Increasing Safety Awareness Is Our Duty Towards Improving The Well-Being Of The Users Of Safety Products

Wendy Leslie Pereira, Director, Unicare Emergency Equipment talks about their journey in India and OSH awareness over the years, new and innovative products launched by her organization in the Indian market, market strategy to increase awareness about their products in India and her views on OSH India and the work done by it in improving OSH awareness across South Asia.

Interviewed by Adeesh Sharma

1. Please tell us about your journey in India and your views on OSH awareness over the years.

The concept of safety was first launched in India by my father Mr. Joseph Leslie Vaz. He was the founder of Safety in India and started off as a trader. Gradually, he got involved with manufacturing of PPE. He worked closely with his peers to bring about safety awareness within the country. He believed that hard working labourers should have the right and good quality equipment to work with. Thus our contribution to safety started way back in the form of a legacy. My father taught us all, to always do the right thing, because of which the Leslico brand name has a great reputation in the market till date!

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