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Citation |
Mirza MZ, Bashir S. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2015; 21(3): 405-410. |
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Affiliation |
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University , Islamabad , Pakistan. |
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(Copyright © 2015, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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26327148 |
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Abstract |
A deadly factory fire in Karachi, Pakistan caused death of 289 workers on September 9, 2012. The havoc played by fire could have been avoided if the concerned authorities had better fire safety measures and strategy. Present study is an exploratory study, designed to get first-hand information about this issue in which data was collected from 135 organizations from various industries of Pakistan. The results of this study are alarming as most of the organizations are not even equipped with basic fire safety equipment and are devoid of fire exit paths. Incompetence and negligence on part of government agencies and many stakeholders frequently allows fire to play havoc with the lives of workers in Pakistani organizations, confirming the famous saying "Parva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit incendium" (A spark neglected has often raised a conflagration). Language: en |