National Safety Council (India)

National Safety Council is a premier, non-profit, self-financing and tripartite apex body at the national level in India.[1] It is an autonomous body, which was set up by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment on 4 March 1965 to generate, develop and sustain a voluntary movement on Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) at the national level. It was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and subsequently, as a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950.

National Safety Council
AbbreviationNSC
Formation4 March 1965
PurposeIndustrial Safety
HeadquartersPlot No.98-A, Institutional Area, Sector 15, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai - 400 614
Region served
India
Main organ
Council
AffiliationsMinistry of Labour, Govt. of India
WebsiteOfficial website

Vision

Serving the Society by creating a preventive culture, scientific mindset and organised approach to SHE issues. It is our belief that these issues are a basic humanitarian concern. We equally believe that their effective addressal is greatly facilitated if their intrinsic relationship with quality and productivity is well demonstrated.

Activities
  • Conducting specialised training Courses, Conferences, Seminars & Workshops all over the Nation
  • Conducting consultancy studies such as Safety Audits, Hazard Evaluation, Emergency Management Planning & Risk Assessment
  • Designing and developing HSE promotional materials & publications
  • Facilitating organisations in celebrating various campaigns e.g. Road safety week, Safety Day, Fire Service Week, World Environment Day
  • Organised many national and international conferences e.g. XIII World Congress (1993) and XI APOSHO Conference (1995) and implemented many a prestigious project

A computerised Management Information Service has been established for collection, retrieval and dissemination of information to achieve its Objective[2] . A DVD of Fire Risk Assessment was prepared for education purpose by National Safety Council.[3]

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gollark: Foxes!
gollark: <@330678593904443393>
gollark: (specifically, "city from above at night")

References
  1. Mission Statements from its Official Website
  2. Indian Industrial Safety & Security suppliers
  3. Fire Risk Assessment Video
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