In the wake of Industrialization, few Employers would have noticed some of their "Factory-Hands" were not available because they appeared Sick, Diabled, Absent longer,frequet & recurring Gaps and once alerted came to realize that such Absences from regular Work/Duty was due to Occupation-related specific affliction, disease, attributable to the Raw Materials or and Production Processes these Workers were intercating with, a Classic Case instantaneously comes to mind was "Asbestos-related", I recall some Canteen Workers suffereing Hand/Palms related afflictions and my Pioneer Employer instantly scheduling Annual Compulsory Medical Check-Ups followed by intense Treatment and many PreCautions.
Post -Independence the Factory Act 48 was Promulgated with 4 Planks namely Safety, Health, Work Hours and Welfare of all Workers as the Min for Refistering & Running Indutrial Establishments. Later, Environment Protection & Care was seeparately legislated upon.
Post Covid 19, New Norms in Workers Saftey with Security, Healthcare, Productive Work Waysare bound t Unfold and Embraced
Harsh K Sharan, Kritartth Team of HR Management Caretakers,
20.5.2020