Reckitt and ASCI Launch National Innovation Challenge ‘SAFER’ to Advance Sanitation Worker Safety
Reckitt and the Administrative Staff College of India have launched the 'SAFER' challenge to find innovative, wearable gas detection technology for sanitation workers. The initiative aims to reduce fatalities in sewer and septic tank cleaning by promoting safer, mechanized practices.
Why it matters
It addresses a critical occupational safety issue in India's sanitation sector through technological innovation.
New Delhi, Delhi, India – Business Wire India
Seeking innovative solutions to improve the safety of sanitation workers, Reckitt and the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) have launched the SAFER Challenge (Sanitation
Worker Assistance for Fatality Elimination & Risk Reduction), a first-of-its-kind national innovation challenge inviting startups, engineers, researchers, academic institutions and technology innovators to develop affordable, wearable gas detection devices that can help improve safety during sewer and septic tank cleaning operations.
Launched under Reckitt’s Harpic World Toilet College, the initiative underscores the commitment to ‘A Roadmap to Zero Sanitation Fatalities.’ By encouraging practical and scalable technological solutions, the challenge aims to enhance hazardous gas detection, minimize occupational risks, and drive safer sanitation practices through innovation.
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