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ISSUE 03 - Aug - Sep 2020

Fire & Security Association of India

Bi-monthly Newsletter

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¡ Mr. Suresh Menon ¡ Ms. Rakhi Deepak ¡ Mr. Venkatesu C. ¡ Mr. Dipen Mehta ¡ Mr. Pankaj Tiwari ¡ Mr. KNK Murthy ¡ Ms. Renu Saldanha

dESigN & Support tEam: ¡ Mr. Suresh R.S. ¡ Mr. Harshavardan Rao ¡ Mr. Kishore MaheshWe request your feedback & suggestions to upgrade FSAI Buzz on [email protected]

Takeaways from the delightful and enchanting discourse by Pujya Gyanvatsal Swamiji of Swaminarayan Sanstha:¡Respect the value of time. Do not while away any opportunity that come on our way, They could be situations to learn more and more about the professional, personal, domestic as well the social life we lead. ¡Think of avenues already available in any walk of life for prosperity creation. Never ponder and get worked up on probable poverty and doom. ¡Remain open minded all the time. ¡Do your job with total devotion and sincerity. Do not get disheartened in case of failure but be ready to accept it as God’s will and proceed further. ¡Do not try to ‘get out’ of a difficult situation but “help out” and stay put by contributing your very best. ¡When Institutions like FSAI are sincerely working and assure success while helping douse any serious ‘external fire risk”, spiritualism as being promoted by organizations like B.A.P.S complement them by way of helping society to douse many internal fires that rage within! ¡Last but not the least the fight against the Covid pandemic will definitely bear fruits – sooner if not later.

pujya gyanvatsal SwamijiSwaminarayan Sanstha

A devotion driven, serene and heart felt introductory remarks about Swamiji by Mr. Suresh Pai, Director, Economic Development Committee, one of the Rotary Districts of Bengaluru set the tone for a befitting curtain raiser to the event.

From thE Editor’S dESkDear Readers, Let me begin the narrative by quoting Param Pujya Gyanvatsal Swamiji of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, who blessed FSAI through an illuminating session on “positivity in adversity” on the occasion of Teacher’s day (5th Sept, 2020), There he mentioned – “Respect Time and Time will Respect you Equally” The message was crystal clear. “Saved time is utilized opportunity”. Every moment is a priceless gift to humanity from nature. We must and can make use of it to the fullest extent. Look at the 100 meters’ sprint champions. Their performances bear true testimony in this regard. The clocking difference among top three (at time even more) fastest runners is within the fractions of just a second. The latest world records range anything between 9 and 10 seconds only! In own way, we at FSAI shall aim and try to do our best for the timely completion of all preconceived as well as targeted task schedules. We always receive unstinted support and patronage from all stakeholders. Riding on that strength, the administration shall try to ensure release of both the bimonthlies – Newsletter (BUZZ) and the Journal well in time (if not little ahead)! Accordingly, the third edition of the duly rejuvenated Buzz which commenced in May’20 is on your computer. Months of August and Sept, witnessed few very important new mile stones in addition the execution of all regular activities aimed at serving membership community better. Most important among them are:

A highly spiritual and intellectual Sojourn for FSAI fraternity and other Participants through an ever cherishing discourse by Satguru Gyanvatsal Swamiji as mentioned in the beginning.

Signing of a historical MOU between FSAI and FIA (Fire Industry Association), UK. Participation by our National president in a virtual interactive session convened by mr. Nitin gadkariji,

Hon. Union Minister for Road Transport/ Highways, Shipping and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME). This was organized by FICCI. The topic for Discussion was “Future of Private Security Industry - Atmanirbhar Bharat: Boosting MSME’s”.

Opening of a new FSAI Student Chapter and installation of Officer Bearers at Dr. C.V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar.

Installation of Newly elected Office Bearers at Goa & Kerala Chapters. Execution of a National level “Essay/ Poem/ Story writing Contest at the behest of our Chandigarh Sub-chapter in the

Northern region. Conducting the FSAI sponsored Award distribution ceremony and felicitation function to inspire all registered “Ganesh

Festival Mandals of Mumbai”.Sit back, relax and relish the BUZZ Menu.

k.N.k. murthyExecutive Editor, FSAI Buzz

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Sept. 18, 2020 witnessed the addition of one more feather to FSAI’s Cap by the signing of an MOU with FIA. This has been part of the ongoing bonding culture being initiated, established, and developed among our association and other National as well as International organizations of high repute and recognition. The MOU declaration event of the day started with welcome address by mr. ajit raghavan, President Elect of FSAI. He first introduced and welcomed the following esteemed guests from FIA who were part of the virtual procedure of MOU solemnization mr. ian moore, Chief Executive Officer & ms. tracy kirk, Export Council Chair along with mr. Suresh menon, National President FSAI. Thereafter mr. menon gave a lucid presentation about FSAI, its vision and mission along with the glimpses of many successful initiatives it could accomplish in the pursuit of Fire Safety and Security related services to the society during last two decades of existence. The PPT was also preceded by the screening of an FSAI video depicting various activities and execution of assignments. He also appraised about the need for cementing a strong relationship between both associations considering the MOU as an ‘active document’. mr. ian moore made a detailed presentation about FIA and covered all the avenues, areas and attributes through which FSAI & FIA can play effective partnership roles.

