Safety procedures often ignored<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): High rise building developers tend to ignore
\nsafety requirement after they get their permits, an official
\nsays.<\/p>\n
The head of the city development supervision agency, Hartanto,
\nsaid yesterday that the developers tend to change the design and
\nthe structure illegally for financial gain.<\/p>\n
Change in the design usually also means change in safety
\nfeatures, and that was very dangerous, he said.<\/p>\n
Last week Pasar Kembang market in Bogor was razed by fire and
\na total of 10 people who mostly worked at Ramayana Department
\nStore died, according to official figures. The store was located
\nat the top floor of the market building.<\/p>\n
Hartanto said that changes had apparently made the building
\nunsafe. The electrics no longer met the standards required.<\/p>\n
"We will take firm action against developers found guilty of
\nviolating the permit," he said.<\/p>\n
He denied reports alleging his subordinates had been negligent
\nin supervising the public buildings, he said.<\/p>\n
Hartanto said his office supervised public buildings which have
\nmore than eight story, or buildings with a total of more than
\n1,500 sq.m floor.<\/p>\n
Architects have blamed the agency for not doing their job
\nproperly. Many highrise buildings are not equipped with
\nsufficient fire safety protection.<\/p>\n
Boy Birawa, a Jakarta-based architect, said that safety
\nfactors, including emergency exits, were usually made clear on
\nthe drawings submitted by developers or architects when applying
\nfor building permits. But the construction of the buildings is a
\ndifferent story, as the officials who sign the building permits
\ndo not supervise construction.<\/p>\n
The authority suspected that the management of the department
\nstore failed to provide adequate fire safety features.(yns)<\/p>",
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