DAE's 3-day occupational safety and health meet begins in TN

The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has organised a three-day Safety and Occupational Health Professionals meet at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu beginning today.
Organised jointly by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (BHAVINI), more than 200 delegates along with Chief Executives and Directors of various DAE units are attending this meet.
One of the major highlights of this year's meet was Dr S S Ramaswamy Memorial Endowment Lecture delivered by Baldev Raj, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru and Former Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research on "Tsunami Management at Kalpakkam Nuclear Site".

The inaugural session and three technical sessions covering "Safety and Emergency Management at Coastal Site", "Regulatory Aspects in Safety and Emergency Management Aspects of Nuclear Facilities at Coastal Site", Guidelines on Cyclone Management and Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome and other areas of interest were arranged.
A Monograph on "Safety and Emergency Management at Coastal Site" and "Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome" was released by R Bhattacharya, Secretary, AERB.
The meet will be concluded by a Valedictory Session on 17th October.