Georgetown: Several stakeholders participated in a Fire Prevention seminar Thursday. It was hosted by the Guyana Fire Service, the Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance, the Fire Advisory Board and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The forum was aimed at sensitising the business community and raising awareness of the importance of fire prevention and general safety issues.
Among the areas of discussion were: Fire Prevention issues; Fire Safety & the business community; the role and responsibility of the business community in Fire Prevention; the Chemistry of Combustion; Evacuation Procedures; Housekeeping; Storage Procedures; and a practical demonstration on the Use and Operation of Fire Extinguishers.
Chairman of the Fire Advisory Board, Mr. Raj Singh said fire prevention is a very commonsense and proactive issue and its results are very difficult to measure. “A fire avoided by prudent measures cannot be measured if that event never actually happened by the exercise of good fire prevention habits and techniques.”
Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, who also made a presentation at the seminar said it is the public’s perception that his Ministry is more focused on Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Prison Service, but this is not the case.
“The challenges that the Guyana Fire Service face are peculiar to the challenges of the other two organizations, but these challenges are being dealt with, with a aim of correcting them.”
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