{"id":10470,"date":"2026-10-12T12:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T06:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/?p=10470"},"modified":"2026-10-14T13:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:53:54","slug":"workshop-on-fire-hazards-and-preventive-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lib.ruh.ac.lk\/?p=10470","title":{"rendered":"Workshop on Fire Hazards and Preventive Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10470\" class=\"elementor elementor-10470\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06436b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06436b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e81584\" data-id=\"9e81584\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52051c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52051c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Library Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the University of Ruhuna organized a workshop on \u201cAwareness of Fire Hazards in the Library Environment and Preventive Measures\u201d on 8 October 2026 at the Library, Faculty of Medicine, Galle. The workshop was conducted for the professional and paraprofessional staff of the University of Ruhuna Library System.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Veditha De Silva, Head of the Department of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, served as the resource person. The workshop aimed to enhance staff awareness of fire hazards in library environments and strengthen their knowledge of preventive measures to ensure the safety of library personnel, users, collections, and facilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8783fa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8783fa9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ff2169\" data-id=\"4ff2169\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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