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HelmetJuly - Sep 2012 • Volume - 2 • Issue - 3

KNOW YOUR HELMET

SAFETY DURING EXCAVATION

VISIBLE LEADERSHIP IN EHS

SAFETY AT QUARRY OPERATIONS

WORKING SAFELY AT HEIGHTS

Focus

Editor : V. S. Ramana

Editorial team : V. Ramesh Kumar | Gopi Kannan. S

Ashwin Chand | Mayura. K

Subha Anand | Shamala Nadendla

Content by : R.N.Tripathy | Mathivanan Palaniappan

P. Nagarajan | M. Nachiappan

Shailendra Kumar | Md Quaisar Imam

Sathyanarayana Seelamanthula

Murali Krishnan | P.V. Kaliappan

Photography : V. S. Natanavelu

Design & layout : Global Print Design, Chennai

ContentsThis issue of Helmet comes to you with its usual compilation of events and happenings from each IC. Apart from that, this issue also features insightful information on “Working Safely at Heights, Know your Helmet, Safety in quarry operations, etc.

The issues also covers project preparedness and EHS management systems implemented at L&T’s Gulf operations.

We hope that you will find this issue an interesting read and also wish that good practices are emulated to reach far and wide.

Happy reading

BUILDINGS AND FACTORIES ......................EHS updates from B&F IC

INFRASTRUCTURE .........Safety in Drilling & Blasting activities at Quarry operations

METALLURGICAL AND MATERIAL HANDLING........................Project Commissioning Preparedness

POWER TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION .................Visible Leadership in EHS

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EHS updates from B&F IC

B&F IC’s 47 projects out of 150 projects have achieved more than THREE million safe man-hours which is a phenomenal achievement in the construction sector.

Also, many of our projects have been awarded by clients with merit certificate for best implementation of EHS management system

and achievement of mile stones in safe man-hours.

Scaffolding training

To improvise the skill level of workmen who are engaged in scaffolding activities a massive drive was organized by our formwork department. More than 4000 workmen have been covered since July 2012.

It is also necessary to check and certify scaffolds erected at projects. In line with this 101 scaffold inspectors have been certified for inspecting & certifying the scaffolds through four days “Scaffold Competent Person” training programs.

Implementation of “On Spot Appreciation” system

Motivation of workforce is one of the instrumental in implementing a sound EHS management system at projects. An “On Spot Appreciation” system has been introduced recently apart from monthly motivational scheme to motivate the workmen for following best EHS practices and reinforcing the safe behavior. As a kick start, minimum of Rs. 2000 has been fixed per month for a project.

Projects have started rewarding them during EHS committee walk-downs. Request all concerned to consistently follow this system to improvise the safe behavior.

Online Confirmation on Action Taken (CAT) module launched

Identifying hazards and implementing the corrective actions is the key in EHS management system. Corrective actions are identified during Audits, Inspection & Incident investigation. The key objective of all these exercises is to implement the corrective measures across all projects.

To fulfill the above requirements a web-based application on “Confirmation on Action Taken (CAT)” in “EIP Vidhya” has been launched.

This system is designed to disseminate Corrective action to be taken for EHS as well as to track implementation till compliance, in all projects.

The main objectives are:

y Systematically share corrective action to be taken across all projects.

y Proactively receive confirmation from projects on status of implementation.

y Escalation to next level, if not complied within the given deadline, until completion.

Flow of this system,

y Corrective action to be taken at all projects issued by HQ-EHS function based on an audit, inspection and incident investigation of any of the project online.

y Email Communication automatically reaches all project managers & EHSO with details like proposed corrective action and deadline for compliance.

y After the implementation of corrective action at project, the concerned Project Manager shall confirm the corrective action online with evidence of implementation.

y Summary of sites & action taken automatically gets compiled at HQ.

y Projects which have not complied within the deadline, will be automatically escalated to next level such as Cluster projects manager and subsequently to segment & BU head levels until compliance based on the deadline.

1st Confirmation on action taken (CAT) has been posted based on an incident such as:

y Hard barricades shall be provided in the periphery of all working floors as an integral part of slab formwork system before starting the reinforcement work as per SOP.

y As a secondary protection, Safety catch net shall be provided within 6 meter below the working level.

Most of the projects have complied before the deadline across B&F IC.

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Every section/department head from HQ/Cluster visiting the site shall conduct executive safety audit & report the feedback to HQ /cluster. This feedback will be valuable to site for improvement and keep the cluster/HQ management updated about the latest EHS implementation status.

Apart from measuring & improving the safety implementation, it shall drive down the message of importance of safety and need for every one involvement for achieving higher safety standards.

P. NagarajanDGM & Head - EHS, Buildings &

Factories IC

Executive Safety Audit

It is very important to review the EHS implementation of projects by senior management and involving them shall result in improving the EHS performance. To improve the involvement of section / department head at HQ /cluster an executive safety assessment system has been developed with a structured “executive safety audit” template.

NSC Award

B&F IC Bags Prashansa Patra Safety Award from National Safety Council, India

Buildings & Factories Independent Company’s South city project, Bangalore has bagged the Prashansa

Patra Safety Award from the National Safety Council – India (NSCI*) under the Construction Awards

Scheme 2011.

The awards are given in recognition of efforts to develop and implement highly effective Environment,

Health & Safety (EHS) systems & procedures and achieve outstanding performance in construction

projects.

The selection process involved verification of the data provided in the application through the Client

Organisation and personal presentation before the Awards Committee by senior representatives of the

top short-listed contenders.

*National Safety Council is a tripartite body set up by Ministry of labour, Govt of India in 1966

constituting members from employees, employers & government.


Confirmation on Action Taken – CAT – Flow Chart

HQ – EHS will post the area of concern

Level - III

BU Head Segment Head Head EHS – B&F IC * Head - BSCC * Head – P&M *Head EHS – Res BU

EHSO Project Manager

Level – I

Cluster EHS Manager

Level – II

Cluster Projects Manager / PD

*Cluster Plant Manager

*Cluster Formwork Manager

Project Managersubmits the Confirmation on Action Taken (CAT)

Acceptance / Rejection by Cluster EHS Manager after review

Level – II Potential Time Frame

High 7 Day Moderate 10 Days

Low 15 Days Level – III

High 10 Days Moderate 15 Days

Low 20 Days Level – IV

Manually by Head - EHS

IC Head

Level - IV

*Plant & Machinery related CAT shall be raised to Cluster Plant Managers and head – P&M

*Formwork related CAT shall be raised to Cluster Formwork Manager and head –BSCC


Helmet Congratulates the following sites for achieving

THREE Million and more LTI Free Safe Man-Hours

SafetyRoll of Honour

MUD Project, ChandigarhMillion Safe Man Hours, November 2010 to September 2012

Heidelberg Project, DamohMillion Safe Man Hours, July 2010 to September 2012

The Address - Wadhwa Housing Project, GhatkoparMillion Safe Man Hours, January 2010 to September 2012

BARC Phase-I Project, MysoreMillion Safe Man Hours, August 2009 to September 2012

Kohinoor Square ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, June 2009 to September 2012

Vicat Sagar ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, July 2010 to September 2012

Salalah Airport Project Million Safe Man Hours, December 2010 to September 2012

JIPMER Phase – II Project, Pondicherry Million Safe Man Hours, August 2010 to September 2012

Vedanta Housing Project, JharsugudaMillion Safe Man Hours, June 2010 to September 2012

RLICD - Khurja ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, February 2010 to September 2012

Rajashree cement plant Project, MalkhedMillion Safe Man Hours, March 2011 to September 2012

ESIC Hospital Project, KovaiMillion Safe Man Hours, March 2011 to September 2012

Godrej Housing Project, KolkataMillion Safe Man Hours, July 2009 to September 2012

Bengal NRI Housing Project, KolkataMillion Safe Man Hours, July 2011 to September 2012

