Impressive Turnout at OSH India 2018 Highlights Growing Awareness about Safety in Indian Industry

Adeesh Sharma

UBM India successfully concluded the 7th edition of the Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) India exhibition cum conference from 29th- 30th November at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The show brought together internationally renowned exhibitors, consultants, business experts and key government safety officers under one common platform, to discuss global best practices and seek solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in the field of workplace safety and health.

 The inaugural ceremony of OSH India, 2018 took place in the presence of Key Dignitaries, Mr. Hemant Sapra, President, SAMA; Shri H.R. Jagannath, CEO, Air India Engineering Services Ltd; Mr. Mike Robinson, Chief Executive, British Safety Council; Shri M.P Shah, Jt. Director, DISH Gujarat, Guest of Honours -  Shri Lalit Gabhane, Director-General, National Safety Council along with Mr. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, UBM India and Mr. Pankaj Jain, Group Director, UBM India Pvt. Ltd amidst an august industry gathering. 

Conference: Connecting the Dots in Occupational Safety & Health

A two –day power packed OSH industry conference with over 45 speakers, focused on global best practices. Apart from OSH best practices in MRO in civil aviation & Ergonomics, key sessions and panel discussions on DAY 1  of the conference included: ‘The Role and Need for Accreditation in HSE’; ‘The Future of Work & Risk: An update on ISO45001 by Mike Robinson, Chief Executive, British Safety Council’, ‘Communication to ensure Safety, Efficiency & Productivity’ and ‘Reducing Error and Influencing Behaviour’; ‘Implementing Laws and legislations to Enforce Industrial Safety, Worker Safety and Industrial Hygiene: Key Responsibilities and Challenges’; ‘Best Safety Practices in Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul of Aviation Equipment’ and a Presentation on ‘Fall Arrest Systems and Technologies’.

Day 2 had sessions on Power Talk on ‘The Human Side of Safety’; Workshops on ‘Occupational Safety and Health: The Role of Indian Standards’ and ‘Practical Safety Training Center  at Construction Sites’; Panel discussions on ‘Best Practices in Ergonomics and Occupational Health to Safeguard Workers & Improve Organisational Efficiency’ and ‘Redefining Occupational Health and Fire Safety Metrics While Working at Hazardous Places, specially high rise buildings, & While Using Hazardous Substances & Chemicals’; Sessions on – ‘Fix the Tail to Propel Procurement: Attacking the Tail Spend Problem in B2B’; ‘Safety on Rent’ as an Industry Best Practice for Managing Plant shutdowns/Turnarounds Safely’; ‘Improving Business Profitability Through Occupational Health and Safety’; a Partner session on ‘Enterprise Safety: Technology Adoption and Challenges’. The conference was attended by industry experts from across the country and leading International organizations.

OSH India Spreads its Wings into Bangladesh

One of the key announcements made at the inaugural session was that OSH, the global brand, is now extending its wings to the SAARC region by launching a preview show in Dhaka, Bangladesh scheduled for April 18-20, 2019. The show, with its gamut of features including conferences, product launch pad and live demonstrations will create an ideal platform to prepare the Bangladesh region for prevention of occupational safety and health hazards.

The participation of leading exhibitors from across the industry reaffirmed the need and focus of OSH India as an industry event. Some of the key exhibiting brands included Udyogi Plastics, Motorola, Paragon, Cortina, NEBOSH, NIST, Safety Umbrella, Acme Fabrik, Wellspring, Unicare Emergency Equipment Pvt Ltd, Unicare Fire Safety India Pvt. Ltd., Uviraj Global (P) Limited, Venus Safety & Health Pvt Ltd, Victor Imports, Youngwoo Ind. Co. Ltd, Tata Communicartions Ltd, Teijin Aramid, Tej Engineering, Thea-Tex Healthcare (India) Pvt Ltd, Three S Instruments Pvt Ltd, Tis – Thumb Industrial Solution, Tobit Engineers (PPE’s) Ltd, Toughtscaff Pvt Ltd and Trident International Pvt ltd amongst others.

The expo also included industry leaders and key partners such as ‘Innovation Zone Partner’ – Amazon; ‘VIP Partner’ – Jayco; ‘Gold Partners’ – Acme Safetywear and Venus Safety; ‘Silver Partner’ – Atlas Protective; ‘Registration Partner’ – Karam; ‘Lanyard Partner’ – Allen Cooper (Superhouse); ‘Visitor Bag & Cafeteria Partner’ – Black & Decker; ‘Badge Partner’ – Uviraj Global; ‘Safe Escape Partner’ – Prolife Autoglo; ‘Confined Space Entry Partner’ – Drager; ‘Technology Partner’ – Tata Communications; ‘Safety Footgear Partner’ – Sketchers; ‘Health Partner’ – Narayana Hospital; ‘Associate Conference Partner’ – Youngwoo; ‘Conference Session Partners’ – Safestart, Godrej Interio and FALL Arrest System & Technologies  amongst others. This year, the show had a presence of over 130 exhibitors and 150 brands and witnessed international participation from countries such as USA, China, UK, Sri Lanka, Japan, Korea, Germany, Ireland, Middle East and Malaysia.

OSH India Awards 2018 

The industry also witnessed the gala third edition of ‘OSH India Awards 2018’ on the evening of 29th November, which was open to Indian operating businesses, organizations, alliances and individuals in the public or private sector with a workplace health and safety initiative.  

The winners of OSH India 2018 are: