Straight answers for industrial units in Visakhapatnam — how OMNIX works, what changed in fire and safety regulation, what we work on, how a job is priced and what you receive. Tap a question to open it.
OMNIX is an independent consultancy. Fire Safety Certificates are issued by the Fire Services Department on the owner's application; OMNIX prepares your premises and your file.
Independent, OEM-neutral and run by one engineer — here is what that means in practice.
OMNIX is your independent adviser, working alongside both. The Fire Safety Certificate is issued by the Fire Services Department on your application, and fire protection installation is carried out by Qualified Agencies. OMNIX does the preparation around it: your premises checked against the rules applicable to your occupancy, gaps closed out, records brought current, fire plans prepared as per IS 12407, and the documents compiled for your application or renewal, with a renewal calendar.
The founder, Indranil Chakrabarty, does the work personally — one engineer from walkthrough to report. Fifteen years in the Indian Navy's Engineering Branch, serving on board ships and submarines as Mechanical Team Lead and Fire Safety In-Charge (NBCD In-Charge), and retired as Chief Engineering Mechanic. The engineer who assesses your machine or premises is the one who signs the report.
Yes. OMNIX Engineering and Safety Solutions (OPC) Private Limited is incorporated in Andhra Pradesh (CIN U71100AP2026OPC126834), registered for GST (GSTIN 37AAFCO2604Q1Z3), registered as an MSME (UDYAM-AP-10-0139917) and recognised under Startup India (DPIIT DIPP275846).
OMNIX is paid for its engineering and safety work: assessments, surveys, overhauls, AMCs and reports. Spares, parts and new equipment come from the supplier of your choice, and extinguisher refilling is arranged through a partner firm. OMNIX stays independent of every machine builder, installer and equipment manufacturer, so every recommendation rests on the engineering alone.
It means the finding is the product. OMNIX is independent of every manufacturer and installer, so a recommendation carries only the engineering behind it. The report is yours. What happens next is your decision: act in-house, hand it to your OEM, or bring us back.
The fire and safety rules that changed in Andhra Pradesh and at Central level between 2023 and 2026, read from the Gazette and BIS copies OMNIX holds. Which of them apply to your premises depends on your occupancy.
Yes. The Andhra Pradesh Fire Service Act, 1999, as amended by Ordinance No. 9 of 2025, covers all Industrial and Hazardous buildings in section 13(1)(b), whatever their height or floor area. The pathway is a Provisional Fire No Objection Certificate before construction, a Fire Safety Certificate after completion (section 13(3)), and renewal of that certificate periodically as notified by the Government (section 13(4)). OMNIX prepares your premises and your file for it.
The Andhra Pradesh Fire Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 — Ordinance No. 9 of 2025, promulgated on 28 November 2025 and published in the AP Gazette on 1 December 2025 — amends the 1999 Act with effect from that date. It introduces the Provisional Fire No Objection Certificate and the Fire Safety Certificate, new definitions, a continuing duty to maintain fire protection in operational condition, Qualified Agencies for fire protection work, the Building Fire Safety Supervisor, and higher penalties. The same provisions were carried into L.A. Bill No. 12 of 2026, introduced in the Legislative Assembly on 4 March 2026.
For a completed building, the term is now Fire Safety Certificate. Section 15 of the Ordinance substitutes “Fire Safety Certificate” wherever the Act said “licence”, following the Ministry of Home Affairs Model Bill of 2019. The Provisional Fire No Objection Certificate is the earlier, pre-construction stage. Checklists, contracts and tenders that say “fire NOC” for an operating plant are worth updating to the new term.
Section 19(1), as substituted by the Ordinance, requires the owner or occupier to provide the minimum fire-fighting and life safety installations and to maintain them in operational condition at all times. It is a continuing duty that runs alongside the certificate. Periodic inspection, testing and a maintained service log are how that condition is shown — the records the supervisor retainer and the fire alarm AMC produce.
A role created by section 21-A: owners and occupiers of the premises the Government specifies by order appoint a Building Fire Safety Supervisor, with the qualifications the Government prescribes, to keep fire prevention and life safety measures maintained. The specifying order and the qualifications are issued by the Government. Meanwhile, the monthly supervisor retainer keeps your inspections, registers and corrective actions current.
Section 19(3) reserves the work of providing fire prevention and life safety measures to Qualified Agencies, as specified in the rules under the Act. You can choose the agency yourself, or leave it to us and we will arrange a Qualified Agency for the work. Either way, OMNIX works alongside as your independent reviewer — checking what is installed against the relevant Indian Standards, registering the gaps, and keeping the AMC and records current for the systems already in place.
