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1.6.3 Electronics Corporation of India Limited 1.7 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY OF NUCLEAR
(ECIL) FACILITIES

ECIL facilities at Hyderabad and Tirupati Industrial Safety Awards and Fire Safety
operated safely during the year. However, Awards are given by AERB to promote Industrial
operations of all these facilities were suspended Safety and Fire Safety in DAE Units under its
during the period of nation-wide lockdown due purview. AERB had evaluated the data related to
to COVID-19 pandemic. industrial & re safety performance of DAE units
for the year 2019. Based on the same, awards for
(a) Renewal of licence for operation of ECIL, year 2019 have been nalized.
Hyderabad
These awards were declared on March 4,
The Licence for operation of ECIL, 2021 during the celebration of 'National Safety
Hyderabad issued under the Factories Act, 1948 Day' through virtual programme organized by
was valid up to June 30, 2020. The facility AERB.
submitted an application for renewal of licence
for operation, which was reviewed in AERB 1.7.1 Industrial Safety Awards
following multi-tier review process. It was noted
that safety performance of ECIL has been AERB presents Industrial Safety Awards
satisfactory during licensing period. Based on the every year to the DAE units which achieve
safety review, AERB renewed the licence for highest performances in Industrial Safety. These
operation of ECIL under the Factories Act, 1948 awards are given based on the relevant
(and rules framed thereunder) for next ve years inputs/data received from each unit and its
i.e. up to June 30, 2025. assessment with the set parameters that include
longest accident free period, implementation of
1.6.4 Board of Radiation & Isotope Technology safety management system, injury statistics,
(BRIT) dangerous occurrence, type of plant and
operation, safety training imparted to personnel
BRIT facilities at Navi Mumbai; RAPPCOF, and efforts made by the plant towards improving
Kota and its Regional Centres at various locations safety.
in the country are involved in production of
radio-isotopes used in radiation facilities as well For Industrial Safety award DAE units are
as radio-pharmaceuticals used mainly in nuclear categorized based on nature of plant operation as
medicine application. All the facilities operated Production Units-I and II, R&D and other Low
safely during the year Risk Units, and Construction Units category. The
winners of the AERB Industrial Safety Awards-
2019 in various categories are as follows.

Release of Booklet on 'Occupational Injury and Fire Statistics of DAE Units -2019' by Dignitaries

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