Modelling the causes of boiler accidents: implications for economic and social sustainability at the workplace

Rahman, Ashiqur; Karmaker, Chitra Lekha; Ahmed, Tazim; Khan, Md. Ikram; Morshed, A.K.M Monjur; Ali, Syed Mithun

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09601

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“…First, emerging economies always have resource constraints compared while implementing sustainable practices, which can be expensive in many cases [35]. Second, the availability of methodically collected empirical data from industrial sectors is often limited in emerging economies like Bangladesh [1]. Considering this situation, a stratified strategy to mitigate the barriers to sustainable boiler operation one after another based on their prominence can be helpful for the decision-makers [27], and the analytical method of the study needs to utilize experts' feedback due to the lack of availability of sufficient empirical data and directly relevant literature [36].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As boilers are a significant source of energy and water consumption in the apparel industry, ensuring sustainable boiler operations will drive the country's overall industrial sustainability PLOS ONE [21]. Moreover, workplace safety is a significant pillar of achieving sustainability which is also hampered by boiler accidents due to non-standard operational practices [1].…”

Section: Conceptualizing the Barriers To Sustainable Boiler Operationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Inadequate or no inspection can result in various non-compliance [65]. In such a situation, a highly sophisticated device like the boiler must be inspected regularly to ensure compliance with all the standards and safety practices [1]. Removing this causal barrier can directly influence removing other significant barriers to sustainable boiler operation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Industrial steam boilers are one of the essential components for the apparel manufacturing industries to produce steam for washing, drying, and ironing clothes [1]. Due to its indispensability in manufacturing, all the apparel industries install boilers in their production facilities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Over the last few years, researchers and practitioners have attempted to identify the factors of sustainable boiler operation in various ways. For instance, Rahman et al [1] analyzed the causes of boiler accidents in the apparel industry to achieve workplace safety to ensure social and economic sustainability and identified non-standard boiler operation as one of the apparel industry's main causative factors for boiler accidents. Bozzuto [12] described the critical success factors for sustainable boiler operations and emphasized skilled boiler operators for sustainable boiler operations.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Evaluating barriers to sustainable boiler operation in the apparel manufacturing industry: Implications for mitigating operational hazards in the emerging economies

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The efficiency with which conventional boilers perform, in terms of sustainability, is affected by a variety of factors. Unsustainable boiler operating practices are still surprisingly frequent in developing countries, resulting in environmental liabilities and catastrophic accidents. It is a serious problem in developing countries like Bangladesh, where boilers are utilized extensively in the apparel manufacturing sector. However, no research has yet examined the challenges or barriers associated with sustainable boiler operation in the apparel manufacturing sector. This study, thereby, utilizes an integrated MCDM approach, combining the fuzzy theory and the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method, to identify, prioritize, and explore the relations among the barriers to sustainable boiler operation in the apparel manufacturing industry, from an emerging economy perspective. The barriers were initially identified from the literature and a visual survey of 127 factories. After expert validation, thirteen barriers were finally selected to be analyzed utilizing the fuzzy DEMATEL method. The study findings revealed that ’Absence of water treatment facilities’, ’Fossil fuel burning and GHG emissions’, and ’Excessive consumption of groundwater’ are the three most prominent barriers to sustainable boiler operation. The cause-effect relations among the barriers suggest that ’Inadequate compliance with safety and hazard regulations’ is the most influential and ’Fossil fuel burning and GHG emissions’ is the most influenced barrier. This study is expected to guide the managers and policymakers of the apparel manufacturing sector in successfully overcoming the barriers to sustainable boiler operation, thus mitigating the operational hazards and achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

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