{"title":"巴尔迪亚工厂火灾悲剧:巴基斯坦工作场所安全标准的黑点。","authors":"Abdul Rafay","doi":"10.1177/21650799231218946","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Baldia Factory (BF) fire incident in Pakistan was among the most tragic workplace fires in the world claiming the lives of more than 259 people.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A case study was conducted to evaluate the state of the safety measures, firefighting systems, building regulations, employees' documentation, and compensation structures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The case study found many deficiencies in the fire safety program and lack of adherence to and enforcement of existing fire regulations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings are discussed in the context of fire safety regulations and enforcement in low- and middle-income countries such as Pakistan.</p>","PeriodicalId":2,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Baldia Factory Fire Tragedy: A Black Spot for Workplace Safety Standards in Pakistan.\",\"authors\":\"Abdul Rafay\",\"doi\":\"10.1177/21650799231218946\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Baldia Factory (BF) fire incident in Pakistan was among the most tragic workplace fires in the world claiming the lives of more than 259 people.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A case study was conducted to evaluate the state of the safety measures, firefighting systems, building regulations, employees' documentation, and compensation structures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The case study found many deficiencies in the fire safety program and lack of adherence to and enforcement of existing fire regulations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings are discussed in the context of fire safety regulations and enforcement in low- and middle-income countries such as Pakistan.</p>\",\"PeriodicalId\":2,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"ACS Applied Bio Materials\",\"volume\":null,\"pages\":null},\"PeriodicalIF\":4.6000,\"publicationDate\":\"2024-02-01\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"ACS Applied Bio Materials\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"3\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.1177/21650799231218946\",\"RegionNum\":0,\"RegionCategory\":null,\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"\",\"PubModel\":\"\",\"JCR\":\"Q2\",\"JCRName\":\"MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/21650799231218946","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS","Score":null,"Total":0}
Baldia Factory Fire Tragedy: A Black Spot for Workplace Safety Standards in Pakistan.
Background: The Baldia Factory (BF) fire incident in Pakistan was among the most tragic workplace fires in the world claiming the lives of more than 259 people.
Methods: A case study was conducted to evaluate the state of the safety measures, firefighting systems, building regulations, employees' documentation, and compensation structures.
Results: The case study found many deficiencies in the fire safety program and lack of adherence to and enforcement of existing fire regulations.
Conclusion: Findings are discussed in the context of fire safety regulations and enforcement in low- and middle-income countries such as Pakistan.