SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1978
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FIREMEN TO STEP UP CHECKS ON FACTORIES
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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL SHORTLY STEP UP THE IR INSPECTIONS ON ALL INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS TO ENSURE THAT THE IR MEANS OF ESCAPE ARE FREE FROM OBSTRUCTION.
THE INSPECTIONS WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY FIREMEN ON A REGULAR AND CONTINUOUS BASIS, AND WILL CONCENTRATE ON STAIRCASES AND OTHER COMMON AREAS OF EVERY INDUSTRIAL PREMISES.
WHEN OBSTRUCTIONS ARE FOUND, OWNERS WILL BE ASKED TO REMOVE THEM IMMEDIATELY. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY INVOLVE THE REMOVAL OF GOODS BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE FIRE SERVICES ORDINANCE.
A FIRE SERVICES SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY: +THIS ACTION IS BEING TAKEN BECAUSE OF THE INCREASING HAZARDS TO LIVES AND PROPERTIES CREATED BY OBSTRUCTIONS TO COMMON AREAS IN FACTORY BUILDINGS.+
+THESE OBSTRUCTIONS NOT ONLY PREVENT OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDINGS FROM ESCAPING IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, BUT ALSO ALLOW THE FIRE TO SPREAD TO OTHER FLOORS THUS MAKING IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT FOR FIREMEN TO FIGHT THE IR WAY UP THE STAIRCASES,+ HE SAID.
BEFORE THIS NEW INSPECTION MEASURE IS TAKEN, FIREMEN WILL MAKE STREET BROADCASTS TO THIS EFFECT IN INDUSTRIAL AREAS FOR A FEW DAYS.
THE SPOKESMAN URGED ALL FACTORY OWNERS TO OBSERVE FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS AND ENSURE THAT THE IR GOODS ARE NOT OBSTRUCTING THE STAIRCASES, LOBBIES AND COMMON AREAS.
AND HE WARNED: THESE VISITS BY FIREMEN WILL BE CONDUCTED REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE FIRE HAZARDS WILL NOT REAPPEAR AS SOON AS THEY LEAVE THE BUILDINGS.
LEGAL YEAR CHURCH SERVICE ***
A CHURCH SERVICE TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE LEGAL YEAR WILL BE HELD AT 9.30 A.M. ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 12) AT ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH.
THE SERVICE WILL BE ATTENDED BY JUDGES, MAGISTRATES, MEMBERS OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION, THE LAW SOCIETY AND THOSE WORKING IN THE COURTS.
THE COURTS WILL RECOMMENCE SITTING AT 11 A.M. ON THAT DAY AFTER THE SERVICE IS OVER.
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