Coming to industrial safety, with the shutdown of operations, movement of many migrant workforce to their native places, these persons suffered to reach their destination. And then the organizations too suffered due to lack of working hands.
In some organizations, due to not following safe procedures for shutdown, emergency maintenance, or safe restart, a few incidents took place leading to loss of lives or injuries. Still, many organizations are having problems reaching the state of pre-covid.
And, then a covid variant surfaces now, as a parting gift of the year. What comes in the new year, we have to wait and see.
However, some benefits are also accrued as organizations tried to have work from home wherever possible, or implementation of remote work methods to avoid movement/contact and in the process reducing operational costs.
There is a saying which goes, whatever happens, is for our good. May be present phase is also like that. Let us hope for the best.