ESIC Hospital Project, KollamMillion Safe Man Hours, April 2010 to September 2012

NISER Project, BhubaneswarMillion Safe Man Hours, September 2011 to September 2012

ITC Sonar Project, KolkataMillion Safe Man Hours, August 2009 to September 2012

ESIC Hospital Project, JokaMillion Safe Man Hours, November 2009 to September 2012

Maruti C-line Project, ManesarMillion Safe Man Hours, October 2010 to September 2012

Manikgarh cement Plant Project, ChandrapurMillion Safe Man Hours, March 2011 to September 2012

Godrej garden city ph I & II project, AhmedabadMillion Safe Man Hours, September 2011 to September 2012

Orchid Crown Project, PrabhadeviMillion Safe Man Hours, February 2010 to September 2012

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Delhi ONE ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, December 2011 to September 2012

Century Bhavan Project, MumbaiMillion Safe Man Hours, May 2009 to September 2012

GIFT CITY Project, Gandhinagar

Million Safe Man Hours, July 2011 to

September 2012

BMRCL R3-P1 Project, Bangalore


September 2012

Mall of India Project, Noida

Million Safe Man Hours, September 2011 to

September 2012

River View Apartments Ph-II Project, Lucknow

Million Safe Man Hours, March 2012 to

September 2012

TCS project, Kochi

Million Safe Man Hours, October 2011 to

September 2012

Grasim project, Bharuch


September 2012

Godrej garden city Ph III project, Ahmedabad


September 2012

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Project, Dahej

Million Safe Man Hours, September 2011 to

September 2012

AIIMS Project, Bhubaneswar


September 2012

Boeing MRO Project, Nagpur

Million Safe Man Hours, March 2011 to

September 2012

Formwork Factory, Pondicherry

Million Safe Man Hours, February 2011 to

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HCL project, Sholinganallur


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SNU Project, Dadri


September 2012

BMRCL R3a Project, Bangalore

Million Safe Man Hours, January 2010 to

September 2012

Seawoods Project, Mumbai


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RMZ Galleria Project, Bangalore


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Lodha Fiorenza Project, Goregaon

Million Safe Man Hours, August 2011 to

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M3M Golf Estate Project

Million Safe Man Hours, June 2011 to

September 2012

DIAL ATC Tower Project

Million Safe Man Hours, January 2012 to

September 2012

Omkar Rehab building project, Bhoiwada

Million Safe Man Hours, June 2011 to

September 2012

Omkar Rehab Project, Malad


September 2012

CMRL Depot project, Koyambedu

Million Safe Man Hours, December 2010 to

September 2012

Agartala Medical College Project


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APPRECIATION

The Address Project, Wadhwa Group – Mumbai Cluster

B&F’s The Address Project - Mumbai Cluster has received a certificate of appreciation from client M/s.The Wadhwa Group for achieving 17 million safe man-hours during the period January 2010 to October 2012.

Delhi ONE Project

B&F’s Delhi ONE project has received a certificate of appreciation from client M/s. The 3C company for achieving 5 million safe man-hours.

JIPMER Phase-II Project – Chennai Cluster

B&F’s JIPMER Phase-II Project – Chennai Cluster has received a certificate of appreciation from client M/s. Jawaharlal Institute of Post - Graduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry for achieving 12 million safe man-hours during the period July 2010 to July 2012.



MIOT International Hospital Project – Chennai Cluster

B&F’s MIOT International Hospital Project, Chennai has received a certificate of appreciation from client M/s MIOT Hospitals for achieving 7.5 million safe man-hours during the period March 2010 to July 2012.

UTCL Hotgi cement plant project – Hyderabad cluster

B&F’s UTCL Hotgi cement plant project – Hyderabad clusterhas received a certificate of appreciation from client M/s UltraTech for achieving 2.5 million safe man-hours during the period April 2011 to July 2012.

Grasim Project – Ahmedabad Cluster

B&F’s Grasim Project – Ahmedabad Cluster has received a certificate of appreciation from client M/s Grasim for achieving 5 million safe man-hours during the period September 2011 to September 2012


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Agartala Medical College Hospital project – Kolkata Cluster

B&F’s Agartala Medical college hospital project - Kolkata cluster has received a certificate of appreciation from client for achieving 3 million safe man-hours.

NISER Project, Bhubaneswar – Kolkata Cluster

B&F’s NISER Project, Bhubaneswar – Kolkata Cluster has received a certificate of appreciation from client for achieving 7 million safe man-hours during the period July 2011 to August 2012.

DIAL ATC Tower project

B&F’s DIAL ATC Tower project has received a certificate of appreciation from client M/s. GMR Group for achieving 3 million safe man-hours during the period December 2011 to August 2012.


TWO Days Construction Safety Program

Construction Safety

Delhi

Mumbai

Hyderabad

Kolkata

Chennai

Ahmedabad


A two day “construction safety program” was conducted at various Clusters of B&F IC. More than 600 staff benefitted in these programs during the last quarter (July to September 2012).


Working Safely at Height

Method, Equipment, Training and Enforcement are Top Priorities

In construction industry worldwide, falls are the leading cause of worker fatalities. In most countries, fall from heights account for around about 50% of all fatal accidents. Despite numerous trainings and campaigns to raise

awareness about the issue, working at height still remains the most common cause of fatalities in the construction industry. Preventing injuries from work at height requires a practical approach, based on sound knowledge of work method. Working at height is defined as work in any place from which, if measures were not taken, a person could fall a distance liable to cause personal injury. As the single biggest cause of workplace deaths and a major cause of accidents at work, working at Heights presents many and varied problems. These can be overcome by ensuring all workers are properly trained in method and usage of the correct equipment for the task.

How dangerous is it anyway?

We all know that nothing in life can be 100% safe. We strive to make things as safe as possible by doing a risk assessment, considering the dangers and applying suitable controls. Humans instinctively take more care when the danger is obvious. If the danger is less obvious, people become complacent and more willing to take chances and short cuts.Everyone must remember that taking care in these situations includes those in charge correctly assessing



the danger and putting suitable controls and training in place. Safety is not an optional extra.

Considerations

The first question to ask ourselves is, do we need to work at height? If the answer is yes, then consider the following:

y Follow the risk assessments you have carried out for work at height activities and make sure all work at height is planned, organised and carried out by trained and competent persons.

y If you can’t avoid working at heights, follow the hierarchy for managing risks, and take steps to avoid, prevent or reduce risks

1. Provide a safe place of work

Scaffolding - a correctly designed and built scaffold should be as safe to work on as standing on the ground.

Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) - as with a scaffold, a correctly positioned and used MEWP should be as safe as working with our feet on the ground.

Suspended access platform - when correctly installed and operated, these too should be as safe as standing on the ground.

2. Provide collective protection

Safety nets - these protect all workers.

3. Provide individual protection

Safety lines and harnesses - fall prevention, using a suitable anchor point and retention line/harness. Fall arrest - such as inertia reel equipment. Rope access systems - using abseil techniques.

4. If all the above fails

Use a ladder or ‘hop-up’, but only if the work is low risk and of short duration, and does not require both hands at any time to complete the activity.

Training: The above will only work if ALL workers are trained and suitably supervised against the assessed risks and in the safe systems of work.

Safety equipment versus safe systems of work?Of course there is an excellent argument for providing good quality Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), for working at height in the form of fall prevention and arrest devices. However, it is far more effective and sensible to use our best endeavors to ensure that we design out hazards, making a safe place of work, rather than rely on workers to use PPE.

Providing a safe worker in an unsafe workplace - use of PPEIf you do decide to use PPE - harnesses, fall arrest/restraint/prevention and the like - please consider the competence of the expected user in wearing/using such equipment. Also consider the provision of suitable quality and sufficient numbers of anchor points for the area of work, which will allow the required range of movement. We frequently see workers clipping on to inappropriate anchor points, risking failure of the anchor and in several cases, potential collapse of the platform they are working on.

