Vedanta Limited partnered with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to launch a Basic Life Support (BLS) training programme.
Under the supervision of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the programme started with a cohort of women in the first phase. Following this, the training will apply to other employees of Vedanta.
The three-day programme was held at Hindustan Zinc’s Rajpura Dariba Complex (RDC) campus in Udaipur. Inaugurated by Priya Agarwal Hebbar, Chairperson of Hindustan Zinc and Non-Executive Director of Vedanta, the programme was designed to build lifesaving capabilities, equipping the participants with essential emergency response skills.
The first phase of the programme was attended by women leaders from different Vedanta businesses, including Hindustan Zinc, Vedanta Aluminium, FACOR, ESL Steel Limited, Cairn Oil and Gas, Vedanta Power, and Sesa Goa.
“At Vedanta, safety is not just a policy, it is who we are. Through this programme, we aim to equip all our employees with life-saving skills that extend beyond the workplace into their homes and communities. Starting with women leaders, each participant becomes a multiplier of safety, building resilience within society,” shared Hebbar.
The sessions, conducted by expert NDRF trainers, covered Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automated External Defibrillator (AED) usage, bleeding and shock management, musculoskeletal injury care, and patient shifting protocols. This initiative comes as the number of cardiovascular emergencies has started to increase in India, as per recent reports.
The partnership between Vedanta and NDRF is meant to build the in-house capability for life-saving interventions, strengthening not only its workplace safety culture within Vedanta. It also meant to empower employees to emerge as role models, capable of protecting lives during critical emergencies.
Vedanta has also deployed a host of leading-edge technologies to safeguard and monitor the health of its employees, enhancing industrial safety across its operations. This includes Artificial Intelligence (AI)-led monitoring systems, drones, fatigue detection systems, smart helmets, and tele-remote operations.
