032 FSA Report Gardenia

Fire Safety Assessment Report
GAREDENIA
Beyara Baghbari, Tegoria, South Keranigonj, Dhaka.
GPS Coordinates: 23.666643, 90.413508
Inspector : Hossain Al Mamun

Report Generator : Hossain Al Mamun
Inspection Date: January 31, 2021
ICEL Private Limited – Green Technologies

(ICEL-GREEN JV)
Gardenia
Executive Summary
A survey of the existing fire safety condition was undertaken at Gardenia on January 31, 2021
by ICEL-GREEN JV. The survey was conducted as per Bangladesh National Building Code
(BNBC) and other relevant Guidelines for Fire Safety of Existing Plastic Factory Buildings in
Bangladesh. The purpose of this assessment was to identify significant fire safety concerns and
provide recommendation as per standards.
In the premises, there were two nos. single story production shed, four nos. single story godown
shed and one nos. single story utility RCC building, one nos. single story generator shed, one
nos. two story RCC office building. The full factory premises was used as factory purpose. The
shed building was constructed in 2017. The building was owned by Gardenia. Land of the
factory building was owned. The fire safety assessment was carried out for all buildings.
During the inspection, the fire safety system of the building was assessed for 67 checkpoints to
form an opinion regarding the level of compliance with respect to Guidelines for Fire Safety of
Existing Plastic Factory Buildings in Bangladesh.
Major issues of fire safety assessment were listed below:
 Aisles marking was not found.
 No exit sign was found at evacuation pathways.
 No emergency light was found at evacuation pathways.
 Automatic fire detection & alarm system was not covered the full factory premises
 Standard standpipe & hose system was not found in the factory.
 No additional fire-fighting equipment was found in the factory.
 Final evacuation route was not fire protected from adjacent transformer & sub-statin
room and generator room.
The factory has no building approval plan. Factory license were available at the factory. But the
trade license was expired. The as built architectural and structural drawings of the buildings
were not available.
Report No: ICEL-GREEN/FSA-032 ICEL-GREEN JV
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Distribution of checkpoints
The checkpoints were categorized as below, based on the timeline of implementation and the
risk they possess. The following table and pie-chart show the distribution of checkpoints for the
factory.
Sr. No. of non-

Priority Levels Implementation timelines
No. compliances
The facility should not continue to occupied until
1 Immediate 3
these non-compliances have been rectified
Action must be incorporated into a fire safety
2 1-2 Weeks 10
management plan in 1-2 Weeks
Action (remedy work indicated) must be carried out
3 6 Weeks 15
within period of 6 Week
Action (remedy work indicated) must be carried out
4 6 Months 10
within period of 6 Months
5 Compliant No corrective action required 5
These checkpoints were not applicable to the
6 Not Applicable 24
factory
Total Check points 67
Immediate 1-2 Weeks 6 Weeks

6 Months Compliant Not Applicable
5%
15%
36%
22%
7%
15%
Figure 1 Distribution of Checkpoints
The non-compliances have been prioritized based on the timeline in which the corrective action
can be implemented. As seen above, there are 5% non-compliances which need immediate
action. Corrective actions for 15% of non-compliances need to be implemented in Short term (1-
2 Week), whereas 22% of non- compliances need Mid-term (6 Weeks) for corrective action.
15% of checkpoints fall under Long term (6 months) category for corrective action. There are
7% of checkpoints which show general compliance with Guidelines for Fire Safety of Existing
Plastic Factory Buildings in Bangladesh.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. 2

Distribution of checkpoints ...................................................................................................... 3
Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................... 4
General Information ................................................................................................................. 5
Location and Co-ordinates...................................................................................................... 5
View of Factory Building ......................................................................................................... 6
Factory Information................................................................................................................. 7
Work Activities on all floors ..................................................................................................... 8
Discharge floor capacity check ............................................................................................... 8
Floor Layouts.......................................................................................................................... 9
Detailed Observations of Non-conformities ........................................................................... 9
Evacuation Pathway ..............................................................................................................10
DIFE Summary ........................................................................................................................33
Recommendations for Corrective Action................................................................................33
Disclaimer................................................................................................................................36
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General Information
Gardenia
Factory Name & Address Beyara Baghbari, Tegoria, South Keranigonj,
Dhaka.
Date of Inspection January 31, 2021.
Name of the Factory Managing Director of
Md. Moniruzzaman
the Factory
Anik Mazumder
Name of Contact Person of The Factory
Sr. Officer (Comercial)
Phone No. of Contact Person 01716260624
Email Address of Contact Person anik.gardeniapet@gmail.com
Location and Co-ordinates

