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Participant Performance Grading Criteria: C – Very Poor B – Poor A – Needs Improvement

A) Floor training Sl.no Issue Benchmark for

gradation Overall

Participants Grade

Recommendations Factory CAP & Time

Verification of CAP

1 Basic Fire Chemistry, i.e. how fabrics fire occurs

C- If majority not aware at all B- Limited number of Workers and management staff A- Understanding Limited to only Fire elements i.e. heat, Fuel and oxygen

A

a. In house training to be imparted by core group with BV materials for basic fire chemistry understanding b. Training should be reviewed with same material at six month interval to refresh and reinforce some basic theories of fire.

2 Potential fire hazards in the floor

C- If majority not aware at all B- Limited number of Workers and management staff A- Understanding Limited to only Few elements like Fabrics, light etc.

B A fire plan with details of hazards for particular floor which includes High Risk area to be placed in all respective floors. Fire risk areas to be inspected at regular interval on daily basis by trained workers and reports to be recorded. This is to be verified by management level and faults to be rectified and recorded. This is a very effective tool for fire round management and fire preventive measure.

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3 a. What is to be done if sign of fire is noted? b. What is to be done if there is fire but no alarm is sounded? c. What is to be done if there is fire alarm triggered by the detectors?

C- If majority not aware at all B- Limited number of Workers and management staff A- Understanding constrained to certain conventional actions like wait for in charge, immediate evacuation etc.

B

a. In house training by trained core group and prevention measures to be put in practice as appropriate. b. Workers and management staff to be trained that alarm to be raised by call point if not raised by auto detectors. During drill, fire to be simulated in a floor and alarm to be raised by any worker in that floor manually. This will give confidence to workers. c. Initial small fire fighting to be done by designated fire fighter. If detectors trigger a fire alarm, all except fire fighting team must evacuate. Evacuation to be guided by Evacuation/Rescue team in each floor. Distinctive vest/arm bands to be worn by individual team for easy identification during emergency.

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4 Action if fire catches a person ( STOP AND DROLL METHOD)

C- If majority not aware at all B- Limited number of Workers and management staff A-Understand but cannot demonstrate.

B

Should be exercised during drill which can make them familiar with the scenario. Use of fire blanket should be demonstrated and emphasized.

5 Escape in case of dense smoke ( Demonstration)

C- If majority not aware at all B- Limited number of Workers and management staff A-Understand but cannot demonstrate

C

Suffocation is the grave hazard and escape in dense smoke should be exercised by regular training and drill for more practice. Drill to be done at least every quarter.



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6 Evacuation in normal condition

C- If majority not aware at all B- Limited number of Workers and management staff A-Understand the Necessity but not fully Aware or tried during drill

B

a. Regular evacuation drill to be carried out in order to familiar the workers as well as the management level which will help them for evacuation in a shortest possible time. b. For Phased evacuation, fire location to be announced on PA system and same to be monitored by designated person in each floor. c. Rescue/Evacuation team must be trained to ensure controlled evacuation is known and implemented.

7 Fight a small fire by using available firefighting equipment like extinguisher, hose reel etc.

C- If majority not aware at all B- Limited number of Workers and management staff A- Only understand but Cannot demonstrate

C

Same can be improved by training during drill. All designated fire fighters should participate in training and use at least 1 extinguisher practically and extinguish a small fire along with the operation of hose reel. It should be emphasized that a small fire at origin can be extinguished by proper use of extinguisher

8 Fire classification and proper use of available extinguisher

C- If majority not aware at all B- Limited number of Workers and Management staff A-Only understand but Cannot demonstrate

C

Same can be improved by hands on training during drill. All the designated fire fighters and management level must be familiar with the type of fire extinguisher for individual floors along with their location. Crush program must be taken for a duration of 3 months where each of the designated fire fighters do use at least 1 extinguisher practically and extinguish a small fire .



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9 Electrical fire safety C- No understanding B -Limited understanding A-Few understand but Reluctant to do

C

a. Majority of sources of heat belong to electrical origin. In-house training needs to cover identification of potential overheating/spark in electrical system and Proximity of the combustibles to electrical sources. b. All workers must be familiar with location of circuit breakers which to be switched off during fire. It is a wrong conception that only electrician or maintenance department will switch off breakers. c. Use of CO2 extinguisher to be explained to fire fighters in case of electrical fire

10 Management’s Fire Prevention Awareness. Fire prevention in terms of fire round management, housekeeping, formulation of emergency management plan (EMP), electrical safety, training, appointment of fire safety officer ,fire detection system etc.

