Workers’ health: Gujarat high court notice to 11 power units

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court has issued notices to 11 thermal and lignite-based power stations in the state seeking to know what measures had been taken by the units for the health of their employees. The high court issued the notices after the Supreme Court last...

Only a total ban of asbestos will end asbestos related deaths

International Conference on Monitoring and Surveillance of Asbestos-Related Diseases 11.–13.2.2014 Hanasaari Cultural Center, Espoo, Finland Globally, asbestos-induced diseases cause 100 000 deaths annually; in Finland the figure is 100. New use of asbestos is banned...

Tribal marble mining workers on strike for last three weeks

Udaipur. 14th February, 2014. Nearly 5000 tribal workers at the green marble mining area of Rishabdeo in Udaipur district of Rajasthan have been on strike for last three weeks. The workers are demanding an eight hour work day, registration under the Provident Fund...

Norms to the winds

In view of the violation of the norms for the health and safety of workers in thermal plants, the Supreme Court directs the High Courts to examine whether adequate health delivery systems are in place. By SAGNIK DUTTA THE Supreme Court judgment in Occupational Health...