Co-ordinates Latitude 23.666643 Longitude 90.413508
Figure: Factory Co-ordinates
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View of Factory Building
Figure: Factory building front view
Figure: Production front view
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Figure: Opening Meeting
Factory Information
2 No’s Single Story Shed Building (Production Shed)
1 No’s Single Story RCC Building (Utility Building)
Number of Building 4 No’s Single Story Shed Building (Godown)
1 No’s Single Story shed Building (Generator Building)
1 No’s two Story RCC Building (Office Building)
Which part of the building is Ground floor
occupied by the factory?
Name of other factories in the
None
building (if available)
Year of construction Year of

Floor Phase
(State if building was built in Construction
phases) Single story Shed Building 1 2019 to 2020
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GF
Level
GF
Level
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No. of Occupants Operations
23
(Approximate)
Production
No. of Discharge Floor
1
Exit
No. of Connected Occupied By
N/A
Staircase
(Single Storied Shed Building)

(Single Storied Shed Building)
Gardenia
Work Activities on all floors
Total width of all
Report No: ICEL-GREEN/FSA-032

N/A
Discharge floor capacity check
Connected Staircases (m)
1200
Approx. Floor Area (Sqm)
Total width of Discharge
1.03
Floor exit (m)
Required width of
5.9
Height of Floor (m)
1.0
Discharge Floor exit as per
minimum width 1.03 m
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No. of Occupants
23
(Approximate)
*Number of occupants confirmed by factory management.
Required width as per
0.092
formula (m)
1
No. of Emergency Exit

*N/A- Not Applicable, N/Av- Not Available, N/Ac- Not Accessible
Status of Discharge Exit

Total width of all
1.03
Emergency Exits (m)
Compliant
No. of Stair serving Floor
N/A
Total width of serving

N/A
Formula used Staircases (m)

P * (4mm/p) Maximum Travel Distance
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(m)
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Floor Layouts
Figure- Ground floor layout plan
Detailed Observations of Non-conformities
The non-conformities have been categorized into following sections. Detailed observations of
non-conformities are listed in the relevant sections. Against each non-compliance, the timeline
for implementing corrective actions is mentioned on the top-right corner of every point. The
summary of the no. of checkpoints in every section against the non-compliances is given in the
table below.
No. of non-
Section No. of checkpoints
compliances
Evacuation Pathway 9 7
Stairways 11 0
Discharge Level 3 2
Fire Separation 9 4
Safety Systems 28 22
Management 7 3
Total 67 40
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Evacuation Pathway
Have all evacuation pathways the minimum required width in
1 1-2 Weeks
accordance with the Guideline?
Section Evacuation Pathway
Location Factory premises
Aisles marking was not found. However the minimum aisle width was found 0.6
Description
meter.
The minimum clear width of the aisle shall be 0.9 meter. The required width shall
be obtained at the rate of 5 mm per person or 0.9 meter whichever is maximum.
Corrective
The minimum required clear width of corridor/passageway shall be 0.9 meter
Action
where serving an occupant load of 50 or less. If more than 50 occupants the
required minimum width shall be 1.1 meter.
References BNBC- 1.12.5, 3.7, 3.9
2 Are all evacuation pathways free of any permanent obstacles? 1-2 Weeks
Location Washing section
Description Evacuation pathways were obstructed by machines & workers.
Corrective
Rearrange the evacuation pathway to ensure the minimum width.
Action
References BNBC- 3.7, 3.4
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3 Are all evacuation pathways free of any temporary stored items? 1-2 Weeks
Description All evacuation pathways were not free from any temporary stored items.
Corrective
Remove all temporary items from all escape routes, aisles and passageway.
Action
References BNBC- 3.7, 3.4
4 Do all evacuation ramps comply with the maximum allowable slope? N/A
Description No evacuation ramp was found.
Corrective
Action
References BNBC-3.11
Does the maximum travel distance from any location of the floor to
5 Compliant
nearest emergency exit meet the requirement of code?
Location Pet & washing section
Description The maximum travel distance was found 27m, which is as per the code.
Maximum travel distance 25 meter in case of 1 no. of exit,
2 or more than 2 exit - the travel distance shall not be exceed 45 meter.
Corrective
The factory equipped with an automated fire alarm, portable fire-fighting system
Action
and appropriate standpipe and hose system through the entire building the length
of travel shall not be exceeded 60 meter.
References BNBC-3.15.1, 4.3.5
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Do all floor exit doors and final exit doors swing in the direction of
6 6 Weeks
travel?
Location Production and godown area
Steel sliding type doors were found at production, storage area and final
Description
evacuation pathway, which was not swing in the direction of travel.
Replace all existing doors on evacuation routes, exit doors, which are collapsible /
sliding / roll down gates and end shutters in egress route with side hinged type 1.5
Corrective
hr fire rated door, which swing outward of the room or in the direction of travel.
Action
Swinging of the door shall not be constrict the width of the corridor / passage
below 0.9 meter.
References BNBC-3.1.9.4
Do the doors in the egress route open easily? Doors cannot be

