ELECTRICAL SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT
ADHUNIK POSHAK SHILPA LIMITED
Civil Engineer Tower, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Factory List:
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Adhunik Poshak Shilpa Ltd.
Crazy Fashions Ltd.
Kazipur Fashion Ltd. (Wet process Unit)
Kazipur Fashion Ltd. (Dry process Unit)
Tip Top Fashions Ltd
Wear Mag Ltd.
Inspected by: Sherab Dorji
Report Generated by: Sherab Dorji
Inspected on July 10, 2014
SUMMARY
The Adhunik Poshak Shilpa Ltd. factory is in a twenty storied building. The building was
constructed in 1997. The factory started production in 2000. The building was approved for
industrial purposes, and during the survey the factory had about 2,285 workers working on
regular basis.
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.
Adhunik Poshak Shilpa Ltd.
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FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION
Finding No. E- 1
Category: SERVICE LINE
Finding:
HT cable laid on floor without protection.
Recommendation:
Construct a cable trench to route the HT cable
safely inside the substation room or install cabletray or duct to provide mechanical protection to
the cable to prevent any physical damage to
cable.
HT cable inside the basement.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 Months
Finding No. E- 2
Category: SERVICE LINE
Finding:
HT cable entering panel touching sharp steel
edges of the enclosures and laid on concrete
floor.
Recommendation:
Cables must be protected from possible damage
of cable-insulation due to panel edges or sharp
objects and Install a cable ladder to terminate the
excessive cables and fasten the cables with the
ladder so that the cables get fixed with the ladder
firmly. Ensure the cables are free from dust and
debris.
HT cables passing through wall and underground.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 Months
Adhunik Poshak Shilpa Ltd.
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Finding No. E- 3
Category: SERVICE LINE
Finding:
HT cable passing through the wall/floor without
support and protection.
Recommendation:
HT cables entering the ceiling/wall left. must
protect with mechanical structure around the
cables to prevent it from physical damaging.
Remediation Timeframe: 1 Month
HT cable inside the basement.
Finding No. E- 4
Category: SWITCHBOARD & PANELS
Finding:
Multiple cables/wires connected at a terminal
of the HRC fuse.
Recommendation:
Multiple cable/wires terminating at a terminal in
single point must be avoided to prevent heat
generation at terminal.
Remediation Timeframe: 1 Month
Cables connecting to HRC fuse inside LT panel.
Finding No. E- 5
Category: SWITCHBOARD & PANELS
Finding:
Multiple cables terminating to contactor without
lugs inside the panel.
Recommendation:
Multiple cables connecting to MCCB terminal
must be avoided. Individual protective device
must be provided for the protection of each
circuit/load. Cables shall be connected to
terminals only by soldered/welded lugs
according to cable size.
Remediation Timeframe: 1 Month
Adhunik Poshak Shilpa Ltd.
Cable connecting to contactor.
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Finding No. E- 6
Category: SWITCHBOARD & PANELS
Finding:
Panel doors not connected with earth bond.
Recommendation:
Provide earth connection for body and
doors of metallic distribution boards using
green cables preferably braid so that the
metallic door remains at zero potential all
the time.
Remediation Timeframe: 1 Month
Control panel for Diesel generator.
Finding No. E- 7
Category: SWITCHBOARD & PANELS
-Finding:
Multiple cables connected to single terminal
at the changeover switch.
Recommendation:
Multiple cables shall not be connected to a
single terminal to avert loose connection that
may induce unexpected heat and it may be
replaced with single core cable with bigger
size of current carrying capacity or separate
bus bar for multiple cable termination.
Remediation Timeframe: 1 Month
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Manual changeover switch.
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Finding No. E- 8
Category: SWITCHBOARD & PANELS
Finding:
Excessive wires crowded inside the panel.
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
PVC slotted wiring duct to latch the excessive
cable inside the duct.
Control panel for motors.
Remediation Timeframe: 1 Month
Finding No. E- 9
Category: SWITCHBOARD & PANELS
Finding:
Excessive bent in cable and Cable inside
panel touching bare bus bar.
Recommendation:
Sharp cable bends shall be avoided such that
no stress is imposed on the termination of the
cable or insulation of the cable. Cables
terminating in the panel must not contact/touch
the bare bus bar. Install slotted wiring-duct
inside the panel to arrange and latch the
haphazard cables.
Remediation Timeframe: 1 Month
Adhunik Poshak Shilpa Ltd.
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Cables inside DB-A/L-3 (typical).
Finding No. E- 10
Category: CABLE & CABLE SUPPORTS
Finding:
Cables are supported with PVC pipe which is
partially exposed and dust deposited.
Recommendation:
The PVC/rigid pipe used for surface wiring
must be continuous through-out its length and
properly supported (clamped with saddle, at
regular interval of 600 mm).The conduit shall
not be open at any instant and it should be
fully protected through its length to prevent
ingress of dust inside.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 Months
PVC conduit fills with dust.
Finding No. E- 11
Category: WIRINGS
Finding:
Wires exposed while transiting between
different wiring systems (e.g., Casing capping to
PVC conduit)
Recommendation:
Provide PVC pipe to support and protect the
cables throughout its length. Wiring exposed
between different wiring systems may be
prevented by selecting appropriate adapter to
connect two wiring system.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 Months
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Wiring inside production floor.
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Finding No. E- 12
Category: SWITCHBOARD & PANELS
Finding:
Panel base plates removed to allow cable entry.
Recommendation:
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.
Remediation Timeframe: 3 Months
Cable connecting to the MCCB inside LT panel.
Adhunik Poshak Shilpa Ltd.
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