FSAI Technotainment Retreat18th-20th April 2014 | L&T Training Centre, Lonavla

The landscape town of Lonavla, a lovely Hill station on the outskirts of Mumbai was the perfect host to FSAI Technotainment Retreat, an exemplary event hosted by the FSAI Mumbai Chapter between 18th to 20th April, 2014. The dates coincided perfectly with the Fire Safety Week 14th – 20th April as well. All members of FSAI were invited for this three day event with no expenses at their end. All members were provided with pick up and drop at their respective destinations, for this event. They appreciated Mumbai Chapter for conducting this event which enabled them to learn, network and rejuvenate themselves. The feather in the cap was that the inauguration was done by Chief Fire Officers of Thane City and Senior Fire Officer of Mumbai City and therefore got attention by Fire Department of both these cities. The fire department of Mumbai and Thane Municipal Corporations actively supported this event.18th April 2014: The event started with a brief welcome note by Mr. Suresh Menon, Secretary Mumbai Chapter. He gave an overview on FSAI and its current activities and touched upon membership support as well. Further, he put forward the scheduled activities planned for the next two days along with details of events planned to be held during 2014, by Mr. Milind Rane and Mr. Parag Momaya (Sports and Events committee).

ISSUE 07 - May 2014

ÜChapter Activities- - Mumbai - FSAI Technotainment Retreat

- Gujarat - Jal-Vayu-Agni 2014 Seminar - Acrex India 2014 - New Delhi

- ICC2014,Conference&Exhibition-Kolkata - KnowledgeSeriesProgram-Chennai,Mumbai

& Bangalore - SIP-SchoolFocus:Hyderabad,Kolkata

Gujarat - HyderabadDubaiStudyTourÜUpcoming & Support Events

Fire & Security Association of India Bi-monthly Newsletter

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Gujarat Chapter President’s Message

Greetings to All!!!It is indeed amoment ofpride for FSAI to publishanother edition of muchawaited Bi-monthly Newsletter“FSAI BUZZ”.On behalf of Fire & Security Association of India, I amveryhappytosaythatwe

haveonceagaintakenaleapforwardinpromotingawarenessaboutFireSafetyandSecurity in Indiathroughthisnewsletter.IndiadevelopmentstoryislikelytoseemanymoreHigh Rise Buildings & large building projects innearfuturewhereFireProtection,LifeSafetyandSecurity would become a major challenge if not takencareofbytheConstructionIndustryduringdesign/implementation&commissioningstages.Thoughtful integration of Architecture withelectrical, mechanical, plumbing and structuralEngineering holds the key for an environmentfriendly and Safe Building design. FSAI hasbeen working in close coordination with otherengineering societies like ISHRAE, IPA, IGBC etc.,for encouraging an integrated development.Lack of proper guidance due to non-availabilityofproperguidance&educationalmaterial inthisfieldhasbeenabigchallengefortheindustrysincelong.TheBuildingCodesandStandardsdevelopedby government agencies have become outdatedandneedtoberevisedaspertodaysneedssothattheycanguidetheindustryincorrectdirectionandFSAIhasbeenveryactiveinthisrespect.FSAI through its various chapters havebeen verysuccessful in organizing programs in educationalinstitutions to inculcate the importance of FireSafetyinchildrenatayoungagesothattheycangrowintoresponsiblecitizens.I earnestly urge all the Companies andManufacturers related to “Life Safety and FireProtection”tocomeforwardandhelpFSAIinthisnoblecauseofspreadingawarenessinabigway.I am happy to say that the FSAI Team hasdone commendable task by publishing theknowledgeable Newsletterwhichwould turn outtobeveryuseful inpromotingthescienceoffiresafety&securityengineeringinIndia.Once again I would like to offer my specialappreciationtowardsalltheteammembersofFSAIchaptersforsupportingthecause.Sincerely,Pankaj R. Dharkar

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Post this address, the entire 120 participants were divided into four teams- Team Red, Team Blue, Team Yellow and Team White for the Sports and Quiz competition. 19th April 2014: There could not have been a better way to start the day -YOGA. All participants were treated to an hour of Yoga session, which made them feel relaxed and fresh for the day. The seminar was inaugurated by Lighting of the Lamp by Mr. Arvind Mandke (Chief Fire Officer of Thane City) accompanied by Mr. Umesh Palande (Senior Fire Officer of Mumbai City). They were joined by few members from the FSAI management namely Mr. Rajan Luthra, National President, Mr. Manoj Shenoy, Chapter President, Mumbai, Mr. Suresh Menon, Mr. Ajit Raghavan and Mr. Vinayak Sane. Colonel (Retd) T.M. Shanmugham, COO of FSAI also attended. Welcome Address: Mr. Manoj Shenoy, Chapter President welcomed all the dignitaries for the event.

