Steel Authority of India (SAIL)’s plant in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, country’s largest steel company, reportedly is planning to appoint a safety audit firm. The company for this is in talks with a few big safety audit firms and will be soon appointing one soon.
This development comes on the back of incidence which occurred on June12, when the state-owned company lost six of its employees due to leakage of carbon monoxide gas at the Bhilai plant, with thirty five others also falling fallen sick after inhaling the poisonous gas.
Separately, the company also has set-up in-house high-level committee, which will look into causes of such events and will suggest how to prevent such situations going ahead. Meanwhile, SAIL’s total expenditure, which includes expenses towards safety measures, has been on a continuous rise since FY10. It has been spending about Rs 200 crore annually towards maintenance of its safety devices.
SAIL is India's largest steel producing company. The company is among the five Maharatnas of the country's Central Public Sector Enterprises. The company has five integrated steel plants, three special plants, and one subsidiary in different parts of the country.
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