Orientation Programme on Fire Extinguishers Demonstration and Fire Safety

The Health and Safety Committee of the Engineering Department organised a  training programme on fire safety and the use of fire extinguishers for the First Year Diploma Engineering students on 9 October 2019. Initially a presentation was given by Mr Stephan Leon, Ms Lizette, Dr G Sridhar Reddy, Dr Muruganatham, Mr A. Maswoodhour Rahman, Mr Joseph Michel and Mr Veera Nagi Reddy for all the first-year students in their workshop classes and training with a practical demonstration was held in the Engineering Department assembly point. Health and Safety committee members, Mr B. Shankar, Mr Sathaya, Dr Manikandan and Dr Alferd Franklin explained the principle of using different types of fire extinguishers. The demonstration was well received by the students and they benefited with hands-on training on firefighting procedures.