Health and safety audits provide vital insights into the most effective ways of improving an organisation’s safety performance. However, to get the most from the audit process, it is vital a company is open about its safety performance and systems, and happy to hear ideas for improvement, explains Suresh Tanwar, senior head of audit and consultancy at British Safety Council India LLP.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 13 May 2025
In India, there are regular reports of young children being killed or injured while living in makeshift houses on construction sites where their parents work long hours as labourers. However, construction companies, schools and NGOs are increasingly working together to provide on-site childcare centres and schools so children can both be kept safe from the dangers and receive an education.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 13 May 2025
With rising temperatures threatening both productivity and worker safety in many sectors of Indian industry, the central government’s Ministry of Labour and Employment has issued an urgent advisory note instructing all States and Union Territories (UTs) to take measures to protect workers and labourers in a range of sectors from the health impacts of extreme heat.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 13 May 2025
Power cuts caused by a lack of coal at power stations have reignited concerns that India is not moving fast enough to expand sources of renewable energy and start reducing its contribution to climate change and air pollution.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 June 2022
The recent heatwaves in India have forced people to stop work to avoid the brutal heat, and led to renewed warnings that rising temperatures caused by climate change threaten the health of millions of outdoor workers.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 May 2022
Indian companies are increasingly supporting the mental wellbeing of staff through initiatives like days off for recuperation, counselling and mobile apps designed to build resilience to stress.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 11 May 2022
Although India has made progress in banning the use of chemicals that pose a risk to workers’ health, there remains a long way to go to eradicate the danger.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 06 April 2022
Although many countries have banned the use of asbestos, the deadly substance continues to be used widely in India, placing workers and others at serious risk.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 06 April 2022
Indian truck drivers face a high risk of road accidents and health problems caused by poor working conditions, and the situation is compounded by the unorganised nature of the trucking industry.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 March 2022
The government has promised to provide social security benefits to workers employed by app platforms, but trade unions say progress in delivering them is painfully slow.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 08 March 2022
Many Indian women are entitled to maternity leave and are protected from dismissal while taking it, but the rights do not extend to all workers, and regularly have to be fought for through the courts.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 February 2022
Women workers recently hit the headlines for forcing electronics giant Foxconn to improve working conditions at its iPhone factory in Tamil Nadu, throwing light on the poor employment practices of some of the country’s biggest companies.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 February 2022
In response to the Grenfell Tower fire of 2017, the Fire Safety Act 2021 was passed by UK Parliament, amending the Regulatory Reform Order (Fire Safety Order) 2005 to improve fire safety in English and Welsh residential buildings.
By Jonathan O’Neill MBE, Fire Protection Association (FPA) on 03 July 2022
