Speakers at a seminar yesterday stressed the need for complying with the building code while constructing garment factory buildings to ensure the safety of workers and avert any untoward incident.
“We are ready to offer the technical support needed in constructing RMG factory buildings properly,” Professor Dr M Shamim Z Basunia, president of Engineers’ Institution Bangladesh, said while addressing the seminar.
The seminar, titled ‘Building, Fire and Electrical Safety of RMG Factories’ was organised by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association as part of the ongoing Chittagong Apparel, Fabric and Accessories Exposition (CAPAXPO-2014), at the Mahabub Ali Auditorium in the port city.
Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Abdus Salam, who was present at the seminar as chief guest, stressed the need for abiding by the building code and added that the CDA would extend its all out cooperation in providing approvals for proper plans.
Dr Hazrat Ali, professor of civil engineering at Chittagong University of Engineering Technology, who was the special guest at the seminar, advised the garment owners to take advice from the construction engineers and architects while building their factory buildings.