Annual Report 2005 - Singapore Manufacturing Federation
Annual Report 2005 - Singapore Manufacturing Federation
Annual Report 2005 - Singapore Manufacturing Federation
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FIRE PROTECTION,<br />
SAFETY AND SECURITY<br />
INDUSTRY GROUP<br />
(FPSS IG)<br />
Chaired by Mr Rowan Tan<br />
of DORMA Far East Pte<br />
Ltd, the FPSS IG assists<br />
members by fostering<br />
closer working relationships<br />
with <strong>Singapore</strong> government<br />
agencies through drafting<br />
and reviewing safety<br />
standards, promoting best<br />
practices, conducting joint<br />
research, and educating<br />
the public by promoting<br />
and enhancing fi re safety,<br />
security and safety issues.<br />
Dialogue sessions and<br />
seminars are also held<br />
regularly to update and<br />
enrich members with the<br />
latest developments in the<br />
industry. The fi ve founding<br />
members of the FPSS<br />
IG are DORMA Far East<br />
Pte Ltd, South East Metal<br />
Industries Pte Ltd, Kaba<br />
Security Pte Ltd, Tacam<br />
Steel Pte Ltd and Assa<br />
Abloy (S) Pte Ltd.<br />
HIGHLIGHTS<br />
a) Fire Safety Best Practices<br />
(FSBP) Scheme<br />
Fire doors & shutters form the fi rst line of<br />
defence against fi re in a building. Effective<br />
and properly maintained fi re doors &<br />
shutters will contain and prevent fi re from<br />
spreading, thereby allowing the occupants<br />
to escape safely from the building and<br />
facilitating fi re-fi ghting and rescue efforts<br />
by the Civil Defence personnel.<br />
FPSS IG initiated several working<br />
committees by securing participation<br />
from various stakeholders (SPRING<br />
<strong>Singapore</strong>, PSB Corporation, Institution<br />
of Engineers <strong>Singapore</strong>, Fire Safety<br />
Managers’ Association of <strong>Singapore</strong> and<br />
Real Estate Developers’ Association of<br />
<strong>Singapore</strong>) to formulate a comprehensive<br />
scheme to implement and adopt<br />
standards and codes of practices on fi re<br />
safety in <strong>Singapore</strong>. This was seamlessly<br />
executed via the existing channels of<br />
pre-qualifi cation, testing, quality assurance<br />
and surveillance programmes such<br />
as periodic inspections by Fire Safety<br />
Managers and annual inspections by<br />
SCDF personnel.<br />
b) “Building and Construction Industry<br />
Security of Payment Act” Seminar<br />
Together with the SMa Building Products<br />
& Construction Materials (BPCM)<br />
Industry Group, the FPSS IG organised<br />
the ‘Building and Construction Industry<br />
Security of Payment Act’ seminar in<br />
August <strong>2005</strong>. The seminar invited legal<br />
consultants from Rajah & Tann who<br />
thoroughly analysed the impact arising<br />
from changes in the Act pertaining to<br />
developers, contractors, suppliers and<br />
consultants. An ensuing dialogue session<br />
saw the 110 participants shared their<br />
views and had their long-standing queries<br />
answered by the experts from Rajah & Tann.<br />
51<br />
<strong>Singapore</strong> Manufacturers’<br />
<strong>Federation</strong><br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2005</strong>
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