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Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)

Context:

• Globally, an estimated 2.9 million deaths and 402 million non-fatal injuries are attributed to occupational accidents and diseases.

Background:

• Occupational sickness and accidents account for 5.4 percent of worldwide GDP each year.
• They manifest as presenteeism (working less effectively), productivity losses associated with persistent impairment, and employee turnover costs, but less tangibly (i.e., loss of skilled staff).
• In February 2009, the Indian government issued the National Policy on Workplace Safety, Health, and Environment, and in 2018, the National OSH Profile was published, compiling all accessible OSH data.
• The development of a strategic National OSH Program is the next critical step.
• The effective implementation of the 2020 code of OSH and working conditions is expected to extend OSH protection to more sectors, particularly informal workers, who account for nearly 90% of India’s workforce, as well as provide fair and effective labor inspections, which has been gradually decreasing.