SPECIAL CONDITIONS CONCERNING FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES AND FIRE SAFETY ON CONSTRUCTION SITES

It is agreed and understood the otherwise subject to the terms, exclusions, provisions and conditions contained in the policy or endorsed hereon, the Insurers shall only indemnify the Insured for loss or damage resulting directly or indirectly caused by or resulting from fire or explosion if the following requirements are fulfilled :

1. adequate fire-fighting equipment and extinguishing agents of sufficient capacity must always be available at the site and ready for immediate use.
2. a sufficient number of workmen must be fully trained in the use of such equipment and must be available for immediate intervention at all times.
3. if storage of material for the construction or erection of the contract works is necessary, storage must be subdivided into storage units not exceeding the equivalent of US$. 1,000,000.00 per storage unit. The individual storage units must either be at least 50 m apart or separated by fireproof walls.  All inflammable material (such as shuttering material not fitted for concreting, litter, etc.,) and especially all inflammable liquids and gases must be stored at a sufficiently large distance from the property under construction or erection and any hot work.
4. welding, soldering or the use of an open flame in the vicinity of combustible material is only permitted if at least one workman suitably equipped with extinguishers and well trained in fire fighting is present.
5. at the beginning of testing all fire fighting facilities designed for the operation of the plant must be installed and serviceable.