This document is a checklist for fire prevention in interior fit out projects. It contains over 80 items across various elements that must be checked to ensure fire safety. The elements include sources of ignition like electricity, naked fire/hot surfaces, sources of fuel, and arrangements for fire detection, fighting and emergency evacuation. For each item, the checklist requires indicating Yes, No or Not Applicable and providing remarks for any No responses to ensure all necessary fire prevention measures are in place.
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Checklist for Fire Prevention in Interior Fitouts Projects
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Checklist for Fire Prevention in Interior Fitouts Projects
This document is a checklist for fire prevention in interior fit out projects. It contains over 80 items across various elements that must be checked to ensure fire safety. The elements include sources of ignition like electricity, naked fire/hot surfaces, sources of fuel, and arrangements for fire detection, fighting and emergency evacuation. For each item, the checklist requires indicating Yes, No or Not Applicable and providing remarks for any No responses to ensure all necessary fire prevention measures are in place.
This document is a checklist for fire prevention in interior fit out projects. It contains over 80 items across various elements that must be checked to ensure fire safety. The elements include sources of ignition like electricity, naked fire/hot surfaces, sources of fuel, and arrangements for fire detection, fighting and emergency evacuation. For each item, the checklist requires indicating Yes, No or Not Applicable and providing remarks for any No responses to ensure all necessary fire prevention measures are in place.
Checklist for Fire Prevention in Interior Fit out Projects
Remarks (must if ans.
Sl. Element Yes No NA is not Yes) A Source of Ignition: a Electricity: Lightening arrestor is available for building & connected to 1 Earth Pit Earthing pits are operational and all electrical equipments are 2 connected Earthing value of pits has been checked and is below 3 permissible norms for various equipments Double earthing in opposite directions has been provided to 4 three phase machinery & DB Double earthing provided to DB, irrespective of single/three 5 phase supply 6 Earthing wire size is equal or more than that of phase Electricity is routed through individual Distribution Boards 7 (DB) at all floors and work fronts MCB of appropriate rating has been provided to each DB 8 9 MCB tested for overload and short circuit separately RCCB of 30 mA has been provided to each DB between live & 10 neutral 11 If not RCCB, ELCB of 30 mA, has been provided RCCB/ELCB has been functionally tested & found satisfactory 12 There is no temporary electrical equipment at site, that 13 bypasses above safeguards 14 All connections & screws are tight and nothing is loose Electrical Preventive Maintenance Schedule & Record is 15 available Elec. SLD is available and power distribution is as per SLD 16 There is no power overloading on Equipments and Wiring 17 18 Insulation tape is ISI marked All electric cables are minimum three core and are ISI 19 marked Where long cable are required, two cables are joined through 20 industrial connectors only No naked wire inserted and power is drawn through plug tops 21 only Sockets are provided with flap to protect from dust & 22 moisture (when not in use) Cables extending from DB or equipment are firm and there is 23 no physical strain on terminals Cables extending from DB or equipment are packed and there 24 is no space for insects to enter Rodent traps have been provided at each floor or work fronts 25 26 There is no faulty equipment at project site Non contact Infra Red Thermometer is available at site to 27 identify heating of terminals/cables etc. Remarks (must if ans. Sl. Element Yes No NA is not Yes)
b Naked Fire/Hot surface/Static charge:
Everyone informed not to carry match stick, lighter, bidi, 1 cigarette, candles & other flammables by displaying at building entries in English and vernacular language Workers' frisking done at entries in morn., post lunch etc. 2 3 Cooking/heating of food is not done in premises Hot work permit obtained & followed for gas cutting/any 4 welding/metal power grinding/cutting 5 Individual MCB provided to Electric arc welding machine 6 Halogen lamps not used and not even kept in store Any other heating equipment if any, is used with prior 7 authorization & PTW only In case batteries are installed in battery/server room, human 8 static charge dissipation (through fire line) must before entry
Source of Fuel (combustible solid or flammable liquid or
B gases) No combustible material (polyethane, paper, cotton waste, 1 saw dust, fuel containers etc.) lying near Hot work
Flammable material (diesel, paint, thinner, varnish, adhesive
2 etc.) stored separately with Caution displayed Ventilation arrangements for VOC made while using 3 Flammable material (paint, thinner, varnish, adhesive etc.)
Only limited quantity of above flammables is issued from
4 store Full container/carboy not kept at floors/work front in any 5 case Cold Work Permit followed while using above flammable 6 material Battery room is ventilated to vent hydrogen vapours & only 7 authorized entry allowed Any work in battery room is to be done after authorization 8 9 Confined space entry done after PTW Acetylene, O2 or LPG cylinders used for welding have been 10 tested by supplying agency and marking done 11 Above cylinders are provided with valve protector 12 Cradle used to keep gas cylinders 13 Gas cylinders are not rolled on ground Flash back arrestor available for torch for gas cutting set 14 15 Pressure gauge available for torch of gas cutting set 16 Regulator available for gas cutting torch 17 PTW obtained & followed for 'Application of Adhesive' Remarks (must if ans. Sl. Element Yes No NA is not Yes)
C Arrangements for Fire detection & initial Fighting
1 Smoke detectors installed and functional 2 Manual call points commissioned & are functional 3 Hand operated hooter available 4 Upright water sprinkler commissioned Wet riser & Fire hydrant commissioned and available to use 5 in building FHC not locked. If locked, 'Break Glass in case of Fire' is 6 displayed on cabinet in English & vernacular language. 7 Fire hydrant jockey pump not bypassed 8 Diesel Fire engine is functional and tested daily In case FHC or upright sprinkler not usable/reliable, separate 9 hose pipe with water is available to douse fire 10 Arrangements made to collect & dispose fire water Portable Fire Fighting Equipments provided at each corner 11 and near every fire prone equipment/activity 12 Appropriate class of PFE are provided 13 PFE at convenient height All PFE have adequate pressure & gauge is in green zone 14 CO2 type PFE have been weighed & there is no loss of 15 contents. Record maintained in inspection tag 16 Each floor is manned with security guards 17 Security guards have coordination through walkie talkie 18 Security guards are trained to handle fire 19 Emergency Evacuation Plan displayed Fixed Emergency light available to work at each floor & 20 staircase during power outage 21 Assembly Point displayed 22 Mock drill done every 3 months
Note: For each entry in this checklist, there should be an objective evidence available for cross verification.