Mumbai: UBM India announced the launch of the 5th edition of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) India Expo in Mumbai, which will be held on 10 – 11 November 2016 at a bigger and a newer venue – CIDCO Exhibition Centre, Vashi, Navi Mumbai. The expo aims to bring together renowned Indian and International exhibitors, consultants, business experts and key government officials on this industry platform to exchange global best practices and seek solutions for challenges pertaining to workplace safety and health.
The expo is supported by Gujarat Safety Council, Indian Technical Textile Association, Taloja Industrial Association, Thane Manufacturer Association and Indian Society of Ergonomics. OSH India seeks to provide tangible solutions to a very pressing need in today’s workplace. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have come up with different objectives for the subject of Occupational Safety Hazard such as the maintenance and promotion of workers’ health and working capacity; the improvement of working environment and work to become conducive to safety and health and the development of work organizations and working cultures in a direction which supports health and safety at work.
The expo will include an Innovation Zone which will be a platform for exhibitors to promote and showcase innovative products that will benefit the occupational safety and health industry at large. It will also include a new feature – a two-day ‘Live Seminar’. Live seminar is a safety awareness forum where safety experts from leading safety product manufacturers will demonstrate the latest technologies and discuss the trends and topics related to safety at a workplace. Some of the topics of the Live Seminar include – Excavating Responsibility, How can you ensure safety at workplace (practical case studies), protective coveralls: body protection (standards and practicability), Explanation of Cosmos and products lineup / Q&A, Principles on Fall Protection: focus engineering fall protection, safety lighting: Atex, US standards and Indian standards and Ergonomics amongst others.
OSH India has been consistently growing in size and depth, attracting industry leaders and key exhibitors including ‘Presenting Partner’ – Dickies (ID Overseas Pvt. Ltd.), ‘Occupational Safety & Health Partner’ – Euro Safety Footwear (India) Pvt Ltd., ‘Platinum Partner – Udyogi International Pvt. Ltd., ‘Knowledge partner’- Sure Safety, ‘Registration Partner’- Karam Industries , Work at height Partner – JLG and others such as Venus Safety & Health Pvt Ltd, BATA India Limited, E.I.Dupont India Pvt Ltd, NEBOSH Ltd, and Tyco Safety Products (I) Pvt Ltd. This year, the show will have a presence of over 100 brands and will also see international participation from countries such as USA, UK, China, Germany, Sri Lanka, Norway, Japan and Malaysia.
Speaking on the announcement, Mr. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, UBM India Pvt. Ltd said, “Safety is an essential factor towards protecting and saving human lives. With an increasing number of hours in the day spent at the workplace, enhancing the safety and well-being of employees is a prime concern, to secure workplace productivity and to enhance the quality of life as a whole. Occupational Safety and Health is extremely important to emerging economies. The awareness around the importance of occupational safety and health compliances amongst Indian organisations has augmented over the years. “
