AN electrical engineer, Mr Shehu Adam Wumbei, has attributed the frequent fire outbreaks in the country to substandard electrical cables currently on the market and improper installation.
He has, therefore, called on the Ghana Standards Board (GSB) to check the quality and standard of electrical cables imported into the country.
Mr Wumbei, who is the Managing Director of Smice International, dealers in mining, industrial and construction equipment, was speaking to journalists at a training programme for engineers and technicians of the company in Accra last Tuesday.
He said many cables imported into the country were of inferior quality and they contributed in no small way to the frequent fire outbreaks in the country.
He was of the view that cables produced locally were of higher standard and could match any produced elsewhere.
According to him, the poor quality of electrical cables being used was compounded by poor installation in many of the ministries and called for proper rewiring at the ministries to prevent the recurrence of fire outbreaks.
Mr Wumbei said a four-member delegation from FG Wilson in the United Kingdom was in the country to train engineers and technicians of Smice International to improve upon their performance.
He said since the company supplied major companies such as banks, telecommunication and mining companies, there was the need to acquaint its engineers with the necessary expertise to service equipment supplied.
The leader of the UK team, Mr Richard Croft, who is a Product Training Engineer, said Smice International was a major distributor of FG Wilson’s generators, hence the need to offer training to help the company to give excellent service to its customers.
The Director of Operations of Smice International, Mr Nick Kyei-Baffour, said the training would help improve the performance of the engineers to help in the company’s service delivery.
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