Fire Safety Bangladesh | VERITAS Engineering & Consultant

The following activities and sequences will be followed in this Assessment.

• Document evaluation:

During this part of the assessment, programme checks the documents in the presence of factory Engineer/representative to check the update documents based on which the Fire safety Assessment will proceed. Following key documents shall be reviewed:

• Review different licenses (Fire license, Explosive license, Chemical license, etc) availability &validity.
• Review of building approval drawings.
• Review the as-built drawing with floor machine layout to understand the adequacy of egress route.
• Review the design of fire detection system, hydrant systems, sprinkler systems, etc.
• Review the records of periodical inspection& testing of Fire detection & fighting systems.
• Review the records or documents of fire training, fire round & fire drill.

 

• On-spot Data accumulation

During field visit, auditors collect necessary data as per checklist including sketches, measurements, proper counts, etc. these data collection shall include information on building height, egress route, fire detection system, hydrant or sprinkler system as applicable, combustible material and storage, utility and equipment, personal elements including evacuation drill, etc.

• Graphical surveillance:

During this part of the inspection, auditors travel every corner of the factory and take sufficient photos of all major issues according to the Assessment report.