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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1976

INSPECTIONS BY FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU

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THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT CARRIED OUT 22,683 INSPECTIONS IN AUGUST, BRINGING THE TOTAL FOR THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THIS YEAR TO 159,911.

THE TOTAL REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 51 PER CENT OVER THE FIGURES FOR THE SAME PERIOD IN 1975.

MORE THAN HALF OF AUGUST'S INSPECTIONS (12,585) WERE PROMPTED BY COMPLAINTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, OF WHICH 10,510 RELATED TO MEANS OF ESCAPE. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE 954 ROUTINE INSPECTIONS OF MEANS OF ESCAPE AND 5,713 VISITS TO FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS.

A TOTAL OF 101 VEHICLES USED FOR CONVEYING COMPRESSED GASES AND INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS WERE EXAMINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCHEME TO LICENSE SUCH VEHICLES ANNUALLY.

FIRE OFFICERS ALSO INSPECTED 692 CHILD CARE CENTRES DURING THE MONTH TO CHECK ON FIRE SAFETY MEASURES. THIS BRINGS TO 898 SUCH CENTRES VISITED SINCE THE CHILD CARE CENTRES ORDINANCE CAME

INTO EFFECT ON JUNE 1.

INSPECTIONS RELATED TO THE STORAGE OR MANUFACTURE OF DANGEROUS GOODS NUMBERED 617. THERE WERE CLOSE TO 1,400 INSPECTIONS OF SCHOOLS, RESTAURANTS, NIGHTCLUBS, OTHER PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS.

THE NUMBER OF PLANS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED IN RESPECT OF NEW BUILDING PROJECTS WAS 501.

OFFICERS OF THE BUREAU ALSO CONDUCTED 14 FIRE PREVENTION LECTURES AND EXHIBITIONS ON THE RUDIMENTS OF FIRE FIGHTING FOR THE STAFF OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

DURING THE MONTH UNDER REVIEW, 711 FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES WERE ISSUED AND 133 PROSECUTIONS WERE TAKEN OUT RESULTING IN THE IMPOSITION OF FINES TOTALLING ABOUT $81,480.

MORE THAN 850 ITEMS OF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND QUARTERS WERE ALSO TESTED.

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