Regional Conference on Safety Management in Industries & Ports; Hazardous Wastes Management; Safe Storage, Transportation and Warehousing of HAZCHEM & Hydrocarbons
Regional Conference on Safety Management in
Industries & Ports; Hazardous Wastes Management; Safe Storage, Transportation and Warehousing
of HAZCHEM & Hydrocarbons
Chennai, Feb, 2019: Shri Sunil
Palliwal, IAS, Secretary – Labour & Employment, Government of Tamil Nadu inaugurating
the conference organised by FICCI, DGFASLI, Ministry of Labour &
Employment, Govt. of India and Government of Tamil Nadu today urged for corporate
sector participation in emergency management activities from the present
involvement in post emergency/calamity activities to be more focused on prevention,
preparedness and mitigation initiatives. Such Conferences help the chemical,
petroleum, oil & gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, Cement and Engineering industry, ports & dockyards in
the country to gain knowledge and keep pace with the best global practices on
environment, safety, transportation of hazardous materials, storages, safety
and health management.
Inaugurating the conference Secretary
– Labour & Employment said, “There is a greater need for better response
mechanisms in order to minimize manmade errors and ensure timely and effective
interventions from responder agencies of north eastern region so as to minimize
human suffering. A shift of focus from response oriented approach to one which
emphasizes on preparedness and disaster mitigation; and finally strengthening
the institution at the local and regional level in order to make them resilient
to emergencies”
Addressing the technocrats,
industrialists, state and central government officials engaged in Industrial
Safety activities Dr. Avneesh Singh, Director General, Directorate General
Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), Ministry of Labour
& Employment, Government of India said during his Keynote Address that - A
culture needs to be introduced for carrying out periodic Safety Audits,
Environmental Audits and other safety studies like Risk Analysis, HAZOP Studies,
Preparation of On-site/Off-site Emergency Plan, Health and Safety Policy,
Safety Report, Environment Statement etc.” and also there is an ample need of
behavioural change amongst the employee & management towards safety
management in industries, ports and dockyards.
Mr. K
Manoharan, Director, Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health (DISH),
Government of Tamil Nadu said “The conference also focuses on safety and a very
important area of transportation of petroleum, petroleum products and natural
gas through pipelines which is expected to grow exponentially in near future in
the country. Such conferences provide important information to participants
with latest tools and techniques, best practices and innovative ideas to
implement in their plants to make them safer and productive.
Ms. Kavitha Dutt, Joint Managing
Director, KCP Group and Chairperson, FICCI Tamil Nadu State Council said Medical
preparedness should be strengthened in industries and industries must procure
respective Antidotes as per their manufacturing processes in their industries
for better response.
Earlier
Mr. M A Patil, Senior Director, FICCI briefly explained the significance of the
SMI-Chennai-Conference in the context of operation, maintenance and setting up
of new chemical or hazardous industry. He also told about FICCI’s proactive
role in this area, FICCI has already done more than 35 International and
National Conferences to educate, sensitize the industries to be more safer. In
his concluding address he also emphasized on the need for capacity development
including dedicated manpower and infrastructure development for mitigation and
better preparedness at all levels, for effective safety & emergency
management.