A series of amendments by the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. G.O.Ms.No.4 of 9 January 2025 added Fire NOC cross-references to the height and setback rules; G.O.Ms.No.7 of 20 January 2025 introduced “Flatted Industry” for multi-storey industrial buildings, with structural certification for heavy industries; and G.O.Ms.No.161 of 29 July 2026 redefined high-rise buildings and added definitions for crèches and public worship buildings. Since Ordinance No. 9, the Fire Service Act takes its meaning of “building” and “high-rise building” from these Rules.
Under the AP Building Rules as amended by G.O.Ms.No.161 of 29 July 2026, a high-rise building is one of 24 metres or more in height, including the stilt floor, measured from the finished ground level; stair rooms, lift rooms, chimneys, elevated tanks and architectural features are left out of the height. The Fire Service Act adopts this definition through section 2(h). Industrial and Hazardous buildings sit in section 13(1)(b) in their own right, at every height.
BIS has issued SP 7:2026, the fourth revision, renamed National Building Construction Standards 2026. It is restructured around performance rather than prescription, with fire and life safety in Part F, in place of Part 4 of SP 7:2016. Its foreword describes it as voluntary: it takes effect through adoption in state building rules, fire regulations or a contract. The edition the AP authorities apply is the one to design and audit against.
Yes. Section 143 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (Act 37 of 2020) repeals the Factories Act, 1948 and twelve other Acts once the Code is brought into force; S.O. 5321(E), published in the Gazette of India on 21 November 2025, brought the whole Code into force from that date. The OSH (Central) Rules, 2026 followed as G.S.R. 345(E) of 8 May 2026. In Andhra Pradesh, the OSH (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2026 — G.O.Rt.No.146 of 6 August 2026, published on 7 August 2026 and in force from that publication — supersede the state rules made under the Factories Act, including the Andhra Pradesh Factories Rules, 1950, and those under seven other Acts.
The Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. Gazette notifications S.O. 5319(E) to 5322(E) of 21 November 2025 brought the Industrial Relations and OSH Codes into force in full from that date, and the Wages and Social Security Codes in the provisions they list. Together they consolidate the earlier central labour laws. For safety, the OSH Code and its Central and Andhra Pradesh Rules are the ones to work to; registers, procedures and training material that cite the Factories Act are worth updating to them.
Yes. IS 2189:2026, the fifth revision of the code of practice for selection, installation and maintenance of automatic fire detection and alarm systems, was published by BIS in March 2026, replacing the 2008 edition. The fire alarm AMC and the gap assessment are checked against the current edition.
Yes. The Fire Extinguishers (Quality Control) Order, 2023 — S.O. 3585(E), published in the Gazette of India on 10 August 2023 — requires fire extinguishers to conform to IS 15683:2018 (portable) or IS 16018:2012 (wheeled) and bear the BIS Standard Mark under a BIS licence, with the latest edition of each standard applying. It took effect six months after publication, and after nine and twelve months for small and micro enterprises. For the extinguishers already on your site, the gap assessment records each unit's marking, condition and service history, so replacements can be planned.
A draft Fire Detection and Alarm Systems (Quality Control) Order was published in 2025, proposing BIS certification for detectors, control panels and alarm devices under the IS/ISO 7240 series, phased in for small and micro enterprises. Its final Gazette notification is the date to watch. Until then, new alarm equipment is best specified against the current BIS product list, confirmed with your supplier at the time of purchase.
The Boilers Act, 2025 (Act 12 of 2025), in force from 1 May 2025, repeals and replaces the 1923 Act. Boilers registered under the old Act are deemed registered, and rules made under it continue until replaced. Steam trap surveys and NDT on steam systems are reported against the Indian Standards that apply to the equipment.
That depends on your occupancy, your equipment and your headcount. A gap assessment sets your premises against the instruments that apply to them, and every gap in the register is tied to its source — so you know exactly which rule each action answers to.
For units with fire systems in place — gaps found, records kept, people drilled.
Your premises are walked and checked against the rules applicable to your occupancy, by the method of IS 14489: extinguishers, hydrants and hose reels, detection and alarm, escape routes, signage and fire plans. You receive a risk-rated gap register with corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), each with an owner, a target date and a priority, so you know what has to be done first.
