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Safety of miners is our highest priority: Gangwar tells conference

New Delhi, Jan 28 (UNI) Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Tuesday said that safety of mine workers is highest priority of the Government which has made provisions for safety standards for all sectors including mines, factory and construction.
Inaugurating the two-day 12th National Conference on Safety in Mines here, he said his ministry has introduced Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code in Parliament which has made provisions for annual health check up of mine workers and safety standards for all the sectors including mines, factory and construction.
He expressed hope that the conference will come out with relevant suggestions regarding safety of workers for continuously changing scenario of mines after globalisation.
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