The South Eastern Coalfields ltd (SECl) would be utilising fixed water sprinkler for dust suppression system at coal stockyard and coal transportation roads at Baroud Open Cast Mine (OCM) of Baroud Sub-Area of Raigarh area.
Notably, the SECl has won prestigious ‘Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra Award’ instituted by Ministry of Environment and Forest and Jawahar lal Nehru Memorial Award For Excellence In Pollution Control in New Delhi.
To enhance and maintain the safety awareness among workers Safety Fortnights and special safety drives are being observed in mines of SECl. Awareness and Safety talks in each shift are being practiced on regular basis in order to develop a safety culture in accordance of “Code of Safe Practices”, officials stated.
The initial training is imparted to all new entrant and refresher training to all employees as per statute. Thrust on training and retraining of Supervisors, Support Personnel, HEMM operators and contractor’s workers, was maintained as a strategy to reduce accidents due to roof or side falls in underground mines and accidents in opencast mines and at surface of mines, they stated.
Apart from statutory training being provided to employees of SECl under the Mines Vocational Training Rules, 1966 at the time of intake and refresher training at regular interval at VTCs at Areas, need based training is also imparted at Area level and at Management Development Institute of SECl HQ, Bilaspur.
Executives are also undergoing special training at IICM, Ranchi & other educational institutions or organisations, officials stated.