Membership
Membership of the Institution is open to any person practicing
Safety as his profession. Others interested in promotion of
safety could join as affiliate members. Members with experience
of 7 years or more in the field of Industrial Safety are eligible
to apply for Corporate Membership of the Institution. More
than 650 Safety Officers, Safety Engineers, Safety & Environment
Managers, Risk Managers and Safety Consultants from various
Industrial organizations from all over the country are our
members.
With the increasing complexities of industrial management,
many industrial organisations have already established their
Safety Departments. But it is not clearly realised that if
such departments are to be manned by suitable personnel, there
is no facility available for assessing their competence nor
are there organised courses in sufficient numbers for training
the Safety Professionals.
The Factories Act, 1948 was amended during the year 1976 stipulating
appointment of Safety Officers in every factory employing
1000 workers or more and in those with hazardous operations.
Special rules for Safety Officers, framed by the Government,
specify the recognised "Diploma in Industrial Safety" as one of the requisite qualification for appointment as Safety
Officer.
More than 5000 qualified Safety Officers were required to
fulfill the statutory obligation of employment of Safety Officers
when the rules came into force. Hardly 2500 persons have so
far been trained & possess the requisite qualification
& experience for appointment as Safety Officers.
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