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Tata Steel installs Chair Lift Man Riding System and Centralised Compressed Air Plant at its Sijua Colliery

| | Dec 09, 2016, at 12:09 am
Jamshedpur, Oct 8 (IBNS): In order to improve safety, ergonomics and productivity of workers at underground mines, Jharia Division of Tata Steel installed two facilities- Chair Lift Man Riding System and Centralized Compressed Air Plant at its Sijua Colliery.

The Chair Lift Man Riding System was inspected today by P K Sarkar, Deputy Director General of Mines Safety (DGMS) in the presence of  Sanjay Rajoria, General Manager (Jharia), Tata Steel,  G L Kanta Rao, Deputy Director General (Electrical), Sanjibon Roy, Director, DGMS Shubra Bagchi, Director DGMS and other Directors and Deputy Directors of Central Zone DGMS.

The Centralized Compressed Air Plant was inaugurated by Sanjay Rajoria.

Sarkar appreciated the efforts of Tata Steel in ensuring safety of its miners and providing a better solution of movement inside the mines. He said: "Tata Steel has pioneered several employee welfare initiatives; introducing the Chair Lift Man Riding System at Sijua being the most recent one. This will reduce fatigue of our miners, which is one of the leading causes of accidents in underground mine."

Rajoria, said: "Introduction of appropriate technology is key to the success of underground mining. We are introducing mechanisation in our underground mines to address issues like productivity, safety, ergonomics and environment and at the same time ensure that coal is produced at a competitive price."

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