Annual Mines Safety Week Celebration has its importance in Indian mining to promote health and safety of mine workers and mine working. It aims to grow awareness among all stakeholders regarding different aspects of safety in mines. Gujarat Lignite Mines
Safety Week 2015-16 was celebrated under the aegis of Director General of Mines Safety from 07/02/2016 to 14/02/2016 with final day function being hosted at Panandhro Lignite Mine by Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (GMDC) on 14/02/2016. This time,
Lignite mines of Gujarat State is divided into two regions i.e. Ahmedabad & Surat Regions.
As a part of Mines Safety Week celebration, various competitions were conducted for Lignite Mines of the Ahmedabad Region and Surat Region. Total 09 Lignite mines and 10 contractors participated in the various categories of competitions in both the Regions.
Vastan Mine and Valia Mine of GIPCL have been awarded prizes in the following categories in Surat Region:-
Gujarat Lignite Mines Safety Week 2014-15
Sr. No. |
Category in Surat Region |
Name of Mine |
Prizes |
1 |
Overall |
Valia Mine |
First |
2 |
Mine Illumination & Electrical Installation |
Valia Mine |
First |
3 |
Publicity, Propaganda & House Keeping |
Valia Mine |
First |
4 |
Record maintenance |
Vastan Mine |
First |
5 |
Health , First Aid & Vocational Training |
Vastan Mine |
First |
6 |
Maintenance of HEMM |
Valia Mine |
Second |
7 |
Mine Working & General Safety |
Valia Mine |
Second |
8 |
Thrust area (As per the recommendation of 11th Safety conference) |
Vastan Mine |
Second |
Inter Mine competition for Contractor of Lignite Open Cast Mines:
Sr. No. |
Category |
Name of Contractor |
Name of Mine |
Prizes |
1 |
Overall |
H. D. Enterprises |
Vastan Mine |
First |
2 |
Mine working and General Safety |
H. D. Enterprises |
Vastan Mine |
First |
3 |
Health , First Aid & Vocational Training |
H. D. Enterprises |
Vastan Mine |
First |
4 |
Publicity Propaganda |
H. D. Enterprises |
Vastan Mine |
Second |
5 |
Overall |
P. C. Patel & Co. |
Valia Mine |
Second |
6 |
Mine Working & General Safety |
P. C. Patel & Co. |
Valia Mine |
Second |
7 |
Maintenance of HEMM |
P. C. Patel & Co. |
Valia Mine |
Second |
8 |
Records Maintenance |
P. C. Patel & Co. |
Valia Mine |
Second |
9 |
Health, First Aid & Vocational Training |
P. C. Patel & Co. |
Valia Mine |
Second |
Our GIPCL employees also participated in various trade test competitions and 13 nos. of employees are awarded prizes. Our GIPCL team also won the second prize in First Aid Competition.