January-2019-EXHIBITS-Magazine

EVENTS
OSH to expand wings
across SAARC
South Asia’s largest trade show for the Occupational
Safety & Health industry (OSH) brought together
several internationally acclaimed exhibitors,
consultants, business experts and key officials under
one roof.
The 7th edition of OSH India 2018 with
the theme ‘Augmenting Awareness
and Necessity of Well-being at
Workplace’, was organised by UBM,
India at the Bombay Exhibition Centre,
Mumbai, from 29-30 November.
It proved to be an ideal platform
for the players from the domain to
update themselves on the best global
practices in the area of safety and
health at the workplace and possible
solutions to challenges that could
arise.
The renowned annual exhibition
attracted a congregation of 130
exhibitors and over 150 renowned
Indian and global brands. It was
inaugurated in the presence of
key dignitaries that included Mr.
Hemant Sapra, President of SAMA;
Mr H.R. Jagannath, CEO of Air India
Engineering Services Ltd; and Mr
Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of the
British Safety Council.
The guests of honour included Mr
Lalit Gabhane, Director-General
of the National Safety Council; Mr
Santosh Warrick, CFO and Advisor
to MIDC; and Mr Sudhakar Prabhu
Rathod, Director of DISH, Government
of Maharashtra.
One of the major announcements
was that OSH, the global brand, was
now extending its wings to the SAARC
region by launching a preview show
in Dhaka, Bangladesh, scheduled for
April 18-20, 2019.
The event was marked by a two-day
industry conference on Occupational
Safety & Health. The OSH India safety
awards, which acknowledged the
contribution of key stakeholders in
the occupational safety and health
domain, were also presented during
this time.
Major participants
This year, OSH awards received a
total of 120 nominations from across
industry verticals that included
construction, pharma, chemicals,
FMCG, BPO, banking, refineries,
oil & gas, automobiles, logistics
& transport, power, SMEs, agro,
healthcare, food, iron & steel, IT, the
rubber industry and more.
Since their inception, these awards
have had a contributory role in building
competitiveness among applicants,
encouraging innovation and
promoting and establishing thought
leadership within the occupational
safety and health industry in India.
Some of the leading exhibitors who
participated in the event were Amazon
(Innovation Zone Partner); Jayco
(VIP Partner); Acme Safety Wear
and Venus Safety (Gold Partners);
Atlas Protective (Silver Partner);
Karam (Registration Partner); Allen
Cooper (Lanyard Partner); Black
& Decker (Visitor Bag & Cafeteria
Partner); Prolife Autoglo (Safe Escape
Partner); Drager (Confined Space
Entry Partner); Tata Communications
(Technology Partner); Sketchers
(Safety Footgear Partner); and
Narayana Hospitals (Health Partner).
Other partners included Youngwoo,
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