Health & Safety
The shipyard contains a PHCC (Primary Health Care Center), which was created in coordination with the GIZ and the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In this free of charge facility, shipyard workers are given tests for their hearing, their lungs, and total physical checkups. This facility is always available for use, and workers can receive aid and treatment whenever, and as fast as necessary. The government Health Ministry provides a nurse in addition to the doctor and paramedics that are provided by the shipyard. This facility is also accessible to the local community, where more than 1,000 people, including many of the workers and their families, live. Importantly, the workers and other personnel are given precautionary equipment when on the yard grounds. This equipment includes:
on this above circumstances Japan Bangladesh Dockyard & shipbuilders Limited take positive initiates on safety issues s under:
- Safety helmet(hardhat)
- Boiler suit
- Protective gloves
- Safety goggles
- Safety lamps(for use within enclosed spaces)
- Fire extinguishersthroughout the yard
- Firefighting hydrantsand hoses throughout the yard
- Breathing apparatuswhen necessary
- Safety harnessesand belts
- Ear plugs
- Dust masks
- Safety boots
- Dormitory for staff and workers
- Guest House
- Company Transport
- Healthy and Hygienic snacks at company Cost
- Monthly rewards for workers based on performance