Occupational safety and health in manufacturing sector: Comparative study of India and China

Occupational Health and safety have not been ambit of focus for once. But today the realisation is such, that occupational health and safety is true indicator of country's success. If they are well taken care of, the productive results may be achieved. The paper gives an overview of the issues of India and China relating to the occupational health and safety, the occupational injuries and fatalities sustained by them, the initiatives taken by them to foster safety culture and above all the recommended health and safety plans which need to be enforced. The paper further tries to demonstrate the difference between practices followed by India and China and by means of it illustrates the points which can help India strengthen in form of capacity building of the units. It also aims at providing an answer as to how the accidents can be prevented and thus a better safety culture can be implemented in the organisations.