All good PPE providers will be able to suggest suitable anchor design and/or systems and also provide training for staff in competent use of any PPE that they provide. So, overall, although we can’t completely do away with PPE as our solution, we must really think of it as a last resort.

Goal settingThe good practice requires that all work at height is risk assessed. The assessment should really be based on a ‘goal setting’ approach, which means that there is no absolute right or wrong way to do the activity. Instead we follow a hierarchy of control. When planning an activity that may involve work at height we should consider the following:

y Can work at height be avoided? Is it reasonably practicable to introduce a system where the work can be done from ground level, where there is no risk of a fall from height?

y Where you must work at height, what can be put in place that would prevent a person falling? Could guard rails or a movement restraint system be used?

y If it is not reasonably practicable to put measures in place that will prevent a fall occurring, think about what you can do to reduce the distance and consequences of a fall should one occur - mats, air bags and fall arrest harnesses, for example.

y If the risk of a fall remains, think about other measures that will stop a person being injured, such as extra training.


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y If you review your procedures and risk assessment, you should be able to decide what suitable, sensible measures need to be put in place to make sure the people who are doing the job can do it safely. This may include further training.

y If you conclude that guard rails, tower scaffolds or mobile elevating work platforms cannot be used, any work restraint system chosen should be set up so that the user is prevented from reaching a position from where a fall can occur. Full body harness may be appropriate where a person cannot reach a position from which a fall can occur. If a fall can occur, the system is not working restraint but fall arrest. In this case, the person will need a full body harness, energy absorbance and sufficient fall distance to safely arrest the fall.

Tips for safe working y Plan what you will do in an emergency, or if someone falls.

y Make sure the people who will be doing the job have the right skills, experience and training to use the equipment safely and have been consulted about the right equipment to use.

y Inspect and enforce to work as per procedure and training.

y Take frequent breaks, especially when working from a

ladder - do not work from a ladder for longer than 10 minutes at a time.

y If you use a ladder keep three points of contact wherever possible.

y If you are hiring access equipment, make sure you know how to install and dismantle it safely - ask the hirer for instructions or assistance if you need them.

Next time you are tasked to put people to work at height, consider:

Do they need to do it?

If the answer is yes, think ‘How can I plan it so that they are as safe as possible - and still achieve my production targets?’

Remember the hierarchy aboveDon’t do it, or if you must:

1. Provide a safe place of work, or if you can’t

2. Provide collective protection, or if you can’t

3. Provide individual protection

4. Always ensure that all workers are properly and appropriately trained

5. Enforce to work as per training and procedure.

V.JanardhanamDGM - Head EHS Training, B&F IC


Do you know your Helmet?

How does safety helmet protect our head when we fall from height or objects fall on our head?

Safety helmet is intended to protect our head from injuries, caused by falling objects, fall from height or hitting our head against any hard surface.

We must know how helmet works to protect our head from above mentioned causes. Helmet works on simple principles of physics. When an object falls on our head or our head hits on a hard surface, a large force is applied on our head in a very short time. In physics, this phenomena is known as Impulse.

Hence Impulse = Force x Time

Force = Impulse / Time

Pressure = Force / Area

As area increases, effect of pressure reduces. Lastly the chin strap and nape strap plays a crucial role to keep the helmet in position, while we fall from height or during fall of object from height on our head.

Suresh ThomasEHS Manager,

BARC Phase – I Project, Mysore

As you know , from the above formula, if time increases force will reduce and impact of the hit or fall will be reduced. The anti-concussion tapes (helmet refill) inside the helmet increases the time over which the impulse acts. Hence the impact of the hit/fall on our head will be reduced. At the same time the outer rigid shell of the helmet, spreads the force to a larger area instead of allowing the object to hit at a point on our head. Hence the pressure exerted by force is reduced.



Considering the criticality of operations, the following safety precautions shall be followed at every stage,

Drilling

y Area to be cleared of all loose materials.

y Usage of respiratory protection, eye protection, ear protection to be ensured

during drilling operation.

y Preventive measures to minimize respirable dust and small particulate matters like covering the drill hole with wet gunny bag or wet drilling to be ensured.

y Fall protection to be ensured when the person is working at edges of the bench is more than 2 m height.

y Wagon drilling machine or tractor compressor, hose pipes to be subjected to pre-deployment inspection and ensured fit and by EHS dept. before engaging on job.

y If the drilling crew is permanent, pulmonary functions test to be conducted once in a year to the crews.

Transportation / handling of explosives:

y Agency performing blasting activity should posses the valid license in form 22 (LE-3).

y Explosive and detonators shall not be transported together in the same vehicle and only valid license (Form 25/LE-7) VAN to be used. Containers shall be made of finished wood / plastic / fiber.

y Blasting activity shall be carried out only after availing the blasting permit / NOC for Blasting by the concerned authority. Only shot firers with valid license in form LE-10 or Blaster possessing Blasters Certificate issued by DGMS to be engaged for receiving and handling explosives.

y No person shall be allowed to smoke, carry matches, mobile phone / walkie-talkies or any other flammable materials near to explosives being handled.

y Handling of explosives shall be avoided during thunderstorm or when thunderstorm is expected.

Loading Explosives into Drilled Holes

y All the drill-holes should be sufficiently large to admit freely the insertion of the cartridges of explosives. Tamping shall be done only with wood sticks or plastic tamping poles.

y No holes shall be loaded except those to be fired in the next round of blasting. After loading, all remaining explosives and detonators shall be returned to the explosives van for conveying it back to the magazine.

y Stemming shall be done only with sticks made of wood or fibrous material. In no case, drill holes shall be stemmed with metallic objects. Shock tubes to be used should show no sign of bend or compression.

y All electric detonators to be used in blasting should be checked suitably for their continuity using an Ohm-Meter. No explosives or blasting agents shall be left unattended at the blast site.

Firing

y Area in radius of 500 meters (blasting danger zone) of the blasting face must be cleared and ensured of all men, machineries and cattle herds and sentries with red flags should be sent to the boundaries of the blasting danger zone to avoid entry of any person in the danger zone.

Safety in Drilling & Blasting activities at Quarry operations

Infrastructure


y The blasting circuit should be checked for its continuity both before connecting the circuit to the main blasting cable and after connecting blasting cable immediately before the firing.

y Key of the exploder should always be retained with the /shot firer / blaster or competent person designated to carry out the blast.

y A loud siren to be blown to aware the surroundings of the blasting. First siren shall be blown 10 minutes before the blasting and second immediately before the blasting shall be blown.

Inspection after Blasting

y Immediately after the firing the holes, the firing line should be disconnected from the exploder.

y Shot firer / blaster shall wait for sufficient time to go the blasted spot for inspection till the smoke and fumes are cleared off from blasted area.

y An inspection of the area of blasted location shall be carried out by shot firer / blaster to determine status of misfired holes before workers are allowed to return back to the location.

y An audible siren shall be blown to declare that blasting area is now safe for entry of men and material.

Safe Handling of Misfires

y If a misfire is detected, the area shall be barricaded so as to prevent entry of persons who are not required or not trained in handling a misfire.

y No other work should be done except that necessary to remove the hazard of the misfire and only those employees necessary to do the work should remain in the danger zone.

y Unexploded explosives shall be removed from the hole with the help of compressor or water jet. if the explosives could not taken out from the misfired hole, a hole(s) shall be drilled parallel to the misfired hole(s) keeping a distance of 300mm and fired, if any explosives found in the blasting muck same to be collected and handed over to shot firer / blaster.