The was followed by the introduction of following FSAI Officials to the dignitaries from FIA starting from ms. rakhi deepak, General Secretary, mr. C. Venkatesu, National Treasurer and mr. ashish rakheja, International President. Also introduced the Advisory Council Members mr. pankaj dharkar, mr. Balachandran d., mr. liaqut ali khan, mr. arun khazanchi, mr. pramoud rao, mr. N.S. Narendra and mr. rajan luthra along with mr. leela prasad k., Chairman of MOU Committee. Thereafter, mr. pankaj dharkar and mr. ashish rakheja spoke about the significant of this landmark endeavour. They mentioned the number of benefits, which can be availed by both the societies.

In fact, the preparatory work towards the creation of this type of partnership between both the likeminded societies included a parley of spade work, interactive sessions and document developments was led by mr. ajit raghavan, President Elect along with MOU Committee Chair mr. leela prasad k. and Vice Chair mr. mukesh Shah.

This signoff proceeding was complemented through a special WEBINAR presentation executed by ms. tracy kirk from FIA. ms. tracy took up a model topic of “true multi- Sensors” which is a CPD accredited FIA initiative dealing with many nuances on “New and Advanced” levels pertaining to Fire & Smoke detection system.

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This interactive Session was held at the aegis of FICCI. During the proceedings, mr. Suresh menon, our National President, highlighted the key role played by our members, including MSME’s manufacturers and dealers of Fire Safety products, whose products are deployed to protect and save lives. He also raised one genuine appeal to the ministry to consider granting of a total relief of GST on such items. This waiver will make the products more competitive and in turn spurn the growth of Fire, Life Safety and Security product sector. Besides it will also encourage the end beneficiaries to purchase more of such items for own safety and security and put them into productive use when situation warrants.

interactive Session With Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Hon. Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways, Shipping and MSME, Governament of India

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installation of Newly Elected kerala Chapter 5th September 2020

The installation ceremony of the newly elected officer bearers of Kerala Chapter was held on 5th Sept. 2020 (another significant event in God’s own country). Incidentally it also coincided with National Teachers’ day and deservedly became a befitting occasion on the part of FSAI to pay tribute to the great services rendered by dr. S. radha krishnan who had always been adored as well as a respected teacher first and later president of the country and world statesman.

The event was graced by a galaxy of dignitaries which included, Special Invitees:¡ Shri m. Nausad, Director General, Kerala Fire & Rescue Services, Head Quarters, Thiruvananthapuram (Chief Guest)¡ Shri arun alphonse, Regional Fire officer, Fire & Rescue Services, Thiruvanthapuram (Guest of Honor).¡ Shri Jose k. mathew, Principal Designer, JKM Design Consortium (Keynote speaker)¡Shri Shaw Sumanam, Past Kerala Chapter President (Guest Speaker)¡ Shri a. gopa kumar, Speaker for the preceding special WEBINAR “hospital Fire Safety”

From FSAI:¡ mr. pankaj dharkar, Presidential & Governing Council Member¡ mr. Suresh menon, National President¡ms. rakhi deepak, National Secretary¡ mr. C. Venkaesu, National Treasurer¡ mr. lakshminarayana p., Regional Director (South) ¡ mr. prasad rama kaimal, Incoming President¡ mr. a. k. Shamsudheen, Incoming Secretary¡ mr. arthur Sharon, Chairman - Technical, CWC, Kerala Chapter¡ Other CWC Members¡ Outgoing President & Secretary

The investiture oath was administered by mr. Suresh menon and the new officers pledged on the same by raised palms as sign of acknowledgment.



ganesh mandal Contest 2019 and corresponding award distribution in 2020 31st august, 2020

FSAI’s presence has always been conspicuous during the Ganesh Mahotsav every year. This will be sustained with full earnestness, sincerity, dedication and devotion. For the last couple of years around 600 - 900 Ganesh Mandals had been getting registered with FSAI in this promotional event. The process of selecting the best Pandal had been fully transparent with reg. to the conformity against a comprehensive checklist covering many aspects. Along with FSAI, the jury comprised of senior level officials representing Police, Fire Service, Disaster Management cell, Architect society and Elite citizen groups with deep rooted commitment towards Fire Safety & Security, and effective Risk Management ideas and creative imagination. The contest planning and execution exercise consisted of: Registration of Pandals through NESSO App and Appointment of eminent jury representing different walks of life and held in high esteem by the society.

