Measurement of stair cases: 1. Angle of Stair to stair is 45 Degree 2. Foot keeping cases is minimum 8 inch and maximum 12 inch 3. Distance of Foot keeping cases to Foot keeping cases is 8 inch 4. Length of one staircase is 48 inch
Welfare Activities as per law 1. First Aid for 150 2. Safety Record Book for 25 3. Safety Committee buildup for 50 4. Washing facility for 25 5. Canteen for 100 6. Rest Room for 50 7. Child Care for 40 8. Group Insurance for 100
Stair Cases: 1. One stair cases for 1-49 2. Two Stair Cases for 50-499 3. Three stair cases for 500-999 4. Four stair cases for 1000+
1.4 analysis
We know salary basic=gross-(med+food+con) allowance/1.4 (as per Gazette on Minimum Wages for RMG-2013) From where come 1.4 ?????? Let move & see
If, Basic =100 Tk then Basic+H.rent = 140 Tk (H.rent = 40% of basic); so Basic = 1 Tk then Basic+H.rent = 140/100 = 1.4 For more clearance If gross = 5300 Then basic 3000, H.rent 1200 & Med+Food+Conv 1100, so Basic = 3000 then basic+h.rent = 4200 (3000+1200) & Basic = 1 then H.rent = 4200/3000 = 1.4 It’s must a formula. Bangladesh gazette mainly maintained gross salary & allowance, then found basic & h.rent by using this (1.4) formula. Gross 5300- 1100 (Med+Food+Conv) = 4200 (Basic+H.rent) but we didn’t know Basic=? & H.rent=? so when you find the basic then you must used this formula: Basic+H.rent (4200)/1.4= Basic (3000). Another mathematical analysis Gross=basic+house rent+ Allowance gross=basic+basic40%+ Allowance gross- Allowance =basic(1+.4) gross- Allowance =basic(1.4) (gross- Allowance)/1.4 =basic
To ensure that immediate competent first aid assistance can be rendered to an injured party following an accident. First Aid Box Material- Each floor has been provided with 01 first aid box (authorization 150 workers = 1 box) equipped with the following prescribed contents under the supervision of a trained person in-charge having specific badge & dress. First Aid Box Item for indecent
… One copy first aid leaflet / note book.Carry out survey of first aid facilities on site.
Triangle bandages 10 PCs.
One bottle Dettol / Savlon (as antiseptic).
Cotton wool one packet.
Dressing Gauge 6 PCs.
Roller bandages (2 big 2 small).
Plaster bandages 10 PCs.
Burnol / Antiseptic Ointment 1 PC.
Oral Saline 10 PCs.
Small scissors 1 PC.
First aid medicine like Paracetamol. Disprin, Antacid, Nospa / Butapen etc.
First Aid Room
Nominate persons to ensure that the relevant first aid boxes contents are to the minimum. Company is having fully Air-conditioned First aid room /Treatment room where emergency patients are treated by Lady physician and nursing staff. In case of severe case the patients are refereed Marie Stopes Clinic for necessary treatment.
HEALTH & HYGIENE
Cleanliness
Each first aid box/facility must be sign posted with the correct symbolic sign. We always keep the factory neat & clean. Dirt & refuges are cleared off constantly by fixed floor cleaner sweeping the floor with vacuum cleaner and broom, staircase, passages, toilets & Dinning hall with 10 cleaners. Effective arrangement is there to dispose off the waste effluents to the near by dustbin.
Ventilation & Temperature
Adequate ventilation system is exists in our factory, which keeps the temperature comfortable for the workers. Beside this all working floors are equipped with sufficient ceiling fans, which keeps the working floor temperature cool and comfortable.
Working Space
Post the names of all site first aiders in strategic positions i.e. gate house, shops, notice boards etc. As per rule though each workers is authorized with 350 cubic feet (14’x5’x5) working space, we have almost the same working space for each workers.
Lighting
Sufficient lighting arrangement are there with proper lighting shade fixed along with overhead channel.
Drinking Water
All production floors are equipped with easy access to filtered cold water fountains for drinking purpose.
Latrines
Provide dressing book (first aid book) to record all first aid cases that occur on site. Factory having well maintained and properly cleaned 21 latrines. (Ground 1, 1st floor-3, 2nd floor-5,
3rd floor-4, 4th floor-4, 5th floor-4)
For male workers – 3 (for 25 = 1)
For female workers – 18 (for 25 = 1)
Spittoon
Sufficient number of spittoon are provided inside the factory and placed in convenient location. No persons are allowed to spite within the factory premises.
