The bank fire safety system is slightly different from other commercial buildings’ fire prevention systems. The construction of a financial institution or bank has structural protection that must be able to protect the contents inside. Different types of buildings from other commercial buildings require different fire safety treatments. Millions of financial transactions can happen in one day. All these transactions are highly dependent on the electronic infrastructure. If a fire occurs due to an abnormal electricity supply, this electronic infrastructure will be stopped. This greatly affects the continuity of the bank’s business and relationships with its customers.
Among the things that are the focus of the bank, fire safety systems are fire detection packages, alarm testing, building design, installation, manufacturing, high-quality fire extinguishers, easy-to-apply hose reels, fire sprinklers, inert gas and chemical fire extinguishing systems, and water mist.
Proper Equipment Maintenance
Fire safety laws set by one country will be different from other countries. The bank must refer to the fire safety laws applied by its country when planning a fire safety protocol in its building. This regulation covers various aspects of bank fire safety, such as installation of fire equipment, maintenance of fire equipment, fire monitoring systems, and design of fire prevention systems.
Although a fire equipment system has been installed in the bank building since the beginning of construction, maintenance of fire equipment must be carried out regularly and appropriately according to applicable standards.
This maintenance is aimed at the effectiveness of the fire protection system. The technician responsible for the maintenance of fire equipment must keep all maintenance records accurately. The technician must also have completed training and obtained a fire safety protection license from his country.
Bank Fire Risk
The case of a fire in the bank often makes it difficult for firefighters. They find it difficult to reach the point of fire location because the layout of the bank building is usually built in such a way that firefighters find it difficult to detect and control fires. The building structure usually consists of several corridors where there are many storage cabinets, safes, and office space which makes firefighters quite difficult in fire safety protection.
Safes are indeed made of materials that can protect their contents from fire hazards. However, other items around the safe such as paper, plastic, and rubber, are flammable materials that can increase the risk of fire in the bank.
The serious threats to the safety of Bank buildings also come from the negligence of the people inside. Some workers may make mistakes in operating machinery and electrical equipment resulting in an electrical short circuit that triggers a fire.
Others smoke around flammable materials regardless of safety standards within the bank. The workers also do not know very well about basic fire safety measures, so the evacuation process is often hampered, which causes many casualties and material losses.
Serious fires can also occur due to friction of objects with damaged electrical parts. The bank fire safety system should make a regular schedule where the electrical installation is properly maintained. Electrical installations that are not properly maintained and improperly applied can result in unnecessary heat and sparks.
Bank Fire Safety Planning
Plan a bank fire safety system in your bank with a fire protection specialist in your city. PT Totalfire Indonesia is a fire protection specialist located in Jakarta with experience in handling various types of fire protection in commercial buildings, including banks. You can rely on all the products we offer, from fire alarms and smoke detectors to building construction planning with fire prevention engineering.
You can consult with us first before planning the most suitable bank fire safety system for your building. We work closely with the Engineering team that has many years of experience and uses engineering calculations that comply with the international standards of the National Fire Protection Association, USA.
We always keep abreast of the latest technological developments in the fire protection industry so that we can offer the most advanced fire protection for your bank. Contact us now to get bank fire safety protection which will be the best protection system in your building.