Door access control panel : The new additional requirements of Access Control from the Auto are gradually solved at more factories. As of today, When the container enters in to ASL premises then the Security personal check the container by 7 point Container Inspection Process which is:( Details in- Point Container Inspection Policy in SSL)
Outside/Undercarriage.
Outside/Inside Door.
Right side
Left side.
Front Wall.
Ceiling/Roof
Floor (inside)
The remediation work on fire and building safety of RMG sector factories in Bangladesh is continuously showing progress suppliers have remediated 87% of original issues which were identified in Auto’s initial assessments, whereas general remediation progress of original issues in all Auto listed factories is 77%.
And there make a boundary to the container, no outsider is allowed to enter within the 30 feet circle of the loading area & the security person patrol duty till to make final seal to the container.
During the loading for shipment the security & store personnel keep strict observation so that no unauthorized material can enter in to the container or into the goods
The finished goods are carried from the packing room under he instructions of packing supervisor to the container by the in-house loaders. (& by temporary loaders, if needed) . The authorized person seals container after loading of the goods. This is good achievement and it shows that RMG industry in Bangladesh is much safer than before Auto agreement was signed.
Another achievement in current Auto is establishing OHS committees in factories and Auto is conducting OHS training programs in these factories to secure functionality of committee which plays a key role during remediation plan process and keeping fire and building safety standards in factories. So far 160 factories approved for H&M have joined Auto’s OHS committee training program.
We have observed good improvement in Bangladesh RMG industry through initiative. Though good improvements have been made, there are still some issues to be remediated. It requires specialist knowledge, availability of international safety equipment and the necessary technical know-how. Due to this reason H&M has decided to continue with Auto to secure completion of 100% of remediation plans; at the same time, we also we would like to ensure that a competent national regulatory body takes over the responsibility of implementing fire and building safety standards in Bangladesh RMG industry. This is short policy of door access control panel
As the factory owner and during the course of finalization of the reports and remediations plan described above, you must confirm that you understand the reports and will fully execute, within the provided timelines, all of the identified necessary remediations from the inspection reports. Should you face difficulty regarding the resources to complete these required remediations, please be informed that you should discuss options for identifying sources for the required resources with the Accord signatory brands producing at your factory. This does not mean the brands will directly provide you the needed resources but they are obligated to work with you to find the resources. Please note that the reports and necessary remediations will be simultaneously provided to the factory owner, each brand produced at the factory, and the worker representatives. …
Please be aware that within 6 weeks of the initial reports, the results of the inspection reports and necessary remediations will be published on the Accord website. Updates
Boiler room (Use of electric devise & use of stem pressure pipe)
Generator room (diesel, electrical fault & electric short circuit)
Improper operation or maintenance electrical equipment.
Improper storage or use of flammable liquids
Smoking in prohibited areas
Accumulation of trash
Hot work operations without proper controls.
PPE & Handtools required: Safety Shoe, Hand gloves, Fire Safety , Hard hat. Spanners, Adjustable wrench, Hammer, Lifting gears.
STEPS Safe Working Procedure
SAFETY STEPS
CRITICAL STEPS
1
Issue Permit to work for the cooler cleaning
Planning check sheet must be filled and other supporting certificate to be issued.
Discuss and instruct the team clearly
The work team must understand the total work.
2
Water from the cooler to be released. Inlet and outlet air piping to be hung.
Lifting gear and sling to be used for lifting pipes.
Lifting gears and slings to be selected properly.
3
Inlet and outlet flanges are to be opened.
Manually lifting and carrying of flanges to be prohibited.
Flange bolts are to be opened such that no damage occurred in the bolt thread.
4
Fix 02 nos I-bolt on the inlet endplate of the cooler tube bundle. Then pull the tube bundle for opening from the shell.
Lifting gear should be used for pulling purpose and it should be fixed with permanent settings.
Care should be taken so that baffle of the tube bundle has not been broken during pulling.
5
Tube bundle is then cleaned with high pressure water jet followed by chemical soak.
Proper PPE should be used.
Proper concentration of acid to be maintained.
6
Refit the tube bundle in the cooler shell.
Lifting gear and sling to be used for lifting flanges and pipes.
Care should be taken so that baffle of the tube bundle has not been broken during tube bundle fitting.
