HSBC Builds Team Spirit Through Fire Exercises
By Liza Mohd

Kuala Belait - HSBC conducted a live fire drill yesterday competition facilitated by the Operation ‘B' Belait Fire and Rescue branch at the drill yard of Belait fire station to test the speed, vigilance and teamwork capabilities among its officials.

HSBC Chief Executive Officer Tareq Muhmood said the live fire exercise is part of the corporate team-building activities organised for 20 staff from various HSBC branches in the country.

"The fun bit about this particular activity is that all the management staff had no idea that the exercise take place and their only form of preparation was the briefing delivered by the fire and rescue team," said Mr Tareq.

The participating staff were divided into five groups. The group who completed the fire extinguishing tasks in the fastest time won the challenge..

At the live fire exercise, all team members were required to put on their fire jackets, helmets and gloves. Each of them carried a portable fire extinguisher to douse an oil fire. Team members then worked around to detangle the fire delivery hose and sprayed at the target stand.

"All teams were able to complete the task at the average time of two minutes," said Fire and Rescue Assistant Operation Director Awang Shahbandi bin Hj Abd Halim.

To develop their rescuing abilities, firefighters also demonstrated live rescuing methods called 'normal re-felling' and 'Spiderman' in the event of a victim setting trapped inside a building on fire.

Mr Tareq and some HSBC management officials overcame fear and broke barriers by rushing through the air on the station's flying fox.

Mr Tareq added that the HSBC teambuilding exercise is carried out twice a year to improve employees' creativity. "With such activities, employees can learn to work closely as a team," he concluded.

The event ended with the presentation or prizes to winning teams and corporate souvenirs for participating firefighters. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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