8 months ago
Telangana Focuses on Worker Safety
In Telangana, a big meeting was held to talk about keeping workers safe.
The government said that safety is very important for the workers and the factories.
They want factories to teach their workers about safety and to make sure everyone is safe.
The government also said that if factories spend a little money on safety, it will help workers and make the factories work better.
There will be a special week in March where factories will teach their workers about safety.
The government has already done some training to help workers and managers learn about safety.
M. Dana Kishore, principal secretary, labour, emphasized the importance of worker safety for Telangana's development.
A workshop on safety awareness for chemical factories was held in Hyderabad, with 120 delegates participating.
The National Safety Council and the department of factories have asked factories to organize a week-long safety awareness campaign in March.
Dana Kishore stressed that investing in safety measures can increase productivity and ensure the wellbeing of workers.
Y. Mohan Babu, director of factories, highlighted the need for safe handling of materials and equipment and requested participants to train their workers.
- Who
- M. Dana Kishore, principal secretary, labour, and Y. Mohan Babu, director of factories
- What
- A workshop on safety awareness for chemical factories and a week-long safety awareness campaign
- Where
- The workshop was held at FTCCI in Red Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana
- When
- The workshop was held on Monday, and the campaign is scheduled for the first week of March
- Why
- To emphasize the importance of worker safety and self-regulation in factories
Key facts
- Event
- Safety awareness programme for chemical factories
- Organizers
- National Safety Council (NSC), Telangana chapter, and department of factories, Telangana
- Participants
- 120 delegates from various factories across Telangana
- Campaign
- Week-long safety awareness campaign in the first week of March
- Training Programmes
- Five training programmes conducted in December
Quotes
M. Dana Kishore
Principal secretary, labour, Telangana
“Human as well as plant safety is important in achieving the goals of rising Telangana, 2047 as envisaged by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. Safety of workers should remain a priority as it is important for the development of industry, society, state and nation”
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