SUMMARY The Suravee Garments Ltd. (SGL) shares three buildings and eight sheds with Babylon Casualwear Ltd. (BCL) & Aboni Fashion Ltd. (AFL) under the same management and same utility. First building is seven storied, second building is three storied and third building is two storied. The Factory was surveyed for electrical safety by Woosun Energy and Construction Co., Ltd. (WEC). The purpose of the survey was to identify significant electrical safety issues and to provide recommendations for remediation based on applicable standards specified by the Accord. The scope of this initial electrical safety inspection was limited to the review and identification of major electrical safety issues. The inspection did not include identification of minor deficiencies, which will be further addressed as part of follow-up inspections. Table below summarizes the major electrical safety issues identified during the inspection. Recommendations have been provided to address each issue. An implementation schedule shall be developed by the factory to remediate each of the findings. The specific timing of improvements, including any requested extensions due to design / installation constraints, shall be submitted to the Accord for approval.
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FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Finding #: E- 1 Category: SERVICE LINE Finding: HT service cable dropping from pole is not protected near the base of the pole, above ground level. Recommendation: HT cable dropping from HT pole must be protected in steel pipe of required size at least 2m from the ground level to protect from physical damages from moving objects.
HT cable dropping from the pole near the shed.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
Finding #: E- 2 Category: SERVICE LINE Finding: Cables terminating to transformer bushings are not supported. Recommendation: Cables connecting to transformer must be supported on cable-tray or cable ladder. Install cable tray or ladder or metallic conduit to support and protect the main service cables horizontally. Remediation Timeframe: 6 months
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Cables terminating to transformer not supported.
Finding #: E- 3 Category: SERVICE LINE Finding: HT cable laid over the LT cables. Recommendation: Terminate the HT cable and LT cables separately on a cable tray/ladder and provide covers made of non combustible material preferably metal to protect the cables’ insulation from physical damage as well as prevent entering debris, dust and lint.
HT and LT cables are laid together
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
Finding #: E- 4 Category: TRANSFORMER ROOM Finding: Transformer room is congested. Recommendation: Transformer room may be rearranged or some of the panels may be relocated to increase the room size of the transformer. The room area for the transformer should be 13 sq.m according to BNBC 2006, Section-2.6.3. Make sure that the transformer room should be fire rated and separated from other occupancy. Assign an electrical engineer to rearrange the room.
Transformer room is very congested with transformer and panels
Remediation Timeframe: 9 months
Finding #: E- 5 Category: TRANSFORMER ROOM Finding: Oil cup below transformer breather is empty.
Recommendation: Breather oil cup must be filled with transformer oil to required level as instructed by the manufacturer.
Remediation Timeframe: Within 1 month
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Empty oil cup.
Finding #: E- 6 Category: CABLE & CABLE SUPPORT Finding: Power cables are laid on concrete floor. Recommendation: Construct cable trench to protect the cables to ensure the mechanical protection of the cable laid on floor otherwise cable insulation may damage due to falling object or stepping of occupants onto it.
Power cables on concrete floor and filled up with sand.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
Finding #: E- 7 Category: SWITCH BOARD & PANELS Finding: Excessive dust deposit in HT Panel. Recommendation: Establish a routine cleaning program to keep neat and clean the HT Panel. Shut the power of the HT Panel and clean the interior of the HT Panel at scheduled period. Base plate of the panel must be installed with proper gland fixation to prevent the ingress of dust lint in future.
HT panel with LBS transformer room.
protection
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
Finding #: E- 8 Category: SWITCH BOARD & PANELS Finding: Debris things inside the PFI panel. Recommendation: Disconnect the power source of the cable laid into PFI Panel and clean debris of all interior components. Establish a periodic cleaning program and maintain records of the activities. Remediation Timeframe: Within 1 month
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Brick found inside the PFI panel
in
Finding #: E- 9 Category: SWITCH BOARD & PANELS Finding: Excessive bent in cable terminate in MCCB. Recommendation: Sharp cable bends shall be avoided such that no stress is imposed on the termination of the cable or insulation of the cable.
Sharp bend found inside the main distribution board.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
Finding #: E- 10 Category: SWITCH BOARD & PANELS Finding: Improper sized cable is used in MCCB terminals. Recommendation: Install an appropriate sized MCCB such as the rating of the MCCB does not exceed the current carrying capacity of the cable.
Input and output cable size is not match with the MCCB rating
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
Finding #: E- 11 Category: SWITCH BOARD & PANELS Finding: Wires terminating inside panel are not securely fastened. Recommendation: Wires terminating to devices inside panel must be connected firmly and wires approaching devices must be securely fastened to avoid unintentional contact with live parts. Install slotted wiring duct to latch the cable inside the duct. Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
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Phase wire and earthing wires are not securely fastened.