S.Sathyanarayana Head - EHS, Infrastructure IC

Infrastructure


Kakrapar Atomic Power ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, February 2010 to

September 2012

Nashik Elevated Corridor ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, January 2010 to

September 2012

Tapovan Vishnugad Hydel ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, May 2010 to

September 2012

Samakhiali Gandhidham Road ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, Sep 2010 to

September 2012

Subansiri Hydel ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, May 2011 to

September 2012

Singoli Bhatwari Hydel ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, June 2011 to

September 2012

Kattupalli Shipyard ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, Oct 2011 to September 2012

Punatsangchhu HEPMillion Safe Man Hours, Feb 2012 to

September 2012

Chennai Metro ElevatedMillion Safe Man Hours, Mar 2012 to

September 2012

Shrinagar HEPMillion Safe Man Hours, Apr 2012 to

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DMRC – CMC1 ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, July 2010 to

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Beawar-Pali-Pindwara Road ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, Dec 2011 to

September 2012

Bharuch Dahej RC ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, June 2009 to

September 2012

Krishnagiri Walaja Road ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, Dec 2011 to

September 2012

Vizag Vessels ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, Nov 2011 to

September 2012

Panskura-Kharagpur RC ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, Sep 2009 to

September 2012

BMRC -R3A - Yeshwant to Peenya Elev.Million Safe Man Hours, Apr 2011 to September 2012

Ganjbasoda Sanchi RC Project Million Safe Man Hours, March 2010 to

September 2012

Bina Ganjbasoda RC ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, Oct 2009 to

September 2012

Ahmedabad-Viramgam-Maliya Road Project Million Safe Man Hours, Mar 2012 to

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TRAINING PROGRAMMESSafety

Infrastructure

Five Widespread two-day training programmes on “Construction EHS Requirements” for Line management were organized at different locations - Kolkata cluster office, Jaipur cluster office, Bina - Ganjbasoda Railway project site, Krishnagiri Walaja Road project and Delhi Cluster office. Participants were exposed to topics like P&M safety, fire prevention, EHS management system, material handling, excavation, work at height, formwork, electrical, traffic management, environment requirements, welding and grinding, case studies.

Two day in-house training programme on Construction EHS Requirements


Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) workshops were organized at Mumbai cluster office(24th Jul’12), Ahmedabad Cluster (23rd & 24th Aug’12), Krishnagiri Walaja Road project (11th& 12th Sep’12), Kolkata cluster (18th & 19th Sep’12), Delhi cluster (20th & 21st Sep’12) and Mumbai mono rail project (25th & 26th Sep’12) to develop Mentors of Behaviour Based Safety (MBBS) for working towards enhancing the safety culture. These programs were organized through expert faculty Dr. H.L. Kaila, Professor of Psychology, BBS Trainer & Implementer.

Behaviour Based Safety Programme

Construction Safety


distribution function was held on 18.08.12 at Vellore for Chennai region and state level function was held on 02.09.12 at ACC Cements, Madukarai, Coimbatore. The Chief Guest at State Level Function was Mr.Satish Puri, Director General of Mines Safety – Dhanbad.

y 1st Prize in Welfare Amenities and Safety Management – Karungali Quarry

y 1st Prize in Trade Test for Electrician – Karungali Quarry

y 1st Prize in Trade Test for Heavy Equipment Operators – Karungali Quarry

y 1st Prize in Injury Rate Performance – Bargur Quarry

y 2nd Prize in Welfare Amenities and Medical Facilities – Bargur Quarry

y 3rd Prize in Blasting Storage and Use of Explosives – Arapakkam Quarry

y 3rd Prize in Standard Supervision – Arapakkam Quarry.

Infrastructure

APPRECIATION

GVK Srinagar Hydroelectric Power Project Site, Alaknanda Hydro Power Company Limited, Srinagar received an appreciation certificate for achieving 5 Million Safe Man-Hours during the period of March 31, 2012 to September 13, 2012.

Our quarry establishments at Arapakkam, Karungali and Bargur under operation in KWRP were awarded in seven different categories from Tamil Nadu - Kerala State Mines Safety Association for the year 2012 - 13. The awards

BINA – GANJBASODA THIRD LINE RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SITE, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, Bhopal received an appreciation certificate for achieving 3.5 Million Safe Man-Hours during the period 07 July 2010 to 31 July 2012.

Quarry Awards


Familiarization program for EHS personnel (lateral recruits) was organized at Chennai HQ 17th & 18th Sep ’12 to induct them about the Company’s established EHS systems and practices so as to equip the participants for effective functioning at site.

Familiarization Program for EHS

National Safety Council Award

Tapovan Vishnugad Hydel project bagged prestigious National Safety Council Award - Prashansa Patra in Construction sector for the year 2011.

22 HELMET July - Sep 2012 Metallurgical & Material Handling

Project Commissioning: Project commissioning is the process of assuring that all the systems and components of a building or industrial plant are designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained according to the operational requirements.

A commissioning process may be applied not only to new

projects but also to existing units and systems subject to expansion, renovation or revamping.

Plant Start-up and Commissioning: Commissioning is the first activity in starting the plant. Safe Commissioning plays a vital role for running the plant successfully in long run. Commissioning activity is crucial from safety point of view since, it involves many unknown factors & potential hazards.

y Plant Commissioning is the start of many start-ups,

y Potential hazards: Ability to operate is not proven,

y Many other unknown factors.

Incidents: They delay the commissioning work. Any incident just prior to or during the commissioning will delay the whole commissioning process. It is worth to emphasize that taking preventive measures and proactive approach towards safety help reducing the incidents during the commissioning process.

Effects of delayed Commissioning: On time commissioning is essential for any plant for its production, business and sustainability. Delayed commissioning will have a huge impact on the organization. The following are three of the major effects due to the delayed commissioning.

y Expensive,

y Return On Investment is severely affected,

y Financial viability (Survival of the Organization) is under question.

Key to a Safe Start-up: The following are the key points for a safe start-up of any plant.

y Planning,

y Commissioning Management,

y Prepare specific plant procedures,

y Risk Management,

y Safety Compliance.

Elements of successful Commissioning:

y No Incident

y No equipment damage

y Timely completion.

Minimum Facilities Before Start Up:

y Availability of adequate PPEs & Safety devices;

y Availability of Gas detectors;

y Availability of First aiders & First Aid boxes;

y Availability of Ambulances;

y Implementation of work permit system;

y Fire fighting facilities including positioning of extinguishers & Fire brigade etc.;

y Clearly defined emergency exits, with display boards;

y Tested paging systems & availability of walkie-talkies / PA System;

y Housekeeping.

Maintenance Responsibilities:

y Develop SOPs;

y Specify maintenance activities;

y Develop SMPs;

y Keep maintenance records;

y Keep detailed designs of any changes and additions made.

Hazard identification to be done by the sub group of various activities of the plant. In the sub group the following executives should do this exercise.

1. Operation section head,

2. Maintenance section head,

3. Representative of energy management department,

4. Representative of field machinery maintenance department,

5. The concerned safety officer etc.

The different sub groups will make their own SOPs & SMPs and will be finally approved by the unit head.

