Minister for Rural Industries and Labour P. Mohan made an appeal to outstation factory owners who have industrial units in the State to make inspections regularly to take stock of the working environment of their factories to prevent industrial accidents.
He was speaking at a workshop on ‘Safety Culture for Sustainable Supply Chain’, organised by the National Safety Council Tamil Nadu chapter and Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health in the city on Wednesday.
The Labour Minister pointed out the various labour welfare measures, particularly for construction workers, taken by the State Government including the construction of night shelters for workers at nine places at a cost of Rs. 106 crore, launch of 50 mobile dispensaries and 50 ‘anganwadis’ (day care centres for children). He also launched the website of the National Safety Council and released posters on industrial safety.
M. Veera Shanmuga Moni, Secretary, Labour and Employment Department said that Industrial Safety Day is celebrated to mark the safety of workers and this should not be compromised at any cost for increasing the industrial output.
He said a separate squad for enforcement of safe working conditions in the construction sector has been formed and awareness programmes have been conducted.
Director of Tamil Nadu Chapter of Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health and president of National Safety Council Gyanasekara Babu Rao also participated.
