High-rise manager rejects city's safety inspection policy

Triwik Kurniasari and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post

A plan by the city administration to recruit 200 inspectors to monitor safety standards in Jakarta's high-rises has been criticized as wasteful. Suryo Adi Prasetyo, who manages the Wisma Kosgoro building on Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta, said dedicating so many people to the task was overkill. 

He assured that building managers in the city coordinated with the Jakarta Property Management and Supervision Agency (P2B) and the Jakarta Fire Agency to ensure safety standards in their buildings were upheld.        

Safety requirements for high-rises - High-voltage electrical installations and a backup power generator.

• Fire-safety equipment, including fi re alarm system, fire exits, fire extinguishers and hydrants.
  
  
• Must have elevators or escalators.
  
  
• Car parks must be fi tted out with traffic signs, speed bumps, ramps and iron railings where there are drop-offs.
  
  
• Clean water installation and sewerage.