THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS PRESSURE ON MANAGEMENT TO EMPLOY THE
UNEDUCATED LOCALS AND TRIBALS IN SENSITIVE AREAS. USUALLY, THEY ARE NOT AWARE
OF THE DANGERS INVOLVED IN SUCH ROUGH HANDLING OF EQUIPMENTS, GAS
CYLINDERS..ETC.
I HAVE SEEN LPG DOMESTIC CYLINDERS (EMPTY) THROWN DOWN FIRST AND SECOND
FLOORS BY DELIVERY BOYS, TO AVOID CARRYING THEM DOWN THE STAIRS. SAME HAPPENS
IN THE FACTORIES WHERE SUPERVISORS ARE ALWAYS NOT PRESENT AND WORKERS HANDLE
THE GAS CYLINDER OR EVEN REACORS AS BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY, WHERE A WORKER OPENED
THE WATER-LINE INTO A REACTOR FILLED WITH METHYL ISOCYANATE, CATALYSING A
REACTION AND EXPLOSION.
PROPER TRAINING OF THE ILLITERATE LOCALS IS IMPORTANT BEFORE EMPLOYING THEM
Jharkhand Blog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jharkhand Blog
Where is Tata Motors' Management?
At least seven people died after inhaling poisonous gas emanating from a well
under construction in India's eastern state of Jharkhand, a news report said
Friday.
The incident occurred in a village in the West Singhbhum district about 100
kilometres south of state capital Ranchi on Thursday evening, when some locals
were cleaning the well, the IANS news agency reported.
Police said six people tried to rescue a man who fell into the well, and all
of them died after inhaling the poisonous gas, the news agency reported. It did
not specify the type of poisonous gas.
Other local media reported that one body was recovered, while the the other
victims had yet to be removed from inside the well.
monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1408396.php/Poisonous_gas_kills_seven_in_eastern_India
Two Tata Motors officials, water treatment plant in-charge BK Sarkar and DGM
(safety) Samir K Ghatak, were arrested on Wednesday night from their
residences. They were arrested on the charges of negligence in the chlorine gas
leakage case at the company's water treatment plant earlier this week.
Soon after chief minister Madhu Koda's departure from the city on Wednesday
after a short visit to the company's hospital and the water treatment plant
here, police got into action and lodged an FIR at the Telco police station
against as many as 10 company officials, including two belonging to Jamshedpur
Utilities & Services Company (Jusco).
The chief minister, during his visit, blamed Tata Motors management for the
incident and said an FIR would be lodged and those found guilty will be
arrested.
According to East Singhbhum superintendent of police Navin K Singh, the two
officials have been booked under Sections 278, 284, 308, 337, 338, 34 of the
IPC.
"The sections briefly say the officials were legally bound under the
Factories Act to keep the working environment safe, it was an omission on their
part not to have fulfilled their legal liabilities," said the SP talking to FE
on Thursday, adding that the two officials "had knowledge that the illegal
omission could cause death."
Although there have been no deaths, several people were fell ill by the gas
leakage, leading us to apply Section 308 instead of Section 304, he said.
Some of the sections pertain to negligence in handling chemicals/gaseous
fumes and causing danger to public safety, with the gravest offence inviting a
maximum penalty of imprisonment ranging from three to six years.
The FIR was lodged against the Tata Motors plant head, plant occupier,
general manager (manufacturing), DGM (civil) AK Patel, AGM Manoj Ram, DGM
(safety) Samir K Ghatak, a supervisor and water treatment plant in-charge BK
Sarkar along with Jusco's head (water division) GS Basu and Tanmay Bist.
Tata Motors, few months back, had handed over the water treatment plant to
Jamshedpur Utilities & Services Company (Jusco), a Tata Steel subsidiary which
provides civic amenities, for running & maintaining it.
Asked if the police was going to make some more arrests, the SP said, "I
can't say that at this point of time, the investigation is on".
financialexpress.com/news/Two-Tata-Motors-officials-arrested-in-chlorine-gas-leak-case/316246/
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