7 6 Weeks
locked at any time in the direction of evacuation.
Description Locking provision was available in all the exit doors.
Corrective Remove all locking device from all egress door. All exit doors shall be open-able
Action from the side they serve without the use of a key.
References BNBC-3.9.8,3.4.3
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8 Is the width of emergency exits satisfactory ? 6 Weeks

Two nos. exits were found at pet section, washing section and godown-04, but
Description one of them was locked during the visit. However, one nos. exit was found at
godown-01 godown-2 and godown-03.
The minimum clear width of the exit door shall not be less than 0.9 meter. The
Corrective
required width of exit door shall be obtained at the rate of 4 mm per person or 0.9
Action
meter, whichever is maximum.
References BNBC-3.9
Does the sum of the width of all emergency exits meet the
9 6 Weeks
requirement in accordance with the number of occupants?
Two nos. exits were found at pet section, washing section and godown-04, but
Description one of them was locked during the visit. However, one nos. exit was found at
godown-01 godown-2 and godown-03.
The minimum clear width of the exit door shall not be less than 0.9 meter. The
Corrective
required width of exit door shall be obtained at the rate of 4 mm per person or 0.9
Action
meter, whichever is maximum.
References BNBC-3.9
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Stairways
Does the number of stairs is adequate based on No of occupants
10 N/A
per floor?
Section Stairways
Description The factory was a multiple single story shed.
Corrective
Action
11 Does the minimum width of stairs meet the requirement of code? N/A
Section Stairways
Corrective
Action
References BNBC-3.10.1, Table-4.3.4
Does the sum of the width of all staircases meet the requirement in
12 N/A
accordance with BNBC?
Section Stairways
Corrective
Action
References BNBC-3.5
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13 Are handrails provided in all stairways? N/A

Section Stairways
Corrective
Action
References BNBC-3.10, BNBC-1.12.5.6
14 Is the tread/riser relationship consistent on all stairways? N/A

Section Stairways
Corrective
Action
References BNBC- 1.12.5, 3.10
Are internal stairways linking more than two floors fire separated with
15 N/A
fire rated walls?
Section Stairways
Corrective
Action
For stairs that require fire separation, are they provided with fire
16 N/A
rated self-closing doors?
Section Stairways
Corrective
Action
References BNBC-3.1.9.4, 3.13
For stairs that require fire separation (such as high rise buildings,
17 >20m height or >6 floors), are they provided with fire rated entry N/A
lobby?
Section Stairways
Corrective
Action
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18 Are stairways free of any obstacles? N/A

Section Stairways
Corrective
Action
References BNBC-3.3, 3.7.1
19 Are stairways free of any combustibles? N/A

Section Stairways
Corrective
Action
References BNBC-3.7.1
Is proper protection (e.g. fire rated barriers) provided for exterior

20 N/A
stairs so that the exit path is not obstructed?
Section Stairways
Corrective
Action
Discharge Level
Is discharge floor exit/Premises exit widths based on the number of
21 6 Weeks
occupants and minimum allowable width?
Section Discharge Level
Location Ground Floor
The final exit width was 2.6m for 23 occupant. But the pocket door dimension was
Description
found below the standard.
Corrective Discharge floor exit/ Premises exits widths shall be based on occupants and
Action minimum allowable width.
References BNBC-Table 4.3.2
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Do all stairways finish directly to outside or via a fire separated

