Bangladesh will make an action plan for implementing various compliances related to the readymade garments (RMG) sector. At the Social Compliance Forum (SCF) meeting on RMG sector, chaired by Commerce Minister Ghulam Muhammed Quader, it ...
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More than 3,000 mid-level readymade garment (RMG) factory workers in Bangladesh received fire safety training under the crash programme launched by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). About 3,359 workers ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's new proposed upholstered furniture flammability rule could give furniture manufacturers until mid-2014 to meet its requirements. The second draft of the new Technical Bulletin 117 rule, uses a ...
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National Security Inspectorate (NSI) is pleased to announce it has been granted UKAS Accreditation to deliver BAFE’s Emergency Lighting Scheme (SP203-4). Organisations applying to NSI for this Scheme will now have the added ...
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Around 150 textile and garment firms of Pakistan participated in a series of fire safety seminars and training courses organized by Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP). The seminars were conducted with an objective to ...
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A coffeemaker embedded with Swarovski crystals seems a little over the countertop but maybe it takes a little bling to make an everyday appliance seem less prosaic. Fortunately, the Cuisinart Crystal coffeemaker had other attributes ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) released three new resources designed to assist U.S. apparel and footwear companies as they navigate mounting social responsibility reporting requirements and other important social ...
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Wrightstyle Ltd, the UK steel glazing specialist, which recently became the first international supplier to design an unlatched glazed fire and smoke door, has seen its innovative system specified across a growing number of commercial and ...
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During the fire-rated glazing council meeting last week at the Glass Association of North America’s (GANA) Annual Conference at the Coronado Island Marriott Resort and Spa in San Diego, Thomas Zaremba, GANA’s code consultant, ...
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The furniture industry is ready to put out fires if Government proposals to cut unnecessary red tape spread to Britain's stringent flammability regulations. The British Furniture Confederation (BFC), the lobby group that represents the ...
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When you think of summer and outdoor spaces, home safety may not be the first thing on your mind. But only some tweaks to a few things around the house can result in a safer, more enjoyable summer for you and your family. Fire Safety: ...
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The Communications Cable & Connectivity Association (CCCA) is using a game to inform the industry about fire safety compliance of communications cables. CCCA says it has an active education campaign, including webinars, white papers, news ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will bring its brand values Performance.People.Planet to life at the European Coatings Show 2013, in Nürnberg, Germany. Clariant will present a multitude of sustainable and innovative ...
As of September 2011, WRAP offers a day-long fire safety training program aimed at preventing and safely dealing with factory fires. The course is offered primarily in Bangladesh but can be implemented anywhere in the world. In ...
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Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) wants a separate ‘Ministry of Apparel’ in the Bangladesh Government that is exclusively dedicated to the country’s readymade garment (RMG) sector. A ...
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