During the TÜYAK Event, which took place in Istanbul on 12th and 13th November this year, a meeting took place to talk about the improvement of the quality of fire protection systems in Turkey. The problem in Turkey, when it comes to fire protection, is the lack of both: knowledge and rules. It was agreed that the goal shall thus be: education and market surveillance. Those who design and install water-based fire protection systems need training. On top of that a set of rules and regulations will have to be generated to stop deliberate cheating.
The initiative will be headed by TÜYAK. IWMA will be part of it. In Istanbul, IWMA was represented by association secretary Bettina McDowell. There will be further meetings in 2016 and possibly beyond. Who will represent the organization has not yet been determined.
IWMA will keep you informed about the representative as well as about progress of this initiative in which water mist will have to be part of.
(top story from 10th to 14th December 2015)