India|January'2009: Greentech Foundation, an Indian Not for Profit Orgnisation (NPO) with presence in USA today decided to honour Chesley Sullenberger, Pilot of the US Airways jet by presenting him an Outstanding Achievement Safety Award in an International Convention Fire, Safety and Security to be held at Cidade De Goa in Goa in April 2009. Many individuals and companies from and India and abroad are expected to be honoured during this occasion in April.

Giving details in a press note Mr. Kamleshwar Sharan, President of Greentech Foundation who is currently on a visit in Dubai stated that the soft landing on water allowed passengers to successfully evacuate from the stricken aircraft. Thus pilot has done a marvellous job and saved many lives and qualified for the honour, he informed.

Crash landing an aircraft is the most toughest job and that too safe crash landing the same on water is even tougher. We gather from media reports that Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III was unfazed entirely during the landing. Two minutes after he had taken off from La Guardia Airport, flocks of birds blew up both his engines. He was unperturbed. He radioed the airport, decided couldn't make it back there. He informed passengers and then intelligently kept the wings of the Airbus out of the water as he landed on the Hudson River in New York. All 155 passengers survived, which is nothing short of a miracle.

"Accident hurts, Safety not. Nothing is more important than the health and safety of employees in this case passengers. It needs commitment to integrating health and safety practices into all aspects of work", said Mr. Kamleshwar.

The objective of the meet on Safety to be held in India in Goa according to Mr. Kamaleshwar is to encourage implementation of strategies for improvement in Health and Safety standards and to give recognition to the industrial units /organizations, service sector units and individuals for their outstanding contribution to improve safety

at work place. It is aimed to emphasize the duties, responsibilities and concern, save the units from accidents and damage by taking preventive and corrective measures and increase productivity. These awards are aimed at Organizations/Companies/Individuals having strong concern and commitment for health and safety and are willing to work hard to improve their own performance.

Greentech Foundation was established to promote education, training, research and dissemination of knowledge, advancing the scientific, technical and practical aspects of waste management and climate change to protect environment and safety at workplace, informed Mr. Sharan.
 

Reachout's News Bureau
 January' 2009