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Protection
from industrial waste:
A file photo of a worker dismantling a decommissioned
ship at the Alang shipyard
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The
Vadodara-based industrial safety solutions provider Sure Safety on Wednesday
said it has decontaminated 500 ships to protect workers from asbestos exposure
at the Alang Ship Recycling Yard in Gujarat during the last 21 months.
The
Ship Recycling Industries’ Association (SRIA) had outsourced the responsibility
of safely removing and managing asbestos containing materials (ACMs) before and
during the dismantling of ships to Industrial Hygiene Services (IHS), a group
company of Sure Safety, Mr Nishith Dand, Director, told presspersons here.
According
to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about 125 million people globally are
exposed to asbestos at the workplace and more than one lakh people die each
year from asbestos-related lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis resulting
from occupational exposure.
Facing
heightened risks of cancer, asbestos-exposed workers also run a greater danger
of heart disease and stroke, according to a British report published last
month, he said.
Sure
Safety innovated negative pressure mobile enclosures for asbestos extraction,
which eliminated the need of transporting ACM for management. Also, with
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL), it designed an emergency chlorine
leakage control (ECLC) kit to plug chlorine leakage at industries where
chlorine is manufactured, handled or transported.
With
increased awareness about industrial safety solutions, Mr Dand said India’s
market of safety products worth Rs 1,500 crore is expected to increase to Rs
5,000 crore in the next three years.
Source: Business
Line. By Virendra Pandit. 2 May 2012
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