Odisha Factory Owners Asked To Comply With Safety Rules At Seminar On ‘Roadmap For Accident Prevention’

Bhubaneswar: A state-level safety seminar titled “Roadmap for Accident Prevention” was organised this week by the Directorate of Factories and Boilers of State Labour and Employees’ State Insurance Department here.

In his inaugural address, the Minister of State for Labour and Employees’ State Insurance, Shrikanta Sahu who was the chief guest, gave clear-cut instructions to factory managements to strictly follow the safety rules and provide proper training and safety equipment to their workers. He said every factory in the state should take special measures with a vision of a ‘Zero-Accident-Target’.

Administrative Secretary, Department of Labour and Employees’ State Insurance, Santhanagopalan R. attending the inaugural session as the guest of honour, advised factory owners to ensure compliance with safety regulations in their factories. He directed them to provide appropriate ex-gratia assistance to the families of the workers who fall victim to accidents. The departmental officials were also directed to inspect the factories at regular intervals and strictly check the safety arrangements.

The keynote speaker, Director of Factories and Boilers, Dr N. Thirumala Naik, in the inaugural session directed the departmental officers to hold monthly review meetings with the safety officers at the regional level.

More than a hundred senior officials, representatives of major factories of the state and all the officers of the directorate participated in the said seminar.