By finding the gaps before an inspection does. The premises are checked against the rules applicable to your occupancy, the gaps are closed out, and the records, registers and fire plans are brought current, so that what an inspector asks to see is on file. The decision on any inspection, certificate or renewal rests with the authority.
A monthly site visit on a day agreed with you: equipment and escape routes inspected, extinguishers, hydrants and alarms checked for serviceability against the relevant Indian Standards, registers kept current, and open corrective actions tracked to closure. You receive a monthly status report. It suits units that prefer a monthly visit to a full-time fire safety officer on the payroll.
Each drill is planned around your shifts and run on your floor: an evacuation exercise, hands-on extinguisher practice, alarm-panel familiarisation and a briefing for floor wardens. You receive a drill record with attendance, timings, observations and an improvement list, in a format that files with your safety records.
Yes. The fire alarm and detection AMC is for the system you already have, whoever installed it: detectors, manual call points, sounders and the panel tested on an agreed cycle, every test logged in a service log, and faults rectified. Hydrants, hose reels and sprinklers can be covered on the same visit. Any part needed comes from the supplier of your choice.
Hot work, work at height and confined-space entry. The system is designed for your site and built round your shift pattern: permit templates and tags ready to issue and file, and training for the people who issue and sign the permits.
Yes, as part of Fire Safety Compliance Support: fire plans drawn as per IS 12407 and safety signage specified as per IS 12349, checked against your actual layout. OMNIX specifies the signage; you choose who supplies and fixes it.
Yes. OMNIX arranges extinguisher refilling and servicing with the help of a partner firm, so it runs alongside the checks we already do: the condition, ISI marking and service record of every extinguisher are reviewed as part of the gap assessment and the supervisor retainer, and every unit due for refill or service is logged, actioned and recorded in the register.
Condition monitoring, separators, AMC and failure investigation on any make.
Vibration, temperature, speed (RPM), insulation resistance, starting and running current, and other performance parameters, taken on rotating and mechanical plant at every round and trended against a baseline set on the first visit, to evaluate how each machine is performing. Vibration readings are judged against ISO 20816 severity zones. A change in condition reaches you as a number on a trend sheet, well before it reaches you as a breakdown.
Centrifuges and separators, compressors, diesel generator sets, gearboxes, pumps, motors and fans, and HVAC and refrigeration plant. The first visit sets the baseline and the machine register. The standard each reading is judged against depends on the type and size of the machine.
Yes. Routine condition readings are taken on running machines, where the measurement points can be reached safely, so production carries on. Strip-down work — a separator overhaul, a bowl inspection or a failure investigation — is planned with you around your production, on dates agreed in writing.
Disc-stack, decanter, pusher and tubular machines of any make assessed on site: bowl and disc stack, drive and bearings, seals and separation quality. The overhaul is then supervised or carried out by OMNIX, as you choose, independently of the machine builder, and you receive a prioritised action list. Parts come from the supplier of your choice.
Yes. Purifiers of any make are assessed on board or in the workshop: bowl strip-down, disc stack and seals, gravity disc and back-pressure, bearings and drive, with the overhaul supervised or carried out by OMNIX, as you choose, and a prioritised action list. The service is set up for ship repair yards, harbour craft and offshore support vessels.
Scroll flights and hard-facing measured and mapped for wear, the gearbox and differential drive checked, bearings and vibration trended, and the bowl and wear parts inspected. The overhaul is then planned and ranked by risk, so the timing is yours to choose.
Ultrasonic wall-thickness testing and magnetic-particle crack inspection of the bowl, done on the same visit as the separator service — one mobilisation, two deliverables. Readings are set against minimum wall thickness in a fitness-for-service note, with every finding located and photographed.
Scheduled rounds on dates agreed with you, one machine register kept current between visits, planned preventive tasks adjusted by the condition trend (PPM and CBPM), MTBF and MTTR tracked, and a call-out response agreed in the contract. Scope, price and term are fixed in writing before it starts.
Yes — that is what a failure investigation is for. After a seizure, carry-over or repeated tripping, the failed assembly is examined where it failed, dimensions are measured against limits, the failure mode is evidenced with photographs, contributing factors are separated, and corrective actions are prioritised in a written report. OMNIX is paid for the investigation alone, so the conclusion follows the evidence.
Any make. Disc-stack, decanter, pusher and tubular machines, and fuel-oil and lube-oil purifiers, are assessed, and their overhauls supervised or carried out, independently of the machine builder — Alfa Laval, GEA, Westfalia, Flottweg and Mitsubishi Kakoki machines included. OMNIX is independent of every manufacturer; brand names are used only to identify the equipment.
