Open AccessAspects of environment, health and safety at construction
Author(s) -
Ajay Kumar Singh,
Ashutosh Gautam,
Nihalanwar Siddiqui
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
environment conservation journal/environment conservation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-5124
pISSN - 0972-3099
DOI - 10.36953/ecj.2013.141218
Subject(s) - business , commission , workforce , agriculture , environmental planning , manufacturing sector , occupational safety and health , private sector , environmental resource management , engineering , economic growth , geography , environmental science , political science , finance , international economics , archaeology , economics , law
The largest segment of workforce in the country belongs to the unorganized sector. The Planning Commission set up a working Group which identified seven sectors namely- agriculture, construction, shops and establishments , beedi and cigar manufacturing , homework, eating places and waste management, as most common in un-organized sector out of which the construction sector is most important. Present paper is an attempt to evaluate the Environmental and Safety aspects of construction sites in India.