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Consultancy on Fire Safety & CD Systems
Fire Safety Services
CD Systems and Infrastructure Development
Organizations and government agencies seeking advice on fire safety and civil defence matters can rest assured in the quality, depth and currency of the consultancy services offered by our well-trained professionals in COSEM. With many of our employees being ex-SCDF personnel, this pool of specialists brings into the organisation an aggregated experience and expertise about the safety and security industry that's almost unparallel, thus enabling COSEM to be highly authoritative and innovative in the fire safety and civil defence business solutions it offers.
The consultancy services range from fire safety audits in commercial and industrial premises to the development, review and implementation of customized turn-key civil defence infrastructural and product solutions. As part of its value-added service, we're also able to detach our staff to be physically-based with our clients to ensure an efficient transfer of knowledge and the smooth implementation of the project at hand.
Fire Safety Services
COSEM can help building owners ensure that their premises are able to meet the prescribed fire safety standards and legal requirements. Key areas that we cover under fire safety consultancy are:
Licensing for Flammable Materials storage, Fire Certification (FC) and the development of Fire Emergency Plans (FEP)
An accurate risk assessment and the development of an effective emergency plan are active ingredients to ensure a safe and secure workplace. Here, organizations may hire us to conduct a risk assessment of its premises, to advise on licensing issues for the storage of flammable materials, as well as to conduct fire certification inspections. Based on this, COSEM is able to propose customized fire safety solutions for any premises, including the drafting of the building's FEP. To this end, we will also be able to help organisations conduct contingency planning for disaster management, as well as develop SOPs and systems to manage risks (e.g. hazardous materials control and mitigation). See also Incident Management Course under Training Consultancy.
A separate but closely-related module that organizations can tag onto this package is the establishment and training of an Emergency Response Team (ERT) for the premises. It is a well-known fact that businesses can minimize their losses if they possess capabilities to prevent emergencies from escalating, and the ERT is an integral part of this solution (see Company Emergency Response Team).
Conduct of Fire Safety Audits and Enforcement
An accurate risk assessment and the development of an effective emergency plan are active ingredients to ensure a safe and secure workplace. Here, organizations may hire us to conduct a risk assessment of its premises, to advise on licensing issues for the storage of flammable materials, as well as to conduct fire certification inspections. Based on this, COSEM is able to propose customized fire safety solutions for any premises, including the drafting of the building's FEP. To this end, we will also be able to help organisations conduct contingency planning for disaster management, as well as develop SOPs and systems to manage risks (e.g. hazardous materials control and mitigation). See also Incident Management Course under Training Consultancy.
For premises with existing building plans, COSEM can step-in to provide on-site fire safety checks and audits to validate the robustness of the plans. Our specialists are well-trained to detect and provide advice on possible gaps between the fire-safety provisions found in the building, the requirements as stipulated in the building plan, as well as the actual fire safety needs of the premises relative to its current developments.
COSEM can also assist clients, especially the industries, to conduct fire safety enforcement checks on their own premises to ensure that they meet all the requirements as stipulated by the Fire Safety Act. We will then furnish regular reports to the management (monthly, weekly or even daily basis, depending on arrangements), and may assist in serving as court witnesses on behalf of our client if required.
Organization of Fire Safety Awareness Campaigns
Organizations with all the above in place, but wishing to improve the level of fire safety awareness among its employees, may engage COSEM to conduct customized fire-safety talks, lectures and seminars. Such tacit knowledge is also important in giving employees an all-round education on safety and security at the workplace, and the vital role they play in protecting and preserving the healthy and safety at work.
CD Systems and Infrastructure Development
We are able to help organizations and governments custom-design and build civil defence infrastructure as well as product-based solutions. Key customized design-and-build services offered under this category include:
Establishing CD Systems and related Training Infrastructure
Building on the experience of the SCDF in modernizing itself since its humble beginnings in the early 1980s, COSEM possesses the necessary know-how to help clients develop, review and implement CD systems according to their specific requirements. This includes, as a possible solution, the audit and design of customised C3 (Command, Control and Communication) systems to support efficient incident management.
Separately, by leveraging on the SCDF's experience in developing its Civil Defence Academy in 1999 and later, the Basic Rescue Training Centre in 2005, COSEM is also able to help clients design and build entire training institutions and mechanisms in support of their CD systems. COSEM will handle such contracts as turn-key projects and attach its specialists to the clients for the full duration of the assignment to ensure a complete transfer of knowledge and management capabilities.
In fact, COSEM is currently working with the police department of a Middle Eastern state to help enhance their overall systemic capabilities to meet the stringent standards of INSARAG's (International Search & Rescue Advisory Group) external classification, as well as to establish a USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) exercise facility for their training.