{"id":916331,"date":"2022-01-14T17:57:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T17:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/14\/public-works-maintains-inspections-were-done-on-parliamentary-fire-equipment\/"},"modified":"2022-01-14T17:57:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T17:57:04","slug":"public-works-maintains-inspections-were-done-on-parliamentary-fire-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/14\/public-works-maintains-inspections-were-done-on-parliamentary-fire-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Works maintains inspections were done on parliamentary fire equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cape Town – The Public Works and Infrastructure Department said on Friday it was comforted that it has carried out the necessary intervention in repairs and inspections on fire and security equipment in Parliament.<\/p>\n

Briefing the MPs on the fire that gutted the National Assembly and Old Assembly, acting director general Imtiaz Faizel said inspections and certification of the facility were done irrespective of whether there was to be the Nation Address (Sona) or not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhat gives us comfort is we had necessary intervention and certifications,\u201d Faizel said.<\/p>\n

His colleague Thembeka Kolele said the inspections and certifications were part and parcel of the maintenance requirements that were performed in the parliamentary precinct.<\/p>\n

Kolele said as part of the Sona preparations, buildings were assessed by the fire department of the City of Cape Town for bylaws relating to community safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThese inspection reports are provided to identify and address deficiencies,\u201d she aid.<\/p>\n

She told the MPs that overdue servicing of a sprinkler system was not raised in the 2020 or 2021 Cape Town\u2019s fire department pre-Sona reports.<\/p>\n

\u201cDPWI may not speak on the 2022 report as this relates to an active investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, she said once all servicing was completed, the department submitted the maintenance certificates to the provincial joint operations and intelligence stricture ahead of Sona.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the procedure followed ahead of the 2019 (both February and June); 2020 and 2021 Sona events.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the department could confirm and provide evidence that maintenance of the fire safety equipment was carried out annually.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMaintenance certificates from January 2021 and November 2021 confirm that \u201call fire safety equipment is in good working order\u201d in both the National Assembly and Old Assembly Buildings,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Kolele also said the annual maintenance certificates for the National Assembly and Old Assembly Buildings also confirm that \u201call fire safety equipment is in good working order\u201d as well as for all other Parliamentary buildings that were assessed in May and November 2021.<\/p>\n

She told the MPs that an electrical fault in the Old Assembly building caused the fire in March 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe sprinklers activated to reduce fire damage, but caused water damage on lower floors. The sprinklers and other fire safety systems were subsequently repaired after the fire (April, August and Oct 2021) and confirmed operational.\u201d<\/p>\n

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