Necessity of Fire Safety Measure Intervention among Garment Workers

Authors

  • Sumaya Hossin Rimmi MPH Fellow, Department of Health Education, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Md Istiak Jahid Medical Officer, Bank Asia Ma Amiran Hospital & Diagnostic Centre, Munshiganj, Bangladesh.
  • Showlin Hossain MPH Fellow, Department of Health Education, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Muhammad Muniruzzaman Chowdhury Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Sheikh Hasina Medical College, Tangail, Bangladesh.
  • Somaya Mostarin MPH Fellow, Department of Health Education, National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Md Golam Abbas Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH), National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/mediscope.v10i2.67990

Keywords:

Fire, Knowledge, Safety, Intervention, Safety measure.

Abstract

Background: Providing Bangladesh with low-cost garment industries has had terrible results, including fires and building collapses that have claimed lives and injured hundreds of employees.

Objective: This study was carried out to assess the effectiveness of educational intervention programs in increasing fire safety measures among garment workers.

Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study conducted among purposively selected 160 garment workers with a semi-structured questionnaire through face-to-face interviews from 1st January to 31st December, 2021 in a factory situated in Narayanganj district.

Results: Before the educational intervention, about one-third (29.4%) of respondents had a strong awareness of fire safety; after the intervention, that number increased to 92.5%.  All of them (100.0%) had clear knowledge about fire alarms and fire extinguishers after the intervention. After the intervention, the percentage of people who needed sufficient training for fire safety measures improved from 70.6% to 95.6%.

Conclusion: The results show that there is a critical need for safety intervention in the sector, which may include safety training for industry workers and health education to reduce the number of fatalities, disabilities, and societal financial burdens.

Mediscope 2023;10(2): 50-55

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Published

2023-08-14

How to Cite

Rimmi, S. H. ., Jahid, M. I. ., Hossain, S. ., Chowdhury, M. M. ., Mostarin, S. ., & Abbas, M. G. . (2023). Necessity of Fire Safety Measure Intervention among Garment Workers. Mediscope, 10(2), 50–55. https://doi.org/10.3329/mediscope.v10i2.67990

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2023)

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Copyright (c) 2023 Sumaya Hossin Rimmi, Md Istiak Jahid, Showlin Hossain, Muhammad Muniruzzaman Chowdhury, Somaya Mostarin, Md Golam Abbas

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