Pre-Occupancy FELS Checklist - MMC

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Overall Summary of Audit Compliance

Total Audit Total Items Items Not


Items Applicable Applicable

136 135 1

Segment Wise Summary of Audit Compliance

Total Audit Total Items Items Not


Audit Elements
Items Applicable Applicable

1 Statutory Compliance 8 7 1

2 Construction 20 20 0

3 Fire Protection System 45 45 0

4 Fire Detection System 10 10 0

5 Kitchen & Cooking Gas 9 9 0

6 Egress Management 23 23 0

7 Infrastructure 21 21 0

Segment Wise Summary of Audit Compliance


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Sr. No. Check Items Compliance
Statutory Compliance
1 Is a Fire NOC available from fire department of the state? Yes
2 Is a structural stability certificate available for the facility? Is stability testing
carried out on a periodical basis? Yes
3 Are the electrical installations periodically inspected and tested at intervals
not exceeding five years by the Electrical Inspector? Yes
4 If the building height is 30 m or greater and is located in 20 km of the
aerodrome reference point, is a No Objection Certificate has been obtained No
from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation?
5 Does the site has a license from authorities (PESO) to store flammable/toxic
gases if the storage quantities exceed below limits (if applicable) :

1. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) when the total quantity of gas exceeding
100 kg at a time

2. Any other flammable but non-toxic gas when the total number of
cylinders containing such gas exceeding 25 or the total weight of gas
exceeds 200 kg.

3. Any non-flammable non-toxic gas when the total number of such


cylinders exceeds 200 at a time Not
Applicable
4. Any toxic gas when the total quantity of such cylinders exceeds 5 at a
time

5. Acetylene gas contained in cylinders in dissolved state when the total


quantity of such cylinder exceeds 50 at a time.

6 Is license as per PESO rules available for storage as per any of the following
conditions applicable:

1. Class A (Flash Point less than 23°C) – More than 30 liters


2. Class B (Flash Point between 23 - 65°C) – More than 2,500 liters and in Yes
receptacle not exceeding 1000 liters
3. Class C (Flash Point more than 65°C) – More than 45,000 liters.

7 Is there a formal policy & procedure for E-Waste management? Yes


8 Are valid licenses available for elevators/lifts in the premise? Yes
Existing Condition
Opportunities for Improvement (OFI)
Yes
No

Not
Applicable
Sr. No. Check Items Compliance
General Construction Requirements
1 Is the width of main entrance greater than 6 m?
Yes
2 If an arch or covered gate is constructed (main entrance to plot), is a clear
head-room of more than 5 m available? Yes
3 Are the internal roads available on all sides of the building with a width of
minimum 6 m? Is the road kept free of obstruction? Yes
4 Is a turning radius of 9 m provided for fire tender movement?
No
5 Is the building complex provided with compound wall of height 1.5 m?
No
6 Are load bearing elements, stairways and corridors constructed from non-
combustible materials? No
7 Whether the glass facade for the buildings, etc. is of minimum 1 h fire
resistance rating? No
8 Whether the building has avoided the use of ACP sheet on the exterior
surfaces? If no, whether the ACP sheet is compliant with ASTM E-84 (rated Yes
as Class A) and ASTM E-119 (rated for 2 hours) standards?
9 Are sprinklers provided for areas with combustible construction (like façade
sprinklers or water curtain on the glass facade)? Yes
Refuge Area
10 For buildings higher than 24 m, is a refuge area of 15 sq. m or an area
equivalent to 0.3 sq. m per person (whichever is higher) provided?

(The intent is to accommodate the occupants of two consecutive floors in Yes


case of emergency)

11 For floors above 24 m and up to 39 m, is one refuge area on the floor


immediately above 24 m provided? Yes
12 For floors above 39 m, is one refuge area on the floor immediately above
39 m and so on after every 15 m provided? Yes
13 Is the refuge area provided on the periphery of the floor (or preferably on a
cantilever projection and open to air at least on one side) and protected Yes
with suitable railings?
Passive fire protection system
14 Whether 1-hour fire rated door is provided for the fire pump room?
Yes
15 Whether 2-hour fire rated door is provided for the following?

