Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In an effort to enhance staff qualifications and ensure safe working conditions, a training and practical seminar titled “Prevention of Occupational Injuries and Creation of Safe Working Environments” was held at the Novo-Angren Thermal Power Plant, part of the JSC Thermal Power Stations.

The event placed particular emphasis on fostering a safety-first culture, preventing workplace accidents, and implementing occupational health and industrial safety regulations in practice.

Key topics addressed during the seminar included:
– analysis of occupational, industrial, and fire safety legislation for high-risk facilities;
– development of skills and competencies among workplace safety inspectors;
– strengthening managerial responsibility for ensuring safe production processes;
– sharing best practices and creating a knowledge-sharing platform among professionals in the energy sector.

To ensure a high level of training quality, members of the Board of JSC Thermal Power Stations and representatives from the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan — recognized experts in labor protection — were invited to participate. Their practical insights sparked dynamic discussions among the attendees.

Organizers emphasized that the seminar was designed not only to provide theoretical training but also to ensure the real-world application of acquired knowledge in workplace environments, strengthen the safety culture, and improve professional skills across all levels of the workforce.

The second half of the day will be dedicated to hands-on sessions focused on practicing safe work procedures and emergency response protocols.

Events like this are key to reducing workplace injury rates and developing a robust occupational safety management system across Uzbekistan’s energy sector.