Group Insurance
Company does not have Group Insurance Policies with Insurance Company but company is committed to pay / render same facilities to the employees that could be given by Insurance Company for their casualties / losses during work hours such as:
DEATH
TK. 50,000/=
TWO HANDS
TK. 50,000/=
TWO LEGS
TK. 50,000/=
TWO EYES
TK. 50,000/=
ONE HAND & ONE LEG
TK. 50,000/=
ONE HAND & ONE EYE
TK. 50,000/=
ONE LEG & ONE EYE
TK. 25,000/=
ONE HAND
TK. 25,000/=
ONE LEG
TK. 25,000/=
ONE EYE
TK. 25,000/=
DISCIPLINE
Offense:
In efficient.
Misconduct.
Willful insubordination / Disobedience of command / Rule.
Dishonesty / Corrupt
Habitual late attendance
Absenteeism
Negligence of work
Smoking within factory premises
Habitual in-discipline
Giving false information especially regarding – age, education, previous serving
experience etc. Sabotage Activities / Causing damage to factory
Malingering
Not using uniform / protective equipment’s while on duty
Theft of company’s property.
Disclosures of factories secrets.
PUNISHMENT
Warning (Written or verbal)
Stoppage of increment, promotion – for inefficiency irregular attendance
And misconduct.
Forfeiture of pay / wages – causing loss to the company for negligence
Of policy.
Three months imprisonment for disclosure of factory’s secret.
Suspension from duty.
Reduction in rank for in-efficiency.
Dismissal – Termination of service for misconduct.
Discharge – Termination of service for ill health, physical & mental
Incapacity – not amounting to misconduct.
RULES FOR SEPARATION
Resignation:
Worker / Employee willing to resign must give written notice to authority at least 14 days before – failing which 14 days wages / salary will be deducted from his / her separation dues.
If any person wants to leave the job on medical ground, he / she has to submit the medical unfit certificate to the authority. For medical case 14 days prior notice is not required.
The separated employee will take necessary clearance from the factory after depositing all equipment’s like dress, tape, cutter, bobbin etc.
FUTURE PLAN & SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITY:
These are all given every month to local Orphanage as charity, which they sell and use it for orphanage expenditure purpose.
As majority of workers are Female. Company has planned to introduce Crèche for Nursing Mother by end of year 2000 where the Nursing mother can feed their infants and this Crèche will be looked up by trained maid with fully equipped Nursery.
Company has planned to introduce Free medical check ups for the Children of the local Orphanage once a month with free medication.
Company has planned to introduce Non profitable cooperative grocery shop for it’s worker by the end of year 2000.
Introduction of workers suggestion box, where workers can give their suggestions or could explain their grievances and First Aid Box Material
As a
First Aid Coordinator your duties will be the following:
To maintain the legal content of all first-aid boxes.
To ensure that a percentage of staff complement are trained in first aid each year and that the first Aider certificates are valid..
To form & coordinate the first aid team and train the team to react to all emergencies..
Some Matarial
Small sterilized dressing
Medium sized sterilized dressings
Large sterilized dressing
Large sterilized burn dressings
1.1/2oz. packet sterilized cotton wool
Tourniquet
4 oz bottle containing a 2% alcoholic solution of iodine
4 oz. bottle of rectified spirit
Copy of first aid leaflet
Roller Bandage 4” wide
Roller Bandage 4” wide
Roller Bandage 6” wide
Roll of Adhesive plaster
Triangular Bandages
Safety pins packet
Splints 10”X2”X1/2”
Analgesic tablets
Ointment for burns
Surgical antiseptic, like Savlon
Small sterilized dressing
Medium sized sterilized dressings
Large sterilized dressing
Large sterilized burn dressings
1.1/2oz. packet sterilized cotton wool
Tourniquet
Small sterilized dressing
Medium sized sterilized dressings
Large sterilized dressing
Large sterilized burn dressings
1.1/2oz. packet sterilized cotton wool
Tourniquet
4 oz bottle containing a 2% alcoholic solution of iodine
4 oz. bottle of rectified spirit
Copy of first aid leaflet
2 oz bottle containing a 2% alcoholic solution of iodine
C-Tpat Compliance : Following the events of September 11th, the United States Government has increased its efforts to enhance national security. As an agent to U.S. retailers and importers, Buyer has been called upon by some of its customers to support a U.S Customs initiative called Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) to strengthen the security of our overall supply chain….
In accordance with the C-TPAT Manufacturer Security Recommendations issued by U.S. Customs, our evaluators will carry out on-site security facility evaluation to assess the factory’s current state of security compliance to U.S. Customs general security recommendations.
The evaluation will include a meeting with the factory’s management, an interview with a select number of workers, an on-site inspection of the factory facilities as well as a review of various security related documents/records. Where security gaps are found, the factory and contractors need to agree on a mutually acceptable timeline for security enhancements and improvements. As supply-chain security is a developing area, Buyer expects that these measures will evolve over time. Security measures of concern are listed below
Physical Security
All buildings should be constructed of materials, which resist unlawful entry and protect against outside intrusion. Physical security should include:
Adequate locking devices for external and internal doors, windows, gates, and fences.
