MILESTONES
1950's
| Year | Milestones |
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1955 |
24th November: The Government of Bombay announced establishment of a non-official council under the name of "The Council of Industrial Helath, Hygiene and Safety". |
| 28th November: The council was formally inaugurated by the late Shri. Shantilal H Shah, the then Labour Minister, Government of Bombay. Thus, Maharashtra took the lead and became the pioneer in our country to set-up a non-official voluntary organization to work in the field of Accident Prevention. | |
1958 |
December: The name of the Council was later changed to "The Council of Industrial Safety". The council received Grant-In-Aid for the first two years from the Government of Bombay, but thereafter it became completely seif-supporting. |
Our Founder Members |
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1960's
| Year | Milestones |
|---|---|
1961 |
March: The Council started Job Safety training course for supervisors and technical, middle management personnel in collaboration with Central Labour Institute, Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India. |
1965 |
March: The Council started organizing the "Maharashtra Safety Awards Competition" |
1969 |
3rd April: The Council was the first organization in the Country to start "Diploma Course for training and development of Safety Officers" |
1970's
| Year | Milestones |
|---|---|
1971 |
April: The Council was affiliated to National Safety Council and functioned as its Maharashtra State Branch |
1990's
| Year | Milestones |
|---|---|
1997 |
The National Safety Council-Maharashtra Chapter started an annual event of organizing “Regulating Agencies and Safety Professionals Meet” |
1999 |
5th August: The Maharashtra Chapter was registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. |
2000's
| Year | Milestones |
|---|---|
2000 |
19th September: The Maharashtra Chapter was registered as a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1960. |
2003 |
November: Extension of Industrial Safety activities in Construction Industry |
2004 |
The Maharashtra Chapter set up Action Centres in the state namely Mahad Action Centre, KAMA Action Centre & Marathwada Action Centre. |
| The Maharashtra Chapter started organizing the Maharashtra Safety Slogan Competition | |
2005 |
25th & 26th November: The Chapter organized Conference on the occasion of Golden Jubilee Celebration |
2009 |
January: The Chapter published its first quarterly bulletin titled “Mahasuraksha Patrika” giving information on OSH activities carried out by Chapter and its Action Centres. |
2010's
| Year | Milestones |
|---|---|
2015 |
May: The Chapter started organizing the Best Safety Practices – Award Competition jointly with Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health, Govt. of Maharashtra |
2017 |
The Chapter started organizing training programmes on Road Safety for industries, schools, colleges, offices and general public |
2018 |
May: The Chapter started organizing the Three Level Competition on Safety jointly with Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health, Govt. of Maharashtra. |
| October: The Chapter was awarded the international project titled “Advocacy of Road Safety in Industries” by the Global Road Safety Partnership, Geneva, Switzerland. | |
2019 |
The Chapter formed “Task Force on Road Safety” comprising of representatives from Directorate of Industrial Safety & Health, Govt. of Maharashtra, industries, RTO, Highway Traffic Police, Mumbai Traffic Police. |
2020's
| Year | Milestones |
|---|---|
2022 |
9th July: The Chapter launched the “Guidelines and SOPs on Road Safety for Industries” in Maharashtra. |