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As
per the Rules relating to fire protection in West Bengal,
it is compulsory for all installations after a certain level
to obtain No Objection Certificate from the Director general
of Fire Services. The Director General shall issue recommendations
for the establishment. Subsequently, the office of the Director
General has to be approached to verify the compliance of the
recommendations and installation of the safety items. The
final N.O.C is issued after the final confirmation is given.
The
following are a set of general recommendations which are to
be followed for a building:
General
Recommendations
- Good
housekeeping to be maintained both inside as well as outside
the building.
- Fire
License to be obtained wherever required under the West
Bengal Fire Service Act, 1950.
- Floor
Numbers as well as directional signs of escape routes to
be prominently displayed.
- Fire
Notice for evacuation and fire fighting to be prepared to
display at all vulnerable places in the building.
- The
occupants, employees and security staff to be made well-conversant
about the installed fire safety and protection measures
for their use in exigencies.
- Arrangements
to be made for the regular maintenance and checking of the
installed fire protection measures to impart cent percent
confidence regarding their perfect working in times of need.
- Trained
Firemen and Fire Officers in the form of prescribed crew
to be maintained for round the clock safety of the establishment.
- Mock
practice and fire evacuation drills to be organized for
the regular periodical performance in accordance to the
National Building Code - Part IV.
- The
No Objection Certificate issued by the Director general,
West Bengal Fire Services to be reviewed and renewed annually.
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