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	Reduce fire risks	Keep calm in case of fire
	Check Fire Service Installations	Emergency plan
	Good Building Management	Maintenance of Building Structure

Reduce fire risks

		Keep smoke lobby doors close		Maintain Fire Service
		Do not obstruct means		Installations properly
		of escape		Do not lock exits

Keep calm in case of fire

	If you leave your premises		If you are trapped
		Sound the alarm		Close the door and seal it with
		Call the Fire Services		tape and towel to keep
		Department		smoke out.
		Do not use the lift		Keep low to the floor where
		Use a staircase without		the air is cleaner
		smoke to leave		Call the Fire Services
				Department and tell them
				where you are

Check Fire Service Installations

		Fire alarm and detection system		Exit signs
		Automatic sprinkler system		Fireman's lift.
		Fire hydrant/hose reel		Emergency lighting system
		Fire extinguishers		Gas/smoke extraction system

Emergency plan

		Know your escape route		Know how to use fire fighting
		Prepare a detailed escape plan		equipment
		and meeting place		Conduct regular fire drills

Good Building Management

		Maintain and check fire service		Organise an owner's corporation
		and electrical installations		to help manage the building.
		Employ a management		Conduct seminars on fire safety
		company to carry out		and fire drills
		management and fire prevention
		duties

Maintenance of Building Structure

		Exit routes with adequate		Make no opening in fire
		lighting should be free from		resisting walls and floors.
		obstruction. Metal gates		Keep exit doors open in
		should not cause obstruction.		the direction of exit and be
		Do not alter staircases, lobby		readily openable.
		walls and doors. No structures
		or electric wiring should be
		installed in the staircases.