Assessment and Evaluation of Fire Safety Standards a Case Study of Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport

Ibrahim Umar Ibrahim, Shamsudeen Ilyasu Dalhatu, Ibrahim Husssain Alhasan, Muhammed Usman Kaisan, Muhammed Baba Abdullahi, Issac Ajunwa, Najib Aminu Ismail

Abstract


Airport operations are associated with various hazards among which fire outbreak is the most dangerous, cautions need to be taken  in order to save lives and properties, and such can only be achieved by providing adequate, and sufficient maintenance exercise, in  this study a survey of the fire safety department of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano airport was carried out, a questionnaires were administered to the rescue and firefighting personnel, and results of the survey were analyzed and discuss critically. Its shows that 62% of the respondents were not satisfied with the existing safety plans which indicate that plans were not provided as required by the standards. Based on the findings, it was conclude, that the airport has no fire safety management and contingency plans that meet up with the current standard, thus hindering seamless operation, and pose a threat to safety and wellbeing of the airport users.


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