Hyderabad: ARCI staff celebrate National Safety Day

Hyderabad: As part of National Safety Week celebrations at International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), from March 4 to 10, the National Safety Day was celebrated on March 5.

During the occasion, safety pledges were administered and lectures and interactive sessions organised, focusing on relevance and importance of safety in workplace. As part of celebrations, safety slogan competition for employees and students were conducted and an internal safety audit report was also released during the occasion in an attempt to enhancement of safety protocols.

In his message, Dr G Padmanabham, the Director of ARCI, emphasised that safety should evolve as a habit of every person, which shall propagate as the culture of the centre. Dr T N Rao, Associate Director, said that safety should be of prime concern as it plays an important role in the socio-economic sectors in a significant way which will affect the growth of the institutions and have impact on a national level. Dr Roy Johnson, Associate Director and Chairman of Safety Committee, in his address highlighted that ARCI gives high priority for the safety, health and environment. He urged everyone in the organisation to remain committed to safety and follow procedures and protocols for a sustainable organization with conducive working environment.

G Jeevan Raghavendra, Manager (Safety, Health and Environment), Sai Life Sciences Ltd, Hyderabad delivered a talk. Talks were also given by ARCI scientists Manish Tak and S Nirmala. V Balaji Rao, Scientist-F, highlighted the findings of an Internal Safety Audit, and D Ramesh, Safety, Fire and Security Officer, presented the activities of ARCI Safety Committee. The employees and students participated enthusiastically during the interactive sessions.

Live Demos and hands-on training will be conducted this week on usage of safety equipment and general safety procedures at ARCI

In his message, Dr G Padmanabham, the Director of ARCI, emphasised that safety should evolve as a habit of every person, which shall propagate as the culture of the centre

Dr T N Rao, Associate Director, said that safety should be of prime concern as it plays an important role in the socio-economic sectors in a significant way which will affect the growth of the institutions and have impact on a national level