Occupational Safety, Health & Environment and Sustainable Economic Development: Proceedings of the Safety Convention -2006

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Safety Convention 2006 was an excellent opportunity to discuss critical and important issues relating to Occupational Safety, Health and Environment and Sustainable Economic development. Larger number of participants turned out for this event and interact on emerging issues and experiences of different agencies. The Convention emphasised on dealing with new issues of terrorism, infrastructure development and social development and related safety issues. These areas were identified as critical and solutions needed inputs from engineering faculties. None of the issues can find a permanent solution; but experts were encouraged to suggest contextual solutions. These needed to be studied on a long term and continuous basis. Extensive perspective studies and modelling for sceneries were considered necessary to create ‘risk assessment’ analysis and project ‘risk management’ strategies. A multi-disciplinary cross-sectoral approach was considered necessary, with the government agencies taking the lead. Thus, broader issues of safety were considered in the public domain and needed specific control of government agencies. The areas relatable to infrastructure and industry were considered as a part of sustainable economic development strategy. Role of public and private sectors were considered equally important. Whereas safety focus was considered equally important for all players, but the public sector was asked to take extra precaution as they are dealing with large public (or government) investments. The private sector operators are crucial in promoting safety environment as they have flexibility in operation and decision-making and can acquire and adopt safety measures more appropriately and in shortest possible time.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pradeep Chaturvedi

Pradeep Chaturvedi, Chairman of the Institution of Engineers (India), Delhi State Centre, is a Mechanical Engineer and an energy and environment expert. He has been involved with sustainable development issues, mainly the energy policy and planning and implementation of environment friendly sustainable energy projects for over three decades in India and other Asian and Pacific countries. As a Member of the Perspective Planning Group of Planning Commission, preparing Development Vision 2020, he contributed ‘India’s Energy Vision 2020’. He has been actively involved with the formulation of Energy Conservation Act 2001 and the Electricity Bill 2001. Mr. Chaturvedi has been involved with the Studies Programme of the World Energy Council since 1983. His understanding of energy issues of the South Asia Region, in the global context, has been widely appreciated. Mr. Chaturvedi was deeply involved with the preparatory phase of the World Summit of Sustainable Development. He is also involved in the follow-up phase. Mr. Chaturvedi is Vice-Chairman of the UNESCO sponsored World Renewable Energy Network; and Vice Chairman of the World Environment Foundation, both based in UK; and President of the Bio Energy Society of India. He is also a Visiting Faculty at IIT, Delhi. Mr. Chaturvedi has authored six and edited 25 books on Energy Management and Sustainable Development. These books are widely referred to understand the situation in the country.

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Title
Occupational Safety, Health & Environment and Sustainable Economic Development: Proceedings of the Safety Convention -2006
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8180694135
Length
xii+303p., Tables; Figures; References; Annexures; 25cm.
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