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Public HealthRisk ManagementOccupational HealthWorkforce PlanningWorkplace Hazard AssessmentOccupational Health HazardsOccupational Health PolicyOccupational SafetyWorkplace Hazard IdentificationWorkplace Risk AssessmentWorkplace SafetyOccupational Health And SafetyOccupational Health And Safety IntegrationOccupational Health ProtectionOccupational Safety ManagementOccupational Safety Management SystemsOccupational Safety RegulationsOccupational Safety ReportingPriority Area Identification
OSH at workplaces being a priority area for formulation of activities in the XIIth five year plan, the Planning Commission had set up a Working Group on Occupational Safety and Health under the chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment of the Government of India. There are five chapters in the report. In the first chapter, a background note on different issues pertaining to OSH in different sectors has been incorporated. A brief introduction of the two executing bodies (DGMS & DGFASLI) looking after the OSH issues has been given. The reports of Mining, Industry & Port and Un-organised sectors comprise of chapter three, four and five, respectively. In the report of each of the three sectors, important issues related to OSH in the specific sector have been dealt with in detail as per the terms of reference of the working group. Each report has incorporated separate chapters on overview of the OSH status, existing set-up in OSH management, constraints in the existing set up along with suggestions for improvement.