Fire Safety Presentation – CII Safety Symposium & Exposition 2018 | Consultivo

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The session focussed on the practical challenges industries face in terms of fire & electrical safety and their respective measures.

wapan Bandopadhyay, Consultant, Consultivo was one of the speakers in the technical session on Fire & Electrical Safety at the CII Safety Symposium & Exposition 2018 – Eastern Region on 8 August. Consultivo was the technical partner of the CII Safety Symposium & Exposition and the central theme was “Safety Leadership Towards Vision Zero”.

This session on Fire & Electrical Safety was chaired by Dr Krishna Nirmalya Sen, Co-Chairman, CII Eastern Region Safety Taskforce. And the other panelists in the session were Sukanta Basu (General Manager – Risk & Disaster Management, CESC Ltd.) and Ajay Patki (Head – Safety, Tata Steel Processing & Distribution Ltd.). The session was graced by Jag Mohan, IPS, Director General, West Bengal Fire & Emergency Services.

Some glimpses of the session on Fire & Electrical Safety

The session focussed on the practical challenges industries face in terms of fire & electrical safety and their respective measures. Swapan Bandopadhyay gave a brief overview on the risks & hazards associated with fire & electricity, various firefighting equipment, means of fire prevention & protection and the associated legal acts. The speakers cited examples from industries that helped people to relate and identify the potential hazards and ways of preventing them.

Have a quick glance at Saikat Basu as session chairman of technology, digitisation & PPE at CII Safety Symposium 2018.

About Consultivo

Consultivo is a management advisory and consulting firm helping global businesses in the areas of Sustainability, Business Excellence & Risk Management – both in strategic and operational level.

About CII

CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization, playing a proactive role in India’s development process. Founded in 1895, India’s premier business association has around 9000 members, from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 300,000 enterprises from around 276 national and regional sectoral industry bodies.

CII charts change by working closely with Government on policy issues, interfacing with thought leaders, and enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and business opportunities for industry through a range of specialized services and strategic global linkages. It also provides a platform for consensus-building and networking on key issues.

Extending its agenda beyond business, CII assists industry to identify and execute corporate citizenship programmes. Partnerships with civil society organizations carry forward corporate initiatives for integrated and inclusive development across diverse domains including affirmative action, healthcare, education, livelihood, diversity management, skill development, empowerment of women, and water, to name a few.