the collapse of rana plaza and the necessary steps that should be taken to overcome such disaster in RMG sector and the loss Bangladesh faced for Rana plaza collapse

1. PRESENTATION ON RANA PLAZA
WELCOME TO OUR
PRESENTATION

2. Presentation on Rana Plaza Incident
Submitted to :
Prof. Dr. Engr. Mohammad Iqbal
Submission Date: 22/03/2018

3. Groups and Names
1. Shamiul Islam Nahin - 2015334050
2. Ibnul Alom Talukdar - 2015334051
3. Anej Chakma - 2015334052
4. Md. Shajedul Islam - 2015334053
5. Wasif Hossain Saffat - 2015334054
6. Jehad Islam - 2015334055
7. Sagor Islam Khan - 2015334056
8. Md. Faruk Hossain - 2015334057
9. S. M. Rakib Raj - 2015334058
10. Shamim Ahmed - 2015334059
11. Md. Masum Hossain - 2015334060
12. Fuhad Ahmed Opu - 2015334061
13. Hadi Ahmed Lipu - 2015334062

4. OUTLINE
Objectives
Short view on Rana Plaza
Accidents and Reasons
 Activities of governments
Destructions and Rescues
Statistical Result

5. OBJECTIVES OF OUR PRESENTATION
To know about Rana Plaza
To know the reasons of Rana Plaza collapse
To know about the drawbacks it brought in
RMG sectors
To know the safety issues related
To know about Industrial Building code

6. SHORT VIEW ON RANA PLAZA
Rana Plaza was a multi-facility industrial building
Which included –
Clothing factories in 5th and 6th floor
Banks in 2nd and 3rd floor
Apartments in extra unit of the building
Shops in lower floors
Parking Units in ground floor

7. ACCCIDENT
Accident is an uncomfortable incident that happens
unexpectedly , typically resulting in damage , injury
, loss etc.
ACCIDENT MAY AFFECT
• Man
• Machine
• Material
• Equipment
• Time

8. CAUSES OF ACCIDENT
• Working without authority , failure to secure .
• Operating at unsafe speed .
• Using unsafe equipment .
• Unsafe loading, placing , mixing , combining etc.
• Taking unsafe position .
• Unsafe method , process ,planning etc.
• Unsafe acts of workers .

9. Infrastructural safety is the safety related to infrastructure
like buildings, roads , constructions etc.
A guide to fire safety in industrial infrastructure :
 Mark exits with appropriate signage.
 Mark fire lanes & keep them clear.
 Keep electrical panels & other building infrastructure
clear , with good protection.
 Keep fire extinguishers around in sufficient numbers
& mark their locations.

10. Activities by Government and other
relevant stakeholders:
• 1. Sustainability Compact: Bangladesh, European Union,
United States of America and International Labor Organization
(ILO) have jointly adopted „Sustainability Compact‟ with a view
to take joint initiatives to improve labor welfare and safety of
working environment in the RMG sector. A stock taking meeting
held on 30th October 2014 in Brussels to review the progress of
Sustainability Compact.
• 2. Bangladesh Action Plan: Bangladesh Action Plan 2013
proposed by United States of America to improve building and
fire safety and working environment ILO, Development Partners
and the foreign buyers have jointly taken the following
initiatives:

11. • 3. Cabinet Committee on Garments Sector: Government
formed an eleven member „Cabinet Committee on Garments
Sector‟ headed by the Honorable Minister, Ministry of
Labor & Employment. The committee has formed 2 Task
Forces named „Task Force in Building and fire safety in
Ready Made Garments Industry‟ and „Task Force on
Expansion and Simplification of related laws of Ready
Made Garments Industry‟.
• 4. Committee on RMG factory improvement: An eighteen
member committee headed by Honorable Minister for Jute
& Textile has submitted their report with recommendation to
protect safe working environment, prevention of accidents
and ensure labor welfare in the RMG factories. Government
has already taken steps to implement the recommendations
of the committee.

12. DRAWBACK OF INDUSTRIAL
ACCIDENTS IN BANGLADESH
Impact on people
1. loss of life
2. permanent or temporary disability
3. psychological problem
4. shortage of medical service & drugs
Impacts on business
After rana plaza tragedy President Barack Obama announced that the US will end
trade privileges with Bangladesh over concerns for safety and working conditions in
factories. [2]
Impact on investment
After rana plaza tragedy over 200 international fashion brands, factory owners has
seen more than $55 million invested in safety monitoring, training of health
inspections by 200 trained engineers.[3]

13. DRAWBACK OF INDUSTRIAL
ACCIDENTS IN BANGLADESH
Impact on environment
Mixing of industrial chemical or waste to pond, canal, river or anywhere it
may be created a bad situation for born in water insects and man.
Impact on people’s socioeconomic
If person is not injured physically or mentally but his work opportunity is
destroyed by accident, ha may be unemployed permanently or temporary. It
may be a cause of increase in the rate of crime.