1. Emergency exit/escape doors


2. Substation/Panel Room Yes
3. AHU Rooms
4. Electrical Shafts

16 Whether 1-hour fire rated door is provided for the other services (e.g..
plumbing)? No

(If it is wooden door, please check the wooden door is painted with fire
retardant paint and to be ensured that doors are smoke tight)
17 Whether 4-hour rated construction provided for dry-type transformers
housed inside the building? No
18 For rooms housing flammable liquids, are the rooms provided with 2- hour
fire rated door?
Are signs provided on each side of the door stating 'FIREDOOR — KEEP No
CLOSED' in block letters?

19 Are the door widths of the emergency exit doors atleast 1.5 m and 2 m in
height? No
20 Are vertical and horizontal penetrations in the electrical rooms and shafts
are adequately fire-sealed? Yes
Existing Condition
Opportunities for Improvement (OFI)
Yes
No

Not
Applicable
Sr. No. Check Items Compliance
Fire Protection System
1 Is the design basis (layout, plans, calculations) of the fire protection system
available and maintained at facility? Yes
2 Is a fire hydrant system available at the facility? (comprising of internal
hydrant, yard hydrant, hose reels etc.) Yes
3 Is automatic sprinkler protection provided throughout all the floors
including the basement floors? Yes
4 Are dedicated fire pumps available to cater to water based fire protection
system (separate hydrant and sprinkler pumps)? Yes
5 Are the fire pumps on auto-on and manual-off mode?
No
6 Are Jockey pumps available to maintain system pressure?
No
7 Is a diesel engine driven pump-set available as stand-by for the main
electric fire pump? No
8 Is the diesel day tank adequately designed to support at least 4 hours
operation of the pump? No
9 Whether the day tanks are provided with glass level indicators (with
mechanical protection) or any mechanical level indicator? Yes
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diesel engine driven fire pump? Yes
12 Is a Non-Return Valve (NRV) provided between the hydrant and sprinkler
connections on the delivery header? Yes
13 Are the details of pressure settings of all pumps and single line diagram of
fire pumps displayed in the pump room? Yes
14 When supplementary terrace tanks are provided, are they equipped with
booster pumps? Yes
15 Whether the fire pump room is provided with electric supply independent Yes
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uninterrupted.)?
17 Are low water level alarms present for the fire tanks? Yes
18 Is the fire water storage at site is capable of minimum 1-hr. fire fighting
demand (hydrant + sprinkler combined)? Yes
19 Are all isolation valves are including the valves in fire pump house chain-
locked in their normal (Open/Closed) position? Yes
20 Are all supervisory signals from the fire pump house are notified on the
main alarm panel or in the BMS Room? Yes
21 Whether emergency lights are available in the fire pump room and are
functional? No
22 Are the fire protection water pipeline network is free from corrosion and
leakages? No
23 Are the yard hydrant posts easily accessible (no obstructions like storage of
goods or parking of car etc.)? No
24 Are the yard hydrant posts observed to be free from corrosion and
leakages? No
25 Is hydrant point or hose reel provided in the staircase landing of each floor?
Yes
26 Are signage provided for Fire Hose Reels? Yes
27 Whether the hydrant hose boxes provided with hoses, nozzles? Yes
28 Whether a hammer (to break the glass) or a key is available to access the
hose box in case of emergency? Yes
29 Is the pressure at hydraulically most remote hydrant point more than 3.5
bar? Yes
30 Whether the gong bells are available and working? Yes
31 Whether flow switches and Inspector's Test Connections (ITC) provided for
sprinkler system? Yes
32 Is a sprinkler control valve provided on all the floors? Yes
33 Are sprinklers provided above false ceiling if gap exceeds 800 mm? Yes
34 Whether the sprinkler bulb head are in good condition (head not bent,
painted, projected fully from false ceiling, corrosion, depositions)? Yes
35 Is automatic sprinkler protection provided for the fire pump house? Yes
Portable fire extinguishers & Sand Buckets
36 Are ABC type fire extinguishers provided in common areas and CO2/ABC
type extinguishers provided in electrical areas? Yes
37 Are portable fire extinguishers and sand buckets provided for rooms
housing electrical rooms like transformer yard, panel rooms? Yes
38 For Stationary LPG cylinder installations up to 320 kg, whether two 10 Kg's
ABC type extinguishers, two sand buckets and two water buckets are No
provided?
39 For Stationary LPG cylinder installations above 320 kg up to 1,000 kg,
whether two 10 kg ABC type extinguishers, two sand buckets and two No
water buckets are provided?
40 Are signage provided for the fire extinguishers? No
41 Are the fire extinguishers firmly affixed to wall or placed on a trolley? No
42 Whether an additional 10% of fire extinguishers maintained at the facility
as spares? Yes
43 Are weather protection covers provided for the fire extinguishers in open
areas? Yes
44 Are sand buckets provided for electrical rooms like transformer yard, panel
rooms? Yes
45 Are the sand buckets filled with sand and is the sand dry? Yes
Existing Condition
Opportunities for Improvement (OFI)
Yes
No

