31st tripartite meeting on Safety was organized at CCL HQ on Thursday under the chairmanship of Mohammad Rafique Sayeed DDG, DGMS (HQ). The meeting was attended by CMD, CCL PM Prasad along with V K Srivastava, Director Technical (Operations), N K Agarwal, Director (Finance), Arvind Kumar, Deputy Director (Mines), Central Zone Dhanbad, CCL Safety Board, Officers of DGMS and General Managers/HoDs. General Managers of various operational areas of the company joined the meeting virtually through video conferencing.
One minute of silence was observed in their memory of Coal martyrs at the outset of the meeting. SV Marathe, GM (Safety) gave a powerpoint presentation on the various activities undertaken by the company for promoting safety of the employees. He also elaborated on the action taken by CCL on the decisions taken in the previous meeting.
Presiding over the meeting Sayeed congratulated the company for receiving Coal Minister Award for safety 2020. He hoped that in future also the company will continue to raise its standards. Welcoming everybody on the occasion CMD Prasad said that mines safety is paramount for the company. He stated that all the relevant safety parameters decided by DGMS are being followed in the company. He further added that it is a matter of pride that the Central Coalfields Limited was adjudged as the best company in Safety Category at Coal Ministers Award-2020. He said that the company is committed towards preventing workplace fatalities and injuries.
The members of CCL safety board expressed their opinions during the meeting and gave suggestions to augment the safety standards in mines. GM (Safety) Shri SV Marathe and his team played an important role in the success of the meeting.