C- Management staff not aware of any such fire prevention measures B- Aware but reluctant to implement A-Prevention measures are in place but inadequate and ineffective

B Fire prevention measures to be monitored at all times specially unmanned period like Lunch break or tea break etc and during the night. Housekeeping plays a vital role in fire prevention i.e. cleaning of leaking oil from sewing machine, etc. Well fare department and trained management staff can assist in formulation of factory specific EMP, Fire safety manual etc.

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1 Identification of type and use of extinguisher as per type of fire.

C- If majority not aware at all B- Limited number of Workers and management staff A-Only understand but cannot demonstrate

C

It can be improved by regular training and drills by the designated fire fighters. They should participate in a live drill where they have to use fire extinguisher which will make them more efficient and confident in terms of real scenario.

2 Proper use of extinguisher

C- If majority not aware at all B- Limited number of workers and Management staff A-Only understand but cannot demonstrate

C

Proper use of extinguisher is very vital in initial fire fighting. Same to be practiced during drill by hands on training

3 Use of various fire fighting equipments like fire blanket, fire suit, mask etc.

C- If majority not aware at all B- Limited number of workers and Management staff A-Only understand but cannot demonstrate

C

Appropriate type of extinguishers are the pre requisite of proper fire fighting. Same to be practiced during drill and regular training.

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1 Raising alarm and announcement on PA system

C-No PA announcement about fire location B-PA announcement not audible Throughout the premises A-Clear, continuous PA announcement with proper location but phased evacuation was not done

C PA system announcement which includes fire location to be repeated and should be audible throughout the premises for quick and phased evacuation, ( PA System back up to be available)

2 Evacuation within 5 minutes

C- Evacuation more than 5 minutes B- Evacuation within 5 minutes but no phased evacuation A-Evacuation more than 5 minutes with phased system

B Although Evacuation timing was within 3 minutes but it was not in orderly manner. For facilitating phased evacuation, first the affected floor will be evacuated, then the floors above. Finally the floors below. Sequence, 1 floor at a time. But this is only achievable by regular drill. Phased evacuation in orderly manner will reduce the possibility of stampede.

3 Seriousness in the participation in the evacuation drill (Serious, Fun-making, or Careless)

C- Totally unmindful B-Careless and fun making A-Few were careless and sluggish

A Workers to be motivated by management staff to participate seriously in drill as same will elevate their response during emergency.

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4 Headcount and identification of any entrapment

C-No head count B-More than 5 minutes lapsed for Head count after evacuation A-Entrapment checked visually

C Head count is the most effective way to confirm any entrapment. Management should introduce an effective system which will ensure quick head count to detect any entrapment

5 Assembly area C- On public road B-Within factory but not properly marked and blocking space of fire brigade’s arrival A-Marked but not assembled as Per marking

B Assembly area to be marked and adequate for full capacity. For easy verification, separate marking to be done for security personnel, visitors and management staff.

6 Designated Fire Chief C- No designated fire chief or his deputy B-Designated fire chief but no deputy A-Both available but not proper Command at assembly

B Assigned fire chief should take command immediately after arrival at assembly area to facilitate full evacuation, any entrapment, fire brigade intimation etc. A deputy to be assigned to take charge in case fire chief is incapacitated

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Assignment of individual duty

C- No Emergency management Plan( EMP) B-EMP does not depict individual Responsibilities A-Available but not properly followed

B Proper EMP to be formulated and strictly adhered to A copy of EMP to be kept at the fire command center for use in emergency EMP to be in native language and illustrated where possible



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8 Rescue Initial Fire Fighting and first aid team

C-No such team available B-Not properly formed like floor wise A-Available but not active

A Floor wise rescue team to be mobilized during drill as required Pre briefing by fire chief and proper communication with rescue/ initial fire team is very important during emergency In case of dense smoke they should evacuate immediately and if possible carry out boundary cooling or inject water from outside.

