The important need for their maintenance therefore becomes an enormous task which has to be routine, thorough and on-time. Not only does this demand a whole different set of workforce from the usual but also the technology, which can meet the challenging and demanding work conditions.
Labour welfare statutes have been enacted which guarantee the protection of workers against sickness, disease and injury related to working environment. OHS is a key element in achieving sustained decent working conditions and strong preventive safety culture.
Personal computers were the flag bearer of the revolution then. And with over 1.03 billion mobile phone subscribers, mobile telephony is leading it now. “Digital and digitalization” have become the buzzword as newer technologies and the rise of social media brings our nation together. But have you ever wondered about the curious case of e-waste?
EHS challenges to life and livelihoods especially in hazardous sectors i.e. oil and gas, chemicals and construction demands elevated role of safety. The risk present to the frontline workers can sometimes outstrip the behavioural classroom trainings – flexibility from a ‘situational safety standpoint’ is undermined.
The consumptive attitude of modern city dwellers understands only convenience and is willing to pay a price. However, our monetary resources will fall woefully short as global warming progresses changing the very environment we knew as habitable – unleashing significantly warmer climates, depleted glaciers and an ecosystem thrown into chaos.
At this exhibition we showed that to grow and adopt EHS as a career, newer and out-of-the-box questions need to be raised and thought about. Overall, a key part of ASK-EHS knowledge dissemination was where our team members realized not only the task at hand, but the joy of sharing our experience with budding minds.