Not
Applicable
Sr. No. Check Items Compliance
Fire Detection System
1 Is an automatic detection system available throughout the facility? Yes
2 Whether the automatic detector spacing meet the below requirement of IS
2189?

1. Horizontal spacing of 7.5m for smoke detectors up to a ceiling height of


7m? No
2. Horizontal spacing of 5.3m for heat detectors up to a ceiling height of 5m
?

3 Are voids (as in false ceiling flooring more) than 800 mm provided with
detectors with spacing like in normal installation? No
4 Are response indicators provided for detectors in false ceiling and raised
flooring? No
5 Are manual call points (MCP) provided throughout the facility? No
6 Are the MCPs preferably located near the exit doors and near to entry
staircases? Are the these easily accessible and kept free from any Yes
obstructions?
7 Are signage available for MCP? Yes
8 Are sounders placed in conspicuous locations, ensuring alarm reaches all
the areas? Yes
9 Is stand-by power provided for fire and life safety systems (at least 8 hrs.)?
Yes
10 Are all the occupants provided with independent fire alarm panels? Are
these alarm panels linked to the main alarm panel of the building? Yes
Existing Condition
Opportunities for Improvement (OFI)
Yes
No

Not
Applicable
Sr. No. Check Items Compliance
Kitchen & Cooking Gas
1 Is the Gas Bank area adequately guarded and is locked to prevent
unauthorized access? Yes
2 Whether each building is provided with gas shut-off valves and a main shut-
off valves at the main incomer point (or LPG Gas Bank)? Yes
3 Is there an Earthquake Actuated Automatic Gas Shutoff Valve (also known
as Seismic Gas Shutoff Valve) available at the supply side to each individual
building utilizing fuel gas?
No
(Applicable if the building lies in earthquake zone of 250-year or less - as
per FM Global Datasheet 1-2)

4 Is the LPG Bank protected with high velocity water spray system?
No
5 Are gas leak detectors provided in storage and end-use areas? Are the
alarms generated on panels which are in constantly attended locations? No
6 Is the automatic detection system (gas/smoke/heat) in kitchen areas
interlocked to shut-off gas-supply to cooking equipment in case of alarm? No
7 Are Class K type fire extinguishers provided in the kitchens?
Yes
8 Are the kitchen hoods equipped with approved automatic wet chemical
suppression systems? Yes
(check for 'UL 300' Listing)
9 Are rubber caps (also known as blow-off caps) provided for suppression
system's nozzle? Yes
Existing Condition
Opportunities for Improvement (OFI)
Yes
No

Not
Applicable
Sr. No. Check Items Compliance
Exit Pathway, Staircases & Emergency Lights
1 Whether the exit doorways open outwards (away from the room)? Yes
2 Are emergency exit & exit directional signage provided in exit ways ? Yes
3 Are the signage are of self-illuminating type or supported by external
illumination? Yes
4 Are the doorways, corridors, passageway to an internal staircase or
external staircase are free from obstructions or impediments? Yes
5 Are the staircases constructed of non-combustible materials and have no
combustible materials used for decoration/wall paneling? No
6 In the emergency exit staircases, whether signs depicting the floor no.
available on each floor landing? No
7 Are assembly points identified and demarcated? No
8 Whether emergency lights are provided in the facility? Whether these
lights cover at least the following locations:

1. At each exit door, staircases, exit corridors


2. Near each fire alarm call point,
3. In the utility rooms (electrical rooms, Diesel Generator Rooms, BMS No
Room)
4. Fire pump rooms

9 Are these emergency lights identified (via an ID sticker for quick


identification)? Yes
10 Whether the illumination intensity of the emergency lights a minimum of
10 lux? Yes
11 Is the emergency lighting system capable of continuous operation for a
minimum duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes? Yes
Escalators & Lifts
12 Are fire lifts provided for buildings 15 m in height or above? Yes
13 Is fireman switch provided for the lifts identified as fire lifts?