22 N/A
corridor?
Corrective All stairway have to direct access to any designated refuge area which affords
Action safety from fire or smoke from the area of incidence.
References BNBC Page 10421
Are evacuation routes protected from production areas and high risk
23 6 Months
uses all the way to outside?
Location Exit pathways
Final evacuation route was found besides transformer & sub-statin room and
Description
generator room which was not protected.
Corrective Evacuation routes shall be protected from production areas and high risk uses all
Action the way to outside.
References BNBC- 3.4 Page 10422
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Fire Separation
Are any atria present linking more than two floors? If YES, are the
24 N/A
upper floors fire separated from the atria?
Section Fire Separation
Description Atria was not present in the factory.
Corrective
Upper floors shall be fire separated from atria.
Action
References BNBC- 3.1.17 Page 10390
Are any vertical service shafts passing through more than two
25 floors? If YES, are they provided with required fire resistance rating N/A
of walls/doors?
Description The electrical cable entry point at the shed was not sealed.
Corrective
Action
References BNBC 2.5.5 Page 10411, D 9 Page 10484, D 13 Page 10486
Are any mezzanines present? If YES, are travel distances to a

26 N/A
protected stairway or final exit within maximum allowable limits?
Description No mezzanines floor was found.
Corrective
Action
References BNBC- 1.12.6 Page 10331
Is there an automatic detection and alarm system that complies with

27 N/A
the BNBC guidelines?
Description No lift was found.
Corrective
Action
References BNBC Table 3.3.1 1 Page 10383
Does the building has a Basement level? If YES, is it appropriately

28 fire separated with an entry lobby, fire walls and fire rated self- N/A
closing doors?
Description No basement level was found.
Corrective
Action
References BNBC-1.12.11 Page 10332
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Are Permanent / Designated Storage areas (if adjacent to production

29 6 Months
area) separated with fire rated walls / doors?
Location Storage area
Godown-02 and godown-03 was found besides washing section, which was not
Description
separated.
Corrective
Storage area shall be fire separated from other occupancy.
Action
References BNBC Table 3.2.1 Page 10352
Are all high risk rooms fire separated from the rest of the operational
30 6 Months
areas? Boiler Rm, Generator, Substation, ChemicalRm
Location Transformer & sub-statin room and generator room
Final evacuation route was found besides Transformer & sub-statin room and
Description
generator room was found beside final evacuation, which was not protected.
All high risk room like generator, boiler & CNG meter room is required to enclose
Corrective
by 2 hr fire rated construction/barrier with 2 hr fire rated self-closing door for fire
Action
separated from the rest of the operational area.
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31 Are any smoke & heat vents required at any atria or storage area? 6 Weeks
DescriptionSmoke & heat vents was not found.
Provide smoke and heat vents on the roof / ceiling / wall at godown section,
Corrective
closure of natural draft, smoke & heat vent should be installed in such a way that
Action
fire service personnel can open it during a fire.
Is there any opening or penetration in slab or wall? If YES, is it

32 6 Weeks
properly sealed with appropriate fire rating?
Description Opening or penetration in slab was found.
Corrective Seal all openings with fire separating slab and floors should not exceed the
Action approved limit to maintain fire separation.
Safety Systems
33 Are all evacuation pathways appropriately signed? 1-2 Weeks
Section Safety Systems
Location All exit
DescriptionNo exit sign was found during the visit.
Evacuation pathway shall be provided aisle marking with arrow guiding and exit
signage.
Corrective
Exit sign shall be posted above the exit door, it shall be clearly visible at all time,
Action
where necessary supplemented by directional signs. All exit doors shall be clearly
marked for easy identification.
References BNBC- 3.3 Page 10421, 3.6 Page 10423
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Are all evacuation pathways appropriately illuminated with

34 6 Weeks
emergency lighting?
Location All evacuation pathways
Description No emergency light was found during the visit.
The egress paths shall be illuminated with emergency lighting with power back-up
Corrective
supply & illumination should be a minimum of 10 lux for all corridors & exit doors.
Action
Aisles shall be provided with a minimum 2 lux.
References BNBC -1.5.2 Page 11231
Are all evacuation stairways appropriately illuminated with

35 N/A
emergency lighting?
Corrective
Action
References BNBC -1.5.2.3 Page 11231
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Is the emergency lighting system provided with back-up power

