by Suman Gupta
South Asia’s largest trade show for Occupational Safety & Health industry
Mumbai, November 2019: To discuss global best practices and seek solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in the field of workplace safety and health, the Informa Markets in India (formerly UBM India) has announced the 8th edition of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) India on 28th and 29th November 2019 at – Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The show will bring together internationally renowned exhibitors, consultants, business experts and key government officials.
The conference will aim and discuss the crucial issues such as ‘Leadership in Health and Wellbeing: Stopping the rise in Presenteeism’; ‘OSH Vision Zero’; ‘Latest reforms in occupational safety and health laws in India and the way forward: Key challenges in their implementation’; ‘a Power talk on improving Human Performance and Safety’; a workshop on ‘Electro statistic Hazards Risk Assessment and their Alleviation’; ‘The need for permit to work systems for critical operations’; ‘Role and Need for accreditation in HSE by NABCB’ and other insightful sessions will be discussed. Over 138 plus exhibitors worldwide. In all, the industries that are dealing with manufacturing of OSH equipment have recorded around 18% growths in this year. Out of 138 exhibitors, 42 new exhibitors will present their OSH products. 80% exhibitors will be focusing on products related with Safety and PP Sector and 20% will be related with gas detection, ergonomics. The persons from National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), Indian Society of Ergonomics (ISE), Indian Technical Textiles Association, Safety Appliances Manufacturers Association (SAMA), Air India Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL), National Accreditation Board of Certifying Bodies (NABCB), Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP), MRO Association, Safety Training institutes and more will attend the OSH. The Safety Managers, Consultants, personnel from Defence Establishments, Disaster Management, Distributors and Manufacturers of Health & Safety Products, Electrical Contracting/ Engineers, Facility Managers, Logistics Professionals, Municipal Authorities, System Integrators and Town Planners will visit during the expo. To promote safety among the Indian workforce, OSH India 2019 will showcase a SAFETY FASHION WALK in which the participants will highlight the importance of Dickies, Dupont and Ketty Apparels. The prestigious OSH India AWARDS 2019 on 28th November. The Awards are open to Indian operating businesses, organizations, alliance and individuals in the public or private sector with a workplace health and safety initiative. This year, OSH Awards received a total of 235 nominees from across industry verticals.
Mr. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, Informa Markets in India, said, “With regular emphasis by governments on developing infrastructure and providing workplace safety coupled with the rise in global investments in the sector, there is a huge opportunity for the suppliers and service providers from across the world to showcase their innovations and knowledge amidst an industry landscape of a vastly untapped Indian market. The OSH India addresses this need and seeks to provide tangible solutions to all this kind of needs. There is an immense potential of growth in this industry along with the learning and networking opportunities for suppliers and service providers at our expo.”
Chief Executive Ian Taylor said: “NEBOSH has awarded around 300,000 General Certificates in 132 countries around the world. The NEBOSH International General Certificate is very well respected and widely held in India, which is why we have made it a focus of our presence at OSH India. Its widespread use is why it was so important that we worked with a variety experts to ensure that it has been redeveloped to give practitioners the right tools to keep people safe and healthy in their workplaces.”
Mr. Hemant Sapra, President – Global Marketing , KARAM said, “OSH India has been perfectly managing in bringing counterparts together to exhibit products, exchange ideas and find opportunities for a better and safer future. This year KARAM is launching its highly advance and technically superior Third Edition of Mobile Studio designed to endure the workplaces with safety and sustainability. OSH India is the right choice for the Third KARAM Mobile Studio to embark on its journey of creating safety awareness throughout the country.”
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