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Reducing Workplace Hazards by 60pc in 20 Years

Independent body must

Safety experts tell closing ofint'l conference

Staff Correspondent
An independent body is a must to assess and reduce workers' occupational risks by 60 percent in two decades in Bangladesh, said workplace safety experts on the closing day of a three-day international conference yesterday.
Dr Knut Ringen, vice-president, International Social Security Association (ISSA), US, proposed establishing a centre to compile a comprehensive database on the workforce and risk exposure through advocacy and research and ensure the right to safety and health.
Dhaka Community Hospital Trust (DCHT) jointly with Collegium Ramazzini and Harvard School of Public Health organised the conference on occupational safety in Bangladesh's garment and construction industries and tanneries at DCHT
in the capital.
Ronald Dobbin, an occupational health expert from Collegium Ramazzini, US, proposed forming an independent team comprising representatives of workers and government agencies and health and construction experts to assess workplace risks and oversee safety.
Another independent health team has to survey the labour force to determine the risks and needs for workers’ physical, mental and social health, he said.
A committee comprising construction experts, health practitioners and environmentalists has to assess building safety in the industries, added Dobbin.
The government has to ensure that the buildings are built in compliance with the national building code and have adequate
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space in line with workers' safety protocols, he said.
The government must establish an emergency rescue team and an information centre to make workers aware of workplace hazards, he said.
DCHT Chairman Prof Quazi Quamruzzaman, chairing the session, said workers' rights were often denied, including their right to occupational safety and health.
"Disaster whether natural or man-made is an opportunity for good business for many in Bangladesh," he said.
Prof h. c. D. I. Karl-Heinz Noetel, vice president of ISSA, Germany, and DCHT Coordinator Prof Mahmuder Rahman also spoke.