Safety measures for construction workers

Construction sector workers have greater exposure to biological, chemical and ergonomic risk. In Bangladesh, every year a large number of construction workers die or get crippled because of accidents.

Majority of these accidents take place due to lack of proper safety measures. We often see that there is no safety net in an under construction building.

We also see that labourers work in the construction sites without wearing any safety gear. It's high time the government made it mandatory for the building owners to provide their workers with safety gear.

Md. Arifur Rahman
Environment Counsellor
Mongla EPZ