R.N.TripathyHead – EHS, MMH IC

Project Commissioning Preparedness





Vizag Steel Plant Expansion Project - BF # 3 Million Safe Man Hours, April 2009 to September 2012

Mahan Aluminum Plant (HINDALCO) - Singrauli Million Safe Man Hours, Dec 2010 to Sep 2012

Dhamra Port ProjectMillion Safe Man Hours, April 2007 to September 2012

UAIL – Rayagada Million Safe Man Hours, July 2011 to September 2012

Wheel Manufacturing plant at ChhapraMillion Safe Man Hours, February 2009 to September 2012

Can Mill Project Hirakud SiteMillion Safe Man Hours, July 2010 to September 2012

Coal Handling plant for NTPC - BarhMillion Safe Man Hours, August 2006 to September 2012

Bhushan Steel Limited Site – Angul (BMH)Million Safe Man Hours, July 2011 to September 2012

SAIL-Burnpur SiteMillion Safe Man Hours, February 2010 to September 2012

Coal Handling plant, DVC – KodermaMillion Safe Man Hours, March 2008 to September 2012

NTPC – Simhadri (Vizag) Coal Handling PlantMillion Safe Man Hours, May 2009 to September 2012

SSTPL (CHP)-Khandwa Site (MP)Million Safe Man Hours, December 2009 to September 2012

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CHP-Mahan (HINDALCO), SingrauliMillion Safe Man Hours, January 2011 to September 2012

Civil and Structural works for BALCO, KorbaMillion Safe Man Hours, November 2011 to September 2012

Bhushan Steel Limited Site - Angul (M&M)Million Safe Man Hours, August 2012 to September 2012

Engineering Workshop Limited, KanchipuramMillion Safe Man Hours, September 2011 to September 2012

Adani Power Maharashtra Limited (CHP-Tiroda) Million Safe Man Hours, Dec 2009 to September 2012

NLC Thermal Plant Site, TuticorinMillion Safe Man Hours, September 2009 to September 2012

Bhilai Steel Plant Expansion Project - BF # 8 & SP # 3 Million Safe Man Hours, August 2010 to September 2012

Aditya Alumina LapangaMillion Safe Man Hours, April 2011 to September 2012

JSW - Bellary SiteMillion Safe Man Hours, March 2012 to September 2012

NTPC- Barh Phase-IIMillion Safe Man Hours, August 2010 to September 2012

Pot Super Structure (HINDALCO), Mahan, SingrauliMillion Safe Man Hours, March 2010 to September 2012

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Bhushan Steel Project, Angul (MMH IC)

Project Suraksha Jeet, an initiative to transform the safety culture within L&T, was launched at Bhushan Steel Project, Angul. The programme commenced with the administration of safety pledge. The site conducted a one day training programme titled “Safety Observation & Safety Contact” on July 31, 2012. Mr.Tinanjan Mitra (Project Manager, BSL Angul) inaugurated the programme and Mr.R.N.Tripathy (Head – EHS, MMH IC) briefed the participants about the programme. A total of 26 senior staff participated in the programme and committed to work towards the transformation of the safety culture by adopting proactive steps to ensure incident and injury free workplace. Mr.A.K.Das (Cluster EHS Manager – Ahmedabad) & Mr.Indranil Chakraborty (Cluster EHS Manager – Kolkata) were the faculty members for this program.

Utkal Alumina Project conducted 3 training programs on Project Suraksha Jeet

Project Suraksha Jeet, an initiative to transform the safety culture within L&T, was launched on 17th August at Utkal Alumina Project, Rayagada of MMH IC. following that two more training programs titled “Safety Observation & Safety Contact” were conducted on 3rd Sept & 12th Sept 2012. Mr. A.K.Dalui, Project Manager, UAIL Rayagada Site, inaugurated all the programs which commenced with the administration of safety pledge. A total of 54 senior staff members participated

in the programme and committed to work towards the transformation of safety culture by adopting proactive steps to ensure incident and injury free workplace. Mr.Indranil Chakraborty, Cluster EHS Manager, Kolkata, Mr. N.K.Dhal EHS Manager, Rayagada and Mr. Anurag Singh EHS Engineer, Rayagada were the faculty member for these programs.

Kolkata Cluster office

One day workshop on Safety Observation & Safety Contact training program was organised at Kolkata Cluster office of MMH IC. The programme commenced with the administration of safety pledge. Cluster Head- Mr. T.Azhaguvel and Mr. G.Dasgupta- Cluster HR Manager, addressed all the participants. The one day training programme was conducted on 14th Sep, 2012. A total of 19 senior staff participated in the programme and committed to work towards the transformation of the safety culture by adopting proactive steps to ensure incident and injury free workplace. Mr. Indranil Chakraborty (Cluster EHS Manager – Kolkata) was the faculty member for this program.

Bhilai Steel Plant Project

One day training programme (4th Sept 2012) on “Safety Observation & Safety Contact” organised at Bhilai Steel Plant Project Site of MMH IC – Hyderabad Cluster, as an essential objective of Project Suraksha Jeet.

Project Suraksha Jeet


JSW Project, Bellary

Project Suraksha Jeet initiative – One Day Workshop on Safety Observation and Safety Contact program held at our JSW Project Site – Bellary on 07th and 08th September 2012. The program was held in two batches for 36 participants. Staff members in all the cadres participated in this one day program. The program was inaugurated and addressed by Mr R Umasathiyan - Project Manager. Since this program was unique in nature and different from the regular programs, the staff members participated actively with enthusiasm. Mr P Mathivannan, Cluster EHS Manager, Chennai was the faculty co-ordinator for this programme.

CHP-Khandwa Project

Workshop on “Safety Observation & Safety Contact” was conducted at CHP-Khandwa project site on 27th September 2012. 19 staff members were trained through the program. Mr. Ajaya Kumar Das (Cluster EHS Manager) was the faculty coordinator for the program.

HZL-Dariba Project

To transform the Safety Culture down the level, MMH IC – Ahmedabad Cluster had conducted the “Workshop on Safety Observation & Safety Contact” at HZL-Dariba Project Sites on 14th September 2012. This is an initiative of “PROJECT SURAKSHA JEET” aiming to ensure an Incident & Injury Free Workplace. The guest & participants were welcomed

by Mr. Gautam Jain (Cluster HR Manager) who had briefed the participants about the content of the program. Mr. R . K . Singhvi, GM (Projects) of M/s Hindustan Zinc Limited had inaugurated the workshop and Mr. P. Muthuraj (Project In-charge, HZL-Dariba Site) briefed the participants on the initiative and intention of the workshop. Mr. A . K . Das (CEHSM- Ahmedabad Cluster) & Mr. Suman Das (Asst. Cost. Manager – Civil, HZL-Dariba Project) were faculties for the program. The workshop was conducted through discussion, interaction with participants followed by a practical session on how to observe Unsafe Behavior of Workmen and Motivate them for following safe work practices at site.

Metallurgical & Material Handling


Construction Safety

As a part of EHS implementation at site a Demo on

fall protection system and rescue at height work was

organised at JSW-Bellary Projects Site on 13.09.12.

The demo was conducted by M/s. KARAM to

about 200 participation that included workmen and

staff members who enthusiastically participated

in the program. M/S Karam had given demo on

proper usage of fall arrestor, safety harness, Rope

descender and Rescue operations. Response from

the workmen was appreciated and prize has been

issued to the actively participated workmen for the

above demo.

Fall protection and Rescue Demo at JSW-Bellary Projects Site

27HELMET July - Sep 2012Metallurgical & Material Handling

Mr. Ajoy Bhattacharyya – Cluster Head - Hyderabad Presenting the Safest Medium Jobsite EHS Rolling Trophy for the Year 2011-12 to Mr. R. Suresh Kumar – Project Manager – Bhilai Steel Plant Project Site. Mr. Ajendra Agrawal – Cluster EHS Manager - Hyderabad joined during the Occasion.

The prize for best safety conscious Staff and Workmen was distributed by Mr. Kumar Vikram – VP & Head – BMH BU at GMR CHP Tilda Project Site – Hyderabad Cluster on 4th Sept 2012.

APPRECIATION


Visible Leadership in EHS

Leader is a pioneer and

Leadership is the Ability

to influence others, with or

without authority. Ability

to influence others is a

derivative of Interpersonal

communications skills,

Conflict management

technique and problem

solving attitude. Leadership

is the most important factor in business in general and

EHS in particular. It includes all level of management

from chief executive to the front line supervisor. It

requires proactive approach/ involvement to EHS and

reinforces management commitment to “Safe Progress

Culture”. All successful endeavors are the result of

human effort.

What makes a good leader?

y A leader has a clear vision of what’s to achieve.

y Sets this out in policies and expected performance.

y Makes sure everyone knows what these are and what they must do to succeed.

y Has clear picture of consequences for both success and failure.

y Is courageous and humble.

y Dares to walk an untroden path with conviction and commitment.