14. STATICTICS ON FATALITIES
[5]

15. Collapse of Rana Plaza
Rana Plaza collapse was a structural failure . On the morning of 24
April, there was a power outage, and diesel generators on the top
floor were started . The building collapsed at about 08:45 a.m. BST ,
leaving only the ground floor intact.[3]

16. REASON BEHIND THE COLLAPSE
If we focus on the main causes of Rana Plaza collapse-
1. illegally extended building to eight story , while only having the
permission for five story from the local municipality.
2. conversion from commercial to industrial use.
3. Building built on a filled pond which compromised structural
integrity
above causes are related to safe infrastructure planning

17. Infrastructure was not permitted
• The ground Rana Plaza was built on was unfit for a multi-story building.
• "A portion of the building was constructed on land which had been a body of water
before and was filled with rubbish," committee head Khandker Mainuddin Ahmed
said. He said the land had been swampy with shallow water.
• "There were a series of irregularities." The report found Rana had permission to
build a six-storied structure and added two floors illegally so he could rent them
out to garment factories.
• For a construction of the ilk of Rana Plaza, the pillars needed a minimum pressure
bearing capacity of 3,500 units per square inch (psi), but, it had just 2,300psi.
• The final blow came on April 23, when due to load-shedding the six generators on
the roof of the building started off. They created massive trembles, which spread
the crack on to other areas of the building.[4]

18. Level of Destruction of Rana Plaza
• A five-storied commercial building named
Rana Plaza were collapsed.[4]

19. Destruction of lives
• 3122 workers were there during the collapse.
• Around 1134 people were died.
• Approximately 2500 people were injured.
• Rescue team had to lead their rescue for 20 days.
• Government and the factory had to compensate to died and injured families.
• The victims had been given rehabilitation.[4]

20. Destruction of Economy
• The reputation of Bangladeshi garment industries
were decreased.
• Foreign investors lost their interest to invest in
Bangladeshi garments.
• Renowned buyers were faced with a new-founded lack
of reliability on the compliance standards of their long
term suppliers.
• ‘Business as usual’ were no longer possible.
• It was almost certain that a full boycott of Bangladeshi
garment factories by foreign retailers and brands .
• Worldwide Bangladeshi RMG factories were criticized.

21. Limitations in rescue Operation
• There was a lack of highly skilled rescuers to manage the critical time; those
who are engaged in the rescue period were not properly trained on how to
handle such conditions.1
• No specialized medical team to control this kind of emergency situation.
• There wasn't enough necessary equipment to rescue people in such an
emergency.2
• Crowd management was crucial; there were thousands of people who came to
see what was going on; many of them were relatives of the victims. But there
wasn't any system to manage these population.3
• Although many civil people came forward to help the victims but The majority of
the public did not have any idea or training on how to rescue people from inside
the building.4
• Many countries wanted to give their recue equipment but government denied
to take it .[3]

22. Limitation on recue

23. Way to improve rescue operation
• Making a specialized rescue team for this kind of tragedy.
• Implement air ambulance system.
• Medical team and hospital with proper training & proper emergency
management system.
• Rescue system with modern technology like drone , air monitoring.
• Well-trained volunteers team should be made to help the professional team.

24. Drawback from buyers
A huge drawback were seen from the international buyer after the
deadly 24 April 2013 collapse of Rana Plaza.
• The U.S. trade privileges for Bangladesh, the Generalized System
of Preferences (GSP), were suspended by the U.S government.
• International pressure from human rights organizations, labor
organizations, NGOs, and consumers from Western nations
pushed corporate retailers to play a larger role in protecting
worker safety.
• The buyers lost their appetite from the RMG sector of
Bangladesh for a while resulted in the lower position in
international market of the RMG sector of Bangladesh.[2]

25. COMPARABLE DESTRUCTION ON
ACCIDENTS

26. Other safety factors which should be keep in mind
while designing an industrial infrastructure
• Heavy machines running for long time creating
vibrations.
• the materials used in construction Should be robust
enough to put up with the heavy machineries.
• Pillars pressure bearing capacity should be adequate
enough.
• location lacking structural integrity(filled ponds ,
canals)
• Overall maintaining the municipalities regulations &
rules for building infrastructure.

27. • Immediate after Tazreen Fire incident and tragic
collapse of Rana Plaza, the Government has taken
various steps to improve overall workplace safety
and compliance, as well as made some
commitments to international community which
includes adoption of a National Tripartite Plan of
Action by the constituents, implementation of
the Sustainability Compact, and the US Action
Plan focusing on legislation and policy reform,
administration and practical actions.
Unfortunate Benefits From The
RANA Plaza Incident:

28. (i) Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh
signed by European buyers
(ii) Bangladesh Safety Alliance signed by North American
buyers
(iii) Improving working conditions in the Ready-Made
Garments Sector Project of $24.5 million proposed by
ILO
(iv) A project of Tk. 100 crore of JAICA for factory
building inspection and relocation
(v) 205 million project of the United State of America to
ensure workers right and improve fire safety
(vi) A project by GIZ to rehabilitate the disabled workers
affected by Rana Plaza collapse.[1]

29. References
1. https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/23/bangladesh-factory-collapse-
rana-plaza
2. http://www.thedailystar.net/news/nine-reasons-for-rana-plaza-collapse?amp
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Savar_building_collapse
4. https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-06-28/us-ends-trade-privileges-bangladesh
following-garment-factory-disasters
5. http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2018/01/30/uk-retailers-reluctant-to-
sign-up-to-bangladesh-factory-safety-deal/