18/07/2005
Nahdet Misr Newspaper 2005/JULY /18
The Egyptian economy incurred Billions of pounds that cannot be identified as a result of direct or indirect losses from the fires suffered by many of the economic and production units during the recent period. The headline for these losses by the testimony of businessmen themselves, experts and civil defense is the absence of the interest of adequate industrial security. (Available in Arabic – German in PDF)
The charges include the absence of awareness, or the businessmen miserliness and the lack of interest in spending on industrial safety. Dr. Nader Riad , The Chairman of the research and development Committee and technology transfer in the Federation of Egyptian Industries and board member of the Federation of management the German Extinguishers Manufacturers recognizes that there is a clear defect in different industrial entities especially which deal with inflammable and hazardous materials. Dr. Nader Riad pointed out an example of afire on a factory that produces oil and he explains how the fire flares up. Dr. Nader Riad stressed the need for the presence of firefighter man and special fire extinguisher in addition to any welding process is implemented in maintenance site according to the industrial security system