Rana Plaza Collapse 2013 | EHS Root Cause Analysis | How 1,134 People Died — And Who Was Responsible

On 24 April 2013, the eight-storey Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh, collapsed at 9:00 AM, trapping thousands of workers. The building housed five garment factories producing clothing for global Western brands. 1,134 people died. Approximately 2,500 were injured. An estimated 800 children were orphaned. It is the deadliest garment factory disaster in history — and the deadliest structural failure in modern industrial history. [Wikipedia] Here is what makes it unforgivable: the day before the collapse, large cracks appeared in the building. The shops and bank on the lower floors closed. An engineer inspected the building and declared it unsafe. But garment factory managers on the upper floors ordered workers back the next morning — threatening them with loss of a month's pay if they refused. The bank employees did not go back. The workers did. 🔍 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: ✅ Verified timeline: the cracks, the warnings, the collapse — what happened when ✅ Why the building was structurally unsafe from the start: former pond site, no permits, wrong use ✅ Who Sohel Rana was — political connections, illegal construction, murder charges ✅ Why the bank closed but the factories didn't — the most damning fact in the disaster ✅ The 29 global brands whose orders were in the building — who they were ✅ Workers earning $50/month to produce clothes for $40 billion global brands ✅ The Bangladesh Accord: the world's first legally binding factory safety agreement ✅ 122,000 safety violations found across Bangladesh factories after Rana Plaza ✅ $30 million compensation fund — how long it took, how hard families had to fight ✅ EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence — Rana Plaza as the reason new law exists ✅ EHS lessons: structural risk assessment, speaking up, supply chain safety responsibility 📋 PRIMARY SOURCES: → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rana_Pl... →https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accord_... → https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/vi... → https://cleanclothes.org/campaigns/pa... 📲 Connect with Global EHS for Regular Safety Insights 👉 WhatsApp Channel (Regular Safety Updates): https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCy... 👉 Telegram Channel (Quick Safety Alerts): https://t.me/globalehs 👉 LinkedIn (Professional Safety Knowledge):   / globalehs   👍 Like this video if it added value. 🔔 Subscribe to Global EHS: 👉    / @globalehs   📌 Follow Global EHS on Other Platforms 👉 Twitter (X):   / global_ehs1   👉 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... 👉 Medium:   / connect.globalehs   👉 Pinterest:   / global-ehs   ⚠ Disclaimer ⚠ 👉 This channel provides educational content only. 👉 It does not constitute professional safety, medical, or legal advice. 👉 Do NOT perform any procedures shown without proper training, supervision, and safety precautions. 👉 Always use appropriate PPE and follow your company SOP. 👉 Procedures may vary depending on workplace conditions, equipment, and regulations. 👉 Global EHS is not responsible for any injury, damage, or loss resulting from the use or misuse of this content. #ranaplaza #ranaplazacollapse #bangladesh #garmentfactory #supplychain #fashionrevolution #ranaplazarca #buildingsafety #workersafety #fastfashion #bangladeshaccord #ehssafety #structuralsafety #supplychainsafety #fashionindustry #nebosh #iosh #workplacesafety #workersrights #ehs #corporateaccountability