Tribune News Service

Amritsar, December 2

A training programme on occupational health and safety was organised by the Director of Factories, Punjab and the Punjab Safety Council on the premises of Khanna Paper Mills Limited, Amritsar.

Over 60 participants from the various industries situated in Amritsar attended the event. The different sessions were held on the subject of basic first aid and CPR, work permit system, behaviour-based safety and fire safety in industries.

All topics were covered with practical demonstration. During the two-day programme, lectures were delivered by Dr Mrugesh Patel (Reliance Industries Limited), Manoj Mehta (Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala), Minhaj Gauhar (Khanna Paper Mills Limited) amd Gurpreet Singh (Khanna Paper Mills Limited).

The programme was inaugurated by Ishu Sangar, Deputy Director Factories. He said the occupational safety and health should be adopted as the core value in industries. He emphasised on raising awareness on these issues.

The valedictory session was addressed by BM Khanna and Renu Khanna, Chairman, Khanna Paper Mills Limited. Khanna also distributed the award of honour to the faculties and certificates to participants