"Lessons from the Rewari blast!", 13 July 2024

On 16th March 2024, there was a blast in the dust collectors in the buffing department of the LifeLong India Pvt Ltd., a supplier to Hero Motors, and 39 workers were injured, of which since 19 have lost their lives. ... 23rd March 2024 reported no arrests by then.

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Enquiry revealed poor (and illegal) safety mechanism, maintenance and training.

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None of the workers were found to have been trained to carry out their tasks with safety or to identify potential problems and prevent accidents nor were any instructions given.

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The report identified and named numerous violations under Sections of the Factory Act, 1948 and Punjab Factory Rules, 1952 including for not detecting foreign body contamination, for the dispensary in the factory not being upto the standards specified, for workers having worked longer than permitted under the weekly norms among others.

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A good contamination-avoidance program requires little to no capital outlay, and involves the cooperation of operators and maintainers, and is based on common sense but training and instructions on these processes and procedures are imperative.