Rupani was talking to PTI yesterday on the sidelines of the third edition of the Industrial Safety Summit, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here.
In an effort to improve safety awareness of employees and contract workers through model-based training, the Gujarat Refinery, owned by the Indian Oil Corporation, has built a safety park in its complex. It is the first safety park set up in the country.
"This safety park initiative will go a long way in ensuring that employees as well as contract workers and visitors are equipped with safety-related information to ensure safety on and off the job," Rupani said.
He said, "The visits of the industries to this safety park will help the Gujarat government in making 2016 a 'zero industrial accidents' year."
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For this, the Gujarat government has asked the authorities concerned to ensure frequent checking of boilers, etc, in their plants among other steps, he said.
"This will also help Gujarat in attracting more foreign investment during the biennial 'Vibrant Global Gujarat Industrial Summit' to be held in Gandhinagar from January 11-13, 2017," he asserted.
Rupani asked the industries to also visit the
state-of-the-art disaster management centre of the refinery.
The minister suggested the industries to ensure that their employees keep contact details of the state machinery handy, so as to be able to act promptly in situations of crisis.
About 300 industry representatives from Gujarat and other parts of the country participated in the summit and gave their suggestions on building safe work environments.