Focus on basic construction in fire fighting and prevention
Being a high-tech industrial park, from the first stone of construction, VSIP always follows regulations in fire fighting and prevention in the construction of basic infrastructure. Roads inside VSIP have been designed and constructed with 9 – 15 meters width, ensuring smooth transportation and easy for fire trucks in case of fire or explosion.
Roads inside VSIP ensure convenience in fire fighting and prevention in case of fire or explosion
Water supply for fire fighting has been designed and constructed by VSIP in coordination with Binh Duong Water Supply, Sewerage and Environment Co., Ltd., to provide a complete water supply system to each factory or work, ensuring water supply continuously with minimum pressure of 3 bars. Besides, VSIP has also installed walkie-talkie system with active radius for data transmission of 20 km for fire fighting and prevention units, VSIP security, office security, etc. inside the park locality.
Furthermore, recognizing the necessary of arranging on-the-spot forces of fire fighting and prevention to minimize damage in case of fire or explosion, VSIP supported Fire Fighting and Prevention Police Department of Thuan An town to build office at VSIP I with total area of 5,000 m2, laying 2,483 m2 for Fire Fighting Unit of Thu Dau Mot city at VSIP II, and established 02 Fire Fighting and Prevention Units at VSIP I and II to co-operate and carry out the fire fighting activities.
Building forces and investing into facilities for fire fighting and prevention
Up to now, VSIP has held and put into operation 02 Fire Fighting and Prevention Units at VSIP I and II with 16 qualified members. Besides, VSIP arranged 50 officers from security forces to be trained in fire fighting and prevention to co-ordinate in fire fighting in case of fire or explosion. This force contributes significant role in in-time finding out fire inside factories and nearby location that fire may spread to, and informing professional fire fighting and prevention forces, and supporting fire fighting and prevention units in case of fire or explosion.
VSIP Fire Fighting and Prevention Unit (Photo: VSIP)
VSIP also invested into 2 specialized fire trucks which are ready 24 hours a day for fire fighting. In addition to holding forces and training basic skills in fire fighting and prevention, VSIP also set up fire, explosion fighting procedure under ISO 9001 quality management system, through this procedure if fire occurs, related units and divisions know the responsibility and whom to co-ordinate, which units to work with during fighting the fire or explosion.
Push up movement of public participation in fire fighting and prevention, coordinating in fire fighting and prevention
Along with enhancing movement of public participation in fire fighting and prevention towards enterprises inside the industrial park, VSIP also pushed up this movement to officials and workers of VSIP. From mobilization, VSIP has composed internal regulation, gradually reminded officials and workers to obey the regulations in fire fighting and prevention, held training courses in fire fighting and prevention skills for officials, workers with optional solutions to fight fire at offices and units.
Fire fighting and prevention rehearsal at VSIP I Office (Thuan An town) (Photo: VSIP)
VSIP Fire Fighting and Prevention Unit always take part in fire fighting and prevention activities motivated by the Province with high spirit such as the maneuver of fire fighting and prevention in Di An, Thuan An, Ben Cat, Tan Uyen and seminars, training courses on fire fighting and prevention held by provincial People’s Committee, provincial Fight Fighting and Prevention Police.
Moreover, VSIP Fire Fighting and Prevention Unit also co-ordinate with provincial Fire Fighting and Prevention Police to fight fire inside or outside VSIP. From 2010, VSIP Fire Fighting and Prevention Unit has supported and taken part in fighting fire for 11 cases outside the industrial park, and fighting fire for 24 cases inside the park, significantly reducing the damage from fire.
With the results in infrastructure and facilities investment for fire fighting and prevention, building forces and coordination in fire fighting and prevention activities, VSIP has been awarded with Certificate of Merits from provincial People’s Committee for distinction in movement of public participation in fire fighting and prevention in the period of 2001 – 2011.
Hoang Pham