Average
Fatal Accident Frequency Rate in Indian construction sector is 15.8 for 1,000 employees
as against 0.23 in the USA.
Tata
Housing on recently said it has tied up with National Safety Council of India
(NSC) to create awareness about importance of following environment, health
& Safety norms in real estate sector.
As
per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the 2 organisations will exchange
technical expertise & engage in collaborative work to make environment,
health and safety (EHS) a norm for the real estate industry.
Noting
that construction is considered as one of the most risky industries when it
comes to occupational safety, NSC Director General Mr. V. B. Sant said a recent
research suggests the average Fatal Accident Frequency Rate in Indian
construction sector is 15.8 for 1,000 employees as against 0.23 in the USA.
Through
the MoU, two organisations aim to ensure that compliance of health, safety,
security and environment regulations is on a sustained basis and not a one-time
practice, he said.
Awareness
will be created through training modules & educational tools at
construction sites all over India.
Tata
Housing CEO & MD Mr. Brotin Banerjee said, ''The company is partnering with
NSC to institutionalise occupational health standards, which will help to
inculcate a safety culture within the real estate industry".
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