The observance of the 43rd National Safety Week by the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) began on Tuesday with the safety week flag was being hoisted and a meeting held at the Officers’ Club premises here.
Senior Commandant, CISF Unit, PPT SS Mishra, attending the meeting as the chief guest inaugurated the safety week, said that since the work at Paradip Port involves many workers in the transportation work inside the port, it should be ensured for use of personal protective equipment to avoid accident and ensure safe working condition at the sites.
PPT Chief Mechanical Engineer SK Pattnaik threw light on the functioning of the port and its safety aspects in the activities of cargo handling. He said adequate steps have been taken to maintain safety at workplaces and create conducive working environment in the port.