Shaping the Future of
Industrial Safety in India.
PI Industries, in partnership with the Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM), is advancing the nation’s safety ecosystem through the PI Centre of Excellence for Industrial Safety & Risk Management.
PI Centre of Excellence for Industrial Safety & Risk Management
To respond to the evolving risk landscape, PI Industries, through PI Foundation, has partnered with the Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM) to establish the PI Centre of Excellence for Industrial Safety & Risk Management at the GIDM campus. The Centre of Excellence was conceived to address Industrial Safety and Risk challenges at a systemic level, moving beyond one-time interventions to build sustained capacity, knowledge, and preparedness across the industrial ecosystem.
The Centre is designed as a long-term, comprehensive intervention for
Industrial risk mitigation
Disaster Management
Workforce capability
Community resilience
Industrial risk mitigation
Disaster Management
Workforce capability
Community resilience
Advancing the Foundations of Industrial Safety
Embedding safety and preparedness into systems that sustain industrial growth.
The Centre of Excellence is strategically designed to operate at the intersection of industry, academia, and government, creating multiplier effects across the safety ecosystem.
Its importance lies not only in individual programmes, but in its ability to
- Institutionalise safety thinking across roles and generations
- Strengthen preparedness at cluster and state levels
- Bridge education, practice, and policy
- Create scalable models that can be replicated beyond Gujarat
Strategic Value Delivered
- Risk reduction: Improved preparedness in high-hazard sectors
- Capability creation: Skilled professionals and safety leaders
- Continuity: Knowledge systems that outlast individual interventions
- Scalability: Frameworks that can extend nationally over time
Strengthening Safety at Systemic Scale
Vision
To build resilient ecosystems that reduce industrial disaster risks and safeguard communities against their impacts.
Objective
Advance Knowledge and Learning
Design and disseminate advanced learning content, including courses, MOOCs and research outputs in process safety and disaster risk management.
Build a Shared Knowledge Repository
Prepare and maintain a unified repository of data, case studies, tools and best practices in industrial and chemical safety for reference and broader adoption.
Enhance Community Awareness and Resilience
Promote awareness and community participation in chemical and industrial disaster preparedness to support safer communities around industrial clusters.
Enable Multi-stakeholder Collaboration
Bring together academia, industry, regulators and government institutions to co-create solutions and improve safety outcomes.
Standardise Training and Certification Pathways
Develop and support standardised safety training frameworks and certification programs for safety professionals, aligned with regulatory expectations and industry needs.
Strengthen Skills
Deliver targeted training in chemical industrial disaster management for industry professionals, first responders, medical personnel and other stakeholders.
Advance Knowledge and Learning
Design and disseminate advanced learning content, including courses, MOOCs and research outputs in process safety and disaster risk management.
Build a Shared Knowledge Repository
Prepare and maintain a unified repository of data, case studies, tools and best practices in industrial and chemical safety for reference and broader adoption.
Enhance Community Awareness and Resilience
Promote awareness and community participation in chemical and industrial disaster preparedness to support safer communities around industrial clusters.
Enable Multi-stakeholder Collaboration
Bring together academia, industry, regulators and government institutions to co-create solutions and improve safety outcomes.
Standardise Training and Certification Pathways
Develop and support standardised safety training frameworks and certification programs for safety professionals, aligned with regulatory expectations and industry needs.
Focused Interventions. Measurable Impact.
Through structured, demand-driven capacity development programs, the CoE delivers a set of complementary interventions that collectively strengthen and equip industrial workers, supervisors, engineers, medical professionals, and first responders with practical, safety-critical skills.
Capability
Building
Knowledge
Exchange
Academic
Integration
Professional
Pathways
Technology Enablement
Capability
Building
Knowledge
Exchange
Academic
Integration
Professional
Pathways
Technology
Enablement
Working at Heights Safety
- Risk assessment for elevated operations
- Fall protection systems and anchorage methods
- Safety equipment usage and maintenance
- Emergency response and rescue procedures
Safeguarding & Effective Management of Hazardous Chemicals
- Regulatory frameworks
- Safe storage, handling, and transportation
- Safety audits and inspection methods
- Hazardous chemical management tools
Workplace & Process Safety in Chemical Installations
- Regulatory compliance for chemical operations
- Hazard control in batch and continuous processes
- Process Safety Management (PSM) fundamentals
- Fire prevention and industrial protection systems
Working at Heights Safety
- Risk assessment for elevated operations
- Fall protection systems and anchorage methods
- Safety equipment usage and maintenance
- Emergency response and rescue procedures
Safeguarding & Effective Management of Hazardous Chemicals
- Regulatory frameworks
- Safe storage, handling, and transportation
- Safety audits and inspection methods
- Hazardous chemical management tools
Workplace & Process Safety in Chemical Installations
- Regulatory compliance for chemical operations
- Hazard control in batch and continuous processes
- Process Safety Management (PSM) fundamentals
- Fire prevention and industrial protection systems
Measured Outcomes from Year One
The CoE has been shaping a safety-ready workforce, embedding process safety in academia, enabling capability-building at scale, and laying the foundation for statewide chemical emergency preparedness.
industry professionals trained
engineering students oriented
stakeholders engaged in virtual sessions
students enrolled | 100% pass rate (Sem I)
reference books added | 6 industry visits
initiative launched with global benchmarking
489+
industry professionals trained
265+
engineering students oriented
131+
stakeholders engaged in virtual sessions
14 PDIS
students enrolled | 100% pass rate (Sem I)
42+
reference books added | 6 industry visits
DSS
initiative launched with global benchmarking
Strengthened through collaboration
A multi-stakeholder approach to industrial safety.
The Centre of Excellence is built on collaboration, bringing together academia, industry, and government to build safety excellence.
Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management
State-level leadership in disaster risk management, training, and preparedness.
PI
Foundation Trust
Strategic oversight and alignment with PI’s ESG and societal impact agenda.
Academic Institutions
& Industry Experts
Supporting programme delivery, curriculum integration, and applied learning.
From foundation to scale
The PI Centre of Excellence is envisioned as a long-term institutional platform with the ambition to shape the future of industrial safety in India. Over time, it aims to be recognised by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, emerge as a leading institute for research and innovation in chemical safety and industrial disaster management, and pioneer digital solutions that strengthen safety and disaster governance.
Future Direction of the CoE
AR/VR-Based Skilling and Immersive Learning Lab
Safety-Focused Innovation Solutions
Immersive Disaster Preparedness Programmes
Innovation & Learning Lab for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience
Multi-Hazard Decision Support System (DSS)
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