Safety of Workers
The Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya has said that as per the available information from Chief Inspectors of Factories of States/UTs through Directorate General Factories Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) and Mine managements through Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), the total number of cases of occupational diseases reported State/UT-wise in factories and mines registered under the Factories Act, 1948 and Mines Act, 1952 during the last three years and current year are given at Annexure-I andAnnexure-II respectively.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya said that the Ministry of Labour & Employment declared the National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at Workplace on 20thFebruary, 2009. The purpose of this National Policy is to establish a preventive safety and health culture in the country through elimination of incidents of work related injuries, diseases, fatalities and disasters and to enhance the well-being of employees in all the sectors of economic activity in the country. The following steps are taken by the Government to create health awareness amongst the workers/labourers:
(i) In order to increase the awareness about safety and health issues amongst the mine workers, safety week/fortnight, rescue and first-aid competitions are organized in the mines every year.
(ii) Safety and health training programmes are organized among Managers and Supervisors for improving safety and health standards in mines and factories.
(iii) National Safety Awards are granted to mine workers and Prime Ministers’ Safety Awards are granted to the factories workers every year.
Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 3464 for answer on 15.12.2014.
State wise details of Occupational Diseases reported in the registered factories under the Factories Act, 1948 for the Year 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 (Till 30th June)
Sl. No. | State / UT | Occupational Diseases | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 (TILL 30th JUNE) | Total |
1. | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
2. | Andhra Pradesh | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
3. | Assam | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
4. | Bihar | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
5. | Chandigarh | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
6. | Chhattisgarh | Noise Induced Hearing Loss | Nil | Nil | Nil | 14 | 14 |
7. | Daman& Diu and Dadra& Nagar Haveli | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
8. | Delhi | Occupational Dermatitis | Nil | Nil | Nil | NR | 2 |
9. | Goa | Silicosis | Nil | Nil | 1 | Nil | 1 |
10. | Gujarat | Byssionosis | 6 | 1 | 1 | Nil | 24 |
Noise Induced Hearing Loss | 5 | 2 | Nil | 98 | 120 | ||
Silicosis | 2 | 1 | 1 | Nil | 18 | ||
Deafness | 7 | Nil | Nil | Nil | 19 | ||
Nasal Septum Perforation | Nil | Nil | 6 | Nil | 8 | ||
Pneumoconiosis | Nil | Pneumoconiosis (silicosis)-12 | Nil | Nil | 13 | ||
Asbestosis | Nil | Nil | Nil | 1 | 22 | ||
Dermatitis | Nil | Nil | 1 | Nil | 1 | ||
11. | Haryana | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
12. | Himachal Pradesh | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
13. | Jammu & Kashmir | - | Nil | Nil | NR | NR | Nil |
14. | Jharkhand | Silicosis | Nil | 2 | Nil | Nil | 2 |
15. | Kerala | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
16. | Karnataka | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
17. | Meghalaya | - | Nil | Nil | NR | NR | Nil |
18. | Maharashtra | Noise Induced Hearing Loss | 5 | Nil | Nil | Nil | 5 |
Asbestosis | Nil | 2 | Nil | 2 | 4 | ||
Toxic Nephritis | Nil | Nil | 4 | Nil | 4 | ||
Silicosis | Nil | Nil | Nil | 4 | 4 | ||
19. | Manipur | - | Nil | NR | NR | NR | Nil |
20. | Nagaland | - | Nil | Nil | NR | NR | Nil |
21. | Odisha | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
22. | Puducherry | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | NR | Nil |
23. | Punjab | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
24. | Rajasthan | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
25. | Tamil Nadu | Silicosis – Pulmonary Fibrosis | Nil | Nil | 3 | Nil | 3 |
26. | Tripura | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
27. | Uttaranchal | - | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
28. | Uttar Pradesh | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | Nil |
29. | West Bengal | Byssionosis | Nil | Nil | Nil | NA | 5 |
Silicosis | 34 | Nil | Nil | NA | 39 | ||
Noise Induced Hearing Loss | 297 | Nil | 55 | NA | 352 | ||
Total | 371 | 35 | 88 | 128 | 726 | ||
Note: NR- Data Not Received in DGFASLI. NA- Data Not Available with CIF.
Further the Details of occupational diseases as received from the State of Madhya Pradesh:
Sr. No. | Details | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
1 | Number of workers died due to Silicosis | 15 | 15 | 16 | 9 |
2 | Amount given | 312555 | 356001 | 620200 | 156600 |
3 | Number of workers given medical assistance | 162 | 149 | 153 | 160 |
4 | Amount of Medical assistance | 1600000 | 1623000 | 2456400 | 1297500 |
Annexure-II
Year | State | Name of disease | Total no. of cases | |||||
Silicosis | Coal workers Pneumoconiosis | Noise Induced Hearing Loss | ||||||
No. of cases | No. of cases | Occupation of affected person | No. of cases | Occupation of affected person | ||||
2011 | Odisha | 1 | Operator cum Technical (Gr. S.9) | 4 | Driver | 5 | ||
EP Fitter | ||||||||
Shovel Operator | ||||||||
Mining Sirdar | ||||||||
Jharkhand | 1 | Overman | 1 | |||||
2012 | Tamilnadu | 3 | Addl. Chief manager | 3 | ||||
Tech. III | ||||||||
Tech. III C | ||||||||
Odisha | 1 | Shovel Operator | 1 | |||||
Chhattisgarh | 1 | SDL Operator | 1 | |||||
Maharashtra | 2 | U/G P.R. Worker | 2 | |||||
U/G P.R. Worker | ||||||||
2013 | Odisha | 1 | Jack Hammer operator | 2 | ||||
1 | Jack Hammer operator | |||||||
Karnataka | 2 | LDBH Machine Operator | 2 | |||||
Loader Operator | ||||||||
2014* | Jharkhand | 1 | Timberman | 1 | ||||
* up to 09.12.2014 | ||||||||