Factory Name
Address
Structural Electrical
Inspection Date
Date Report Received
Fire
ITEM ACCORD INSPECTION ACCORD FINAL ACTION FINAL PROGRESS
ACCORD ACTION PLAN
NO OBSERVATION TIMELINE PLAN TIMELINE STATUS
1 Serving appliances are Remove and relocate the Within 1 Completed August 31, Pending
located at the base of both the appliances to the exterior of month 2016. Verification
northern and south western the stair well.
exit stair enclosures.
2 The generator room on the Separate the boiler, Within 3 Fire door in boiler, September 30, In Progress
ground floors generator months generator room has 2016.
is not separated form the and transformer rooms from been completed but
south eastern exit the working areas and transformer room is
discharge by means of fire- egress yet to complete.
rated construction routes by a minimum 2-hr
(fire rated doors and firerated construction. Seal
unprotected openings). and/or
The transformer protected all openings to
maintain the required fire
separations.
3 The dedicated storage areas Provide dedicated storage Within 3 Fire rated September 30, In Progress
on the 1st floor (Finished rooms separated by months constraction and fire 2016.
goods store) and ground floor minimum 1-hr fire-rated door set up has
(Ware house) were not construction. been completed in
separated by firerated yarn godown but the
construction (unprotected dedicated storage
openings and fire rated area is yet to
complete.
4 The exit stairs were not Provide minimum 1.5-hr fire Within 3 We have set up fire September 30, In Progress
separated from rated doors and seal all months doors in all 2016.
work areas on each floor by unprotected openings to unprotected
fire-rated separate the exit stairs from openings and we
construction work areas and other are working on
building spaces on all floor setting up of self-
levels. Ensure that the fire closing, positive
doors are self-closing and satching and panic
positive latching and that bar.
they are provided with fire
exit (panic)
hardware where serving
production floors. If fire
doors are required to be
held open for functional
reasons, provide
automaticclosing
5 Various penetrations and Seal all penetrations and Within 3 All penetrations November 30, In Progress
openings openings in exit stair months have been sealed 2016
were located in the south enclosure walls to maintain except 2 ones and it
eastern and the fire separation. will be sealed soon.
northern exit stair enclosures
on all floors.
6 Unsealed penetrations and Provide a minimum 2-hr Within 3 Completed 13/01/2015 Corrected
openings are firerated shaft to separate months
located in the elevator shaft the elevator shaft from each
on all floors. floor.
7 The transient storage areas Provide dedicated storage Within 3 It is a continuous Pending
on the 3rd floor rooms separated by months process because we Verification
(Washing section) and the minimum 1-hr fire-rated are following 2.4m
2nd floor construction. Where height & 23m2 rule.
(Finished goods area, Metal separate storage rooms are
free zone) exceeded the not feasible, provide
permitted limits and was defined storage areas and
not separated limit the storage
arrangement as follows:
- Maximum height of 2.4m
and maximum area of
23m2
- If sprinkler protected:
maximum height of 3.66m
and maximum area of
93m2
8 Egress doors /gates with Remove locking features Immediate Completed 15/03/2015 Corrected
locking features from
were found in all building exits all egress doors / gates.
on the If locks are required for
ground floor. All gates/doors security reasons, utilize
were found special door locking
to be open and unlocked features
during the complying with NFPA 101.
inspection.
9 General storage was located Remove all storage from Immediate Corrected Pending
inside the exit Verification
northern and south western stairs and egress paths.
exit stair enclosures on the
7th and 4th floors.
10 Conscertina and rolling type Replace all gates / sliding Within 1 Completed 15/03/2015 Corrected
steel doors doors along the means of month
11 with locking evacuation
Emergency features wereplans egress with
Provide side-hinged,
readily Within 1 Completed August 15, 2016 Pending
located
on someinof the floors were not swinging egress doors.
visible/identifiable month Verification
building exits on the ground
readily visible/identifiab If locks are required
emergency evacuation for
floor security
plans reasons, to
within/next utilize
all exit
special door locking
stairs.
features
12 The south western exit stairs Provide
complying 2-hr fire-rated
with NFPA 101.exit Within 6 The work is about to September 30, In Progress
discharges inside the building passageway leading direclty months complete. 2016.
on all floors. The northern exit outside (vestibules to
stair discharges inside separate any storage
dedicated storage areas on areas). Or provide sprinkler
the ground floor. The south protection for discharge
astern stair also discharges floor in accordance ith
NFPA 13.
13 The fire alarm system is Replace the fire alarm Design Completed August 31,2016 Pending
antiquated, not a system within 4 Verification
listed system, and does not with a new, listed months,
provide alarm and notification addressable install
features consistent with fire alarm system in within 9
acceptable standards. accordance with NFPA 72. months
14 The building is equipped with Remove single-station Within 1 Corrected Pending
single-station smoke months Verification
smoke alarms. Smoke alarm alarms. Provide automatic
activation smoke detection through
sounds only a local alarm and out
does not provide automatic the building in accordance
fire alarm notification of with NFPA-72.
occupants.