Losses converted to fuel cost; wall thickness and cracks located and photographed.
Every trap on the system is tested with ultrasonic and thermal methods, tagged and entered in a trap register. The steam lost through failed traps is converted to an annual fuel cost for your plant, and the fixes are ranked by payback. Bare or damaged insulation and lost condensate are noted on the same visit.
A trap that has failed open passes live steam into the condensate return every hour it runs, while the plant looks perfectly normal — the boiler simply works a little harder and the fuel bill carries it. A working trap and a failed-open trap look alike from a walkway, which is why each one is measured.
Ultrasonic (UT) wall-thickness testing and corrosion mapping, magnetic-particle (MT) crack detection on welds and structures, and dye-penetrant (PT) surface inspection — checked against IS 4260, IS 3703, IS 3658, IS 822 and IS 2825 as they apply to your equipment. Every finding is located and photographed, and readings are set against minimum wall thickness in a fitness-for-service note.
Measuring the remaining wall of pressure vessels, steam headers, piping and tanks from the outside, with the pipe left intact. A gridded survey, with every reading location recorded, maps corrosion across the whole line — and gives you a trend next year to compare against.
Tell us when you book, so the right route is chosen from the start. OMNIX inspections are carried out and reported as per the relevant Indian Standards, with readings, photographs and a fitness-for-service note; where a certified or accredited agency is specified, that requirement takes priority.
Based in Visakhapatnam. The first walkthrough is thirty minutes at your plant, free of charge.
OMNIX is based in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), working across the Visakhapatnam industrial belt, including Gajuwaka, Auto Nagar, Pedagantyada and Kurmannapalem, and serves clients across India. Travel within Visakhapatnam is free of charge; for sites outside Visakhapatnam, travel is charged on terms agreed with you in advance.
Industrial units running rotating plant, steam systems or installed fire protection — food and seafood processing, edible-oil refining, chemical and pharmaceutical units, ship repair yards and marine workshops, fabrication shops, warehouses and cold stores.
Yes. The first visit is a thirty-minute walkthrough at your plant, free of charge. You get an honest view of where OMNIX can add value to your plant — and if we see little to add, we tell you so plainly, and the visit stays free. What you do next is your decision.
Send a WhatsApp message to +91 95058 82575 with your unit name, location and the equipment or premises concerned — a rough description is enough. It reaches Indranil directly. You can also call the same number, or email omnixenss@gmail.com for drawings, registers or anything you would rather send in writing.
Four steps. A thirty-minute site call at your plant, free of charge. A fixed-scope job at a price agreed in writing. The work, and a written report you own. Then you decide: act in-house, hand it to your OEM, or bring us back. Each step is agreed with you, one at a time.
Yes — describe your unit, the equipment and what is going on, and we book the free thirty-minute walkthrough. Findings on your equipment or premises come from an engineer's visit, in writing, in a report that is yours to keep.
Yes. Your site's induction, permit-to-work and PPE rules apply on every visit. Tell us about them when you book, so the visit is planned around them.
Fixed scope and fixed price, agreed in writing — and a report that is yours to keep.
Every job is fixed-scope and fixed-price, quoted in writing before work begins. After the walkthrough you receive a written quotation for one survey or assessment, and the price is agreed in writing before any work starts. Scope and timelines shown on this website are indicative; the written quotation for each engagement is the one that counts.
Yes. Work can start as one fixed-scope survey or assessment at a price agreed in writing, and you decide what comes next. Where it suits you, the work can run through the year as an annual maintenance contract for rotating plant, a fire alarm and detection AMC, or a monthly fire safety supervisor retainer.
A written report that is yours to keep. For machines: measured values and photographs, trend sheets against baseline and a prioritised action list. For steam: a tagged trap register and a loss statement as an annual fuel cost. For fire safety: a gap register against the applicable rules, with corrective actions, owners and target dates. For NDT: UT, MT and PT readings, photographs and a fitness-for-service note.
Yes. OMNIX is registered for GST (GSTIN 37AAFCO2604Q1Z3), and invoices are issued in the company's registered name. Payment terms are set out in the written quotation for each job.
Yes. An NDA is signed on request before the first visit — send yours with your first message or email. Client names, sites and plants are kept confidential, on this website and on social media alike.
Tell us your unit name, location and the equipment or premises concerned. A thirty-minute walkthrough at your plant — travel included within Visakhapatnam city limits, quoted in advance for outstation sites.
