Nirapon’s Worker Safety pillar has had a robust quarter driven by a clear theme: better engagement leads to better safety outcomes.
Nirapon Town Hall
The quarter’s centerpiece was the Nirapon Town Hall event in Dhaka on June 11, bringing together more than 300 participants from 188 Dhaka-based Nirapon program factories. Across two sessions, the attendance and discussion demonstrated the commitment by factories towards safety culture and result of continued engagement by Nirapon and its members with the factories. The Town Hall created an important opportunity to move beyond reporting and into practical conversation: what the data is telling us, what factories are already doing well, and where focused management action can make the biggest difference.
“The aim is not simply to record safety activity — it is to turn evidence into action.”
Nirapon-delivered Training
Nirapon is entering a pivotal phase for factory safety personnel’s training. Starting in August 2026, we are going to introduce a duel-track system – continuing our partnership with BRAC, while launching a directly Nirapon-delivered pilot training session with selected factories. The goal is to test practical, evidence-led training approaches while maintaining continuity. The focus will be simple:
“Training must lead to stronger day-to-day safety practice on the factory floor.”
Revamped 90-day Workbook
We are updating the 90-Day Workbook. Our objective is better clarity. For all our program factories, we are making the workbook easier to understand and use, simplifying submission requirements, improving the structure of upload interface, and including clearer guideline on what data is required, why it matters, and how it will be used to support follow-up, trend analysis and practical safety improvement. We are more focused on the information that genuinely helps Nirapon understand safety progress. We want factories to spend less time on administration and more time on the insights that drive trend analysis and systemic improvement.
Capacity Buidling
The Nirapon Worker Safety team has also strengthened how it uses reporting and incident learning. Improved reporting arrangements are helping identify themes earlier, support better follow-up conversations with factories, and create a clearer link between incidents, learning and prevention. This is an important step in building a culture where reporting is not seen as the end point, but as the start of improvement. The team is now also sharpening its approach to incident learning by analyzing global industrial safety cases and sharing those critical insights through regular internal presentations.
Reviewed Technical Support Visit (TSV)
Another key area has been the review of the Technical Support Visit process. The technical standards remain unchanged, but Nirapon is exploring ways to make the process clearer, more practical and more member-led. The goal is to help factories understand progress, identify blockers earlier and prepare stronger evidence before closure activity.
Heat Safety
Finally, as extreme heat continues to challenge workplaces, heat safety has been a strong focus this quarter. Managers have been reminded that dehydration, heat stress and heat stroke must be prevented before symptoms become serious. Basic controls — hydration, scheduled rest, airflow, buddy checks and supervisor response plans — can make a real difference.
What this means for members
This quarter’s work shows a clear direction of travel: stronger data, better conversations, more practical training, easier reporting routes and a more supportive approach to follow-up. Nirapon’s Worker Safety Pillar will continue working closely with members to turn insight into action and help build safer, stronger factory systems.
