Discuss the salient features of chapters two, three and eight of building fire prevention and protection requirement, Document no.77/2002 by directorate general; of civil defense.

Ans. the salient features of chapter two are: firefighting and warning system goals, its application area, is designing requirements, permit requirement, maintenance requirement, training requirements, classification of firefight systems that include manual firefight equipment, type of extinguishers, how to select suitable extinguisher, types of fire,  general aspects in the distribution of manual fire extinguishers, distribution of manual firefight extinguishers, fixed firefight equipment, automatic fixed firefight equipment and systems, and fire warning. It includes details of all these features and also explains all the factors according to actual requirements. There are lots of features that explain the effective fire system and its warning system.

The salient feature of chapter three is: escape meaning components, applications of escape means requirements, designing principles of escape means movement distance, capacity, height, wideness, number and distribution of escape, general requirements of escape means the building material, protection from fire and smoke hazard, protection existing opening on separating walls and internal finishing of escape, escape means lightening, emergency lightening of escape, guiding signals of escape, protection from falling during the use of escape, escape means doors, escape means corridors, internal stair, specification of escape means, escape means stairs protection, ventilation of escape means stairs, distribution of escape means stairs, internal stairs, and many others.

The salient features of chapter eight are residential building sections as per the type of use, fire hazard, construction requirement, joint use, the fire spread control that includes horizontal, vertical, external and arrival of civil defense machinery, escape means final exit, a horizontal exit, stairway, ramps, corridors, direct distance movement distance and wideness, fire fighting and warning types of equipment, engineering services, preventive requirements for special residential buildings, fire hazard, construction requirements, the fire spread control in all directions, escape means exits, stairway, and final exits, fire fighting and warning equipment, engineering services, and applications according to fire system and its effective usage.

1.      Write a summary of chapters seven and eight of NEPA 101 Life Safety Code by the National Fire Protection Association.

Ans. chapter seven explain that in caretaking building how the prevention and protection requirements from the fire working most effectively. It explains that how the fire protection and prevention techniques can be used in the most effective way and how they can be implemented in the caretaking buildings. In all the directions it learns to control the spreading fire and save the machinery according to saving point of view. There are many ways to escape from the fire according to a different place or location. In the caretaking building, many ways that can be used for protection against fire and save the lives of people. The utilization of firefighting types of equipment and warning equipment is also effectively used for the protection point of view. It also utilizes different engineering services in the construction of building to save from the fire and save the people in the most effective way which are established during the construction of the building.

            The summary of chapter eight explains about the prevention and protection requirement from the fire in the residential buildings. In the residential building, lots of people's life fall in danger in case of fire and there must be sufficient ways to escape from a fire in such a building because a huge number of people live in these areas and their protection is the priority. It is very important to explain how the fire can be control and in different directions how people can save their lives. Different warning and firefighting equipment must be implemented and held in the residential building so they can save the lives of people and also avoid any major loss. In the construction of a residential building, the engineering services also provide great care that how to handle such situations and there must be some proper areas to escape from fire and save a life.

2.      What do you think: how the law is operating, are there any fire cases that give concern over how the law is operating?

Ans. according to my point of view, the law of fire protection and prevention is working to some extent. In every building proper rules and regulations must have followed for fire protection and its fighting equipment, warning system and alarms must be held in every building for protecting the lives of people and also save the machinery and other equipment. This law of fire protection and prevention of buildings is very effective for different buildings and in many fire cases of real-life, their implementation is effective. But this law is not utilized completely and not in favor of people. There are lots of problems people have to face then can never be cover through this law but the implementation of this law can be beneficial for the residential people and other people who live in other buildings. A different implementation of law occurs due to its effective usage and its beneficial aspects for the users.

This law is operating most effectively if the bulging who are constructed according to this point of view and they have a proper portion of escape from fire and teach every person that how to act in case of fire. Every type of building have to construct according to fire safety point of view and people fire system must be established to provide safety features for its people. Even in working buildings, the fire protection system must be up to date and their maintenance and working must be check from time to time. This law provides some benefit to people for their loss and anyone responsible for fire negligence, this law fight against that person and works for those who lost their lives or luggage or equipment of any type. (Witloks, 2010)

Fire attack at Oman:

There happened to be fire at welding shop unfortunately two people killed at that fire. This shop was in the industrial area of Ghala, and due to suffocation after gas emission these two people died. These two men were welding the tank in Ghala are in bousher wilayat are where this suddenly firs got caught as there was presence of toxic gases. This was a very sudden incident as gases suddenly caught fire and the toxic gases will emit with each other and react badly and hence the fire occurs there. The loss was great at that time but the rescue team keep on saving the life of people whereas the toxic of gases was still there. This is quiet risky thing but there has been an increasing scene of loss if it cannot be noticed and controlled at the start of the incident. Already it was too much for them to get caught to a larger area (Timesofoman.com, 2019).

https://timesofoman.com/article/1879196/oman/government/two-killed-in-fire-incident-in-oman 

Reference of he Basis for Fire Safety

Witloks, R. H. (2010). The Basis for Fire Safety. 10-50.