India is a large country with a population of 1.3 billion and workforce of more than 600 million people. It already ranks as the third economic power globally (GDP by PPP). India’s working sector is growing fast not only in the traditional manufacturing sector but also in the emerging services sector. India is well known for its dominance in the global IT sector. However the majority of her workforce is in the informal economy, predominantly agriculture and services. An earlier study, based on an epidemiological analysis of the burden of occupational illness in the country, estimated that there are close to 2 million cases of occupational illness and over 18 million injuries (mostly unreported) in the country.Presently IAOH is the largest professional voluntary not-for-profit organization in the country and is active in the pursuit of best practices and promotion of health & safety at workplace.