Safety standards within the workplace are reflective of those followed by society at large. Therefore, to advocate the importance of safety through greater safety awareness, Tata Steel and Jusco organised a Citizens’ Road Safety March.
The rally was flagged off by East Singhbhum DDC, Suraj Kumar and city SP Prabhat Kumar from Sir Dorabji Tata Park in Northern Town. Safe Club chairperson, Ruchi Narendran; Jusco managing director Ashish Mathur and Sanjiv Paul, vice president, safety, health and sustainability, Tata Steel and others also participated in the rally.
School students under the Safe Club with banners displaying safety messages participated in the march. Social organisations from various communities and representatives from lion's Club International were also present. While addressing the gathering DDC he said that almost everybody knows the basic rules of road safety, but they do not implement.
Now the time has come that we should implement in our day to day life.He motivated the students to take lead on such social issues and set examples for others.
Narendran emphasised open the role of students in minimizing road accidents. Sharan said that in order to influence behaviour, SAFE believes it is essential to engage the children at an emotional level of the consequences and impact of an accident on their own lives and the lives of people around them.
On reaching Gopal Maidan students from various schools staged a safety ramp walk while Students from Baldwin School performed a safety drill.
The participants included school students, teachers, SAFE club members and representatives of social organisations like lions International, Chamber of Commerce, Varishtha Nagrik Sangh, Andhra Association, Jaiswal Samaj and others.