36 1-2 Weeks
supply?
Corrective Emergency lighting is needed to provide with back-up power supply with IPS or
Action battery.
References BNBC -1.5.2.3 Page 11231
37 Are detectors provided? Which type of detectors are provided? 6 Months

Description No fire alarm detector was found during the visit.
Corrective
Provide automatic detection system with addressable fire alarm.
Action
References BNBC 5.8 Page 10455
Is there an automatic detection and alarm system that complies with

38 6 Months
the BNBC guidelines?
Corrective
Provide automatic detection and alarm system as per guidelines.
Action
References BNBC 5.8 Page 10455
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39 Are the manual activation points appropriately spaced? 6 Weeks

Description No manual activation point was found during the visit.
Corrective
Install additional nos. of manual activation call point at all exit route of the building.
Action
40 Does the alarm system covers all floors? 6 Weeks

Corrective An automatic alarm systems must be provided throughout the factory; the alarm
Action must be automatically triggered on detection of a fire.
References BNBC- Appendix - C Page 10476 to 10480
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Is the number of detectors sufficient for coverage of the production

41 6 Weeks
floors and stores as per Standard?
Corrective
Provide adequate nos. of smoke detectors to cover the whole factory building.
Action
References BNBC- Appendix - C Page 10476 to 10480
Does the factory have provision of periodic checking of alarm call

42 1-2 Weeks
point, alarm & detection system with maintaining record properly?
No periodic checking was found for alarm call point, alarm & detection system
Description
during the visit.
Corrective Fire alarm call point, alarm and detection system shall be checked periodically
Action and documented.
References BNBC- 4.3 Page 10449, BNBC- 4.4 Page 10450
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Are the right number of portable fire extinguishers present & properly
43 Compliant
tagged?
Description Sufficient number of portable extinguisher was found.
Corrective Approved type and adequate fire extinguisher shall be provided and tagged
Action properly.
References BNBC § 4.10 Page 10451
44 Are the portable fire extinguishers appropriately spaced? Compliant

Description Portable extinguisher was found near the path of exit travel.
Corrective The portable extinguisher shall be placed near the path of exit
Action travel and it shall be easily accessible
References BNBC § 4.10 Page 10451
45 Does the factory have dedicated fire pump or hydrant system? 6 Months
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DescriptionNo standard standpipe & hose system was found.
The fire pump shall be so designed that it shall satisfy the required pressures and
flow for firefighting equipment’s at the highest and most remote part of the
protected premises during their peak demand hour or for roof storage tank. The
pump shall be housed in a readily accessible position in a building of non-
Corrective
combustible construction.
Action
The pump shall be adequately protected against mechanical damage. A manually
controlled pump may be used to feed water into gravity overhead tank with fire
reserve. There shall be provision for standby fire pump driven by a compression
ignition (diesel) engine or electric pump with own generator.
References BNBC - 4.2.3 Page 10437 to 10344
Dose the dedicated fire pump or hydrant system have alternative

46 6 Weeks
power backup?
Description No standard standpipe & hose system was found.
Corrective
Dedicated fire pump shall have alternative power backup.
Action
References BNBC- 4.2.6 Page 10446, BNBC- 4.2.3 Page 10439
Does the factory have provision of periodic checking of fire pump or

47 1-2 Weeks
hydrant system with maintaining record properly?
Corrective There shall be an arrangement of periodic checking of fire pump or hydrant
Action system with maintaining record properly.
48 Does the number of hose meet the requirement of code in all floors? 6 Months
Corrective The factory need to provide sufficient number of hose pipe with respect to area
Action and travel distance as per BNBC guideline.
49 Does the diameter of first aid hose and standpipe meet the 6 Weeks
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requirement of code?
Corrective
The diameter of first aid hose and standpipe shall be as per requirement.
Action
50 Is the performance of hose (water pressure) satisfactory? 6 Months

DescriptionNo standard standpipe & hose system was found.
The minimum pressure for standpipes supplying a 50mm or larger hose shall be
Corrective
at least 300 kPa. For standpipe supplying first aid hose (38mm nominal) may
Action
have a minimum pressure of 200 kPa.
Is the standpipe and first aid hose performance being checked

51 1-2 Weeks
periodically and tagged properly?
Corrective
The hose pipe performance shall be checked periodically and properly tagged.
Action
Does the factory have sufficient water capacity connected to hose to