9 Function of various teams in time of large fire or high smoke density

C- Not aware at all B- Limited understanding or Misconception A-Understand but not confident

C To train the teams at what level of fire they should no more try to do anything but leave for safety of their lives. In all cases, where a flame has broken out, the affected floor must be evacuated. Remaining floors can follow the directions given in PA system. Small fire ( at origin) may not require complete evacuation of all the floors. Floor wise evacuation/ rescue team will guide in this respect.




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10 Management’s awareness regarding crowd management and evacuation Phased evacuation, arrangement to ensure timely and safe evacuation of pregnant, temporarily disabled workers, child and care takers

C- Management have no designated crowd management and evacuation system in force B-Procedure not in line with the factory requirement A-System in force but can be made more effective by customization

B Designated floor wise fire wardens ( with distinctive identification i.e. reflective vest or white helmet) can co-ordinate phased evacuation Management to introduce an effective privileged evacuation (assisted- BUDDY SYSTEM) system for pregnant ,temporarily disabled, child and their caretakers as convenient

11 Fire brigade intimation

C- Not informed at all B-Fire chief not aware of intimation and not verified by management staff A-Not proper intimation

B Fire brigade to be informed by a designated personnel with back up and same to be verified by responsible management staff. Fire chief to be informed about the intimation.

12 Fire brigade facilitation after arrival

C-No established procedure B-Fire chief not aware of such procedure A- Procedure available but staff not Aware how to facilitate

C Following minimum information to be kept ready for fire brigade and same to be confirmed by management : Factory Layout Plan for each floor, water source locations, fire location, number of missing workers, spread of fire, Concentration of combustible materials per floor, location of flammable substances, Location of barred windows with release mechanism, location of electrical Distribution Boards, etc.




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13 Reporting of shut down ( ventilation, compressed air, electrical circuit etc)

C-No established procedure B-Not effective procedure A-Procedure is there but no reporting to fire chief

B Designated team to be formed for all shut down and same to be reported to fire chief after completion. Regarding cutting of electric power, trained electrician must switch off only the power to the affected area as full factory black out will set in panic and propagate stampede.

14 Visitor safety C-No established procedure B-Procedure not effective A-No verification by management staff

B On Arrival Visitors/third party to be advised about the actions in case of fire and muster station. Their location in the assembly point needs to be specified and informed to them. During emergency, to avoid any casualty, checks with main access control to be made about the visitor/third party number and verification to be made for their presence at muster station. This is very important to identify any entrapment.




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15 Response of security personnel

C-Search during evacuation B-Not aware A-Aware but skeptical to comply

A Security personnel to be reminded again and again that NO SEARCH TO BE CONDUCTED DURING EVACUATION. Security personnel have some specific mindset which needs to be removed during repeated inculcation and they should be trained in such a way that during emergency SAVING LIVES not property is their solo responsibility

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16 Debriefing C-Not carried out B-Not proper ( views from participants, floor in charge ) A-Carried out but findings not utilized for further improvement

B

A proper debriefing to be carried out after the drill to discuss the shortcomings, required training, improvement etc. Same to be discussed and required training to be identified.

17 Continual Improvement

C-No tool available. B-Some practice without any defined tool. A-Improper use of the tool

C A plan for fire drill at regular interval to be made in the beginning of the year. Performance rating e.g., time for evacuation, etc., to be recorded. Observations in each subsequent drill to be recorded in the table to see changes in performance. Corrective actions to be noted against each observation in this table. Implementation of the corrective action and the improvement achieved through this must be visible in this table.

Remarks : 1. Company has only evacuation drill in practice 2. Live fire fighting was demonstrated to all trainee as part of training 3. Regular training and drill can make the factory premise a safe working place. 4. Fire safety management can be uplifted through above recommendations as management has a very positive attitude towards

recommendations and their compliance. 5. Management shown keen interest towards training and a very pro-active participation was observed throughout the training session.

Assigned Overall Performance Score – B Overall- Poor

CALCULATION OF OVERALL PERFORMANCE RATING Sl. No

Grades Number of repetitions’

1 A 4 2 B 14 3 C 12 Individual Score(Negative)

Overall Scores (Negative)

A : 1 A Overall : 1 to 3.5 B: 5 B Overall: >3.5 to 7.0 C : 10 C Overall : >7.0 to 10.0

TOTAL SCORE ( 4 X 1 + 14 X 5 + 12 X 10 )/30 = 6.0

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