15 Inspection, testing, and Inspect, test and maintain Within 3 Completed August 31, In Progress
maintenance the months 2016.
records for the fire alarm fire alarm system, and keep
system was not in written records on-site, in
accordance with NFPA 72. accordance with NFPA 72.
16 Inspection, testing, and Inspect, test and maintain Within 3 Completed 01/01/2016 Corrected
maintenance for the the months
17 emergency
New Findinglighting system emergency lighting system
Seal all penetrations and Within 3 Would be done at 30/03/2016 Corrected
were not available.The exit in
openings to the interior of months the time of setting
discharge path serving west accordance with The
the up of fire door.
18 New Finding Keep
ACCORD egress paths and
standard. Keep Immediate Completed 19/12/2015 Corrected
exit is less than 10 ft wide
Storage and
located building along
stairs the discharge
is not written
path, of records
upstorage. on-site.
to a height of 10
19 in
NewtheFinding
south and clear
Separate the dining area by Within 3 We are working on November 30, In Progress
separated
north west from thepath
egress building
of ft.,
interior The dining a
tominimum
provide a3-hr fire-rated
minimum 1-hr months it. 2016
ground floor
area in the fifth floor is not construction having a direct
fire separation.
separated from adjacent access to exit stair. Seal
production floor area by fire and/or protected all
rated construction. openings to maintain the
required fire eparations.
20 New Finding Provide minimum aisle Within 3 We are working to November 30, In Progress
The width of widths of 36-in. months make more space 2016
egress aisles is less than 36-
in. almost in all floors
21 New Finding Test the emergency lighting Within 3 We are working on it September 30, In Progress
Based on the number and system on each floor and months 2016
location of emergency lights provide additional
observed, adequate emergency fixtures to
illumination levels are not provide adequate
anticipated along egress illumination along the
routes in all floors. means of egress. Provide a
minimum
illumination of 10 lux at the
floor level within exit stairs
and exit discharge paths
and minimum 2.5 lux along
exit access aisles.
22 New Finding Provide parapets or guards Within 3 Corrected 29/02/2016 Corrected
Parapets or guards are with a minimum height of months
23 provide in occupiable roof is
New Finding: 1067mm (42 inch.).and hose
Provide standpipe Within 1 Completed August 31, Pending
less than 42 inch.
The building has an occupied system as per NFPA 14. month(For 2016. Verification
floor greater than 10 meter Design/Draw
(33 feet) and its not provided ing &
with standpipe system as per Calculation
NFPA 14. submission)
and 3
months (For
Installation
complete)
24 New Finding (3rd Follow-up): Remove manual on/off Immediate We have already 04/05/2016 Corrected
Manual on-off switch is switches from emergency removed Manual
25 provided
New for emergency
Finding (3rd Follow-up): lighting swing
Modify units to preventof
direction Immediate on-off
Our switchdoor
sewing for is 04/05/2016 Corrected
lighting units.serving 50 or
Egress door them
egressfrom being
doors switched
to the emergency
open outside lighting
&
moreFinding
occupants off. system.
26 New (4thbut does not
Follow-up): directiontest
Inspect, of egress travel.
and maintain Within 1 inside beforehand
Corrected August 31, Pending
swing in thetesting,
Inspection, direction of
and the standpipe system, and month 2016. Verification
egress travel. for the standpipe
maintenance keep written records on-
system is not in accordance site, in accordance with
with NFPA 14 or as per NFPA 14 or as per Accord
Accord standard. standard.
27 New Finding (4th Follow-up): Separate the chemical Within 1 In Progress September 30, In Progress
Chemical storage area is not storage room by 2-hr fire month 2016
separated by fire-rated rated construction. Seal all
construction having non rated penetrations and protect the
door and unsealed openings to maintain the
penetrations and openings. required fire separations.
Location: Ground floor. Keep 16-points MSDS of all
chemicals in the storage
area.
** As per BNBC, chemical
storage room will be Type-1
construction.
28 New Finding (4th Follow-up): Separate the Industrial Within 1 In Progress September 30, In Progress
The Industrial dryer area is dryer by a minimum 2-hr month 2016
not separated by fire-rated fire-rated construction.
construction and it's open to
productIon floor.
29 New Finding (4th Follow-up): Provide stair designation in Immediate Corrected July 31m, 2016 Pending
Occupant load and stair all exits of each floor (both Verification
designation sign is missing in English & Bangla) &
the staircase. occupant load sign in the
main exit of each floor
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