52 6 Months
supply water during peak demand period?
Corrective Provide dedicated water stored in storage tank for firefighting operation comply
Action with the requirement of BNBC table 4.4.1 and not to be used for other purposes.
53 Is a fire-fighting lift provided in high rise buildings? N/A

DescriptionNo fire-fighting lift was found during the visit.
Fire lifts shall be equipped with approved intercommunication (including two way
Corrective
voice communication) with the fire command station or control room on the ground
Action
floor lobby of the building.
References BNBC- D3 Page 10481
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Are fire-fighting truck access roads wide enough and free of

54 Compliant
obstacles?
The access road for fire-fighting truck was found as per code, which was free from
Description
obstructions.
Corrective Fire-fighting truck access roads width shall be as per standard and free from
Action obstacles.
References BNBC Table 3.1.3 Page 10307
Are fire-fighting additional equipment provided at the right location?

55 1-2 Weeks
Sand, water, buckets, etc..
Location Exit pathways
No additional fire-fighting equipment (sand, water, bucket, etc.) was provided by
Description
the factory.
Corrective The factory need to provide additional firefighting equipment like sand & water
Action buckets near to exit or easily accessible area for first phase firefighting.
References Factories Rules 1979-52&53 Page 1545-46
Is a Fire Command Station provided at Ground floor in high rise

56 N/A
buildings?
Description No Fire Command Station was found.
Provide fire command station equipped with detailed floor plans along with clearly
Corrective
demarcated locations of fire detection and fighting devices and through the panel
Action
board able to detect fire alarm from any floor.
Is/Are there P. A. (Public Address) system/s which is/are audible

57 6 Weeks
from all corner/s of factory?
Description No P. A. (Public Address) system was found during the visit.
Corrective A suitable public address system shall be provided for communicating to all floors
Action as well as facilities to receive messages from all floors.
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Are there combustible materials found near heat/ electrical source

58 (near DB, SDB and electrical installations, loose electrical 1-2 Weeks
connection) in store or production floor?
Description Combustible materials were found near electrical source during the visit.
Corrective
Remove combustible/flammable material from near heat source/electrical source.
Action
References BNBC-2.12.7 Page 10419
Is there back-up power supply provided for the alarm system?

59 6 Weeks
Battery, IPS, etc.
Description No back-up power was found during the visit.
Corrective
Power backup supply shall be provided for fire alarm system.
Action
References BNBC-D17 Page 10488
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60 Is the visual alarm placed and in working condition where required? 6 Weeks
Location Generator room
Description No visual alarm was found during the visit.
Corrective
Visual alarm should be placed at the generator room.
Action
References BNBC- C 4 Page 10477
Management
61 Does the factory have the valid Fire License/ permit? Compliant
Section Management
Description Fire license was up-to-date during the visit.
Corrective The factory shall have valid fire license from Bangladesh fire service and civil
Action defense.
References Best Practices
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62 Does the factory building have approval from authority? Immediate

Section Management
Description No factory building approval documents and design & drawing was found.
Corrective
The factory shall have approval from proper authority.
Action
63 Are all production units/ floors covered in fire license? Immediate

Section Management
Description Full factory area was not covered by the fire license.
Corrective
Cover all units / floors in a valid fire license
Action
Does the factory have single fire safety management system in case
64 N/A
of multi tenancy?
Section Management
Description A single tenancy was found.
Corrective In case of multi tenancy the factories shall have single fire safety management
Action system.
65 Does the factory have boiler license? N/A

Section Management
Description Boiler was not found in the factory premises during the visit.
Corrective
Obtain the boiler license from the proper issuing authority.
Action
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66 Does the factory have boiler operator license? N/A

Section Management
Description Boiler was not found. So, boiler operator was not required.
Corrective
Obtain the boiler operator license from the proper issuing authority.
Action
Does the factory conduct fire drill regularly covering all shifts
67 Immediate
maintaining record properly?
Section Management
Description No fire drill record was found.
Corrective Fire drill shall be conducted quarterly (4 times a year) in existing buildings as
Action detailed under the Fire Safety Plan and record shall be kept properly.
References BNBC- A3 Page 10457
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DIFE Summary
Name of the Factory : MS Sakib Poly Industries Ltd.
: 56, Gomail, Zirabo, Ashulia, Savar,

Address of the Factory
Bangladesh.
Present Status of the Factory : Under Operation
Fire Assessment Conducted by : ICEL-GREEN JV
Date of Fire Inspection : January 21, 2021.
Recommendations for Corrective Action

Immediate
 The factory shall have approval from proper authority.

