Lack of adherence to safety norms and safe practices in the industrial units of all natures has been the key reason behind industrial accidents in Anantapur and Kurnool districts for the past four years and many of them go either unreported or come to light very late.
In the undivided Anantapur District there were four fatal accidents in 2019, said D. Radha Krishna, the Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories, and the fatalities rose to 6 each in 2020 and 2021. In the six months of the current year, the fatalities registered are three. The Factories Department is organising Awareness programmes on Hazards and Risk Mitigation in all districts with Kurnool and Anantapur officials holding them on Thursday and Friday. “Continuous monitoring and creation of awareness among working force and persons in the management/owners was the key to reducing the number of accidents,” opined Mr. Radha Krishna. Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories of Kurnool Narayana Reddy said the awareness programme has been very fruitful.
Arjas Steel factory at Jambulapadu near Tadipatri is one of the exemplary industrial units that take care of safety norms, said its Managing Director Sridhar Krishnamoorthy. “Safety First” is a key value for Arjas Steel. In steel manufacturing, we have many hazards and risks, hence employees are required to adopt and adhere to all safety measures put in place,” he explained. “We have personal protection equipment as required for the specific work being done,”.