Leading Improvements

To be effective as a leader, you will need to:

y Communicate the vision

¾ You need to create alignment with your

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workers of what is expected and how it should be achieved.

y Leadership Behaviours

¾ Frequently explaining what you expect in terms of EHS through tangible examples

¾ Be visible in the workplace and act on what you see (Correct or commend but don’t walk past)

¾ Using each meeting as an opportunity to express your personal commitment for EHS

¾ Frequently ask what your direct reports are doing for safety

¾ Provide and offer assistance to those who need help

¾ Provide positive feedback and share success stories

y Motivate People

¾ You need to shape and reinforce the behavior you expect from workers including your contractors

Leadership Practice

1. Create Alignment

y Alignment means that the behaviours and actions of all involved with Value-Based EHS are consistent with, and demonstrate the importance of EHS in the organization.

y Model safe practices at every opportunity

y Ensure management systems support safety and do not create barriers.

2. Communicate Value for Safety

y Include safety in every presentation and discussion

y Include safety as the first agenda in every meeting

y Learn about your Value-Based Safety process.

y Look for opportunities to talk about safety in the company and community

3. Build Support

y Take stock of compelling information about the need for change.

y Clear request for actions supporting Value-Based Safety efforts.

y A contingency system that supports and reinforces action consistent with Values-Based Safety

4. Monitor the Process

y Review implementation and training progress

y Review how results are achieved, not just the results asked

y How the new process is going?

y What safety committees are targeting for improvement?

y What actions are being taken?

y Care about levels of participation?

y What kinds of behavior are being recognized?

y What celebrations are planned?

5. Shape and Reinforce Behaviour

Target behaviours that will have high impact on safety,

such as planning an effective process, identifying areas for

improvement, promoting participation and developing

and implementing action plans to address periodic, say

“monthly safe behavior focus”.

Kumar ShailendraChief EHS Manager, PT&D




ONE Million and more LTI Free Safe Man-Hours

IE - PPEL, Jindal Project, Angul, Odisha

Million Safe Man Hours, Nov 2009 to May 2012

Agra Jattikalan TL

Million Safe Man Hours, Feb 2012 to Aug 2012

COB, IE-project, TSL, JSR

Million Safe Man Hours, Apr 2011 to Jun 2012

BTTL-Tezpur, Assam (PGCIL) Project

Million Safe Man Hours, Feb 2010 to Feb 2012

Balia Sub-station

Million Safe Man Hours, May 2009 to Sept 2012

765/400 kV Sub-station, Lucknow

Million Safe Man Hours, Sep-2009 to July-2012

Lucknow Sub-station

Million Safe Man Hours, Sept 2009 to Sept 2012

MVPDS & SCADA, RSP, SAIL, Odisha

Million Safe Man Hours, Apr 2010 to Apr 2012

IE- Bhushan Steel Limited, Angul, Odisha

Million Safe Man Hours, Jun 2008 to Jul 2012

KKNPP, Job Site Kudankulam

Million Safe Man Hours, Oct 2008 to Sept 2012

Anta – Phagi TL

Million Safe Man Hours, Jan 2011 to Sept 2012

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BTTL-Assam site conducted demonstration on rescue operation by Gotcha Shark Rescue kit & Horizontal life line on 24th Sep 2012. The demonstration was imparted by Mr. Rajiv Sinha (from Udyogi). Following the training fitters also practiced the rescue operation by using the rescue kit.

Demonstration on rescue operation




APDRP Safety

One day training programme on APDRP safety was organized at Bijapur on 3rd September-12. The programme faculty was Mr. Kumar Shailendra-Head-EHS & Mr. Jayakrishnan-EHSO. 45 Candidates participated & got trained. The same programme was conducted on 1st September at Tumkur where 36 candidates were trained.

Industrial Electrification

A two days EHS Training Program on Industrial Electrification was conducted at Rourkela for staff from 16th Jul to 17th Jul 2012. The program was coordinated by Mr. Aloke Chatterjee,CEHSM-KKCO. Mr. Debashish Roy, COH IE-BU inaugurated the program in presence of Mr. Kumar Shailendra-Head EHS, Mr. D.K.Singh-PM-IE-RSP & Mrs. Saswati Basu-Manager-P & OD. Mr. Kumar Shailendra, Mr. Aloke Chatterjee& Mr. Raja Basu were the faculties of this program.

Safety in Construction

A two day EHS Training Program on Safety in Construction was organized at Kolkata for staff from 21st to 22nd Aug 2012. The program was coordinated by Mr. Aloke Chatterjee, CEHSM-KKCO and Mr. Kumar

Shailendra-Head EHS. The program was inaugurated in the presence of Mrs. Saswati Basu-Manager-P & OD. Faculties of this program were Mr. Kumar Shailendra & Mr. Aloke Chatterjee

Safety in Construction

Two days In- House Training Program on Safety in Construction was conducted on 24th & 25th July ’12 for IE & SS Staff at Delhi cluster Office.

The program was inaugurated by Mr. Sachindra Parkash Pandey (P&OD) and faculty was Mr. A K Rajput (COH -SS & IE), Mr. Aloke Chaterjee (CEHSM-KKCO) & Mr. Krishna Kumar (CEHSM-DLCO).

First Aid Training

One day training program on First Aid was conducted on 17th July at Satna and on 23rd July at Lucknow SS. The program covered Dressing, Bandages, DRABC, CPR, Listening of heart beat, Casualty in lifting etc.

Training for Gang Leaders Role & Responsibility

A three day training program for Gang Leaders Role & Responsibility for safe execution of Project was conducted at RE-West Midnapur Project from 6th to 8th



August 2012. The training program was organized by Cluster EHSD & Operation in-coordination with RE-West Midnapur Project team. A total of 16 numbers of Gang Leaders were trained through this program. At the end of the program an evaluation of the training was made in terms of interview & the best three performers were awarded with a token gift. Attendance certificates were awarded to all the participants. Mr. Aloke Chatterjee - CEHSM-KKCO, Mr. Asif Inon-EHSO-KKCO, Mr. S. K. Biswas & Mr. Sumit Mazumder were the faculty for this program.

First Aid Training

First Aid Training was conducted at Powai Site and Saki Site on 26th September 2012 by Dr.Abhinandan from external agency Covered the different type of first aid along with CPR Procedure

Training on Electrical Safety

A training program on Electrical Safety was organized by L&T Power along with PT&D IC at 2X600 MW DB Power Plant Project, Raigarh.

Mr.Sanga Srinivas - AGM Safety was the faculty for the program organised by Mr.Pradeep Kumar Gupta - EHS Engineer.

First Aid & Fall Protection

At 400 kV Quad Jindal Power TL Project, First aid & Fall Protection Training to workmen was provided by Mr. R. Saravana Kumar, EHSO.



Construction Safety

Transmission Line

Two days In- House Training Program on Safety in Transmission Line was conducted on 26th & 27th July ’12 for TL Staff at Delhi Cluster Office. The faculty was Mr. N. Arora (COH-TL), Mr. Krishna Kumar (CEHSM-DLCO) & Mr. Aloke Chaterjee (CEHSM-KKCO)

Transmission Line

A two days EHS training program on Safety in Transmission Line was conducted on 20th & 21st July 2012 at Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

The session was inaugurated by Mr. Rajan Bansal, Cluster Project Manager & Mr. Durgapada Kuity, Cluster Accounts & Admn. Manager for TL BU, Raipur Cluster.

Mr. G.R. Soundarraj – CEHSM – HYCO & RPCO was the faculty coordinator for the program & Mr.Ch. Naidu & Mr. U. Manikandan – EHS Engineers convened the program.

A session on Stress Management was conducted by Mr. P. Sathya Narayana, Cluster HR Manager for Raipur.

