National Safety Council (India)

National Safety Council
Abbreviation	NSC
Formation	4th March, 1966
Purpose/focus	Industrial Safety
Headquarters	Plot No.98-A, Institutional Area, Sector 15, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai - 400 614
Region served	India
Main organ	Council
Affiliations	Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India
Website	Official website

National Safety Council is a premier, non-profit, self-financing and tripartite apex body at the national level in India.It is an autonomous body, which was setup by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment in 4th March 1966 to generate, develop and sustain a voluntary movement on Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) at the national level. It was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and subsequently, as a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950.

Vision

Serving the Society by creating a preventive culture, scientific mindset and organised approach to SHE issues. It is our belief that these issues are a basic humanitarian concern. We equally believe that their effective addressal is greatly facilitated if their intrinsic relationship with quality and productivity is well demonstrated.

Activities

• Conducting specialised training Courses, Conferences, Seminars & Workshops all over the Nation
• Conducting consultancy studies such as Safety Audits, Hazard Evaluation, Emergency Management Planning & Risk Assessment
• Designing and developing HSE promotional materials & publications
• Facilitating organisations in celebrating various campaigns e.g. Road safety week, Safety Day, Fire Service Week, World Environment Day
• Organised many national and international conferences e.g. XIII World Congress (1993) and XI APOSHO Conference (1995) and implemented many a prestigious project

A computerised Management Information Service has been established for collection, retrieval and dissemination of information to achieve its Objective^[2] .