UBM India today launched the 2nd edition of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) India-Chennai, the two day safety show at Chennai Trade Center.
The show brought together internationally renowned exhibitors, consultants, business experts and key government officials on one common platform, to discuss global best practices and seek solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in workplace safety and health.
R. Bhattacharya, Vice-Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) inaugurated the trade show in the presence of G.M.E.K. Raj, Director General (Retd ) Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes, Michael Penn, Senior Vice President Marketing & International Sales, Williamson-Dickie Mfg.Co and Ravi Saneja, Senior Director, UBM India.
The participation of leading exhibitors from across the industry reaffirmed the need and focus of OSH India as an industry event.
R. Bhattacharya, Vice-Chairman, AERB said, “Safety and Health of workers has a positive impact on productivity, thus leading to the economic and social development of the country. Realising the need of safety and health, National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at Work place was implemented in the year 2009 to ensure the safety of very worker pan India. OSH India provides a platform and unique opportunity for safety professionals to interact not only with the Indian safety stalwarts but also experts from international arena, who help develop our understanding and brief us on the recent developments on Occupational Safety and Health.”
Ravi Saneja, Senior Director, UBM India further elaborated, “The high safety standards in select countries are result of long-term policies, encouraging tripartite social dialogue and effective health and safety legislation backed by strong labour inspection.”
OSH India’s two-day conference brought occupational safety to the forefront by experts from across the country and leading international organizations, whilst discussing global best practices and industry challenges Topics of discussion at the conference ranged from ‘The Journey Towards Excellence in Safety: Leadership Matters’, ‘Collaboration in addressing Common Safety Challenges’, ‘Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment for Accident Prevention’, ‘Occupational health risk management and developing standards’ and ‘Construction safety – Safe Working Environment Drives Safe Behaviour’; to how safety and sustainability has a positive impact on a company’s bottom line.
The summit has a line-up of eminent speakers including Shri M C Sambantham, Additional Director, Chennai Region, Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health, Government of Tamil Nadu; Arvind Bodhankar, Global Head – Sustainability, Health, Safety & Environment, Tata Motors Limited; Mr Stephen Phillip Storey, Head EHS,- Heavy Civil Infra IC, Larsen & Toubro Limited; Mr S. Veeramani, Consultant Safety, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL ); Mr. J C Sekar, CEO & Co-Founder, MComply Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd. / ErND Solutions Singapore Pte. Ltd.; Mr K S Animon, Sr. Manager Safety, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL); Dr K.Mamallan, Senior Engineer (Safety Health Environment & Quality), Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd; Mr Sunil Choudhary, Head (Fire & Safety), Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd; Mr Sonny George, Safety Officer, GMR Power Corporation Ltd;, Dr S. Sridharan, Head Operations
