Gujarat Lignite Mines Safety Week 2014-15

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.

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