While inspecting the lanco Amarkantak Power Plant at Pathadih, collector Rajat Kumar on Friday reviewed preparations for prevention of industrial accidents and arrangements for the security of workers and gave necessary instructions to the management to deal with sudden accidents effectively.
He instructed to make safety equipment available to the workers and to make workers aware of the use of these equipments and about the probable mishaps if they do not use them.
He asked the management to impart training to workers on security arrangements in the unit and the necessary steps to be taken in the incident of any sudden accident and to hold mock-drills from time to time. With the training and awareness of workers the number of accidents could be brought down, he added.
While issuing instructions to the plant management to inform the district administration immediately in the wake of any sudden accident in the plant, the collector told that to stop fire incidents telephone number of control room and other important officers should be pasted on the notice boards.
He also asked them to inform the district administration on a regular basis about the training on safety being imparted to the workers at times and the efforts being taken for their safety.
The collector instructed the officers of labour, health, environment and transport departments to visit various areas of the plant and to make sure that the plant has been following the measures prescribed by the industrial health and safety, labour, environment, transport and other government departments and if not, ensure necessary action as per rule.
The collector instructed the members of the district level Industrial Disaster Control Committee to
jointly conduct sudden inspection of various industrial institutions at times and submit report.