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31st DAE Safety & Occupational Health Professionals Meet at Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (Bhavini), Kalpakkam

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The three day long 31st Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Safety & Occupational Health Professionals Meet today commenced at Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (BHAVINI), Kalpakkam Tamil Nadu). It was inaugurated by Shri S.S. Bajaj, Chairman, AERB. More than 200 delegates along with Chief Executives and Directors of various DAE Units are attending this Meet.

A Monograph on Safety & Emergency Management at Coastal Site & Diabetes Mellitus & Metabolic Syndrome was released by Shri R. Bhattacharya, Secretary, AERB followed by the briefing about the important milestones, significant achievements of the past Meets and highlights of this years Meet. Dr. Prabhat Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, BHAVINI, Kalpakkam & Chairman, Steering Committee distributed prizes to winners of logo competitions conducted for the Meet and addressed the gathering. The AERB Environmental Protection Awards for the year 2013 were presented to the winners of DAE units, Narara Atomic Power Station (NAPS), NPCIL, Indian Rare Earths Ltd. (OSCOM) and Rajasthan Atomic Power Project 7&8, NPCIL. These units have performed commendable work for the protection, sustainability and preservation of the environment. Shri Bajaj gave away the awards, he also released the technical proceedings, commemorating the Meet and delivered the Inaugural Address. One of the major highlights of this years Meet was that the Dr. S.S. Ramaswamy Memorial Endowment Lecture was delivered by Dr. Baldev Raj, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru & Former Director, IGCAR, Kalpakkam on Tsunami Management at Kalpakkam Nuclear Site. A Technical Exhibition on Nuclear Technology, Industrial and Fire Safety Appliances, Public Awareness & Safety and Regulatory aspects was organised during the Meet for the benefit of the participants and encourage interactions between industries and DAE units. Shri S.S. Bajaj, Chairman, AERB inaugurated the exhibition. About 10 exhibitors including AERB, BARC, BHAVINI and other manufacturers/suppliers have put up their stalls.

The inaugural session and three technical sessions covering Safety & Emergency Management at Coastal Site, Regulatory Aspects in Safety and Emergency Management Aspects of Nuclear Facilities at Coastal Site, Guidelines on Cyclone Management and Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome and other areas of interest were arranged . The talks / lectures in the sessions were delivered by renowned experts from DAE as well non-DAE facilities. The Meet will be concluded by a Valedictory Session on 17th October,2014, where in prizes for winners of Poster, Cartoon and Slogan Competitions conducted amongst DAE Employees would be distributed.

Organized jointly organized by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Mumbai and Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (BHAVINI), Kalpakkam is an occasion to promote and motivate Safety and Occupational Health aspects in DAE. Every year this meet has a different theme.

 

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First Published: Oct 15 2014 | 12:20 AM IST

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