Chennai, Workers employed in fireworks factories in Virudhunagar and eight other districts that have a high concentration of fireworks manufacturing units will be given safety training this year to prevent fire accidents, Labor Welfare Minister of Chennai said on Friday. Tamil Nadu, CV Ganesan.
Stating that safety measures were essential during the manufacturing of fireworks, especially in handling chemicals, to prevent fire accidents at the workplace, the minister informed the assembly that the government intended to impart safety training to 7,500 workers.
This refresher course would be imparted at a cost of Rs 24.90 lakh to the exchequer, Ganesan said, closing the debate on the demand for grants to the department from him.
A training center established by the government in Sivakasi provides specific training in safety aspects related to properties, handling, combination, reaction and safe operation methods of chemicals.
"Workers employed in fireworks factories are mostly illiterate and do not know safe work methods or the properties of chemicals, causing a series of serious and fatal accidents," the minister said in a policy note. of the Department of Labor Welfare and Skills Development. which he presented at the assembly.
The government amended laws to increase the frequency of inspections at fireworks factories, taking into account the dangers inherent in manufacturing activity and the fact that a greater number of accidents occurred at fireworks factories compared to the total number. of accidents in other factories.
Consequently, all fireworks factories are classified as high-risk factories and are inspected once every six months, the note said.
Ganesan, who holds the Skill Development portfolio, said facilities will be created in all the government's 71 industrial training centers to impart skill upgradation to MSME employees.
Stating that safety measures were essential during the manufacturing of fireworks, especially in handling chemicals, to prevent fire accidents at the workplace, the minister informed the assembly that the government intended to impart safety training to 7,500 workers.
This refresher course would be imparted at a cost of Rs 24.90 lakh to the exchequer, Ganesan said, closing the debate on the demand for grants to the department from him.
A training center established by the government in Sivakasi provides specific training in safety aspects related to properties, handling, combination, reaction and safe operation methods of chemicals.
"Workers employed in fireworks factories are mostly illiterate and do not know safe work methods or the properties of chemicals, causing a series of serious and fatal accidents," the minister said in a policy note. of the Department of Labor Welfare and Skills Development. which he presented at the assembly.
The government amended laws to increase the frequency of inspections at fireworks factories, taking into account the dangers inherent in manufacturing activity and the fact that a greater number of accidents occurred at fireworks factories compared to the total number. of accidents in other factories.
Consequently, all fireworks factories are classified as high-risk factories and are inspected once every six months, the note said.
Ganesan, who holds the Skill Development portfolio, said facilities will be created in all the government's 71 industrial training centers to impart skill upgradation to MSME employees.