FSAI’s visionary approach in organizing this type of contest is attributed to the inspirational support to society at large to adopt a safety/ security culture through proactive mind-set so as to achieve the goal of totally “Surakshit Bharat” concept.

A line of special gratitude goes to M/S. Supremax team for supporting FSAI, Mumbai Chapter by gifting Fire Extinguishers to all winning Ganesh Mandals & Jury members.

WiNNErS all!1. andhericha raja, azad Nagar Sarvajanik utsav Samiti mandal won the First position.2. mumbai cha raja, lalbaug Sarvajanik utsav mandal and ganesh gulli was placed in First runner-up category.3. Fort cha icchapurti ganesh mandal bagged Second runner-up prize.

Following dignitaries graced the Awards distribution & Felicitation function held on 31st, August, 2020Shri. p. a. Sawant & Shri. mohite both from Mumbai Fire Brigade, Shri. rajendra lokhande from Disaster Management, MCGM, mr. Chintu k. asher (President, Mumbai Chapter, FSAI) & mr. Shahzed lehry (Secretary, Mumbai Chapter, FSAI),

Ar. Shrreyash a. Sarmalkar, mr. Vivek pai, mr. harshad g. tulsulkar & mr. krishnakumar Chavan from the Jury panel jointly felicitated winning Ganesh Mandals. Shri. rajendra lokhande from Disaster Management, MCGM felicitated the Jury members. mr. Chintu k. asher & mr. Shahzed lehry felicitated the government officials.

Extreme caution, frequent sanitizing, restraint and social distancing was strictly maintained all through Award distribution/ felicitation proceedings. This was in own as well as the interest of society at large.



FSai WEBiNar SEriES July-august-September 2020

S.No. datE WEBiNar topiC SpEakEr ChaptEr NoS.

1 4th July 2020 Safety Measures During Unlock Conditions for Hotels, Restaurants, Hospitals, Shopping Malls, Schools, Colleges & Small Shops. Mr. Rajendra Uchake Nagpur Chapter 148

2 4th July 2020 The Survivors: Episode 2 - Facing the COVID Fear, Learn to Live with COVID. Mr. Amit Kakkar National Webinar 117

3 5th July 2020 Home Fire Safety Measures. Mr. Rajesh Shirke Mumbai Chapter 114

4 11th July 2020 Advanced Fire Suppression Systems. Mr. Krishnan G. National Webinar 223

5 15th July 2020 The FAQ’s of FLS. Mr. Tushar Mittal Mr. Sandeep Goel National Webinar 365

6 17th July 2020 Fundamentals of Fire Alarm Systems. Mr. K. Balasubramanian Coimbatore Chapter 207

7 18th July 2020 Depression Signs, Symptoms & Remedies. Dr. Sritama Ghosh Kolkata Chapter 168

8 19th July 2020 Importance of Green Building in Construction. Mr. Anurag Bajpai Nashik Chapter 96

9 19th July 2020 Panel Discussion on Safety Measures for Schools & Colleges After Unlock. Mr. Vinayak Sane Dr. B.N. Chaudhari, Mr. Abasaheb Kale, Dr. Sonam Solanki, Mr. Arvind Mandke, Mr. Rupesh Umtol, Ar. Alhad Gore, Ar. Shrreyash Sarmalkar, Dr. Kaushal Prasad Mumbai Chapter 172

10 22nd July 2020 Fire Simulation for Built Environment. Ms. Shreya Kulkarni Jaipur Chapter 177

11 25th July 2020 Fire Tower - Intent, Aspect & Approach. Mr. Sandeep Goel Chandigarh Chapter 709

12 26th July 2020 Increasing Responsiveness & Preparedness: Unfolding the Concepts of Healthy Diet & Stress Free Life. Mr. Munindra Sharma Jaipur Chapter 124

13 26th July 2020 Opportunities for Engineering Graduates in Fire, Safety & Security Industry. Mr. Hemant Khadse Mr. Arvind Mandke Mumbai Chapter 107

14 31st July 2020 Fire Alarm Industry Trends & NFPA 72 Changes. Mr. Rodger Reiswig National Webinar 446

15 1st Aug 2020 Myths & Facts About COVID 19 - A Medical Mr. Prashant D. Ranpise Perspective. Mr. Kiran B. Gawde Dr. Mandar. Doiphode Mr. Kanad Deshmukh Pune Chapter 149

16 5th Aug 2020 Fire Prevention for MSME Industry. Mr. Ashok K Kapoor Nagpur Chapter 112

