Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 12: As a part of 53rd National Safety Week, Ahluwalia Contracts India Limited (ACIL), the construction company for AIIMS Jammu, organized various activities aimed at reinforcing the importance of safety practices and fostering a culture of safety awareness amongst the workers. Recently, the Company achieved a recording of 37 million working safe hours.
ACIL, its vice president, Charanjeet Singh Walia and their team have prioritized the safety of workers as an important variable in the construction activities at AIIMS Jammu and achieved the milestone
Throughout the celebration of the safety week, various initiatives were organized, including safety demonstrations, workshops, and interactive sessions aimed at empowering employees and stakeholders with the knowledge and skills needed to ensure on-site safety.
As part of the commemoration, ACIL had the distinct honor of hosting Prof (Dr) Shakti Kumar Gupta, Executive Director and CEO of AIIMS Jammu as chief guest for the closing ceremony. Dr Shakti emphasized the critical role of the safety of workers in the workplace. He said ACIL has provided the workers at AIIMS Jammu site with safe working conditions and also a free-of-cost hygiene living place along with creche facilities.
Charanjeet Singh Walia (vice-president, ACIL) exhorted the construction workers to continue practicing safety protocols. He said medical examination by an onsite specialist doctors is conducted for all the construction workers when they join the project of AIIMS, Vijaypur, Jammu.
“Pre-existing conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, and vertigo, are also ascertained and evaluated,” he said, adding, medical examinations for the workers are repeated every three months.
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