Building a culture of occupational safety in the integration period
(Baonghean.vn) - At the launching ceremony in response to the 2019 Labor Safety and Hygiene Action Month organized by the Northern Power Corporation on the morning of May 17, comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee suggested that the Electricity sector should put labor safety and hygiene into order with the motto "think about safety before acting".
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Attending the launching ceremony were representatives of the Department of Technical Safety and Industrial Environment - Ministry of Industry and Trade, Department of Labor Safety - Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN), Northern Power Corporation. On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and representatives of relevant departments and branches. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
Promote propaganda of safety culture in labor
Over the years, the Electricity industry in general and the Northern Power Corporation in particular have always considered occupational safety and health (OSH) as a prerequisite in the labor and production process. In 2019, the Corporation reviewed and inspected 251 grassroots units on OSH management; supervised more than 7,200 visits to grassroots units on power grid repair work, and organized 268 visits to victims and families of victims of work-related accidents.
Along with that, promote investment in equipment, machinery, and labor protection means. Organize hundreds of training courses, professional training with a focus on training workers in identifying hazards and preventive measures in production; develop a propaganda plan to raise awareness and consciousness of managers as well as workers about safety culture in labor and production.
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| With harsh working conditions and facing many dangers, the Electricity industry is required to strictly adhere to occupational safety and hygiene principles. Photo courtesy. |
Responding to the 2019 Occupational Safety and Health Action Month with the theme "Continuing to promote and build a culture of occupational safety, focusing on training workers in hazard identification and prevention measures", the Northern Power Corporation and its affiliated units have established 35 Steering Committees and developed 35 detailed plans to implement the program.
Accordingly, the whole industry will continue to implement pilot action programs on training in rescue, fire prevention and fighting; actively urge units to effectively implement natural disaster prevention and control work, minimizing the extreme effects of weather on the power grid. In particular, improve the effectiveness of propaganda on safety culture in production, electrical safety for people and in schools.Think safety before you act
Speaking at the launching ceremony, comrade Le Ngoc Hoa emphasized that in recent times, occupational safety and hygiene in enterprises still has many potential risks. The main reason is that employers and employees do not have adequate skills and knowledge in assessing and identifying occupational safety and hygiene risks, leading to many tragic occupational accidents.
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| Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa speaks at the launching ceremony. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
To minimize this situation, he hopes that the Northern Power Corporation will make every effort to fulfill its goals and tasks to put occupational safety and hygiene into order with the motto "think about safety before acting".
More importantly, it is necessary to raise awareness of workers to voluntarily comply with regulations on occupational safety and health and self-protection according to Directive No. 29-CT/TW dated September 18, 2013 of the Secretariat on promoting occupational safety and health in the period of industrialization, modernization and international integration.
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| Representatives of the People's Committee of Nghe An province and the Northern Power Corporation pressed the button to activate the launching ceremony in response to the month of action on occupational safety and hygiene in 2019. Photo: Thanh Quynh |
As part of a series of activities in response to the month of action on occupational safety and health, on the afternoon of May 16, the Northern Power Corporation organized a Roadshow cycling parade around major roads in Vinh city with the participation of nearly 300 officers and employees.
