OSH North India Expo Set for a Grand Launch on April 24-25, 2025 at Hall 5, Pragati Maidan
As part of the growing portfolio of OSH India and OSH South Expos, the inaugural edition of OSH North India is all set for a grand launch on April 24-25, 2025 at Hall 5, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The exhibition will bring together more than 4,000 national and international key occupational safety and health professionals across construction, manufacturing, IT & ITeS, Oil & Gas, Telecom and other key industry domains. A key summit of knowledge leaders within HSE community of North India, the expo will draw on the experience of HSE veterans in large Indian industries and discuss key issues plaguing the HSE domain within the North Indian industry.
The show brochure was unveiled at the gala inaugural ceremony of OSH South India 2024 which was graced by distinguished guests, including Chief Guest Mr. Mohammad Mohsin, IAS, Principal Secretary, Labour Department, Government of Karnataka; Guest of Honour Mr. K. Srinivas, Director, Department of Factories, Boilers, Industrial Safety & Health, Government of Karnataka; Mr. K.G. Nanjappa, Additional Director, Department of Factories, Boilers, Industrial Safety & Health, Government of Karnataka; Mr. V. Sriram Kumar, President, Electronics City Industries Association; Mr. E. T. Care Raju, President, Greater Nelamangala Industrial Association; Mr. Mahesh Kudav, President, Safety Appliances Manufacturers Association; Mr. Dinesh A.U., Chairman, National Institute of Personal Management; Mr. Pankaj Jain, Senior Group Director & Digital Head, Informa Markets in India; and Mr. Prashant Jain, Senior Project Director – Safety Portfolio. They emphasised the paramount importance of occupational safety and health, highlighting the need for a unified approach to fostering safer and more sustainable work environments across India.
Mr. P. K. Goswami, Deputy Director, Industrial Safety and Health in DISH - Labour Department, Government of NCT of Delhi was the distinguished guest at the launch of the OSH North India brochure. He has previously worked with DGFASLI, Mumbai. He has 21 years experience in Occupational Safety and Health and accident prevention. He has expertise across safety inspections and safety studies like Safety audits, HAZOP, MCLS, in various industries and construction sites throughout India. He is also visiting faculty at Regional Labour Institute, Faridabad, VV Giri National Labour Institute, Noida, National Law University, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi and ESI Multi-specialty Hospital. Delhi. Speaking at the launch, Mr Goswami said, “I am glad to know that Informa Markets in India is organizing the inaugural edition of OSH North India in New Delhi for raising the OSH awareness among the North Indian industry. We will be glad to partner with them to achieve this shared objective for the benefit of workforce across the industry. I wish them all success and look forward to working closely as a key partner.”
OSH Outlook for North India
India's occupational safety and health (OSH) market is projected to reach US$ 17.86 billion by 2030 with a CAGR of 11.1%. A growing economy and world’s largest democracy, India has a population exceeding 1.4 billion. Out of this huge number, around 64% form the working age group. The occupational safety and health (OSH) scenario in India is complex as unprecedented growth and progress go hand in hand with challenges such as huge workforce in unorganized sector, bulk of the labour working in SMEs, meager public spending on health, inadequate implementation of existing laws and legislations, lack of reliable OSH data, shortage of OSH professionals, multiplicity of statutory controls, apathy of stakeholders and infrastructure problems.
Key partners
Alko Plus, Laxmi Safe, GVS, ISSAFE, Victor Imports, Venus, Rahul International, SRV Damage Prevention , Unistar and Zain Safety.
Conference: Ensuring a Safe and Health Workforce Across Industries
Delhi NCR region is a key hub of activities related to industries such as Automobiles, BPO, Construction, IT, Engineering Equipment, Power and transmission, and Government and PSUs. Each has a prominent stake in implementing occupational safety and health practices for wellbeing of their employees. Some of the key challenges faced by the workforce include: Working without wearing proper safety equipment, unergonomic office equipment, mental wellbeing challenges in an uncertain economy, fire safety issues, hazardous chemicals exposure, excessive pollution, poor road safety norms, poor environment sustainability processes, etc.
The two-day OSH North India conference aims to look at the industry pain points related to occupational safety and health and will present the views of senior leaders and influencers from the industry on how they have alleviated those challenges within their industries. A blend of senior end user community which includes Safety officers, Health officers, Wellness officers, Environment Sustainability officers, Road Safety officers, etc will attend the conference.
Key topics include:
- Building a positive safety culture Where to Start?
- Getting to the root of the incidents and how to benefit from incidents
- Emergency Preparedness & Response: Where we lack?
- Managing Health and Safety within supply chains: Why modern slavery should be managed within supply chains
- Disaster Risk Reduction - Looking at Safety through a new perspective
- A new holistic approach to error and risk management
- Leading the Way Towards Zero Injury at Workplaces
- Human and Organization performance- Error Reduction Techniques
- Behavioural Based Safety—Going Beyond Risk Assessment & Control