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National Safety Council (India)

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Abbreviation
  
NSC

Purpose
  
Industrial Safety

Main organ
  
Council

Formation
  
4 March 1966

Region served
  
India

Headquarters
  
Plot No.98-A, Institutional Area, Sector 15, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai - 400 614

National Safety Council is a premier, non-profit, self-financing and tripartite apex body at the national level in India. It is an autonomous body, which was set up by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment on 4 March 1966 to generate, develop and sustain a voluntary movement on Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) at the national level. It was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and subsequently, as a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950.

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Vision

Serving the Society by creating a preventive culture, scientific mindset and organised approach to SHE issues. It is our belief that these issues are a basic humanitarian concern. We equally believe that their effective addressal is greatly facilitated if their intrinsic relationship with quality and productivity is well demonstrated.

Activities

  • Conducting specialised training Courses, Conferences, Seminars & Workshops all over the Nation
  • Conducting consultancy studies such as Safety Audits, Hazard Evaluation, Emergency Management Planning & Risk Assessment
  • Designing and developing HSE promotional materials & publications
  • Facilitating organisations in celebrating various campaigns e.g. Road safety week, Safety Day, Fire Service Week, World Environment Day
  • Organised many national and international conferences e.g. XIII World Congress (1993) and XI APOSHO Conference (1995) and implemented many a prestigious project
  • A computerised Management Information Service has been established for collection, retrieval and dissemination of information to achieve its Objective .

    References

    National Safety Council (India) Wikipedia