The program covered Safety in Survey, Excavation & Blasting, Safety during Foundation, Erection, Stringing, PTP & LC shutdown LOTO procedures, Safety in Material handling & P&M operation, TL case studies

& Good practices. 20 staffs were trained during the program.

Substation

Two days In- House Training Program on Safety in Substation was conducted on 19th & 20th July ’12 for SS Staff at Mumbai Cluster Office.

The faculty was Mr.Saifee, Mr.Satish Naik & Mr.JJ David

Industrial Electrification

Two days In- House Training Program on Safety in Industrial Electrification was conducted on 23rd& 24th August ’12 for IE Staff at Mumbai Cluster Office.

The faculty was Mr.JJ David,Mr.Manoj Pawar



Transmission Line

A 2 day’s in house EHS training program on Safety in Transmission Line was conducted on 16th& 17th July 2012 at Sawai-Madhopur, Ranthambore. The faculty was Mr. Kunal Banerjee (CEHSM-JPCO). The training program covered the topics of Excavation, Foundation, Erection, Commissioning, Case studies etc. A total of 14 candidates participated in this program.

Sub-Station

A 2 day in house EHS training program on Safety in Sub-Station was conducted on 13th &14th August 2012 at Lucknow. The faculty was Mr. Krishna Kumar (CEHSM-DLCO) Mr. Kunal Banerjee (CEHSM-JPCO). The training program covered the topics of Survey, Excavation, foundation, Panel Erection, Stringing, Testing& Commissioning etc. 22 candidates participated in program.

A 2 day in house EHS training program on Safety in Sub-Station was conducted on 6th &7th September 2012 at Jaipur. Mr. Y.S. Chauhan-PM-DMRC was present in the training programme. The faculty was Mr. Kunal Banerjee (CEHSM-JPCO).

HWHTL Project Organizes Fire Drill at Store yard

HWHTL Project organized a session on Fire Prevention method. During this session Mr. Sukhen Nandy (Site EHSO-HWHTL) briefed about the fire triangle, classification of fire, usage of fire extinguishers, handling procedure of fire extinguishers and a fire drill was conducted among staff, store personnel and security personnel at Store-Uluberia.

Fire drill programme was organised by BTTL,TEZPUR site on 8th August, 2012



220/132 kV GIS Mansarovar Project received the Merit certificate as “Incident Free Safe Work” during 10-01-2011 to 31-07-2012 from Rajasthan Rajya Vidut Parasan Nigam Limited, Jaipur

RoSPA Award

3 X 800 MW CCPP, Reliance Samalkote Expansion Project has won the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Silver Award 2012 for best safety practices during the year 2011.

Monthly Reward Scheme

Appreciation of Best Safety conscious (Behavioral) workmen/supervisors was rewarded on a monthly basis by BTTL-Assam Project Management. The program was initiated by Mr. D.Mukhopadhyay- Project Manager for better implementation of Behaviour Based Safety.

Best safety conscious award

2 x 600 MW DB Power Plant Project, Raigarh organized the best safety conscious award to workmen & staffs during the quarter Apr – June 12.

Mr. Sunil Kumar Yadav, CM & Mr. Pradeep Kumar Gupta EHSO were rewarded as the eligible candidates.

APPRECIATION



EHSO Meet

EHSO Meet at Jaipur was organized on 10th & 11th September-12. Twelve EHSOs presented EHS overview of their respective projects.

EHSO’s meet was organized at Bilaspur on 19th July 2012. The program was inaugurated by Mr. S. Sivasamy – Construction Manager of 400 kV GCEL TL & G.R. Soundarraj, CEHSM - Raipur Cluster.

During this meet EHSO’s shared their views on good practices, near misses, accident case studies, constraints, solutions, need for improvement & self-development, specific IMS requirements & EHSO requirement. 11 staff participated in the program.

Bilaspur

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EHS Management system in Gulf Projects

L&T’s Gulf projects follow the below EHS management systems:

After awarding the project to our organization, Kick off meeting is the first step to explain the project location, scope of work, client and consultant to all key Stakeholders.

Our EHS Plan will be prepared after the site visit of the project of particular location. EHS Plan will be specific to the project having the details of project description, scope of work, specific hazards and risk to the project, client, consultant & country legal and other requirements.

The following systems are implemented

y EHS Induction to all staff and workmen

y Screening the workmen by construction team

y EHS training

y Tool Box talk meeting on regular basis

y Inspection of portable power tools and Hand tools

y PPE inspection and PPE compliance

y Weekly EHS walk down

y Daily EHS inspection

y Inter project EHS audit once in two months

y Quarterly country office EHS audit

y Bi - annual regional EHS Audit

y Operator competence and vehicle fitness certificate

y Monthly site EHS meeting

y Workmen monthly motivation

y EHS Month and World Environment Day celebration

y EHS alert and communication to all staff

y Environment management

All the above measures will help minimize incidents and to promote a safe work place in the site.

P.V.Kaliappan Head EHS (Gulf)

PT&D (International)


Cable Pulling in Bend / Curved Area

Activity Cable pulling in bend /curved area using rollers and winch machine

Potential Hazards Present Flight of Cable or wire rope from roller and possible due to different altitude of cable drum & puller machine location and cable route which may hit the near bystanders / public/employees

The following minimum control measures are followed in cable pulling by conventional bend rollers:

y Bend roller are used in sharp bend

y Sand Bags are used as back support for bend rollers

y Bend rollers are tied with concrete trough to restrict the movement of rollers

y Flagmen provided near cable pulling location to caution the public and others

y All machineries, tools and tackles, riggers, operators involved in cable pulling were certified by third party and in line with legal requirements.

y All required permits and No objection certificates are obtained from the concerned authorities.

y Safety in EHV cabling conducted for all involved workmen and Staff

y Onsite inspection done for all the above as per the approved Project EHS plan checklists.

y Continuous supervision by qualified supervisors and monitoring by Construction Engineer’s

However a Lost time injury was reported during EHV Cable pulling activity due to the flight of wire rope in the beginning of the year.

After the detailed incident investigation and review, senior management advised for implementation of alternate controls measures to eliminate the possible recurrence of similar incident as per as OHSAS 18001:2007 clause 4.3.1 Hazard Identification risk assessment and determining

control says “When determining controls, or considering changes to existing controls, consideration shall be given to reducing the risks according to the following hierarchy:

a. Elimination

b. Substitution

c. Engineering control

d. Signage/warnings and or administrative controls

Based on management advice, an action team comprising Head - EHS, Project Manager, Construction Manager and Site EHS Engineer were formed. In this activity Elimination/ Substitution control measures are not feasible. So, the team consulted with various agencies and recommended the following engineering controls

y As suggested by senior management, Mechanical Modification of bend roller executed as an engineering control to arrest the flight of cable /wire rope from the roller by the project team in consultation with project managers

y Additional square bars (existing metal scrap) are welded with the bend roller by in-house team, which will reduce the flight of cable and wire rope

y Welded bar edge was protected with cab and cable side with foam

y In-house Modifications Work cost for each piece is AED 40 per roller against the AED 350 per roller by outside vendor for the same work and

y This was implemented in 132 kV cabling job and found more advantageous than conventional bend roller usage

Direct Benefit : Reduction of risk potential

Indirect benefit : Less administrative control cost

Safety of employee and public

Reuse of scrap material

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Erection of Precast Boundary wall elements near Energized mobile substation

Activity

Erection of Precast Boundary wall Elements using truck mounted crane near Energized Mobile SS under the live 132kV OHL.

Potential Hazards

132kV Overhead live lines, Energized Mobile substation, Failure of lifting Equipment, Fall of material, Electrocution due to induction.

