CITU seeks inquiry into role of Tata Electronics as principal employer in death of three workers while cleaning ETP tank

KRISHNAGIRI The CITU had demanded a wider investigation beyond the role of the contractor in the deaths of the three workers by asphyxiation inside a nano-filtration tank of the effluent treatment plant (ETP) at Tata Electronics Marigold plant in Vanniyarpuram, Nagamangalam. It has called for an inquiry into the responsibility of Tata Electronics as the principal employer in the deaths of the workers on Monday.

The trade union has urged the authorities to investigate Tata Electronics Private Limited as it is the occupier of the site thereby attracting compliance under the Ocupation Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2022. The Occupation Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2022, Part 2, underlines the responsibilities of the occupier and the contractor.

Section 6 underlines the responsibility of the occupier controlling the work site as the principal employer and vests statutory responsibilities of the workers, including contract workers, on the principal employer. The CITU has asked if the ETP cleaning qualified as confined space.