Perimeter fencing should enclose the areas around cargo handling and storage facilities.
Segregation and marking of international, domestic, high-value, and dangerous goods cargo within the warehouse by a safe, caged, or otherwise fenced-in area.
All containers bound for Carter’s & Oshkosh in the U.S. are sealed with a high security seal that meets or exceeds the current PAS ISO 17712 standard for high security seals.
Written procedures exist stipulating how seals are to be controlled and affixed to loaded containers. These include procedures for recognizing and reporting compromised seals and or containers to local authorities or U.S. Customs.
Only designated employees have access to seals.Gates through which vehicles and/or personnel enter or exit must be manned and/or monitored.
Parking area for private vehicles should be separate from the shipping, loading dock, and cargo areas.
Buildings must be constructed of materials that resist unlawful entry.
Adequate locking devices for external and internal doors, windows, gates, and fences.
Adequate lighting provided inside and outside the facility including parking areas.
Internal/external communications systems in place to contact internal security personnel or local law enforcement police.
Segregation and marking of international, domestic, high-value, and dangerous goods cargo within the warehouse by a safe, caged, or otherwise fenced-in area.
Adequate lighting provided inside and outside the facility to include parking areas.
Separate parking area for private vehicles and that is separate from the shipping, loading dock, and cargo areas.
Internal/external communications systems in place to contact internal security personnel or local law enforcement police.
Access Controls
Access Control Application information, such as employment history and references, should be verified prior to employment.
Background checks and investigations should be conducted for prospective employees and periodic checks and reinvestigations should be performed.
Procedures in place to remove facility and system access for terminated employees.
Unauthorized access to the shipping, loading dock and cargo areas should be prohibited. Controls should include:
The positive identification of all employees, visitors and vendors.
Automated systems must use individually assigned accounts that require a periodic change of password. IT security policies, procedures, and standards must be in place and provided to employees in the form of training.
A system must be in place to identify the abuse of IT including improper access, tampering, or altering business data. All system violators must be subject to appropriate disciplinary actions for abuse.
Procedures for challenging unauthorized/unidentified persons.
An employee identification system must be in place for positive identification and access control purposes.
Employees should only be given access to those secure areas needed for the performance of their duties.
Procedures in place to control the issuance, removal, and changing of access devices.
Visitors must present photo identification for documentation purposes upon arrival. All visitors should be escorted and visibly display temporary identification. Security personnel must
dequately control the issuance and removal of identification badges.
Proper vendor ID should be presented for documentation purposes upon arrival.
Procedures in place to identify, challenging, and address unauthorized/unidentified persons.
Procedural Security
Measures for the handling of incoming and outgoing goods should include the protection against the introduction, exchange, or loss of any legal or illegal material. Security controls should include:
Having a designated security officer to supervise the introduction/removal of cargo.
Properly marked, weighed, counted, and documented products.
Procedures for verifying seals on containers, trailers, and railcars.
Procedures for detecting and reporting shortages and overages.
Procedures in place to ensure that all information used in the clearing process is complete, accurate, and protected against the exchange, loss, or introduction of erroneous information.
Procedures must be in place to ensure that information received from business partners is reported accurately and timely.
Procedures in place to ensure cargo is properly marked, weighed, counted, and documented.
Procedures for detecting and reporting shortages and overages.
Procedures for tracking the timely movement of incoming and outgoing goods.
Procedures to notify customs and other law enforcement agencies in cases where anomalies or illegal activities are detected or suspected by the company.
Procedures for tracking the timely movement of incoming and outgoing goods.
Proper storage of empty and full containers to prevent unauthorized access.
Procedures to notify Customs and other law enforcement agencies in cases where anomalies or illegal activities are detected or suspected by the company.
Personnel Security
Education and Training Awareness
A security awareness program should be provided to employees including recognizing internal conspiracies, maintaining product integrity, and determining and addressing unauthorized access. These programs should encourage active employee participation in security controls.
A threat awareness program should be established and maintained by security personnel to recognize and foster awareness of the threat posed by terrorists at each point in the supply chain.
A security awareness program is provided to employees including recognizing internal conspiracies, maintaining product integrity, and determining and addressing unauthorized access. These programs encourage active employee participation in security controls.
Additional training should be provided to employees in the shipping and receiving areas, as well as those receiving and opening mail.
Currently, Buyer evaluates based on a point scoring system for security measures taken by a factory. Points will be awarded for each of the requirement listed on our self-assessment questionnaires and a total score will be given.
