Saturday September 16, 6:17 PM
SCDF to provide emergency safety tips via mobile phone downloads
SINGAPORE : Your mobile phone may just end up saving your life during an emergency crisis.
That is what the Singapore Civil Defence Force is hoping for as it rolls out its latest public education drive by the end of the year.
Speaking at the annual Civil Defence Day Parade on Friday, Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs Ho Peng Kee said the "My Ready Mobile" initiative will utilise the community's existing mobile lifestyle.
Associate Professor Ho said, "Short educational video clips on critical emergency preparedness information, adapted from the Civil Defence Emergency Handbook, will be made available on a dedicated webpage on the SCDF website. And to ensure that we have this information readily on hand, we can download this information and keep it in our mobile phones."
The Civil Defence also intends to keep tabs on hazardous materials stored by industrial companies in Singapore.
Come November, a 'Live Inventory Portal' will be launched, where some 430 participating warehouses, refineries and industrial premises can update their Hazmat information online. - CNA/ms