OSH India 2016 reiterates industry’s potential in India

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                                             India's largest trade show for Occupational Safety & Health industry by UBM India 
Mumbai, 29th November 2016: UBM India successfully concluded the 5th edition of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) India, a two-day safety show, on 10th and 11th November, 2016 at the CIDCO Exhibition Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. The show brought together internationally renowned exhibitors, consultants, business experts and key government officials under one common platform, to discuss global best practices and seek solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in the field of workplace safety and health.
The inaugural ceremony of OSH India, 2016 took place in the presence of Key Dignitaries, Shri Sudhakar Sambhaji Sonawane, Honourable Mayor, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation ( NMMC ); Shri Jayendra Motghare, Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health, Government of Maharashtra; Shri Ajay Pandit, Director (Technical),  Office of the Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India; Smt. K. Hemalatha, Regional Executive Director, Western Region, Airports Authority of India (AAI), Govt of India; Sanjay Pathak, Director, Ordnance Factory Board, Regional Controllerate of Safety (WR) Khadki Pune,  Ministry of Defence, Government of India and  Mr. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, UBM Indiaamidst an august industry gathering.
OSH India 2016 , in addition to giving an opportunity to health and safety suppliers and service providers from across the world to showcase their innovations and knowledge amidst an industry landscape of vastly untapped India market, featured a two-day power packed conference that shared and ideated on global practice. The topics of discussion on Day 1 at the conference included:  ‘OSH Challenges in India and the Way Ahead’, ‘Globalisation and The Changing World of Work’, An Integrated Approach to Worker Health’ a case study on ‘How Good leadership Can Drive Improvements in Process Safety’ and presentations on ‘Vision Zero: From Vision to Reality’ and ‘Behaviour Based Safety Management’. Day 2 included a panel discussion on ‘Women and OSH’and ‘The Role of Industrial Hygiene in OSH. It also included presentations on ‘Risk Assessment & Risk Governance’, ‘Fire and Electrical Hazard Prevention’, ‘Making Big Differences to Small Businesses’ and ' Health and Safety Risks in Construction’.
The expo also included an Innovation Zone which is a platform for exhibitors to promote and showcase novel products that will benefit the occupational safety and health industry.  It also comprised a new feature this year – a two day ‘LIVE SEMINAR’, which is a safety awareness forum where safety experts from leading safety product manufacturers discussed and demonstrated,  the latest technologies, trends and topics related to safety at workplace.
Speaking on the successful conclusion of OSH India 2016, Mr. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, UBM India said, “We echo the industry’s advocacy of ensuring the safety and health of the growing workforce in our country. To enhance quality of life as a whole, Occupational Safety and Health is extremely important to emerging economies. Applying and highlighting the importance of this sector has become a necessity which in turn gives a huge opportunity to suppliers and service providers from across the world to showcase their product and solution offerings. UBM India met its objective for the 5th edition of OSH India by providing the perfect platform to the industry to realise this opportunity.”
OSH India 2016 also witnessed the 5th edition of ‘OSH India Safety Awards’ which was open to Indian operating businesses, organizations, alliance and individuals in the public or private sector with a workplace health and safety initiative that complied with any one of the ‘Innovation’ or ‘Hero’ awards categories. Euro Safety Footwear (India) Pvt. Ltd. was the Presenting Partner for the Awards Night which was a celebration of the coming together of the luminaries and fore-runners of the industry, and was marked by a night of glamour and entertainment.  The winners at the awards ceremony were:
OSH INDIA INNOVATION AWARDS 2016
Company Name
Category
Winner
John Deere India Private Limited
Automobiles
Gold
Samsung C&T India Pvt Ltd
Construction
Gold
M/S Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.
Construction
Silver
L&T Construction -Omkar 1973, Worli
Construction
Bronze
Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.  - Aerospace Division - Workman Orignator
Industrial Goods
Gold
Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. - Security Solutions - Forklift Innovation
Industrial Goods
Silver
Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. - Godrej Interio Division
Industrial Goods
Bronze
ICICI Bank Ltd. - Master Switch
Services
Gold
WNS Global Services (P) Ltd.
Services
Silver
ICICI Bank Ltd. - Report a Safety Incident
Services
Bronze
Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. - Electricals & Electronics - Shutter Gate Innovation
SME
Silver
Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. - Electricals & Electronics - PPE Matrix
SME
Bronze
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.,Mundra - Crane Hook Shift Trolley
Transport & Logistics
Silver
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.,Mundra - Slew Room Gate Modification
Transport & Logistics
Bronze
OSH INDIA BRAVERY AWARDS 2016
Organisation
Person name
Category
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.
Radhe Chandra Mehta
Gold
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.
Arvind Yadav
Silver
M/S Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.
Amit Ninawe
Bronze
OSH INDIA SPECIAL JURY AWARD 2016
ICICI Bank Ltd. - Itravel Safe App
Services

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