We spoke to A. K. M. Masum Ul Alam, OSH Expert & Adjunct Faculty, Bangladesh University of Health and Sciences to understand key challenges faced in implementing safety regulations, steps required to get workers to accept and follow safety related norms, the innovative OSH Kit prepared by him and how it has helped spread awareness regarding OSH, his work with various international bodies of repute such as the UN, ILO and DIFE and his views on OSH Bangladesh conference and expo and the role played by it in enhancing OSH awareness.

Interviewed by Adeesh Sharma

From your long experience as a safety expert please tell us the key challenges you have faced in implementing safety regulations?

In Bangladesh We have OSH Policy and OSH Profile. Though OSH Profile was developed in 2002 and OSH Profile in 2013. OSH experts, most of them have no information about the OSH Profile and OSH Policy. Also Bangladesh Labour Law 2006 and Labour Rules 2015 have clear instructions on OSH.