Create Aawareness : Tata Housing ties up with NSC

Average Fatal Accident Frequency Rate in Indian construction sector is 15.8 for 1,000 employees as against 0.23 in the USA.

Tata Housing on recently said it has tied up with National Safety Council of India (NSC) to create awareness about importance of following environment, health & Safety norms in real estate sector.

As per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the 2 organisations will exchange technical expertise & engage in collaborative work to make environment, health and safety (EHS) a norm for the real estate industry.

Noting that construction is considered as one of the most risky industries when it comes to occupational safety, NSC Director General Mr. V. B. Sant said a recent research suggests the average Fatal Accident Frequency Rate in Indian construction sector is 15.8 for 1,000 employees as against 0.23 in the USA.

Through the MoU, two organisations aim to ensure that compliance of health, safety, security and environment regulations is on a sustained basis and not a one-time practice, he said.

Awareness will be created through training modules & educational tools at construction sites all over India.

Tata Housing CEO & MD Mr. Brotin Banerjee said, ''The company is partnering with NSC to institutionalise occupational health standards, which will help to inculcate a safety culture within the real estate industry".



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