India's Corporate Safety Champions to Receive Grand Recognition at OSH India 2013 - A Highly Strategic Safety Conference

MUMBAI, India, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

India's Largest Safety Event - Occupational Safety and Health India (OSH India 2013), taking place at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai from 16-17 September will be celebrating the outstanding performance in safety and health at the Indian workplace through the OSH India Awards 2013.

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Launched last year, OSH India's debut was a roaring success. Organised by UBM, the leading organiser of global safety events including the Safety and Health Expo, UK, IFSEC, OSH Arabia and OSH Expo Africa, OSH India is designed to provide the perfect platform for the health and safety professionals to understand the latest updates, best practices, products and services in the industry. OSH India has the exclusive support of internationally renowned names in safety that include British Safety Council, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and national associations on safety such as Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labor Institutes (DGFASLI) and Gujarat Safety Council. This year the conference will feature a workshop on Safety Leadership by British Safety Council, some high-level presentations and time-critical case studies on Health, Quality of safety audits, Safety beyond plants, Crisis management, Pitfalls in risk assessment etc from the industry's leading experts like Mr. K C Gupta, DG NSC & DGFASLI (Retd.), Expert NSC, Mr. Hirak Dutta, Executive Director, Oil industry Safety Directorate, Mr. Suresh Tanwar, Corporate Head, SHE, Tata motors, Ajit singh, EVP, Corporate Infrastructure and Services, LnT, O B Krishna, Chief Corporate Safety, Tata Steel. The event will present a unique opportunity for organisations to benchmark themselves globally.

The Awards will recognize exceptional initiatives in safety and health programs implemented by organizations in India through The Innovations in Safety Awards and individuals who have acted bravely to protect or help or save co-workers or organizational property at a time of crisis through The Safety Hero Awards.  OSH India will announce individual awards for each of the industries encompassing Construction, Chemicals, Automobile, Consumer goods, Industrial goods, Oil and Gas, Logistics and Transportation, Mining and Extraction and Services, amongst others. Ernst and Young, the leading professional services organization, will validate and audit the awards.

About UBM India:

UBM India is a part of UBM Plc which is one of the world's leading global business media companies. With over 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries, UBM organizes 300 trade fairs, publishes 200 magazines and periodicals and hosts 200 websites.

For further information on the awards program, please visit the website at http://bit.ly/17fF6U2. Companies interested in sponsoring the awards or exhibiting at OSH India should contact Vijay Adhikari on [phone] or [e-mail]. To register as delegates, call Shwetha Prabhu at [phone] or email at  [e-mail].

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