Technical Audit – Factory Compliance Board operates with the belief that ‘FIRE PREVENTION’ is better than Fire Fighting as well as aiming to ‘GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME ROUND’. There are 4 sections to the technical compliance evaluation and they are: –
Housekeeping and Maintenance of Equipment
Pre Production Measures for Compliance Audit
Quality Assurance Process
Product Integrity
Points will be given for the technical compliance evaluation. Each Buyer customer has a different standard in quality acceptance, therefore the minimum points required will be different from each customer. In the event a factory does not meet the minimum points, the factory will fail the technical compliance portion of the factory evaluation and will be required to make corrections and improvements within an agreed time frame.
The only exception to this ruling is that the factory does not comply to Garment Buyers mandatory requirement of a broken needle policy or control of sharp tools (ie. Knives, trimming scissors etc). A factory that does not meet these mandatory requirements cannot start business with Garment Buyers customers.
Housekeeping and Maintenance of Equipment
Under this section, Buyer evaluators will be looking at how the factory maintains its premises and its equipment (which includes machineries) to prevent possible dirt, dust, oil contamination as well as potential issues with quality. Some examples of poor housekeeping and maintenance of equipment are: –
Factory has no storage in all parts of their factory or storage areas are compromised by sharp edges causing possible snagging on materials
Machines are rusted or leaking oil and there is no written records of maintenance Compliance Audit
Fabric and/or materials in the warehouse are exposed to direct sunlight causing color fastness issues
Lighting at areas in the factory that affect quality (i.e. inspection, sewing, painting, etc.) is insufficient (i.e. Garment Buyers standard is 500 lux but affected area is only 250 lux)
Pre Production Measures for Technical Audit
Under this section, Buyer evaluators will be looking at how the factory ensures ‘fire prevention’. In this section of the evaluation, written records are mostly required. Some examples of processes evaluated are: –
Is there a fabric/yarn/inspection process? There should be written records to verify this inspection process and also an inspection standard (4 or 10 point system or ISO) that is used.
Is there a garment shrinkage/elongation test process? Shrinkage/elongation between garment and fabric is never the same, which is why this process is necessary. Again, the before and after results should be documented and tested both of washed and non-washed garments.
Is there a fusing control process? There are 3 elements to a good fusing (pressure, timing and temperature) therefore it’s crucial that there are written records of each fusing machine at least 3 times a day.
Is there a Pre Production Process? Before any bulk production commences, there should always be a pre production process to discuss customer’s comments with all parties involved in production. Again, there should be written documentation on this process as there are a lot of parties involved in bulk production and follow-up is therefore required by an appointed person.
Quality Assurance Process
Under this section, Buyer will be evaluating how the factory ‘gets it right the first time round’. In this section of the evaluation, written records are once again required. If the factory cuts an extra 5%, they should be targeting to ship an extra 3% instead of under shipping 5%. If the order quantity is 10,000 pieces, an over cut of 5% would be an additional of 500 pieces therefore if the factory under ships 5% at USD 10.00 per garment, that would be a waste of USD 10,000. Some examples of what a Buyer evaluator will be looking for: –
Is there a fabric relaxation process? All knitted and stretched (including woven) fabric should be unrolled and relaxed for at least 24 hours prior to spreading. Thereafter, the fabric should be further relaxed for another 6 hours after spreading (if the factory does not have an over feed automatic spreader) as manual spreading will put tension back into the fabric during spreading.
Is there an inline inspection process (for cut & sewn only)? We strongly recommend the ‘traffic light system’ where inline QCs will visit each sewer twice a day (minimum) to review their performance and inspect at least one bundle (but no less than 12 pieces) per sewer. Based on the number of defects found, the inline QCs will grade the sewer and give her a color (green for good, amber/orange for marginal and red for poor). Again, there should be documentation and recorded follow-up actions by the supervisors.
Is there a finished garment inspection process? 100% inspection should take place at this stage of inspection and QCs should not be found in possession of trimming scissors, as this is not their job.
Product Integrity
Under this section, Buyer evaluators will be walking the lines as well as visiting the packing section to determine product integrity of the factory. Here are some examples of what a Buyer evaluator will be looking for: –
Is there a broken/used needle policy? A broken needle policy should be enforced as it protects Garment Buyers customers from possible law suits by consumers. It should be documented and with all broken/used needles attached. The factory management should also use the information to identify possible quality problems.
Is there a control on the use of sharp tools? Sharp tools like knives, blades and trimming scissors should be tied down and/ or accounted for on a daily basis to avoid misplacement.
Was the seam intake consistent? If an over lock sewer is taking off ¼” on some seams and ½” on others (of the same style), there is inconsistency and factory will be penalized with point deductions.
Were garments already packed free of quality issues? Our evaluators will pick garments that are already packed for
Note : In the event that a factory does not meet the requirements of broken needle policy or sharp tools control. Even if they meet the required minimum score, no business can be placed for a new factory while an exit strategy is in place for a current factory for Compliance Audit