Workshop on process safety of combustible dusts gets under way

Minister for SHAKTI Gaddam Vivek Venkat Swamy and others at the workshop in Hyderabad on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Arrangement Minister for SHAKTI, Gaddam Vivek Venkat Swamy on Wednesday directed the Department of Factories to frame rules incorporating best practices to address combustible dust hazards in industries while stressing that worker safety should not be compromised under any circumstances.The direction came after he released a handbook on combustible dust safety at the inauguration of a two-day workshop on ‘Process Safety of Combustible Dusts’, organised by the National Safety Council, Telangana Chapter, in collaboration with the Department of Factories. The Minister also called upon industries to conduct regular safety training programmes for employees and adopt emerging techn