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The draft regulation stipulates that agencies, organizations, households and individuals who are required to be equipped with fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and salvage equipment according to the provisions of law are responsible for managing, preserving and maintaining the quality and performance of the equipment, ensuring readiness for fire fighting, rescue and salvage.
The location for managing fire prevention, firefighting, rescue and salvage equipment is a house, warehouse, wharf, yard, dock, port, agency headquarters or other location decided by a competent person and must ensure corresponding conditions according to regulations.
Houses, warehouses, and yards for storing fire prevention, firefighting, and rescue equipment must ensure security and order, have a lighting system, be equipped with common fire prevention and firefighting equipment and meet the following conditions:
a) Houses and warehouses for storing fire prevention, firefighting, rescue and emergency equipment are constructions with roofs and surrounding walls, ensuring dryness, ventilation and cleanliness;
b) Parking lots for fire prevention, firefighting, rescue and emergency vehicles are places for outdoor parking that must ensure safety, security, order, have a protective fence system, arrange a roof or have measures to prevent rain and sun.
Wharves, docks, and ports for fire prevention, firefighting, and rescue vehicles must ensure security, order, entry and exit regulations, and regulations on environmental protection, fire prevention, and firefighting; inland waterway wharves, in addition to meeting the above requirements, must have equipment for mooring vehicles, and regulations on entry and exit, arrangement, and mooring of vehicles.
Fire trucks, specialized vehicles for fire fighting and rescue, and fire pumps must be located indoors; fire fighting and rescue ships, boats, and canoes must be located at the wharf to ensure the vehicle's operational requirements. Other fire fighting and rescue vehicles must be located in places that meet the requirements specified in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of this Article or in the vehicle compartments of fire fighting vehicles and specialized vehicles and managed safely, ensuring readiness for fire fighting and rescue.
Unused fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and emergency equipment must be stored in a warehouse or a fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and emergency equipment management area that meets the requirements for proper management and storage according to regulations for each type.
Fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and relief equipment must be regularly maintained.
The draft also stipulates the responsibility for regular preservation and maintenance of fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and salvage equipment. Accordingly, preservation and maintenance must be carried out daily, before, during or after each use of fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and salvage equipment, and must be carried out by the person assigned to manage the fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and salvage equipment.
Specific contents of preservation and maintenance of fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and salvage equipment shall comply with the provisions in Appendices IV, V, VI, VII, VII, VIII, IX, X attached to this Circular.
At the end of regular preservation and maintenance, the person assigned to manage fire prevention, firefighting, rescue and salvage equipment must fully record in the vehicle tracking book according to Form No. 01 and Form No. 02 specified in Appendix XI attached to this Circular.
Periodic maintenance and preservation of fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and first aid equipment
Draft regulations, periodic maintenance is performed periodically every month, every quarter and every year at the location of fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and salvage equipment management or maintenance facility in accordance with the manufacturer's regulations, steps in the periodic preservation and maintenance process must be undertaken by mechanics and technicians with appropriate professional qualifications.
Maintenance and preservation content: Check the general technical condition of the vehicle, organize a detailed assessment of the vehicle quality, apply the manufacturer's regulations on maintenance and repair levels and the actual situation at the facility to have a suitable maintenance and preservation plan for each type of fire fighting, rescue and salvage vehicle.
Fire prevention, firefighting, rescue and salvage equipment, after being periodically maintained and preserved, must be evaluated, confirmed and fully recorded in the vehicle tracking book according to the Form by the person assigned to manage the fire prevention, firefighting, rescue and salvage equipment.
Responsibilities of the person assigned to manage, preserve and maintain fire prevention, firefighting, rescue and salvage equipment
The draft proposes that the person assigned to manage, preserve, and maintain fire prevention, firefighting, rescue, and salvage equipment is responsible for:
Manage, preserve and maintain fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue and first aid equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's regulations and instructions of competent authorities.
Regularly inspect storage and maintenance areas for fire prevention, firefighting, rescue and first aid equipment within the scope of management; promptly detect lost or damaged equipment or unsafe storage and maintenance areas to report to the direct management agency, organization or facility for handling and remedial measures.
Collect and report to the head of the agency, organization, or facility directly managing the situation of management, preservation, and maintenance of fire prevention, firefighting, rescue, and salvage equipment.
