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BILS achieved several productive goals
through the project which are as follows:
- Prepared an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
profile covering the legal Occupational Health and
Safety (OHS) Framework and the key Occupational Health
and Safety (OHS) situation in the key economic sectors
in Bangladesh.
- A set of recommendation to the authorities for
improvement of the legislation, its implementation, and
enforcement. ( See at page 9);
- New labor Law has been enacted and the following
significant developments have been made;
i. Provision for National safety committee is included;
ii. Range of compensation is widened;
iii. Amount of compensation enhanced;
- Developed a 3 days training manuals on Occupational
Safety, Health, and Environment (OSHE);
- 1 training manual guide for study circle meeting;
- OHSE Handbook;
- Project Brochure for 4 sectors;
- A pool of 38 trained OHSE trainers;
- Campaign materials such as Poster, Sticker, T-shirt,
Cap, Bag and Pen etc
LESSONS LEARNT
- OHS is a vital issue for better working condition and
concerned development partners can work together for
improving situation. Trade union initiatives can change
the situation. This process can be a tool for organizing
working people in the workplace
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