 Cover all units / floors in a valid fire license
 Fire drill shall be conducted quarterly (4 times a year) in existing buildings as detailed
under the Fire Safety Plan and record shall be kept properly.
Short Term (1-2 Weeks)

 The minimum clear width of the aisle shall be 0.9 meter. The required width shall be
obtained at the rate of 5 mm per person or 0.9 meter whichever is maximum.
The minimum required clear width of corridor/passageway shall be 0.9 meter where
serving an occupant load of 50 or less. If more than 50 occupants the required minimum
width shall be 1.1 meter.
 Rearrange the evacuation pathway to ensure the minimum width.
 Remove all temporary items from all escape routes, aisles and passageway.
 Evacuation pathway shall be provided aisle marking with arrow guiding and exit signage.
Exit sign shall be posted above the exit door, it shall be clearly visible at all time, where
necessary supplemented by directional signs. All exit doors shall be clearly marked for
easy identification.
 Emergency lighting is needed to provide with back-up power supply with IPS or battery.
 Fire alarm call point, alarm and detection system shall be checked periodically and
documented.
 There shall be an arrangement of periodic checking of fire pump or hydrant system with
maintaining record properly.
 The hose pipe performance shall be checked periodically and properly tagged.
 The factory need to provide additional firefighting equipment like sand & water buckets
near to exit or easily accessible area for first phase firefighting.
 Remove combustible/flammable material from near heat source/electrical source.
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 Replace all existing doors on evacuation routes, exit doors, which are collapsible /
sliding / roll down gates and end shutters in egress route with side hinged type 1.5 hr fire
rated door, which swing outward of the room or in the direction of travel.
Swinging of the door shall not be constrict the width of the corridor / passage below 0.9
meter.
 Remove all locking device from all egress door. All exit doors shall be open-able from
the side they serve without the use of a key.
 The minimum clear width of the exit door shall not be less than 0.9 meter. The required
width of exit door shall be obtained at the rate of 4 mm per person or 0.9 meter,
whichever is maximum.
 Discharge floor exit/ Premises exits widths shall be based on occupants and minimum
allowable width.
 Provide smoke and heat vents on the roof / ceiling / wall at godown section, closure of
natural draft, smoke & heat vent should be installed in such a way that fire service
personnel can open it during a fire.
 Seal all openings with fire separating slab and floors should not exceed the approved
limit to maintain fire separation.
 The egress paths shall be illuminated with emergency lighting with power back-up
supply & illumination should be a minimum of 10 lux for all corridors & exit doors. Aisles
shall be provided with a minimum 2 lux.
 Install additional nos. of manual activation call point at all exit route of the building.
 An automatic alarm systems must be provided throughout the factory; the alarm must be
automatically triggered on detection of a fire.
 Provide adequate nos. of smoke detectors to cover the whole factory building.
 Dedicated fire pump shall have alternative power backup.
 The diameter of first aid hose and standpipe shall be as per requirement.
 A suitable public address system shall be provided for communicating to all floors as
well as facilities to receive messages from all floors.
 Power backup supply shall be provided for fire alarm system.
 Visual alarm should be placed at the generator room.
Long Term (6 Months)
 The minimum clear width of the exit door shall not be less than 0.9 meter. The required
width of exit door shall be obtained at the rate of 4 mm per person or 0.9 meter,
whichever is maximum.
 Evacuation routes shall be protected from production areas and high risk uses all the
way to outside.
 Storage area shall be fire separated from other occupancy.
 All high risk room like generator, boiler & CNG meter room is required to enclose by 2 hr
fire rated construction/barrier with 2 hr fire rated self-closing door for fire separated from
the rest of the operational area.
 Provide automatic detection system with addressable fire alarm.
 Provide automatic detection and alarm system as per guidelines.
 The fire pump shall be so designed that it shall satisfy the required pressures and flow
for firefighting equipment’s at the highest and most remote part of the protected
premises during their peak demand hour or for roof storage tank. The pump shall be
housed in a readily accessible position in a building of non-combustible construction.
The pump shall be adequately protected against mechanical damage. A manually
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controlled pump may be used to feed water into gravity overhead tank with fire reserve.
There shall be provision for standby fire pump driven by a compression ignition (diesel)
engine or electric pump with own generator.
 The factory need to provide sufficient number of hose pipe with respect to area and
travel distance as per BNBC guideline.
 The minimum pressure for standpipes supplying a 50mm or larger hose shall be at least
300 kPa. For standpipe supplying first aid hose (38mm nominal) may have a minimum
pressure of 200 kPa.
 Provide dedicated water stored in storage tank for firefighting operation comply with the
requirement of BNBC table 4.4.1 and not to be used for other purposes.
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Disclaimer
This report is intended to serve the Company in helping to understand the current safety
conditions under the prevailing system and proposed changes that will help improve the safety
and reliability of the systems installed at the Company’s facility. At the time of the audit/ survey,
all the systems were working as intended, as produced by the Company to the auditors. The
above result reflects ICEL-GREEN’s findings at the time and place of inspection.
This report does not release the Company or any other entity dealing with it from their
contractual responsibilities nor does it prejudice any one’s right of claim for compensation for
any apparent and/ or hidden defects not detected during inspection or occurring anytime
thereafter. This report indicates the measures advised to be installed at the facility to improve
safety performance, provided that the compliance to the national standards and all legal and
statutory requirements are adhered to by the Company. ICEL-GREEN doesn’t hold the
accountability or responsibility, directly or indirectly of any mishap/disaster happening in the
facility audited as it doesn’t have any control over the Company’s process and practices. This
report is made solely to the management of the Company for which this report is produced, as a
body, in accordance with agreed scope of work and for no other purpose. ICEL-GREEN does
not assume any responsibility to any other person or body for the content of this report.
ICEL-GREEN makes no representation or warrantee, either express or implied, with respect to

