CII Jharkhand organises workshop on Health & Occupational Safety

Safety a continuous journey of learning and improvement: Ranjot Singh

Jamshedpur, April 27: CII Jharkhand organized workshop on Health & Occupational Safety with the theme of “Prioritizing Wellness: Empowering Safety in the Workplace” where eminent safety leaders deliberated on prioritizing safety above all, in workplace as well as in all folds of life. Overall, discussions on safety measures took place.

Ranjot Singh, Chairman, CII Jharkhand State Council & Managing Director Emdet Jamshedpur Pvt Ltd highlighted safety as the foremost areas of focus in CII Jharkhand’s agenda for industrial development for the year 2024. He focused on statistics of safety that poor workforce mental health costs Indian employers around $14 billion each year, with 80% of the Indian workforce reporting mental health issues. He further emphasized that one’s commitment to safety doesn’t end with compliance but it extends to a continuous journey of learning and improvement. Mr. Singh encouraged to strive for excellence and further enhance safety practices for the benefit of all stakeholders.

Diloo Parikh, Chairman, CII Jamshedpur Zonal Council & Managing Director, Vaidehi Motors Pvt Ltd emphasised on health and safety of employees as the utmost important aspect of a company’s smooth and successful functioning. He further elaborated the importance of safety leadership and empowered individuals to take ownership and responsibility for individual safety performance. He deliberated the thought that “Ensuring a safe work environment is not only an ethical and legal responsibility, but also contributes to the overall success and well-being of both employees and the organization”.

Neeraj Kumar Sinha, Convenor, CII Jharkhand Safety Panel & Chief – Safety, Tata Steel Limited – “Safety should not be looked at as a cost, but rather as an investment”. Mr Sinha illuminated Safety as the need of the hour. He elaborated on how safety affects productivity at a workplace and thus all corrective measures should be taken by an organisation towards acknowledging the best safety practices at work. He concentrated that every schools/college must have curriculum in safety. Mr Sinha lauded the efforts of CII in organising the Workshop on Health & Occupational Safety which is a burning topic of the decade for all.

The CII Jharkhand Workshop on Health & Occupational Safety “Prioritizing Wellness: Empowering Safety in the Workplace” was a forum wherein the participants got the opportunity to interact with the safety professionals and thought leaders and learnt the best practices.

Eminent Speakers who shared their views during the session included Mr Abhishek Kumar, Senior Manager Safety (Mechanical Maintenance), Tata Steel Ltd; Dr Abdul Mallick, Plant Medical Officer, Tata Steel Ltd and Mr Sukesh Jha, Senior Area Manager Corporate Services Safety, Tata Steel Ltd.

The CII Jharkhand Workshop on Health & Occupational Safety “Prioritizing Wellness: Empowering Safety in the Workplace” witnessed more than 120 participants from around 30 companies of Jharkhand.