Only a fraction of RMG factories installed fire detection, alarm systems

Business Report :
Safety concerns still plague the RMG factories that were inspected by the Accord, as only a fraction of them have installed fire-detection and alarm systems even after 10 years of the Rana Plaza accident.
Over 80% of the identified safety flaws have been fixed in the last decade, only 27.25% out of 1,700 factories installed fire detection and alarm systems as of April this year, said the monthly progress report of the RMG Sustainability Council (RSC).

Some 22.40% completed installation of the fire suppression system until April 2023.

The Accord, a platform of global unions and over 200 EU-based apparel buyers, was launched immediately after the Rana Plaza collapse in 2013, to inspect fire, electrical and structural integrity of local factories.
It inspected some 1,700 factories and monitored initial remediation that was prescribed with a timeframe until handover of all activities to the RSC, which has representations from factory owners, in June 2020.
Data shows completion rates of common fire-related remediation items like design approval of fire suppression systems, and fire detection and alarm systems are 86% and 89.65% respectively.