Patiala (Kaka Ram Verma):- The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was observed by providing training to factory workers. With the aim of ensuring that training on preventing chemical accidents, natural and weather-related disasters, and human-induced disasters, as well as rescuing victims, reaches every factory worker and their family members, the Punjab State Directorate of Factories and the Industrial Safety Council, Chandigarh, organized training programmes for workers at factories in Ludhiana under the leadership of Deputy Director of Factories, Patiala, Shri Narinder Pal Singh. The workers were trained in the proper and safe use of hazardous substances and methods of rescuing victims.
On this occasion, Shri Sanjeev Kumar, Chief Safety Officer, Chandigarh, explained the causes of accidents in factories, homes and vehicles, along with methods to prevent them. Shri Kaka Ram Verma, former Assistant Training Commissioner of the Red Cross and St. John Ambulance Brigade, conducted various practical exercises with the workers. Training was provided in first aid, CPR, and ways to protect victims of gas leaks, smoke, debris and floods from death and disability. The sessions covered artificial respiration using a ventilator, CPR, the recovery position, internal bleeding, fractures, heart-related emergencies, epileptic seizures, cardiac arrest, unconsciousness, shock, diabetes and assisting victims experiencing low blood pressure.
The chief managers, human resources managers, safety officers and workers of the factories expressed their gratitude and said that, to reduce accidents, repeated training programmes should be conducted on the proper use of machinery, electricity, petroleum products, chemicals and nuclear materials. They also emphasized that, in the event of an accident, training in civil defence, first aid, CPR, fire safety and cyber security should be provided regularly using effective methods. Along with training programmes, mock drills should also be conducted in residential neighbourhoods, streets, factories and educational institutions.
