A Case Study of Fire Investigation and Analysis in a High Technology Factory of Southern Taiwan

• Main Authors: Yi-Te Lin, 林宜德
• Other Authors: Dr. Jing-Ming Hsu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/pwje5a

碩士 === 嘉南藥理大學 === 職業安全衛生系 === 104 === Because the precision instruments and machinery which Taiwanese high-technology industry uses for manufacturing process are much more expensive than other traditional industries, and because of other complex factors such as chemicals, electricity, chemical reaction and plant structure, the industry may be lead to tremendous losses if a fire breaks out. Thus, finding out the origin and the cause of fire can not only clarify criminal and civil responsibility, but can also be references for preventing reoccurrence of similar fire accidents. This research focuses on the solar industry affiliated with the high-technology cluster located in the southern part of Taiwan. The main research object is a specific plant that had an outbreak of fire in the past. A case study method was adopted to help analyze the object. According to “the standard operating procedures of fire investigation and identification” decree implemented by national fire agency in year 2000 and amended in year 2005 and 2009, on-site fire investigation, documenting interview reports, and journey records from local fire agency branch are key criterions for clarifying the origin unit of fire, fire point and the cause of fire. The investigation of this case is used to analyze what caused the fire and fire spread of the plant was studied. The findings of this research are as follows: 1. The existing fire and smoke protection zones in the cleanroom located in the technology plant were not planned soundly and resulted in fire spread. 2. The technology plant did not inspect wires of power supply units on etching machines in the cleanroom periodically, which resulted in deterioration of wires and became fire ignition source. 3. Settings of etching machines were against the regulation that fire safety equipment needed to be set up at a proper location. Therefore when the fire broke out, the fire could not be extinguished immediately and effectively, which caused a wide spread of fire.