Routine work
Designated task or activities where the boundaries of the scope of work are well defined and unchanging. Such activities are recurring and identified as having sufficient potential hazard to require a Preplanned Permit, Certificate or Checklist to carry out the designated task.
Non-Routine Work
Task or activities where, because of the nature of work, a unique permit to work shall be issued.
Procedure
Carry out a survey where work permits are required on site.
List all those personnel authorized to issue and sign off work permits. Use form 3100 attached.
Train everyone concerned with work permits:
It is your responsibility as a permit acceptor to:
understand and carry out the work to be done
be in line control and remain in direct line supervision of the work whilst it is being arried out.
ensure that you understand the work procedures, the potential hazards and safety precautions and comply with the permit conditions.
stop work immediately and notify the permit issuer if there is any change in the permit conditins.
check inspect, confarm, before you sign accepting the permit.
if in doubt ask. Do not guess.
after completing the work the hand back procedure must completed to protect you from future liability.
Planning: use checklist
Preparatory work: to create safe working condition found from checklist 3107 before issue of permit or preplanned permit.
Execution: Formally issue permit in Form No. 3100, work to be monitored & supervised to ensure that the safe working conditions are maintained.
Hand Back: the permit to be formally handed back to the issuer.
Regularly check that work permits are completed correctly and field for 12 months.
During use a copy of the permit must remain with the person doing the work or team leader.
Conclusion
Within two weeks of the completion of all 3 initial inspections, you will receive the reports and remediation requirements identified through the initial inspections. You will be offered one week to provide comments on the reports to the Chief Safety Engineer (CSI). The CSI will then finalize the reports and necessary remediations. The final report and remediations plan will be concluded in consult Safe Working Procedure
with you as the owner, the signatory brands produced at your factory, and the engineering team.
Laundry Maintenance are not maintained periodically. No machine maintenance schedule (catalog basis). No SOP is posted in place.
Approved printing artwork and instructions not displayed and not in local language.
Standard handling procedure of chemicals is not displayed only MSDS is posted.
Laundry Maintenance
Laundry formulas are not posted in local language and not displayed. Operators not aware of laundry formulas.
No maintenance record maintained for laundry machines.
No inspection process in place after each batch. No inspection report to verify that seconds are repaired/rewashed before entering production workflow.
Approved laundry reference sample not available with laundry formula in local language attached.
No record maintained for 100% inspection after washing.
No SOP established for chemical handling. MSDS not found for some chemicals.
Factory does not conduct water quality test to ensure consistency for laundry. Laundry is not strong in research & development to provide washing formulas.
Lighting should be between 60-80 FC (645-861 Lux) and at least 80 FC (861 Lux) in inspection areas, but also not too high.
knitting machine contents list does not include knitting needles
items in the box under the knitting machine are not on the list no testing lab available yarn store has other items stored in it accessory store has other items stored in it operator training room required for regular training programmes
Organized Warehouse/Store with segregation by shade.
Segregation with OK and reject accessories & Fabrics.
Reject Fabric & accessories area should be marked.
AQL base quality report.
Special machine with calibration certificate and SOP
Lighting should be more than 40 FC in warehouse and store.
Approved sample with proper comments should be hanged on each line.
Approved sample with accessories to be displayed in finishing section.
Sample of packing standard should be displayed in packing area.
Sample room to be well organized and with adequate lighting with more than 40FC.
Special machines operator must to be designated.
Inspection area must to be with adequate lighting with about 70 FC.
Quality Manager and QA auditor/Manager must stay on site to solve their question.
Well equipped lab room with expert technicians.
Needle free zone should be secured and the needle detector machine must be operational.
Pressing standard should be displayed on pressing area.
Temperature & pressure should check 2-3 times per day for fusing machine with proper report.
Sufficient storage for bulk cut parts and properly covered.
Conclusion
Laundry Maintenance – Sufficient space, rack or trolley should be arranged for storage of bulk cut parts and light color should be covered with poly bags in cutting section.
Actions to rectify defects are not taken immediately. Defects of inline and end of line inspections are not recorded. Insufficient number of inline QCs.
No records of pre-production meetings with any subcontractors (e.g. washing, embroidery, printing).
No copy of buyer’s safety requirement available. Metal detector is unable to detect test card. No pull test equipment available. Button pull testing procedure does not meet with the George standard. Broken needle procedure is in place but not effective as broken parts were found e.g. in maintenance room.
