Awareness Program on Safety & Health for Scavengers –  Organized by PECUC & Indo-German Focal Point

In order to share the Challenges & Solutions involving Safety and Health requirements of the Scavengers/Sweepers, Indo-German Focal Point and PECUC jointly organized A ½ Day Awareness Program on Safety & Health for Scavengers on 2nd July 2018 at Redcross Bhawan, Bhubaneswar. The program was attended by Hundreds of Scavengers/Sweepers along with Dr. Ram Chandra Rout, City Health Officer, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Representatives from Central & State Governments associated with Safety & Social Security of Scavengers/Sweepers, Social Activists & Start-Up Entrepreneur etc.

Schedule of the Program

1. Welcome Address by Ranjan Kumar Mohanty, Secretary, PECUC
2. Lighting of Lamp: Guest in the Dias
3. Introduction & Objective of the program by Mr. B.K Sahu, Head of Indo-German Focal Point.
4. Release of Questioner by Guests
5. Address by Esteemed Guest:
   Sri Panchanan Kanungo, Former Finance Minister

Mr. Jamir, Regional Director, ESIC, Odisha

Dr. Ram Chandra Rout, City Health Officer, BMC

Dr. Malay Pradhan, Dy Director Factory & Boilers, Odisha

Mr. Biraja Mahapatra, Advocate, Supreme-Court & Social Activist

Mr. Satyananda Behera, Trade Union Leader, BMC

6. Technical Session-1 by Mr. Debashish Tripathy

Topic: “PPE for Safe work of Scavengers”

7. Technical Session-2 by Dr. Malay Pradhan

Topic: “How Safe is Scavenger at Workplace”

8.  Technical Session-3 by Mr. B. K Sahu

Topic: “Plight of Scavengers and Remedial Measures” 

9. Distribution of PPE to Scavengers/Sweepers by Mr. Dillip Mishra, Startup Entrepreneur

 

10. Vote of Thanks given by Mrs. Anuradha Mohanty, Executive Director, PECUC

 

Newspaper Reporting on Awareness Program for Scavengers on 2nd July 2018