The Centre for Management Development, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, organised a two-day residential management development programme on occupational health, safety, fire and environmental issues in Indian industries. The theme was “Safety leadership and Sustainability”. It was inaugurated on Saturday.
The major focus was on identification and characterisation of fire risk at work places, including importance of intermittent fire audits in an organisation.
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) scenario in India is complex, the speakers said, adding that the national policy on OSH at workplace adopted by the government in 2009 is yet to be implemented.
Some of the major occupational risks are accidents, pneumoconiosis, musculoskeletal injuries and chronic obstructive lung diseases.
The programme was inaugurated by RK Singh deputy chief inspector — factories, department of labour, Uttarakhand. He stressed that these types of programmes should take place more often so that it could be a help to the society on occupational safety and public health too.
Dr TK Joshi, ex-director, Center for Occupational Health, New Delhi while presenting his study on Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Issue and Remedial Measures explained the non reversible hazards of heavy metals like Arsenic, Chromium and substances like Benzene that are carcinogenic and its impacts on health and environment.