Presidentail Address: In his address during the start of the program President FSAI, Mr. Rajan Luthra appreciated the initiative taken by the Mumbai Chapter for organising a unique event that combined professional learning with social networking which would deliver value to all FSAI members. He highlighted that the innovative event combining “Learning with Fun” was a positive way to commemorate the National Fire Day and suggested that the template could be emulated by other Chapters as well.

Presentations by Speakers:• Presentation by Mr. Arvind Mandke (Chief Fire Officers of Thane City) on “Codes &

Standrads- A practical Approach”• Presentation by Mr. Umesh Palande (Senior Fire officer of Mumbai City)

on “Passive Fire Protection” • Presentation by Mr.K. Ramachandran, Director & Associate

Consultant with M/s Eskayem Consultants Pvt Ltd. on “HVAC for Fire Safety”

• Presentation by Mr. Ashwin Ijantkar, Managing Director, M/s Epsilon Design Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. on “Fire Protection Challenges in Data Centres”

Before the start of the Games, the speakers and sponsors (L&T / Tyco Safety Products (India) Pvt. Ltd. / RR Kabel / Smart Building Technologies / Agni Controls/ Technocrats Security Systems Pvt. Ltd. / Guards / Startech Engineers) were felicitated with Mementoes from FSAI for their support and participation in the said event. This was followed by Table Tennis and Carrom competition between the four teams. And to end the day on a bright and eventful note, there was a Karaoke Night along with Cocktails and Dinner.20th April 2014: The day began with the 1 hour Yoga session for the participants. The next event was swimming competition, which was attended by all the members with keen interest. Colonel (Retd) T.M. Shanmugham, COO briefly addressed the members. This was followed by a presentation by Mr.Vinayak Sane, Principal Consultant with M/s Elmark Engineers & Principal Designer with SI Consult, UAE. His topic was-“Importance of Interfacing Fire Detection & Protection with Building Management Systems”.Thereafter a Quiz Competition was held between the teams and winners were rewarded. The final Vote of Thanks was provided by Mr. Suresh Menon. As a final event, there was a Prize distribution ceremony by Mr. Ajit Raghavan, before the departures from Lonavala began sometime in the end of the day. The said event was a mega success with about 120 participants, including 35 Consultants and 60 System Integrators. Heartful thanks to the main sponsors, L&T along with all other Sponsors - Tyco Safety Products (India) Pvt. Ltd. / RR Kabel / Smart Building Technologies / Agni Controls / Technocrats Security Systems Pvt. Ltd. / Guards / Startech Engineers for their invaluable support. Finally, all praises to the Mumbai Chapter working committee Mr. Vinayak Sane, Mr. Dilip Bania, Mr. Parag Momaya, Mr. Milind Rane, Mr. Jitu Mahnot, Mr. Hariom Sharma, Mr. Ashok Nair, Mr. Rajesh Shirke, Mr. Chintu Asher, Mr. Arvind Ballal and Ms. Anuja as well for their dedication and contribution towards successful organizing of this event.

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Fire & Security Association of India (Gujarat Chapter) had organized a Seminar Jal Vayu Agni 2014 along with ISHRAE – Vadodara Chapter, IPA – Gujarat Chapter & ASHRAE- Western India Chapter on “Emerging Trends in Building Services” on 26th April 2014 at The Gateway Hotel, Akota Gardens, Vadodara. Seminar was inaugurated by Chief Guest of the event Ar. Yashawant Mistry - One of the most versatile Architect of recent times from Baroda, he had delivered a wonderful speech related to subject. Mr. Dipen Mehta - Chairman IPA- Gujarat Chapter gave a welcome speech and briefed about theme of Jal-Vayu-Agni.The aim of the Seminar was to generate awareness in the up-coming projects of large sizes; requirements of services like HVAC, Fire Fighting / Security / IBMS and Plumbing. Mr. Pankaj Dharkar - President FSAI- Gujarat Chapter gave a detailed presentation on “Life Safety in High-rise Buildings”, Mr. Ajit Raghavan - Chairman National Codes & Standard Committee - FSAI gave a presentation on “Buildings Codes & Standards”.Also Mr. Rumi Engineer - General Manager Business Head - Green Building Consultancy Services – Godrej And Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited gave a wonderful presentation on “Efficiency in Buildings..Beyond Design”.Mr. Minesh Shah - Director - Aqua Design and Committee Member of IPA- Gujarat Chapter presented views on “Advance Technologies & Material in Plumbing Systems” & Mr. Satnam Singh – Business Head Xylem delivered a presentation on “Hydraulics in High Rise Buildings”.