George technical manual not available. No hardcopy of customer manuals available overall and in each section where relevant. Quality in charge does not fully understand customer requirements.
Lighting found below the required FC plus.
Inspection Issue
Inspection Machine , Testing & Maintenance: Weekly Sprinkler heads Sprinkler Piping Control Valves Pumper Connections (Fire Department pumper connections)
Inspection, Testing & Maintenance: Monthly Physical damage of sprinkler heads Corrosion or leaks of sprinkler piping Post indicator control valves
Inspection, Testing & Maintenance: Quarterly Water flow devices Valve supervisory devices Supervisory signal devices (except valve supervisory switches) Priming water Low air pressure alarms Quick-opening devices Main Drains
Inspection, Testing & Maintenance: Weekly Control Valve – (sealed) Gauges
Inspection, Testing & Maintenance: Monthly Control Valve – (locked) Control Valve – (tamper switches)
Inspection, Testing & Maintenance: Quarterly Fire Department Connection Hose Valves Low Air Pressure Alarms Main Drain Pressure Regulating Devices and Connections Waterflow AlarmsInspection, Testing & Maintenance: Semiannually Control Valve – (tamper switches)
Inspection, Testing & Maintenance: Annually Flow Test Most Remote Hose Connection Hydrostatic Test (dry systems or pipe) Pressure Control Valve Pressure Reducing Valve
Objects of different sizes shapes and weights often fall from height on construction sites. The major case of falling objects being poor housekeeping and material arrangement. In recent times, due to concurrent activities, Daewoo, TSKJ Commissioning, and other subcontractorson train 5, there have been incidents of falling objects from height (Hammer head, bolts, pipes etc). If material arrangement or proper housekeeping is not properly carried out on the platforms, there could be an increase in the incident of falling objects. We need to carry out proper housekeeping and provide for proper material arrangement in our work places to avoid further incidents of falling objects
Housekeeping means keeping the work area tidy by removing materials not needed and keeping those needed in an orderly and safe manner. Materials not properly kept on height can drop, by being kicked, pushed, rolled or slipped off. Always remember, that human mistakes can cause all these to happen. For The Prevention Of Falling Objects Practice good housekeeping
What do you mean by area clean?
clean your work area daily Arrange all materials in an orderly manner, maintaining good access Do not overload platforms with materials Do not leave nuts, bolts, etc. on platforms, beams (grating scaffold platform). Put all bolts, nuts, and other small pieces into bags or containers All tools used for work at height / gratings and others
ratchet, hammer, etc with potential to fall must be secured tied including opened grating Do not carry tools in your hands/pocket while climbing ladders Fix toe-boards to all work platforms to stop materials rolling and falling over. Do not stack scaffold tubes/other items above platforms’ protective toe-boards. Never throw/drop materials from height Do not lift materials of different sizes, shapes, weight etc at the same time When working at height, always barricade the work area and areas below What do you mean by area clean? clean your work area daily Arrange all materials in an orderly manner, maintaining good access Do not overload platforms with materials Do not leave nuts, bolts, etc. on platforms, beams (grating scaffold platform). Put all bolts, nuts, and other small pieces into bags or containers All tools used for work at height gratings and
Housekeeping and Maintenance
Housekeeping and Maintenance …
Are construction materials stored in an orderly manner?
Is combustible scrap and trash removed from the site regularly?
Are metal containers with covers provided for disposal of oily or paint-soaked rags?
Section wise total manpower with male female ratio.
All fabrics of fabric store should be maintained on pallets.
Lighting in any inspection area is less than
Housekeeping not appropriate. Workers have no lockers for personal belongings, leftover thread and accessories are not returned to store when not in use anymore
Maintenance department not well equipped
Idle machines found in running sewing lines.
Electric socket open under table in sewing floor.
Are NO SMOKING regulations enforced?
Is temporary wiring installed according to the provisions of the Electrical Code?
Is wiring, including connections to junction boxes, panels, equipment, and the like, in good condition?
Are exits adequately lighted?
Are stair exit fire doors in good operating condition?
Is adequate egress provided from uppermost work areas?
Extinguishers and Small Hose
Are sufficient portable extinguishers of the proper type provided throughout?
Are extinguishers and small hoses kept in good operating condition?
Is equipment unobstructed and its location highlighted?
Is equipment protected against freezing?
