Question: The international conference on the Vision Zero is being organized in which of the following cities?
(a) New Delhi
(b) New York
(c) Montreal
(d) St. Petersburg
Ans: (a)
- The international conference on the VISION ZERO and its relevance to Occupational Safety and Health is being organized from 15th to 17th, March 2017 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
- The conference is being organized by Directorate General Factory Advice and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India and German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV), Germany in association with International Social Security Association (ISSA).
- The conference aims to focus on the Occupational Safety and Health issues and challenges in the Manufacturing, Construction and Mining sector. The conference will provide a forum for promoting safety and health at work by exchanging knowledge, practices and experience.
- The concept of ‘VISION ZERO’ is about improving the occupational safety and health status worldwide and in achieving the goal of ‘zero accidents and diseases’.
- To achieve this, the International Social Security Association (ISSA) sets Seven Golden Rules and describes measures which contribute to meeting the objectives.
- This include leadership commitment on safety always as the number one priority, identification of hazards and risks by a systematic risk assessment, ensuring a safe system by increasing the responsibility of all managers, focus on use of safe & healthy technology, improving qualification by defining the required qualification for each workplace, and investing in employees.
Reference:
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