Friday 22 April 2011

TATA STEEL HOSTS WORKMEN’S INSPECTOR’S ORIENTATION TRAINING PROGRAMME.

TATA Steel, Noamundi, under West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand organized Workmen’s Inspectors’ Orientation Training Programme – a specialized, hands-on training programme for Electrical and Mechanical stream students – was inaugurated today at the JRD Tata Training Institute (JRDTTI), Noamundi. This is for the second time that this programme is being hosted under the aegis of Tata Steel.

This year, about 108 participants from different private and public sector units of Chaibasa region (spread over the twin districts of East & West Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharswan in Jharkhand and Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Sundergarh districts in Orissa) have registered their names for the six-day training programme. The programme which begins from 18th and will continue till 23rd April.

The Directorate General of Mines Safety Dhanbad has extended its approval to JRD TATA Training Institute of TATA Steel at Noamundi for Workmen’s Inspectors’ Orientation Training for mines men working in the open cast metal mines under DGMS, Chaibasa region comprising twin districts of East & West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharswan in Jharkhand and Keonjhar,,Mayurbhanj and Sundergarh, districts In Orissa.
TATA Steel has therefore become a trend setter in human resources development in mining area as JRDTTI becomes country’s second such training centre, after Institute of Miners’ & Metalworkers’ Education Education Centre at Dhanbad, to have this unique and responsible distinction.
JRDTTI at Noamundi is the second such approved training center of DGMS in India, after IMME, Dhanbad. It was here that the 1st Workmen’s Inspectors’ Orientation Training Programme was conducted in October 2011 and had recorded more than 100 participants from over 100 companies.

Addressing the gathering Mr M Tandi, Director, Mines Safety, Chaibasa Region, Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Govt. of India and chief guest on the occasion said that Chaibasa region has put up an exemplary safety performance in the last nine year with no fatal accidents reported, as compared to 2007-08 when more this region had witnessed nearly 15-20 fatal accidents in a year. He lauded Tata Steel’s effort in being at the forefront for all safety related development and installation of JRDTTI such that approval and statutory Workmen Inspector training of miners in Noamundi is now available in the very region itself.

Mr D B Sundara Ramam, General Manager (OMQ), Tata Steel, in his address said that facilitating development of skilled and educated as well as safe and healthy workmen is the prime motto of both DGMS and Tata Steel. In this regard, the approval accorded to JRDTTI for training miners is a significant step their development of skill and acumen.

Others present on the occasion also included Mr Ravi Bansal, President and Mr Karmapuri, Executive Vice President, Essel Mining; Mr GT Reddy, General Secretary, Noamundi Mazdoor Union, officers and union office bearers and others. On this occasion a training manual was also released by Mr Tandi released a Training Manual. A cultural programme Gotipua and acrobat show was also put up by a troupe from Bhubaneswar.



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