Steel industry faces maximum number of accidents and needs a culture of prevention,” said BV Sant, DG, National Safety Council at a national seminar at SAIl auditorium in Ranchi on Saturday. Safety and Health are the two issues on which the Steel Industry should pay special attention to make an accident-free Industrial atmosphere, said prominent speakers.
A two-day National Seminar on the issue of ‘Safety and Health in Steel Industry’ organised by the Joint Committee on Safety, Health & Environment in Steel Industry (JCSSI) and SAIl kicked off on Saturday at Ispat Bhavan Auditorium. The seminar was inaugurated by S S Mohanty, Director (Technical), SAIl and Chairman, JCSSI. Other dignitaries present on the dais were A K Singh, Ex-Director, SAIl, B V Sant, DG, National Safety Council, P K Das, General Secretary, Steel Workers Federation, CITU, A Maitra, CEO, Bokaro Steel Plant, S Raman, ED Incharge, CET & RDCIS and B B Mishra, GM, SAIl Safety Organization.
“Safety hazards can remove the existence of the whole organization referring to the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. Steel industry faces maximum number of accidents and needs a culture of prevention,” said B V Sant, DG, National Safety Council.The contact workers are mainly the victims of the accidents that take place in steel plants as they work without proper safety equipments and personal concern from the side of the contactors are missing.
P K Das, General Secretary, Steel Workers Federation, CITU said that, “60 to 80% fatal accidents in steel plants are faced by the contract workers and mostly, by falling from a height. He suggested for adequate supply of protection appliances, proper practice and involvement of trade unions. Safety, Health & Environment plays a very important role in sustainable industrial development but a systematic approach towards these issues is missing. S S Mohanty, Director (Technical), SAIl and Chairman, JCSSI in his inaugural address said, “Systematic approach, synchronized efforts, personal concern, safety training and risk prevention mechanism only, can prevent fatal accidents in steel plants.
“Positive safety culture in an organization with concern for self, equipment and fellow colleagues” is the need for the present time said, A.K. Singh, Ex-Director, SAIl. The outcome of the seminar is expected to lead to an accident industrial free atmosphere.