Indian Health and Safety Legislation: Safety Officer Requirement.

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Industrial Health and Safety blogs. What are the Indian Health and Safety Legislation Requirement for  "Safety Officer"  in different states? Ans: Section 40-B. Safety Officers According to The Factories Act 1948 In every factory :- wherein  one thousand(1000) or more workers are ordinarily employed , or wherein, in the  opinion of the State Government , any manufacturing process or operation is carried on, which  process or operation involves any risk of bodily injury ,  poisoning or disease or any other hazard to health, to the person employed in the factory , the occupier shall, if so required by the State Government by notification in Official Gazette, employ such number of Safety Officers as may be specified in that notification. UTTAR PRADESH FACTORY RULES 1950 and Uttar Pradesh Factories (Safety Officers) Rules, 1984 THE TAMILNADU FACTORIES RULES, 1950, The Tamil Nadu Safety Officers (Duties, Qualifications and Condi
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What was the Turnbull report on Health and Safety management system? What importance for Health and Safety mentioned in the report?

Turnbull Report 1999 (Originally known as  Internal Control: Guidance for Directors on the Combined Code)

Health and Safety management was found to be one of the greatest weaknesses of the companies before 1999 because they were found to be focused on making monetary benefits. That is why finance was the primary importance area for any organisation while doing business. This report was made by Nigel Turnbull of Rank group plc for listed companies in London. This report was primarily focused on financial aspects and drafted to show the directors obligation to catch the business Fraud. However this reports also mentioned the weak internal controls related to health and safety management and its direct impact as a business risk. This report was set of combined code for companies’ directors.

Importance for H&S : Turnbull report clearly mentioned about the similar gravity/ importance for health and safety management in the organisation like for Finance and other departments. Under this report it was said to integrate health and safety in other aspects of the business.


Basic four Requirements mentioned in the report:

1-      There should be the maintenance of sound system of internal control. Policies, Organisation, resources, Risk assessment, evaluation and control measures for routine and non routine jobs. Standard operating procedures, awareness, communication system, corrective and preventive actions on observations etc. Certification was also mentioned as a requirement. All system of internal controls should be time bounded also (Means schedule date wise or month wise with a proper planning).

2-      Regular review of its effectiveness of the system of internal control. So that organisation should be updated with the business risk concerning workplace. This is responsibility of Board directors to set the frequency and scope.
3-       An annual statement on the effectiveness of the system of internal control. It means board should at least disclose that organisation is managing risks (Identification, assessment and management of the risks).Statement should be clear cut and should be away from ambiguities.
4-      An annual review of the effectiveness of internal audit or need for the internal audit if there is no such function.

In nutshell this report was directly focused on managing health and safety with the help of sound system of internal control (By independent H&S management standard or with the help of global health and safety management standard like OHSAS 18001 etc.). This report was concerned about same status of managing safety as organisations do for finance, process and other function. Also this reports clearly given choice of selecting risk controls on the basis of CBA (Cost benefit analysis). Yes, this report was ultimately drafted to improve the corporate governance among the listed companies of United Kingdom.


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I am a Health and Safety professional writing blogs related to Industrial Health and Safety. I am qualified from Regional labor institute India and International Diploma from NEBOSH.

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