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The Attached, Subordinate, Statutory/Autonomous Organisations of Ministry of Labour and Employment

3.4.2 Job Description of field officers of DGFASLI
Director (Safety) / Deputy Director (Safety) / Assistant Director (Safety) /
Additional Assistant Director (Safety) carry out the following activities:

• OSH Education / Training
• Consultancy OSH Audit / Study / Survey
• Study/ survey for monitoring and control of physical hazards at workplace
(such as heat, noise, illumination, ventilation, vibration, etc.)
• Preparation of safety literatures and other appreciation courses related to
OSH promotional activities
• Administration / enforcement of the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and
Welfare) Act, 1986 and Regulations 1990 framed thereunder
• Inspection of ships, loose gears, container handling equipment, docks,
container yard/ terminals, isolated storage/ pipelines, investigations
and prosecutions for non-compliances / contraventions resulting into
accidents
Director (Industrial Hygiene) / Deputy Director (Industrial Hygiene) / Assistant
Director (Industrial Hygiene) carry out the following activities:
• Studies/ survey related to Identification, Evaluation & Control of
environmental hazards (such as dust/ fumes/ vapors/ gases/ chemical
contaminants, etc.) at workplace
• Testing of PPEs
• Training in the field of Industrial Hygiene
Director (Industrial Medicine) / Deputy Director (Industrial Medicine) carry out
the following activities:
• Occupational Health Study / Survey

• Diagnosis of occupational diseases for their remedies
• Training in the field of Occupational Health
Director (Staff Training & Productivity) / Deputy Director (Staff Training &
Productivity) / Assistant Director (Staff Training & Productivity) carry out the
following activities:

• Supervisory trainer development projects
• Helping the industry in setting up training & development cells
• Productivity technique courses for effective employee participation and
work study

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