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BY TIFFANY ANNE TAN
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BACOLOD City – Firefighters across Negros Island Region were already preparing for the holidays this month.
They were focused on fire safety, according to Superintendent Fred Trajeras, officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Negros.
Flyers will be distributed to the public, while stickers and banners will be posted in conspicuous areas, Trajeras said.
These materials will “contain information on what to do to prevent fires during the Christmas and New Year celebrations,” he said.
The fire officer also reminded the public to make sure the Christmas lights they are buying are of good quality.
“They (Christmas lights) should be classified as for outdoor or for indoor, and must have import commodity clearance or public safety markings,” said Trajeras.
But such markings, which supposedly indicate the safety of the appliance, may be counterfeited, too, so the fire officer advised the public to buy from establishments with valid government permits.
Meanwhile Trajeras said they were enforcing the Work Stoppage Order that the Department of Labor and Employment issued against firecracker and pyrotechnic makers and traders.
The Order calls for a temporary ban to ensure that establishments engaged in firecracker and pyrotechnic production are compliant with occupational safety and health standards, and general labor standards.
No one has applied at the BFP for a permit to be allowed to sell firecrackers and pyrotechnics yet, he said./PN
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