Technical conclave on Industrial Fire Safety organized by FPAI in association with ABEC and NAFO on the 19th of November concluded on a delightful note. ABEC has a strategic alliance with FPAI for its Fire & Safety India expo happening concurrently with Secutech India on the 6th – 7th – 8th of April, 2016. With this conclave turning out to be a launch-pad for the expo next year, we are confident on seeing Fire & Safety India reach a new mark in their 2nd edition.
With a crowd turnout of 500+ people, the conclave witnessed deliberations and idea-generation on various aspects of industrial safety, innovation and change in existing technology. The speakers included familiar personalities from the fire safety industries, each trying their bit to help move India into a fire protected country.
The conclave was inaugurated by Shri. Subhash Desai – Minister of Industries & Mining along with esteemed dignitaries including,
Mr. Nitin Shah, President FPAI,
Mr. Mukesh Shah, Vice President FPAI,
Mr. Milindkumar V. Deshmukh – Ex Director Maharashtra Fire Services, President of NAFO,
Mr. Manish Gandhi, COO (Asian Business Exhibition and Conferences) ABEC,
Mr. Devendra Kumar Shami – Fire Advisor, Government of India & Vice President NAFO,
Mr. Prabhat Rahangdale – Chief Fire Officer, Mumbai Fire Brigade. Director, Maharashtra Fire Services.
Mr. S.S.Warick – Chief Fire Officer, MIDC
Mr. Devendra Potphode – CFO- PUNE METROPOLITAN REGION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (PMRDA),
Mr. S. K. Dheri – Ex Chief Fire Officer, Delhi Fire Services & Strategic Advisor – NAFO,
Mr. Jagdish. V – Business Development Manager – UL
The first half of the conclave grasped the potential of the industry and how the dream of converting Maharashtra into a fireproof state is achievable by making conscious attempts in transitioning into a more evolved technology. There were discussions being made on foam fire-fighting and gas fire suppression. The other important topic of risk management through process safety also saw rhetoric by the panelists. The panel discussions was applauded by the delegates and was concluded with Maharashtra being is the leading state in fire protection technologies and fire safety framework for industrial as well as residential sectors. That it should be an example for rest of the states in India.
In the later half, there were discussions about the dynamic fire industry and its effects in the energy, construction and the heavy metal industries and the impacts on the overall efficiency on the industry. We also saw the importance of passive fire protection in industrial safety along with implementation of maintenance codes.
The gathering saw delegates from Oil & Gas, Steel & Heavy Metals, Construction, Energy, Insurance to name a few, Key personals included, Sanjay kale – Tata power, S M kulkarni – BPCL, Piyush Jain – Ambuja cement, Mr. Vinay Sharma –ESSAR Ø Mr. A.K Mathur – Indian Oil, Mr. R C Sharma – IPS (Retd.) – BRICS CCI, Mr. Anant Sontake – Bhilai Steel Plant – SAIL, Mrs. S Bhattacharya- Director NSC, Mr. Mony Narayan – Nohmi Bosai, Mr. Sunil Malhotra – KRIBHCO, Shrinivas katti- Kavach Safety solutions, Mr. B S Negi – GAIL, Mr. Vinod Karande – HPCL, Pradeep Dani – Vijay System, Abhay Purandare – Fire & Life consultant, Mr. A K Singh –
The conference concluded with a motivational lecture by the famous Shri. Gaur Gopal Das whose ideas left the crowd with ambitions and a vision to drive through their future.
In closing, the delegates were introduced to Fire & Safety India expo and how it could take the big dream of making India fireproof a step ahead.
Quotes:
- Nitin Shah – The crowd turned out to be more than what we expected. Such a great response shows people’s interest in the overall fire safety of the country.
- Manish Gandhi – Proud to organize such a brilliant gathering of industry leaders and experts. We hope our partnership with FPAI goes a long way in shaping the industry.
- Subhash Desai – "Fire & Safety acts as the most crucial aspect of heavy industries and I believe conclaves like these help in the large scale improvements in the frameworks of these industries."
