{"id":671,"date":"2025-01-30T16:28:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/?p=671"},"modified":"2025-01-30T16:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:40:21","slug":"negligence-in-worker-safety-jk-power-department-employees-forced-to-work-without-safety-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/?p=671","title":{"rendered":"Negligence in Worker Safety: JK Power Department Employees Forced to Work Without Safety Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BANI, JANUARY 30:-<\/strong> Late at night, when the electricity supply in the area was disrupted, employees of the electricity department arrived to fix the issue. However, shockingly, they had no safety equipment. Using only mobile lights, they carried out the repairs, climbing electricity poles without any protective gear. This negligence sparked outrage among local residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1001486819-1024x522.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1001486819-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1001486819-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1001486819-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1001486819-1536x784.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/baniupdatenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1001486819-2048x1045.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Sarpanch Rakesh Gupta and social activist Pranav Sharma strongly  opposed this situation, stating, &#8220;The electricity department collects crores in bills, yet it fails to provide even basic safety equipment to its workers. This is a serious issue, and we will raise our voices against it.&#8221;He urged the government and the department to prioritize worker safety and ensure they are equipped with essential safety gear such as helmets, insulated gloves, safety belts, and other protective equipment. He further emphasized, &#8220;Whether it\u2019s snowfall, rain, or scorching heat, electricity workers perform their duties diligently, but the department neglects their safety.&#8221;If immediate action is not taken, the risk of a major accident cannot be ruled out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Without any safety equipment, the PDC employees are working with the help of mobile lights.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D1wg7U0QI1w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BANI, JANUARY 30:- Late at night, when the electricity supply in the area was disrupted, employees of the electricity department arrived to fix the issue. However, shockingly, they had no safety equipment. Using only mobile lights, they carried out the repairs, climbing electricity poles without any protective gear. This negligence sparked outrage among local residents. 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