Total 231 delegates were present for the event. These gathering were from Technical experts, Building

Jal-Vayu-Agni 2014 | Vadodra, Gujarat | 24th April 2014

National Fire Safety Week Parade | Mumbai | 20th April 2014

The Mumbai Fire Brigade organised a colourful paradeon and gave awards to thebraveFiremenofMaharashtra.Col. (Retd) T.M. Shanmugham, COO, FSAI along with Mr. Kunal Zatakia, SwasthikSynergy, Mr. Sandeep Shah, FSAI Members attended theParade.

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FSAI supported the ACREX India 2014 –the International Exhibition HVACR andBuilding Services held in Pragati Maidan,NewDelhiorganisedbyISHRAE.Itwasa3dayseventstartedon27thFebruary,2014andendedon1stMarch,2014whichhasagoodmixofTechnicalLectures,Workshops&Exhibitors.

WehadaFSAIpavilionintheshow,wherewehavethepresenceofHoneywell&Tycoparticipated on behalf of FSAI along withthese2BoothswehadaFSAIInfoBooth.

Duringthe3daysFSAI InfoBoothisbeingvisitedbymanypeoplefromtheFraternity.Theyhaveshowninterest in joininghands

with FSAI to create awareness in society at large. The feedbackwhichwehavereceivedfromthesepeoplewhovisitedourboothfromtheindustryisveryoverwhelming.Theyalsofeelweneedtotakesomestronginitiativeswhichcancoverawiderangeofsocietytospreadawarenessi.e.awarenessamongthegeneralpublicistheneedofthehour. InthepastfewyearswehavenoticedlotmanyFireAccidents&havelearntlotfromthembutstillthereiswidegapwhichneedtofilledup.TheinitiativeswhichFSAIistakingup&hadtakeninpastarewelltakenbytheindustrypeople.FSAIwillkeepthespiritofgoodwork&planprogrammeinfutureaspertheneedof the Society.

Acrex India 2014 27th February to 1st March 2014 | New Delhi

Message from the President:InhisforwardmessagefortheACREXbooklet, Mr. Rajan Luthra, President FSAI emphasised that “theneed for human comfort, convenience and enhanced safety hasled towidespreadadoptionof advanced technology. In thisquest,Life Safety and Security Systems are becoming more and moreintegral to our homes andwork places apart fromHVAC systems.TheburningneedforoptimizingenergyconsumptionandreducingcarbonemissionswithoutcompromisingoncomfortandproductivityrequiresIntelligentBuildingManagementSystems(IBMS)todelivertangibleresults.Thesedomains,whereFSAIisthepremierindustrybody in India, are of equal concern to both organizations and theprimaryreasonwhyourpartnershiphasfoundperfectresonance.Itisalsohearteningtonotethatthethemeoftheevent–‘AimingTowardsCarbonNeutral’– isextremely relevantandmustbesupportedbyeachandeveryoneofusasweareallequalstakeholdersinthisgoal.”

owners, Contractors and various Consultants, Architects & FSAI, ISHRAE, ASHRAE Members from Baroda & adjoining areas.Mr. Kamlesh Mehta - ISHRAE Regional Director West -II concluded with vote of Thanks. Event was followed by a Grand Networking Dinner.This year FSAI - Gujarat Chapter has decided to organize series of seminar on JAL-VAYU-AGNI 2014 - Emerging Trends in Building Services covering most of the part of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh States. The tentative event calendar for other part of states is: •Surat - 31st May 2014 •Indore - 21st June 2014 •Rajkot - 26th July 2014 •Vapi (Daman) - 27th September 2014 • Ahmedabad - 20th December 2014The Sponsored of the Event were Astral (IPA), Carrier – UTC (ISHRAE) & Xylem (FSAI). The event was supported by IGBC (Indian Green Building Council), CREDAI (Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India) & IIID (Indian Institute of Interior Designer).

