Indeed over the past year, Mori Building has re-energized its efforts around building safety.
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Mr. Rana allegedly didn't obtain mandatory permits from the government agency overseeing building safety in the greater Dhaka area.
City council building safety officers are working with the fire service to assess the damage caused to the building.
They are demanding fair compensation from Wal-Mart and a legally binding agreement from manufacturers to ensure fire and building safety and worker rights.
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Labor activists hope the string of disasters, including the latest fire, will pressure retailers to sign onto a binding agreement to improve building safety in Bangladesh.
Shaikh Abdul Mannan, a senior official at Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, the government agency responsible for building safety in Dhaka, said the building didn't conform to the national building code.
Sheik Abdul Mannan, a senior official at Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha, the government agency responsible for building safety in Dhaka, said the building didn't conform to the national building code.
Sheikh Abdul Mannan, a senior official at Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha, the government agency responsible for building safety in Dhaka, said the building didn't conform to the national building code.
Sheikh Abdul Mannan, a senior official with the agency that oversees building safety in the greater Dhaka area, said Mr. Rana built Rana Plaza without mandatory safety permits from his agency.
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Taipei architect Carl Shen was one of hundreds of experts who volunteered to advise residents about building safety in the wake of the earthquake, and did a lot of inspections last week.
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The owner of Rana Plaza, local politician Sohel Rana, didn't obtain mandatory permits from the municipal agency that oversees building safety in the greater Dhaka area, said Sheikh Abdul Mannan, a senior official with the agency.
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Labor and human-rights groups have been calling on apparel brands and retailers to sign on to the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement, which would establish a system of independent factory inspections whose recommendations would be binding.
Campaigners also want Primark, with Matalan and Mango, which have also used the building's products, to sign the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement of firms, unions and non-governmental organisations aimed at ending the "appallingly unsafe factory conditions" in that country.
Authorities also have promised to improve factory safety by modernizing equipment, overhauling fire-safety and building-safety laws, and increasing inspections.
Plans included modernizing equipment, overhauling fire-safety and building-safety laws, and increasing inspections.
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Mr Jones managed to close the lift's doors and escape, eventually fleeing the building to safety.
The police have arrested the owner of Rana Plaza for allegedly building without safety permits.
After the disaster, police arrested the owner of Rana Plaza on allegations he constructed the building without safety permits.
Such land is unstable and can be dangerous if foundations aren't properly built, said Mr. Mannan of the building-safety agency.
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Plans included modernizing equipment, overhauling fire- and building-safety laws, and increasing inspections.
Plans included modernizing equipment, increasing the number of fire stations in industrial areas and overhauling fire- and building-safety laws and regulations, inspections and worker training.
Savar Mayor Refayet Ullah told The Wall Street Journal that his office had issued a permit to Mr. Rana without seeking required permission from the Dhaka building-safety agency.
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After the collapse in April of the eight-story Rana Plaza building outside Dhaka, which housed five garment factories, police arrested the owner of Rana Plaza on allegations he constructed the building without safety permits.
"The importance of building a safety net for themselves and their families is a priority, with 63% of Scottish people reporting that they managed to save some money in the last 12 months, " he said.
The Bangladesh Building and Fire Safety Agreement is a proposal for a sector-wide initiative that includes independent building inspections, worker rights training, public disclosure and a long-overdue review of safety standards.
Swansea Council, which applied for the money, said the new building would improve safety for beach-users.
Many agencies are following this lead, building new public safety radio networks, especially on the 800 megahertz band.
It is also building a stronger safety net, which is incomparable to the US in coverage and services at this time.
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Labour Behind the Label and others are calling on all brands sourcing from Bangladesh to publicly sign up to take part in the building and fire safety scheme to make transparent, worker-led improvements to the industry.
Until recently, building automation, lighting controls, fire safety and other base building systems were designed and deployed to support a single building service and operated independently on proprietary network and cables.
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