special inspector's primary role is still enforcement of the building code. They are contracted THROUGH the owner but not primarily TO the owner. A special inspector is NOT just a consultant for/to the owner though the inspector might provide consultative advice. The ICC Special Inspection Manual says: "The building department checks typical details of construction against construction plans, the code and referenced standards. Special inspections are done by people experienced and knowledgeable in a specific type of construction. Special inspectors also check the details of construction against submitted plans, codes and standards. Special inspection reviews the fine detail of a few portions of the structure, while jurisdictional inspection reviews broader details within the entire structure." The Manual goes on to say that a special inspector "is also one of the last people to have a chance to have errors and/or omissions rectified prior to construction. A negligent act in special inspection could very easily have disastrous results and this degree of responsibility must not be taken lightly. Special inspectors must be personally responsible for inspections of a high standard by virtue of their in-depth knowledge of the subject." My concern is the number of people conducting inspections of firestopping that are anything but special, including some who have been repeatedly removed from projects for blatant negligence but who keep taking on firestop inspection on new projects. To me that is not negligence from lack of knowledge, that is willful negligence and the height of arrogant apathy. We continue to educate AHJs, architects, engineers and GCs and hope that these false inspectors will be weeded out.

Incoming legislation changes 🗓️ Here’s a quick update about the important upcoming legislation changes affecting fire safety compliance: ✅ 13th February 2025: AS1851 needs to be nominated on AFSS. ✅ 31st July 2025: Transition pathway changes to the qualified pathway. While originally due to change this month, the government has granted a one-year extension for the Fire Protection Accreditation Scheme transition period, providing transitional practitioners more time to complete their training for qualified accreditation. For more information, read our guide to the incoming fire safety reforms in NSW: https://bit.ly/3GTSLVo #firesafety #fireprotection #bettafireprotection #firecompany #fireservices #fireprotectionsydney #firesafetysydney #firesafetyleglislation

Fire Outbreak Prevention - not a strength among public (Government Premises) and private property owners/manager's in Malaysia. * The occurrence of fire breakout is frequent in Malaysia whether private or public facilities. * Notwithstanding that the occasional fire outbreak arises from sabotage, the vast majority do not. * Most fire outbreaks can be traced back to poor site management of related hazards and risks. * The cost of damage, loss of productivity, and consequent increase in insurance premiums as a result of fires must be significant. * It comes back to fire hazard awareness, and prevention measures arising from knowledge of combustion science, and typical causes of fires. * In terms of workplaces (including offices), fire awareness and prevention should be an integral part of an organisation's safe working program. * A basic understanding of the elements making up a fire (eg. oxygen availability, flammable material, ignition source), taught to employees and contractors with regular site-checks would help prevent fire outbreaks. * Common ignition sources are electrical based (faulty connections , damaged cable, lack of basic electrical maintenance). * Contractors coming onto site to effect repairs, especially oxy-cutting, welding, braising etc create high fire risk if their fire prevention standards are inadequate. * Furthermore, the control of flammable material, and its storage, is also a common weakness. * Electrical installations should be part of regular site-safety audits, and follow-up action plans. * Under the forthcoming Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) legislation amendment Act (enforcement starting on 01.06.24), the HIRARC (Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, Risk Control) process conducted by organisational management must include fire hazards and prevention measures.