this audit/ survey report, its quality, accuracy, or fitness for any specific application. Therefore,
ICEL-GREEN shall have no liability to the company for which this report is produced, or any
other person or entity with respect to any loss, liability or damage caused or alleged to have
been caused directly or indirectly by the report. This includes, but not limited to, interruption of
services, operations, losses of anticipatory profits or consequential damages from use of this
report.
In so far as audit reports are prepared in the course of processing the order and which are
subject to the protection of copyright, ICEL-GREEN shall grant the Company a simple, non-
transferable right to use the audit report, insofar as this is necessary and in accordance with the
contractually presupposed purpose. Other rights shall not be transferred; in particular, the
Company shall not be entitled to modify (edit) audit/ survey reports or to make use of such
reports outside of its business premises.
ICEL-GREEN, its staff and any experts that may be called in shall not disclose and use trade
and business matters of the Company about which they have gained knowledge of during the
performance of their work, without proper authorization.
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Fire Safety Assessment Report

GPS Coordinates: 23.666643, 90.413508

Inspector : Hossain Al Mamun

Inspection Date: January 31, 2021

ICEL Private Limited – Green Technologies

Major issues of fire safety assessment were listed below:

 Aisles marking was not found.

 No exit sign was found at evacuation pathways.

 No emergency light was found at evacuation pathways.

 No additional fire-fighting equipment was found in the factory.

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Sr. No. of non-

Immediate 1-2 Weeks 6 Weeks

Figure 1 Distribution of Checkpoints

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Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. 2

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Location and Co-ordinates

Figure: Factory Co-ordinates

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View of Factory Building

Figure: Factory building front view

Figure: Production front view

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Figure: Opening Meeting

Year of construction Year of

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No. of Occupants Operations

No. of Connected Occupied By

(Single Storied Shed Building)

Total width of all

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Height of Floor (m)

Required width as per

No. of Emergency Exit

Status of Discharge Exit

Emergency Exits (m)

Total width of serving

Formula used Staircases (m)

Figure- Ground floor layout plan

Detailed Observations of Non-conformities

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Do the doors in the egress route open easily? Doors cannot be

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8 Is the width of emergency exits satisfactory ? 6 Weeks

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13 Are handrails provided in all stairways? N/A

14 Is the tread/riser relationship consistent on all stairways? N/A

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18 Are stairways free of any obstacles? N/A

19 Are stairways free of any combustibles? N/A

Is proper protection (e.g. fire rated barriers) provided for exterior

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Do all stairways finish directly to outside or via a fire separated

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Are any mezzanines present? If YES, are travel distances to a

Is there an automatic detection and alarm system that complies with

Does the building has a Basement level? If YES, is it appropriately

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Are Permanent / Designated Storage areas (if adjacent to production