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Seminar and training guide for security personnel
A seminar on fire prevention will be held this month specially for property managers and security personnel to enhance their awareness of the importance of fire safety and precaution, enrich their knowledge in the subject and strengthen their skills in handling a fire emergency.
The Chairman of the Security and Guarding Services Industry Authority (SGSIA), Mrs Miriam Lau Kin-yee, announced this at a press conference today (Wednesday).
The seminar will be held on March 14, between 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm, at the Royal Pacific Hotel, Canton Road, Kowloon.
It will be organised jointly by the SGSIA, the Fire Services Department, the Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies (HKAPMC) and the Hong Kong Institute of Housing.
Mrs Lau said that the four organisations saw the need to hold this seminar in view of recent incidents of serious fire in which many lives were lost, many people seriously injured and properties damaged.
"We all wish to do something positive in order to avoid similar tragedies in future. We believe that property managers and their front-line security personnel play a vital role in protecting buildings and occupiers from fire hazards.
"Their ability in taking appropriate actions in an outbreak of fire is crucial to the safety and well-being of people under their care," she said.
At the seminar, fire protection experts from the Fire Services Department will explain the basic fire safety rules, the daily responsibilities of security personnel in ensuring compliance with such rules, the contingency plan and steps to follow if a fire does occur.
Mrs Lau also introduced a set of guidelines produced by the SGSIA's Training Sub-committee to assist front-line security personnel to discharge their duties more effectively and improve their knowledge about fire prevention.
"In this Training Guide, security personnel are given specific guidance on their daily duties, with particular emphasis on the prevention of fire," she said.