Are the words 'Fire Lift' conspicuously displayed for all such lifts on all the Yes
floors?

14 Do the fire lifts return to evacuation floor upon receiving a signal from fire
alarm panel? Yes
15 Are grounding switches available, to bring all the lifts (including the
occupant lifts) to evacuation floor at the ground floor level?

Is an automated mechanism available to ground all these lifts upon Yes


activation of any fire alarm devices?

16 Are all the lifts equipped with emergency telephone, emergency lights and
adequate ventilation means? Yes
Life Safety and Emergency Management System
17 Are framed plans/layouts showing the location of fire extinguishers, means
of access and other useful information displayed at suitable places on each
floor and prominent places like security gate or the reception office? Yes

18 Is a first aid box, defibrillator or resuscitator available in the facility? Yes


19 Are the enclosed staircases provided with pressurization system? Yes
20 Is the lift lobby and the lift shaft provided with pressurization mechanism?
No
21 Is Cause-Effect Matrix available for the fire alarm and life safety systems?

(A matrix which shows the activation of various life safety systems like
pressurization, alarms etc. upon triggering of fire detection system) No

22 Is the pressurization system interconnected with the automatic/manual fire


alarm system for actuation? No
23 Is communication system (public addressing system) provided in the Fire
Control Room for communication to all floors and facilities for receiving the No
message from different floors?
Existing Condition
Opportunities for Improvement (OFI)
Yes
No

Not
Applicable
Sr. No. Check Items Compliance
Utilities (HVAC, Diesel Generators, Transformers)
1 Are separate air handling units (AHU) provided for the individual floors?
Yes
2 If AHUs circulating air to more than one floor or fire area are provided, are
the below arrangements are available:

1. Motorized fire dampers working on smoke detector/ or fusible link for


isolating all ducting. No
2. Automatic controls to stop fans/ shut-off the respective air-handling
units of the air-conditioning system.

3 Are the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) layouts readily
available with the team? No
4 Are non-combustible insulating materials used on the air handling ducts,
chilled water pipelines? No
5 Are Diesel Generators provided in the facility? Are the Diesel Generators
capable to cater the entire load of the facility? No
6 Is a containment provided for the diesel day tank to control the leakages or
spillages for the diesel day tank of the diesel generators? Yes
7 For building complex with oil type transformer, is the transformer located
in a suitably fenced and locked enclosure separated on all sides by at least Yes
6 m from any building including substation?
8 If the transformers are within 6 m of doors and window openings of the
buildings, then the openings are protected by fire rated doors and windows Yes
(2 hour fire rating)?
9 For the following oil capacities of individual transformer, whether a
separation distance as mentioned below maintained?

1. Less than 2000 liters - 1.5 m Yes


2. 2000 liters to 18000 liters - 7.6 m
3. Above 18000 liters - 15 m

10 If the aforementioned distances between individual transformers is not


available, then are these separated by a brick wall of 230 mm (ensuring fire Yes
rating of 2 hours)?
Electrical Safety
11 Whether single line diagram (SLD) is available and displayed in the main
electrical room? Yes
12 Whether cables for essential emergency services (fire alarm system,
announcement) are provided in use either metal conduit in addition to No
physical segregation from power cables or use fire survival cables?
13 Whether any flameproof fittings are provided in locations containing
explosive or flammable gases or vapors? No
14 Are the cable passing inside the shafts and in the cable trenches are sealed
with non-combustible material? No
15 Is RCCB (Residual Current Circuit Breaker) provided in the electrical DB's of
30 mA for domestic connections and 100 mA for other installations? No
16 Whether danger notices are fixed near electrical installation and
equipment's (like DG, Transformers, HT/LT Panel Rooms) in Hindi or English
and the local language of the District, with a sign of skull and bones? Yes

17 Whether all panels are locked, and all indicators and other measuring
instruments are functional? Yes
18 Is any fire suppression systems or in-panel suppression system provided for
the electrical panels? Yes
19 Are insulating mats provided in front of the distribution boards/panels? Yes
20 Whether lightning arrestors available for the buildings? Yes
21 Is a design study available at the facility highlighting the coverage of the
lightning arrestors? Yes
Existing Condition
Opportunities for Improvement (OFI)
Yes
No

Not
Applicable

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