The National Safety Week in India

ESSAY ON THE NATIONAL SAFETY WEEK 2016:

SAFETY MOVEMENT TO ACHIEVE ZERO HARM

Prelude:

The National Safety Week is celebrated in India yearly (organized by the National Safety Council) to commemorate the establishment of this council solely for the purpose of enhancing the safety awareness among people.

National Safety Council and Safety Week:

National Safety Council of India is a self-governing body (non-profit and non-governmental organization for public service) which was established on 4th of March in 1966. It is a national movement carried out on annual basis to prevent and lessen the loss of life.

Their motto is to bring awareness to the people about how to be preventive in case of accidents (industrial, transport, indoor, domestic and outdoor) by exhibiting widespread safety awareness programs in the public sectors which have not been covered by any safety legislation.

National Safety Week is a whole week safety campaign which is being celebrated from 4th March to 10th March 2016. It is celebrated by bringing together governmental and nongovernmental organizations

Safety Week 2016 Motto: Strengthen Safety Movement to Achieve Zero Harm:

A national level governmental support is given to the organising members. The campaign is well planned to make it highly visible among the people through the efficient use of an electronic media journals, newspapers and other industrial magazines.

Following national level activities for whole week including a variety of public functions, seminars, debates, poster of safety messages and slogans distribution, essay competitions, safety awards distribution, banner exhibition, play of drama and songs, training programs, workshops, display of films over SHE (safety, health and environment) issues are held during the campaign celebration. Safety Pledge event is carried out by the organizational employees.

Safety activities based training programs are held for the industrial staffs over various topics to carry out their responsibilities very well. During training session, participants are taught about the testing and examination of pressure vessels, lifting machines, chemical and electrical safety, risk handling and assessment, fire control, first aid knowledge and etc.

Primary Objectives to Strengthen “Safety Movement to Achieve Zero Harm”:

1. National Safety Week is celebrated on national level all over the country to aware people about safety including the various health and environmental movements.
2. Goal to achieve great level of the public participation to play the major safety roles in different industrial sectors.
3. Through the campaign and celebration to promote the utilization of participative approach by the owners of the company; by promoting their staffs in safety, health and environmental activities.
4. Through this campaign, the need-based activities, self-observance with legal requisites and professional SHE activities are encouraged among staffs at the work places.
5. Work place safety promoted to a great level by reminding employers and other staffs of their legal responsibilities.
6. Goal of developing and strengthening SHE activities among people at workplaces.
7. Serve society with preventive culture and scientific state of mind by organizing a safety approach.

Closure:

Safety taken up as integral part of our everyday lives, will make possible the shining goal of zero harm, when every individual practices his responsibility.