Lifting Plan and risk assessment

Lift Assessment

1. Load : Precast Boundary wall Column

Weight: 1.5 t Dimensions: 3.78 m x 400 mm x 400mm Height of lift required : 07 m Max. radius (worst case only):06 m

Precast Boundary wall panel

Weight: 4.1 t Dimensions: 3.74 m x 2.9 m x 0.15 m Height of lift required: 9.5 m Max. radius (worst case only): 07 m

2. Equipment

Truck Mounted Crane (HIAB) Model:377-ep-3xs hiab14

Cap: 10.2 t at 3m rad. length 3t at 10.2m rad. Length, Jib length: 14m Outrigger spread: 1.5m Web Slings: 2no’s SWL- 4 t,D Shackles: 02 no 6.5 t SWL

3. Task

Precast elements shall be shifted to erection area in “A” frames which is arrest in truck mounted crane in vertical position,02 no’s of wall panels shall be brought in erection area at one time, panels will be tied with chain slings with the vehicle. Frame lifting clutch will be connected to the anchor and clutch will connect to the lifting web sling using ‘D’ shackles. Precast element will be lifted vertically using truck mounted crane and guideline rope will be used to guide and control the load, special care shall be taken while erecting that load will be away from substation and chain link fence. Panels will insert between the Columns. Lifting clutch will be removed from element.

4. Environment

Temperature: 38o C, Wind speed: 10 Kmph, Visibility- Clear

Overhead - Live 132 kV OHL Ground- Leveled and Compacted

5. Personnel

Trained: Specific job training given to all the crew prior to commencement of the activity and tool box talk conducted.

Competent: All are competent to carry out the activity.

Certified: All the competency certificates verified and Emergency Coordinator and First aider and all required Emergency arrangements are in place.

Client (TRANSCO) System Safety Rule

The distance from the nearest exposed High Voltage Conductor Not earthed, or from an insulator supporting an exposed High Voltage Conductor, which must be maintained at all times to avoid danger to persons 3m for 132kV, (Note: High Voltage Insulators minimum safety clearance distance =0.5m).

Preventive EHS Measures

y Detailed Activity specific Lifting Plan prepared.

y TRANSCO/FEWA Work permits obtained by competent person for the works under the energized gantry area.

y Uninterrupted supervision by competent person.

y Entire crew oriented for the approved method statement &Risk Assessment and their competency double checked.

y All equipment earthed at all times.

y All the lifting gears, tools and tackles, riggers, operators involved in lifting were certified by third party and in line with legal requirements.

y Weather forecast verified. On site weather (Wind speed and Temperature) checked and confirmed for the lifting activity.

y Physical Goal Post fixed to restrict the Load and Equipment movements within the safe working area.

y Onsite inspection done for all the above as per the approved Project EHS plan checklists.

y Entire crew was attentive while working below the live OHL. Zero Tolerance on required Safe distance from live OHL was maintained at all times as per the lifting plan.


40 HELMET July - Sep 2012 Power Transmission & Distribution (I)

On 31st July 2012, Awali Field Development Fitout of 3X220 kV Electrical Substation and 220 kV Distribution System - Tatweer project achieved Half Million Safe Manhours without any reportable Lost Time Injuries from the inception of project. This milestone is even more remarkable as it has been achieved in a difficult circumstances and a demanding schedule. As part of this milestone achievement, on 20th September 2012 a get together was organised with client representatives and mementos were distributed to all L&T project staff.

PT&D (INTERNATIONAL) – BAHRAIN


ONE Million and more LTI Free Safe Man-Hours

Awali Field Development Fit out of 3 X 220 kV Electrical Substation and 220 kV Distribution System, Bahrain

New 132/33 kV Substation at Kalba (N 8033), UAE

N – 7133 : 132/11 kV Substation at Sir Baniyas Island, UAE

33 kV OHL for Bab Thamama G & Habshan 1.8 MMBOPD Phase -1 Development Project, UAE

400 kV Overhead Transmission Lines Fujairah to Ras Al Khaimah, Contract No. N 6318, UAE

ADPC 1001 -272, UAE

GTC/371A/2010 Qatar Power Transmission expansion Phase 10 – Substations, Qatar

EPIC for Electrical & telecom Utilities for SSA Phase 1& 2 and West End Extension, Ras laffan, Qatar

OETC Projects, Oman

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Memento issued by Mr.Marcel to all L&T Project staff Participation from Tatweer Project Management team


On 30th August 2012, on site Mass Tool Box Talk meeting was conducted at Tatweer project 220 kV OHL Platform by Mr.P.V.Kaliappan EHS Head of PT&D (I). Prizes were distributed to best EHS conscious workmen.

N 6318 project team in UAE achieved two million safe man hours without any Reportable Lost Time Injuries from the inception of project. As this project is one of the high risk level project spread over three emirates namely Fujairah, Sharjah (Khorfakkan) and Ras Al Khaimah (Rough terrain including valleys and steep mountain), all project staff, workmen, subcontractors and all stakeholders were appreciated with special memento on this special achievement.

A memento was issued to Mr.J.S.Sudarsan EVP & Head PT&D IC by Mr.G.Kesavan JGM – Gulf I in the Presence of Mr.P.V.Kaliappan Head EHS PT&D (I) on 08.09.12

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UAE

APPRECIATION



QATAR

On 22nd September 2012 “Construction Safety Training Program” was conducted in Doha. 18 staff from various Projects in Qatar participated in the training Program.

Mr.P.Asokan Phase X Project Manager Inagurated the Training program. In his speech he stressed the importance of good EHS culture in the construction industry.

The Program was coordinated by Mr.P.V.Kaliappan Head – EHS of PT&D (I) and organized by Mr. Satya Prakash & Mr.Ananth Sankararaj of HR Dept.

Topics Including EHS Management in PT&D Projects,Safety in Substation and EHV Cabling Work,Safety in Testing and Commissioning Work,Environmental Compliance requirements in Construction, EHS legal & other requirements of Qatar and HIRADC are covered in the Training program.

Mr.P.V.Kaliappan, Mr.B.Rajagopal and Mr. Narendra Mishra are Internal faculties for the Program.

Certificates were issued to all Participants by Mr. P.Asokan.



EHS Management System

Bahrain

Kuwait

On 15th September 2012, EHS Management system orientation was conducted in Kuwait PT&D Country office and Project Office. EHS Head Mr. P.V.Kaliappan was the faculty for the program. Topics like Effective EHS Management in Oil & gas projects, Critical activities of Substation & OHL projects, Importance of team work to achieve Zero accident and Case studies were covered in the program. Kuwait EHS Manger Mr.Jayakarthick organized the program in coordination with EHS Head.

On 7th September 2012, Bahrain PT&D projects EHS Management review meeting was conducted. Mr.P.V.Kaliappan EHS Head and Mr.K.Venkatesan Project Manager of Tatweer projects and Bahrain EHS staff participated in the meeting. Key Performance indicators (KPI) were reviewed and risk potential & relevant control measures for Substation& OHL projects were discussed.

Orientation at Fintas Country Office

On 23rd September 2012, Emergency Evacuation awareness

program was conducted in the newly established Sharjah

office located in the 4th floor. All staff participated in the

program. Topics including Emergency Evacuation plan,

Emergency Contact numbers, Basics of Fire Extinguisher

and communication to the Visitor’s were covered in the

program.

Mr. Robert Coleman, CEO of C Y Holding company Ltd,

USA explained the risk involved in high rise Building fire,

fire prevention & protection methods and usage of Fire

Escape Hood during fire incidents.

Construction Safety

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Crossword Puzzle Answers of Last Issue

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1 Procedure to protect workers from unexpected energisation during maintenance work

2 Source, Situation or act with a potential to cause harm

3 Colour of scaffold tag indicating “safe for use”

4 Any adverse effect to the environment due to our operations

5 ________is the life saving, critical help given to an injured person before professional medical aid arrives.

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6 A type of incident which has given rise to injury, ill health or fatality

7 Acronym of the procedure meant to handle emergency situations

8 EHS ______ provides overall intentions and direction of an organization towards EHS management

9 ____________ block is used to prevent inadvertent movement of parked vehicles

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