Boilers, used widely across the RMG sector of Bangladesh and which has been the cause of many accidents that have hit the industry in the recent past, would be inspected under the supervision of brands, trade unions and manufacturers from mid next year, claimed media reports.
Expressing deep concern over the explosion in a garment factory recently that resulted in the death of a garment worker of a nearby factory besides injuring several workers of the concerned factory and pedestrians, the safety platform in a recent statement highlighted the need and importance of boiler safety inspections and remediation monitoring.
“The Accord signatories acknowledge the importance of incorporating additional prevention measures to the scope of work, such as boiler safety inspections. This work will continue under the RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) when the Accord programme transitions to this new organisation governed by brands, trade unions and manufacturers at the end of May 2020,” maintained the statement.
As claimed by Accord, the western retailers’ platform announced to commence initial inspection in its listed 1,600 factories from September last, but could not do so due to the opposition from the sector leaders.
Accord, reportedly, undertook the move based on the findings revealed of one of its pilot boiler safety programme conducted during a period from September to December last year.