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EVENTS

The Indian Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata, organised the 1stInternational Conference-cum-Exhibition on Fire& Life Safety inHospitalsandOtherFacilityBuildings,onFebruary21and22,2014,atITCSonar,Kolkata.TheeventwassupportedbyNationalDisasterManagementAuthority,WestBengalFireandEmergencyServicesandFSAI.TheeventsponsorswerePlatinumSponsor-AssociationofHospitalsofEasternIndia,GoldSponsors-Hospihealth,Draeger,andSchrack-SeconetwithExtinctFire,theconferencekitsponsors-HDFireProtect,andtheHospitalityPartner-ITCHotels.

Thetwodayeventincludedpresentationsandpaneldiscussions,onvarioustopicssuchas,• AdvancedTraininginMobileFireFightingTechnologyforhigh-riserescueevacuationofFacilitybuildings

• ChallengesinHospitalSafety-Design&Implementation• LifeSafetyPhilosophy&EmergencyPreparednessPlanning• FireSafetyDesign,DevelopmentsandStrategicManagement• LatestFireSafetyConceptsinHospitalitySector• PanelDiscussion: Fire Life SafetyCodes–Global vis–a– vis

India

ThechiefguestonDay1wasShriShekharDutt,Hon’bleGovernor,Government of Chhattisgarh and on Day 2 was His ExcellencyLt. General Nirbhay Sharma, Hon’ble Governor, Government ofArunachal Pradesh. The event was attended by several otherdignitariesandwasattendedbyover300delegates.Morethan30companiesexhibitedtheirproductsattheexhibition.

FSAIwas present at the eventwith a stall. FSAI brochures andmembershipformsweregiventothoseinterestedintheassociationand its activities. TheChapter President,MrAshimMukherjee,presidedoveroneofthetechnicalsessions.

ICC 2014 Seminar | FSAI Kolkata Chapter21st-22nd, February 2014

Aspartofthemessagefromthe President FSAI, Mr. Rajan Luthrastatedthat“ItisaprivilegeforusatFire&SecurityAssociationofIndia(FSAI)topartnerwithIndianChamberofCommerce(ICC)fortheconductoftheFirstInternationalConferenceandExhibitionon‘FireandLifeSafetyinHospitalsandotherfacilitybuildings’inKolkata.”Healsomentionedthat“weneedtodrivecontinualfocusonraisingawarenessonthiscriticalaspectamongstallstakeholders.FSAIisthepremierindustrybodyinIndiainthisdomainwithover1400corporateandindividualmembersacross11chaptersinIndiaandarecommittedtothisnoblecauseforover10years.”

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SIP -SchoolFocus

Strategic Initiative Program - School Focus is a landmarkin which we plan to cover all schools Pan-India. Themain objective is to entrench Fire Safety practices in theimpressionablemindsof childrenat veryearly stage in theirlife so that theyunderstandhow to react to situationwhichdemandquickthinkingwithoutpanicandwillrememberhowa positive attitude can save life in Fire condition. We havebeen successfully conducting these program in schools withNational Sponsors, Tyco and Honeywell, covering more than 1LakhStudentsinmajorcitiesi.e.Mumbai,Bengaluru,Delhi,Chennai,Hyderabad,GujaratandKolkata.

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Kolkata | Aliah University, Sector V, Kolkataon7thFebruary2014.SponsoredbyOBS&FIRESHIELD

Hyderabad | Johnson Grammar School (ICSE),Nacharam,Hyderabadon8thJanuary2014.SponsoredbyTyco

Gujarat | Som Lalit School,Navrangpura,Ahmedabadon3rdMarch2014. D.P. High School,NavaWadaj,Ahmedabadon5thMarch2014. My Own English School,NavaWadaj,NearVyaswadi,Ahmedabadon8thMarch2014. Tripada Day School - Campus,Pragatinagar,Ahmedabadon10thMarch2014

Sponsoredby HoneywellLifeSafety

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Knowledge Series Program | Mumbai | 26th March 2014

