Collector Rajesh Sukumar Toppo convened a meeting of District Health and Safety Committee and inquired about health check-up of Silicosis prone persons working in cement factories here. He also queried about safety arrangements made in the factories.
The Collector instructed to carry out mock drill for checking safety preparedness in the month of April. The mock drill should be carried out in presence of local MlA, Sarpanch or other public representatives along with the police, he said.
In case of any untoward incident happening in cement factory, rescue work should be carried out in coordination with other factories nearby. The construction of metal structures in cement factory should be certified by an Engineering agency authorized by Central Government; the Toppo said, adding, regular heath check-up of labourers should be done as per the directions of the State government.
“Those cement factories who have not produced certificates related with safety of technical standards should present it at the earliest,” the Collector directed. The representatives informed the Collector about working of cement factory. Manish Kunjam, Deputy Director, Health and Safety detailed about safety arrangements in factories. Deputy Superintendent of Police BP Rajbhanu, District Health Officer Dr Pramod Tiwari along with others were present in the meeting.