Gulkarmat: Different Characters Of Prisons And Offices, Fire Protection Must Follow SOPs

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JAKARTA - Central Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. said that the fire safety protection system in correctional institutions must have special regulations that regulate protection standards.

"From the results of the inspection, we found things that needed to be fixed immediately. However, our suggestion from Gulkarmat to friends at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights should have a special regulation that regulates fire safety protection standards for prisons and detention centers", said Head of the Prevention Section of the Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept Center, Deni Andrias, when contacted by VOI, Thursday 23 September.

Deni gave an example of special fire safety protection standards such as those already in hospitals. Likewise, prisons and detention centers, he continued, need special standard rules.

"Because they have special characters with special risks that cannot be announced with office buildings or other buildings", he said.

Deni said the special protection he meant had to be above the standards of other agencies. The reason is, the special risk character in this correctional facility needs to be addressed so that protection can be appropriate and effective.

According to his observations, special fire protection is seen in terms of early detection, early warning systems, automatic early extinguishing, manual early extinguishing and evacuation SOPs, extinguishers, and others.

Judging from the character of the residents of detention centers and prisons, which are different from general offices, there needs to be special technology and special engineering.

Because fire protection equipment also cannot be placed in the cells of the inmates (convicts) because there will be other risks.

"There must be a special study as to what kind of fire protection system is suitable to be applied in detention centers and prisons. So that it can be formulated what kind of fire safety protection system is most suitable to be applied in a place like this", he said.