Expressing a need to digitalise safety, Gopal Kumar, chief inspector of factories, Jharkhand, on Monday said that over 1000 severe incidents got registered in 2020 and led to avoidable human deaths. Addressing the 3rd Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Jharkhand Safety Conclave at Beldih Club, he said that safety is multidimensional and cannot be defined. Since the formation of Factories and Mines Act, lots of work has been done in the field of Safety and yet many more things need to be done. Around seven per cent of the world's population are working as engineers or as workers on sites which need to be alert and cautious during their work at shop floors.
He further stated that digitisation is the need of the hour for safety as it bridges the gap between man, process uncertainty and safety officers. Through the help of digitalisation, we can get insights of uncertainty and can get enough time to handle and avoid it. In coming times, Digitisation would not be an option, it will be obligatory and part of our life.
CII Jharkhand organised its third edition of Industrial Safety Conclave today with the theme of Leveraging Digital Initiatives for Improving Industrial Safety. The objective of the CII Jharkhand Industrial Safety Conclave was to inspire the stakeholders towards building an even stronger culture of safety in their organisations. This conclave acted as a forum wherein the participants got the opportunity to interact with the safety professionals, thought leaders to learn the best practices.
Chanakaya Chaudhary, chairman, CII Jharkhand State Council opined that synchronization of human, machinery and the workplace environment play a crucial role in the sustenance of any organization. Machinery accidents do happen in-spite of adopting high tech processes because of behavioral issues. Hence, the attitude towards safety for both the employees and the top management is of utmost importance. Although risk cannot be completely eliminated, it can be reduced to an acceptable level through a systematic, process driven approach.
Addressing the gathering, Neeraj Kant, past chairman, CII Jharkhand State Council & MD, The Indian Steel & Wire Products Ltd said that behavioural Safety is extremely important. Behavior based safety programs, when implemented correctly, can provide positive rewards to change unsafe behavior, reduce job-related injuries, minimize lost production hours, and improve workplace morale. These are essential ingredients for creating a strong safety culture in any organisation.
Neeraj Kumar Sinha, convenor, CII Jharkhand Safety Panel & Chief - Safety, Tata Steel Limited affirmed that commitment to safety is a value that shapes all decision-making at every level. A commitment to safety is constant effort towards transformation and is always about the next leg of the safety excellence journey.
