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BASELINE WORKER SURVEY REPORT

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GOAL OF THE STUDY 1.  Gain a better understanding 2.  Identify gaps 3.  Establish baseline

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QUESTIONNAIRE Knowledge Awareness Training Experience Integration

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The survey is designed to a low level of literacy among the worker population.

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SURVEY DESIGN Facilitators led groups of workers through the survey to help

ensure that they understood the questions and answers.

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SURVEY DESIGN In addition to the survey, the team conducted 10 off-site

FGDs with the support of the local NGO, Phulki.

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SURVEY RESPONDENTS 28 factories

3207 workers 101 FGD participants

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Factory  Informa-on  by  Loca-on

#  of  Factories   Region   %  of  Workers  

Dhaka 18 1982 61.8%

ChiCagong   10 1225 38.2%

Total   28 3207 100%  

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KNOWLEDGE

Only  2%  are  able  to  correctly  iden6fy  common  hazards.  

39%  do  not  know  what  to  do  in  an  emergency  situa6on.

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2%  

34%  

61%  

Correctly  Recognize  All  PotenLal  Fire  Hazards  

Know  Basic  Components  of  fire    

Know  What  To  Do  In  Case  of  Emergency    

Answer  Key  Knowledge  Ques-ons  Correctly  (N=3,207)    

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AWARENESS

54%  of  the  surveyed  workers  do  not  feel  responsible  for  

health  and  safety  at  work.  73%    think  some  fatal  fire  accidents  cannot  be  prevented.  

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46%   51%   44%   53%  31%  

Workers   Supervisors   Managers   EHS  CommiCee  

Security  Guards  

Chart  2:  Who  Do  You  Think  Is  Responsible  for  H&S?  (N=3,207)        

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TRAINING

45%  of  surveyed  workers  are  not  trained  on  fire  safety.  

87%  have  par6cipated  in  a  recent  fire  drill,  but  drills  are  not  always  carried  out  correctly  or  offered  to  night  shiJ  workers  

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TRAINING & WOMEN

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Female  workers  receive  less  training  than  male  workers.  

60%  

52%  

48%  50%  52%  54%  56%  58%  60%  62%  

Male   Female  

Have  You  Been  Trained  on  Fire  Safety?  -­‐  By  Gender  (N=3,188)  

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IMPACT OF TRAINING H&S  training  only  slightly  improves  worker  knowledge  

&  awareness,  if  at  all.    

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0  20  40  60  80  

100  

0   20   40   60   80   100  

Correla-on  between  Knowledge  and  Training  (N=3,207)  

Know

ledge  

Training  

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EXPERIENCE

Of  57%  of  workers  who  witnessed  accidents,  34%  report  witnessing  fire  incidents  

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“When the flame got stronger, we started to run, but found that three out of four exits were

closed.”!“I don't think I can leave the building safely in case of emergency as the exits are closed most

of the time.” !---FGD participants

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PERCEPTION

25%  of  workers  feel  ‘unsafe’  in  their  factories.  

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Table  7:  If  You  Do  Not  Feel  Safe  Working  in  the  Factory,  Why?  (N=802)�

I  don't  think  I  can  leave  this  building  very  quickly  ��� 47.3%���

I  think  there  is  a  high  risk  of  fire  in  this  building��� 30%���

I  don't  feel  I  was  given  sufficient  training  on  how  to  protect  myself ��� 27.4%���

I  do  not  trust  that  the  building  structure  is  stable��� 22.2%���

Our  security  guards  o`en  lock  exits  ��� 10.1%���

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GUARDS

86  workers  from  18%  of  surveyed  factories  believe  the  security  guards  increase  the  risk  of  accidents  through  their  

behavior.    

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WORKER PARITICPATION Health  and  safety  commiQees  are  nearly  universally  

implemented  in  surveyed  factories  (92%),  but  lack  elected  

worker  representa6ves  (39%).    

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COMMUNCIATON CHANNEL

Most  workers  (74.9%)  prefer  to  speak  with  their  supervisors  instead  of  consul6ng  with  their  worker  

representa6ves  (17.2%).    

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JUVENILE WORKERS Juvenile  workers  (ages  14  to  17)  feel  their  jobs  cons6tute  a  

larger  health  risk  than  adult  workers.  

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Table  9:    Why  Do  You  Feel  Unsafe  Working  in  the  Factory?  –  By  Age  Group�

  ��� Juvenile  ��� Adult���

I  don't  think  I  can  leave  this  building  very  quickly   ��� 60.7%��� 46.8%���

I  think  there  is  a  high  risk  of  fire  in  this  building��� 53.6%��� 29.2%���

I  don't  feel  I  was  given  sufficient  training  on  how  to  protect  myself ��� 21.4%��� 27.6%���

I  do  not  trust  that  the  building  structure  is  stable��� 25%��� 22.1%���

Our  security  guards  o`en  lock  exits  ��� 28.6%��� 9.4%���

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SUPERVISORS Supervisors  show  a  limited  level  of  awareness  on  workers’  and  

their  own  role  in  promo6ng  a  safe  and  healthy  work  environment.    

.  

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36%   37%  46%  

62%  

24%  

46%  52%  

44%  52%  

31%  

Workers   Supervisors   Managers   EHS  CommiCee   Security  Guards  

Supervisors     Workers  

Who  Do  You  Think  Is  Responsible  for  H&S?  -­‐  By  Posi-on  (N=3,143)      

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EXPERIENCEY BY DEPARTMENT Workers  from  kniXng  factories  or  departments  report  a  significantly  higher  number  of  accidents  and  fire  incidents.    

.  

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73%  

29%  

56%  

17%  

35%  

20%  

37%  

18%  

35%  

11%  

0%   10%   20%   30%   40%   50%   60%   70%   80%  

Have  Witnessed  Accidents  

Have  Witnessed  Fire  Incidents  

PrinLng  

Washing  

Footwear  

Woven  

Knicng  

Worker  Survey  Results  Overview  -­‐  Fire  Safety  by  Product  Type  (N=3207)    

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SUMMARY

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•  Considerable gaps in knowledge & awareness and very limited impact of training

•  Higher risk for female workers •  Insufficient worker participation structures

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CONCLUSIONS •  Training programs according to

workers level of education •  Test effectiveness •  Include sufficient female

representation •  Strong worker participation

measures •  Training for supervisors and

guards •  Build the next generation of

Safety Ambassadors

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