Annual Report,2009 - Directorate General of Mines Safety

DGMS Annual Report,2009
2.7 Workmen‟s Inspector, Safety Committee & Welfare Officers
Much greater strides in safety can be achieved by participation of workmen in safety
programme, the twin institutions of 'Safety Committee & „Workmen‟s Inspector‟ have been
conceived and given the statutory backing. DGMS is also associated with training of
Workmen‟s Inspectors to make them effective in discharge of their duties. In coal mines
almost all the eligible mines had Workmen‟s Inspector and Safety Committee. The table below
shows the status of appointment of Welfare Officer, Workmen‟s Inspector and formation of
Safety Committees during the year 2009.
TABLE: 33 NUMBER OF WORKMEN‟S INSPECTOR IN POSITION, SAFETY
COMMITTEE, WELFARE OFFICERS IN COAL MINES DURING 2009
Name of
Welfare Officers Workmen Inspectors Safety Committee
Company Required Provided Required Provided Required Provided
BCCL 64 64 192 199 64 64
MCL 22 22 88 88 22 22
WCL 75 75 225 225 77 77
CCL 48 46 181 180 60 60
NECL 5 5 15 15 5 5
ECL 89 65 266 297 99 101
SECL 91 91 273 273 91 91
NCL 12 12 31 32 10 10
TATA 8 8 44 44 12 12
GIPCL 3 3 1 1 1 1
NLC 4 4 20 22 11 11
SCCL 50 50 227 227 446 446
GMDC 7 7 9 9 4 4
JSMDC 0 0 2 2 1 1
RSMM 1 0 3 3 1 1
SAIL 3 3 9 9 3 3
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