FSAIMumbaiChaptertookuptheinitiativeofconducting“Dena Bank Training program” on 26th March 2014 at SPBTCollege,Juhu,VileParle(West),Mumbai.This program could not have been possible withoutconcentratedeffortsofourcommitteememberMr. Arvind Ballal, who coordinated with Dena Bank and ensuredSecurityAndFireOfficersofDenaBankfromalloverIndiawaspresentforthisprogram.Thesessionencompassedof• AbriefpresentationonFSAIbyMr. Suresh Menon • A training session by Mr. Rajesh Shirke on following

points:§BasicFirePreventionandFireFightingmeasures§OperationofFireExtinguishersandHoseReels§OperationofFireAlarm&DetectionSystem§Firesafetyhazardsinsideatypicalbankbranch§Survival&RescueTechniquesincaseoffireemergencies

TheprogramsessionsconductedbyMr. Rajesh Shirke,ourcommitteemember,becameinterestingfortheofficerswithappropriatePowerpointpresentations,videoclippingsofactualfireincidentsetc,whichwereshowcasedtotheparticipants.

TheDenabankofficersrequestedextensionoftimeperiodduetotheincreasedinterestleveloftheparticipants.Duetothesuccessofthisshow,wehavebeeninvitedtoconductasimilarprogramforDenaBanksStaff,havingastrengthof200attheirHeadoffice.WewouldliketothankDena Bank and Mr. Arvind Ballal for giving usthisopportunity.Also,Mr. Rajesh Shirkehastobecommendedforprovidinganinformativeandeducativetraining,whichwillgoa longway inourpartnership journeywithDenaBank. FinallyonbehalfofMumbaiChapter,wewouldliketothankAnuja for extendinghersupporttowardsco-ordinatingthisevent.

Knowledge Series Program | Bengaluru | 24th April 2014

On the 26th April 14, FSAI Bangalore Chapter along with UTC Fire & Security,conductedatechnicaltrainingsessionontheBasicsof FireSuppression Systems, as an ongoing part of their Knowledge SeriesProgram.Thetrainingcomprisedofdetailingthevarioussuppressionsystemsviz.“FM200,Novec1230&theInertGassystemswhichareavailableinthemarket.”Itcoveredthebasicprinciplesofsystemdesignas per NFPA 2001 standards, its relevance along with applications.Topicsthatwerediscussedat lengthwere-designconcentration,filldensity,systemconfiguration,quantityofagenttobeprovidedalongwithcasestudies.

ThetrainingalsocoveredthesafetyprecautionswhilehandlingthesesystemsfromtheEHSstandpointandhandlingthesystematsiteandtheinstallationparametersthatneedstobeconsideredatsite.

Wehad26 registrations for the saidprogram fromtheCorporateaswellasIndividualMembers.OnbehalfofFSAIBangaloreChapter,wewouldliketothankMr.PrasadandMr.SundarofUTC,whotooktimeandprovidedtheadequatesupporttowardsconductingthissession.

Thanks toMr.AshishMisra, ChapterPresident andMr.VijayAnand,ChapterSecretary,Bangalorefortheirsupportaswell.

Knowledge Series Program | Chennai | 15th February 2014

FSAI, Chennai Chapter in association withL&T conducted a Training Program on‘National Building Codes and Fire Safety in Hospitality Sector’onthe15thFebruary2014 at L&T Limted, Chennai from 10.00pm to 5.00 pm. Guest Speakers Mr. TRA Krishnan and Mr. Lalit Gabhane. Wewouldlike to thank L&T for their support andHoneywell Life Safety for sponsoring theEvent.

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Forsuggestions/details,contact:Colonel(Retd)T.M.Shanmugham,COO|+919940655206|coo@fsai.in Ms.RenuSaldanha|+919844005709|national.executive@fsai.in

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Dubai Study Tour Hyderabad Chapter | 16th-21st January 2014

HyderabadchapterhadconductedastudycumholidaytourtoDubai inJanuary2014.About25membersparticipatedin the event, which was planned well in advance andall arrangements were taken care by FSAI. The chaptersecretary,Mrs.TVSLakhsmiledthetour.Tycohadmadeexcellentarrangementsforstudytourofthefirepreventionsystemsandbuildingmanagementsystemsat Jumeira residence. The program went off very wellwithallparticipantsevincingkeeninterestandbeenquiteinteractive.The participants also had a good vacation, experienceddesert safari, visited the observation deck at 124th floorofBurjKhalifa,underwaterzooandaquarium,andotherprominentattractions.Earlier too, Hyderabad chapter organized a study cumholidaytourfor itsmemberstoMalaysiaandSingaporein2008.

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