STEPS TO AVOID ACCIDENTS IN STEEL PLANTS

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LOK SABHA

The number of accidents in the public sector steel plants was 479 in 2001, 547 in 2000 and 555 in 1999. During the period January-October, 2002, the number of accidents reported was 290.

Various steps taken by the concerned steel plants to avoid accidents include, review of overall safety performance, organizing specialized programmes at plants and corporate levels, imparting safety training to target group of employees, carrying out safety inspections, round the clock surveillance of major capital repairs/shutdown and inclusion of safety provisions in standard operative/ maintenance practices.

This information was given by the Minister for Steel Shri Braja Kishore Tripathy in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.