Are selected personnel trained to operate extinguishers and small hose?
labeled and open where necessary?
Are sprinkler control valves accessible?
Are systems adequately protected against freezing?
Are sprinkler system pumper connections clearly marked and accessible to the public fire department?
Are over-current protective devices (fuses, circuit breakers) in good operating conditions?
(GFCI) provided where required?
Is proper Earthen Used?
Are any welding, cutting, or brazing operations in progress?
Are any combustible materials exposed by these operations?
Is a fire watch provided during, and for at least 30 minutes after, these operations?
Is portable fire extinguisher or small hose protection available where these operations are carried on?
Housekeeping and Maintenance -Flammable-Combustible Liquids
Are flammable-combustible liquids stored and dispensed in a satisfactory manner?
Is adequate ventilation provided where flammable adhesives, paints, solvents, and other chemicals are in use?
Are roofing operations involving tar kettles supervised by a competent person?
Are asphalt-saturated roofing maps removed from the building and safety discarded after use?
Are fire exits unobstructed, including access ways and discharge areas?
Are all exits clearly marked?
Is a standard procedure established for reporting a fire to the fire department?
Are all workers instructed in this procedure?
Is an audible alarm in operation to alert workers of a fire on the site?
Is there a public fire alarm pull box located nearby?
Has the public fire department visited the site during the past month?
Compressor wires open in sewing floor.
Factory does not have any suitable dummies/body forms
Factory has no proper checking system with maker’s/checker’s name, signature & date for all hard pattern & marker
Storage of sample fabric in the sample section is not adequate and fabrics are not identified with O/N, customer, colour, date received etc.
Pre-production meetings not held for each order and records not available
Factory has no written pre-production meeting with QC monitoring programme for any subcontracting e.g. washing, embroidery, printing
Factory has no copy of customer or own technical manual
Incoming fabrics/raw materials not labelled with fibre composition, count, source, O/N received date, colour as a minimum.
Order numbers not mentioned in fabric bin cards
Fabric/Yarn storage not clearly segregated into not yet inspected, inspected and approved, inspected and rejected, leftover and balance quantities and not labelled clearly (O/N, colour, fibre composition, count, source)
Waste yarn and finishing yarn for size marking in the goods storage area not clearly segregated and end use not identified
Fabrics/Yarns are not kept on pallets or in racking
Fault criteria to determine acceptance and rejection levels unclear, levels should be clearly established and displayed
Fabric bundles are not kept by colour in input racks but mixed up.
Factory does not have comprehensive enough training procedure especially for new operators.
Examples of acceptable & rejectable seam or component are not available and attached to relevant workstations to help control & maintain the required quality level
Approval sample and trim card to be available in each line for review with original customer approval comments and comments in local language attached
Action taken to rectify goods not recorded properly e.g. in QC report
Incorrect alignment of buttons and buttonholes
Button pull tests not recorded
Fullness in collar stand on the back outer piece
Factory does not have sufficient inline checks (including sections such as collar/cuff) to ensure quality is monitored prior to end of line checks.
Measurement checks inline and end of line not clearly defined, visible and recorded
Factory’s internal QC does not inspect correctly to AQL standards and sampling levels and is unclear on the procedure to be followed
Fabrics store maintain- Color wise with Bin card.
Is the public fire department familiar with the sprinkler installation?
Are hydrants unobstructed and accessible to the public fire department?
Are hydrants in good operating condition?
Are standpipe systems installed and in service up to the highest level of construction operations?
Are standpipe system hose connections unobstructed and accessible to the public fire department?
Are standpipe systems adequately protected against freezing?
Are standpipe system pumper connections clearly marked and accessible to the public fire department?
Construction Offices, Trailers, Sheds
Are combustible offices, trailers, and sheds located at least 30 ft. (10 m) away from major buildings and materials storage?
Are heating devices in offices, trailers, and sheds of an “approved” type?
Are fuel cylinders and fuel lines for heating devices protected against vehicular damages?
Are tarpaulins used for temporary enclosure of building construction?
Are tarpaulins in use of the flame-resistant type?
Are tarpaulins in use tightly secured to prevent contact with ignition sources such as temporary heaters?
Fabrics should be kept within Height limit.
All arrow need well painted / re-tacked.
All exit route must free from obstruction
Machine maintenance plan and record with maintenance card.
