Analysis of the fire risks and mitigation approaches in the apparel manufacturing industry: Implications toward operational safety and sustainability
Fire risks pose a substantial threat to the apparel manufacturing industry since they can lead to immense property damage, potential loss of life, disruption of business operations, and reputational damage. In an emerging economy like Bangladesh, fire-related hazards are crucial due to the numerous...
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| author | Md Tanvir Siraj Binoy Debnath Spandan Basak Payel A.B.M. Mainul Bari Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam |
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| description | Fire risks pose a substantial threat to the apparel manufacturing industry since they can lead to immense property damage, potential loss of life, disruption of business operations, and reputational damage. In an emerging economy like Bangladesh, fire-related hazards are crucial due to the numerous deadly industrial fire incidents in recent years. This research, thereby, proposes an integrated multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) framework to identify and mitigate fire risk hazards in the apparel manufacturing industry. Initially, the study identified 30 significant fire risk factors from the literature review. Then, after expert validation, an integrated Best Worst Method (BWM) and Weighted Sum Model (WSM) framework was utilized to prioritize the fire risk factors. Twenty-three mitigation actions were proposed afterward for the top-ranked risk factors based on National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes. An Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) with a Cross-Impact Matrix Multiplication Applied to Classification (MICMAC) analysis was later used to explore the interrelationships and dependencies among the mitigation actions. The ranking obtained from the BWM-WSM assessment revealed ‘combustible storage unseparated by fire-rated construction,’ ‘non-standard inspection, testing, and maintenance’, and ‘inadequate means of egress for the occupant load’ as the three most critical fire risk factors. The ISM-MICMAC analysis revealed ‘fire-rated construction’ and ‘standardized detection and protection’ as the most-driving mitigation actions. The study outcomes are expected to aid the managers and policymakers in emerging economies in formulating sustainable fire risk management strategies for the apparel industry and thus improve the operational safety and resilience of the sector. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e046be70f9544da09c234a0dda5be6162023-10-01T06:03:03ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-09-0199e20312Analysis of the fire risks and mitigation approaches in the apparel manufacturing industry: Implications toward operational safety and sustainabilityMd Tanvir Siraj0Binoy Debnath1Spandan Basak Payel2A.B.M. Mainul Bari3Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam4Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1000, BangladeshDepartment of Industrial and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1000, BangladeshDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1000, BangladeshDepartment of Industrial and Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh; Corresponding author.Department of Disaster Management, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, 5404, BangladeshFire risks pose a substantial threat to the apparel manufacturing industry since they can lead to immense property damage, potential loss of life, disruption of business operations, and reputational damage. In an emerging economy like Bangladesh, fire-related hazards are crucial due to the numerous deadly industrial fire incidents in recent years. This research, thereby, proposes an integrated multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) framework to identify and mitigate fire risk hazards in the apparel manufacturing industry. Initially, the study identified 30 significant fire risk factors from the literature review. Then, after expert validation, an integrated Best Worst Method (BWM) and Weighted Sum Model (WSM) framework was utilized to prioritize the fire risk factors. Twenty-three mitigation actions were proposed afterward for the top-ranked risk factors based on National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes. An Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) with a Cross-Impact Matrix Multiplication Applied to Classification (MICMAC) analysis was later used to explore the interrelationships and dependencies among the mitigation actions. The ranking obtained from the BWM-WSM assessment revealed ‘combustible storage unseparated by fire-rated construction,’ ‘non-standard inspection, testing, and maintenance’, and ‘inadequate means of egress for the occupant load’ as the three most critical fire risk factors. The ISM-MICMAC analysis revealed ‘fire-rated construction’ and ‘standardized detection and protection’ as the most-driving mitigation actions. The study outcomes are expected to aid the managers and policymakers in emerging economies in formulating sustainable fire risk management strategies for the apparel industry and thus improve the operational safety and resilience of the sector.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023075205Fire risk mitigationApparel manufacturing industryBest worst methodWeighted sum modelInterpretive structural modeling |
| spellingShingle | Md Tanvir Siraj Binoy Debnath Spandan Basak Payel A.B.M. Mainul Bari Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam Analysis of the fire risks and mitigation approaches in the apparel manufacturing industry: Implications toward operational safety and sustainability Heliyon Fire risk mitigation Apparel manufacturing industry Best worst method Weighted sum model Interpretive structural modeling |
| title | Analysis of the fire risks and mitigation approaches in the apparel manufacturing industry: Implications toward operational safety and sustainability |
| title_full | Analysis of the fire risks and mitigation approaches in the apparel manufacturing industry: Implications toward operational safety and sustainability |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of the fire risks and mitigation approaches in the apparel manufacturing industry: Implications toward operational safety and sustainability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of the fire risks and mitigation approaches in the apparel manufacturing industry: Implications toward operational safety and sustainability |
| title_short | Analysis of the fire risks and mitigation approaches in the apparel manufacturing industry: Implications toward operational safety and sustainability |
| title_sort | analysis of the fire risks and mitigation approaches in the apparel manufacturing industry implications toward operational safety and sustainability |
| topic | Fire risk mitigation Apparel manufacturing industry Best worst method Weighted sum model Interpretive structural modeling |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023075205 |
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