Finding #: E- 12 Category: SWITCH BOARD & PANELS Finding: Panel not provided with earth bus bar (earth strip). Recommendation: Earth bus bar should be installed inside all panels with earthing connection as per BNBC (min size 14SWG, 16mm2 for main conductor sizes 16-35mm2 Main conductor size above 35mm2,the earth conductor must be half the main conductor)
Earth wire is joint by tape instead of connecting with earth strip.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
Finding #: E- 13 Category: SWITCH BOARD & PANELS Finding: Panel base is sealed by concrete and cables are forcefully punched. Recommendation: Provide panel base plate. Make circular hole at the base plate/top plate of panels and provide cable gland according to the respective cable size for cable entry and exit so that the cables are not stressed on the sharp edges of the hole of panels. Provide covers (of noncombustible material) if any additional gap remains after installing cable glands.
Panel base plate is removed and the remaining gap is sealed by concrete.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
Finding #: E- 14 Category: CABLE & CABLE SUPPORT Finding: Cable passing through the wall not sealed.
Recommendation: Seal all the penetrations using non appropriate fire rated material and ensure the cable insulation does not get damaged during sealing work. Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
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Cables are passing through wall is not sealed.
Finding #: E- 15 Category: CABLE & CABLE SUPPORT Finding: Cable trench is not covered.
Recommendation: Metallic cover(checkered plate) should be provided on cable trench to prevent the damage of cable insulation/falling of operator into the trench.
Cable trench in the substation without any cover.
Remediation Timeframe: Within 1 month
Finding #: E- 16 Category: GENERATOR
ROOM
Finding: Generator output cables are not protected and supported. Recommendation: Install a vertical cable tray (instead of using flexible pipes) or duct ranging from generator terminal (output) box to cable trench to support the generator output cables.
Cables terminating from generator terminal box is not supported
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
Finding #: E- 17 Category: GENERATOR
ROOM
Finding: Generator frame not earthed. Recommendation: Two separate and distinct earth connection (2 SWG) must be provided over 256kVA generator. Generator body must have earth connection with 35 sq.mm. conductor. Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
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Generator is not earthed properly.
Finding #: E- 18 Category: CABLE & CABLE SUPPORT Finding: Cable passing through the wall is not protected. Wall hole is sealed by concrete. Recommendation: Provide fire rated material to block the penetrations of the cable. Ensure the cables are not touched to the sharp edges of the concrete that could damage the insulation of the cable.
LT cables are stressed inside the wall hole.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
Finding #: E- 19 Category: CABLE & CABLE SUPPORT Finding: Flexible PVC conduit wiring not supported. Recommendation: Use rigid PVC pipe for surface and exposed wiring through-out its length and supported properly (clamped with saddle, at regular interval of 600 mm).The conduit shall run vertically or horizontally, shall never at angle.. Flexible conduit must not be used for long point wiring (except for special wirings).
Flexible PVC conduit is not supported between wall and cable duct.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
Finding #: E- 20 Category: CABLE & CABLE SUPPORT Finding: Burn sign found in the power cables.
Recommendation: Check the temperature and load of the cables. If necessary replace the cables.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
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Burn sign exposed.
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Finding #: E- 21 Category: CABLE & CABLE SUPPORT Finding: Broken flexible conduit is used for covering cable or wire. Recommendation: Fire rated rigid conduit should be used for covering cable or wire. If flexible conduit is used, make sure that it is not broken otherwise dust will go inside it.
Flexible PVC conduit, containing cable or wire is broken (Typical).
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
Finding #: E- 22 Category: BOILER & COMPRESSOR ROOM Finding: Motor and power cable laid on the wet floor.
Recommendation: Keep the motor on a dry place and make a safe route to connect the power cable with the motor.
Boiler room is splits with water and motor and power cable are not safe.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
Finding #: E- 23 Category: CABLE & CABLE SUPPORT Finding: Cable passing through the floor is not protected. Recommendation: Cable passing through the floor is not supported and the hole is sealed by concrete which create extra pressure on the cable that can damage the cable insulation. Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
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Cable passing through the floor hole is sealed by concrete.
Finding #: E- 24 Category: SWITCH BOARD & PANELS Finding: Earth bus bar is not enclosed inside the panel.
Recommendation: Provide an enclosure to protect the earth bus bar from dust and any physical damage.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 months
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Earth bus bar is mounted on the wall beside the panel