17 7th Aug 2020 A Better Way To Be. Mr. Prakash Belawadi National Webinar 202

18 8th Aug 2020 Fire Resistance Design of Steel Structures. Mr. Veerappan K. Mr. Eswaran R. Mr. Raghupathy M. Chennai Chapter 255

19 9th Aug 2020 Pursue Your Passion. Ms. Arti Daga Mumbai Chapter 92

20 11th Aug 2020 COVID - 19 Specific Health Insurance to One & All. Mr. Ramprasad Vizag Chapter 48

21 13th Aug 2020 Home Fire Safety & Survival Techniques. Mr. Rajesh Shirke Bengaluru Chapter 104

22 14th Aug 2020 Bhubaneswar Student Chapter Installation. 520

S.No. datE WEBiNar topiC SpEakEr ChaptEr NoS. 23 14th Aug 2020 Weekend Show with FSAI - FROM AMRI TO National Webinar 980 SUM TO SHREY TO SWARNA - WHEN WILL WE LEARN FROM WHAT WE HAVE FACED? Mr. Pankaj Dharkar Shri D.K. Shami, Shri M.F. Dastoor, Shri. Sukanta Sethi, Shri. K. Jayaram Nayak, Dr. Bharat S. Mody, Dr. Lallu Joseph, Dr. Girdhar J. Gyani, Dr. Rajesh Chandwani, Mr. Srinivas V., Mr. Sandeep Goel, Mr. Vinod Kapse

24 17th Aug 2020 Personal Data Security & Privacy. Mr. Rohit Srivastwa National 132

25 18th Aug 2020 Goa Chapter Installation. Goa Chapter 161

26 21st Aug 2020 Measures to avoid ignition of fire from electricity Special location - Hospital. Mr. S. Gopa Kumar Gujarat Chapter 501

27 28th Aug 2020 Hazards of Electricity and Tool Safety Protection (Gujarati). Mr. N.N. Parekh Gujarat Chapter 186

28 28th Aug 2020 Passive Fire Protection. Mr. Santosh Warrick National Webinar 543

29 29th Aug 2020 Performance based design for Life Safety using CFD Simulation. Dr. Munirajulu. M Chennai Chapter 235

30 29th Aug 2020 Chandigarh Awards Ceremony. Chandigarh Chapter 267

31 30th Aug 2020 Unlock Your Mental Health. Dr. Anju Sharma Delhi Chapter 127

32 30th Aug 2020 Advance Fire Detection. Mr. Mithun Banerjee Kolkata Chapter 354

33 5th Sept 2020 Hospital Fire Incidents in India in this Decade - Reasons & Solutions followed by Ar. Jose K. Mathew Kerala Chapter Installation. Mr. Gopakumar A Kerala Chapter 516

34 5th Sept 2020 Positivity in Adversity. Pujya Gyanvatsaldas Swamiji National Webinar 443

35 7th Sept 2020 Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Fire Mr. Vedant Kumar & Safety. Mr. Siddhant Kumar Mumbai Student Chapter 213

36 11th Sept 2020 FIRESHIELD: a Complete Solution for Proximity Suits. Mr. Alain Patrick TIEU National Webinar 361

37 12th Sept 2020 Valve Selection & Monitoring as per NFPA 25 & 13 for FPS. Mr. Sanjay Jude Nathan Chennai Chapter 69

38 13th Sept 2020 Fire Suppression System. Mr. Liaqut Ali Khan Kolkata Chapter 514

39 17th Sept 2020 Protect Your Facility from Fire Hazard Through Lightening Strikes. Dr. K. Janakiraman National Webinar 445

40 18th Sept 2020 Signing of MoU with FIA UK followed by Webinar on True Multi Sensors. Ms. Tracy Kirk National Webinar 291

41 26th Sept 2020 Panel Discussion: Threat Analysis to Design of Security Framework, Design Aspect to be Considered with Changing Environment. Mr. Puneet Garkhel Mr. Pawan Desai, Col. Deepak Kajla, Major Paul Devassy, Mr. Sambhaji Naik National Webinar 338

42 27th Sept 2020 Fire Safety in Housing Societies. Mr. Kiran Gavade Mr. Rajesh Shirke, Mr. Virendra Borade, Dr. Vivek Mugalikar

43 29th Sept 2020 Fire Survival Cables. Mr. Bharat Sehgal National Webinar 533

FSai WEBiNar SEriES July-august-September 2020





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a. letters to the Editor.B. review about any of the chosen article, regular features or other columns.C. Questions pertaining to any of the contents (articles or features).d. participation in Question / answer series with expert panel (which has been launched from July-august edition).E. response to the regular Quizzing Exercise.

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