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Towards defining
World-Class safety
The pearl of Protection
Blasting away risks the
Ballastless Way
Lets see the Obvious
Close Call
When it is nearly so, Beware!
Water is more
precious than Gold!
SNS launches a
new safety initiative
Editor
Associate Editor
: Gopi Kannan. S
Process Owners
: M. Kamarajan | K. N. Sen
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Murali Krishnan
Mathivanan Palaniappan
S. Anantha Prasanna Venkatesh
Editorial team
: V. Ramesh Kumar
Photography
A measurable
achievement
Towards defining
WORLD-CLASS SAFETY
Contrary to widely held views, worldclass safety is not just about winning
awards but a continuous process of
setting and surpassing milestones and
then re-setting them. These are clearcut goals that need a buy-in from across
the board after which the organization
moves to achieve them as a whole.
Using a combination of leading and
lagging indicators, organizations with
a world-class safety culture promote
and monitor continuous activities
of safety management systems.
Measurements
include
employee
engagement, training, involvement
of safety committees and injury
rates. One tool that has become
increasingly acceptable globally is the
DuPont Bradley Curve to assess safety
performance.
If a safe operation is acknowledged
and recognized as a productive,
reliable and profitable one then it
presupposes
adequate
allocation
of resources, reinforcement of safe
behavior and creation and sustenance
of a prevention-oriented culture.
Hazard identification, risk assessment,
integrity
of
facilities,
contractor
management, change management,
incident
investigation,
emergency
management and compliance assurance
help an organization measure up to
being world-class. Safety objectives and
targets need to well defined, effectively
communicated to all stakeholders
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Celebrate achievements
than reflect on failures
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Seamless integration
If it works in Saudi Arabia, then it should
work in Bhutan too! Safety standards and
implementation need to be seamlessly
Continuous
improvement
The entire EHS Management System
involves continuous improvement
driven through operation and strategic
EHS goals. Even if an organizations
safety standards are deemed best in
class the task is for it to maintain its
status and remain at the cutting edge
of safety. Sometimes it is easier to reach
the top than maintain ones perch at the
top. Such organizations are driven by
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New technology
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The pearl of
PROTECTION
Shell New Technology Centre,
Bengaluru
36,000
safety
inductions, 23,000
tool box talks, 23,000
near miss reports, and
22 million safe man hours
over a period of 32 months!
Thats safety for you at Shells
New Technology Centre in Bengaluru
that employs over 3,000 workmen.
One of Shells three hubs for Research &
Development, the project is being constructed
as a 1.2 million square feet facility located over a
52 acre integrated campus.
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2015 Chief Executive Officers HSSE & SP Awards Special Merit under
the category Do the Right Thing
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Safety
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of Honour
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Safety
Safety
of Honour
R o ll
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Mumbai Monorail
June 2013 to March 2016
Vriddhachalam-Ariyalur Railway
Construction Project
December 2011 to March 2016
Correct answers
Spot the
HAZARDS
WINNERS
Andrew Wadman
Head of Planning - Qatar
Shivakumar R
Sachin Sharma
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of Honour
TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Samakhiali Gandhidham
Road Project
October 2012 to March 2016
Hospet-Harlapur Railway
Construction Project
January 2013 to March 2016
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Safety
of Honour
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Bina-Ganjbasoda Railway
Construction Project
December 2012 to March 2016
Wadi-Raichur Railway Electrification
Project
January 2012 to March 2016
Garden Reach Flyover Project
June 2014 to March 2016
Kanaktora Jharsuguda Road Project
May 2014 to March 2016
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K-TL-Trans Scheme-Consulatancy
Serv-JSEB-PCGIL
April 2014 to January 2016
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HEAVY CIVIL
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Vizag Vessels
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DMRC CC 28
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DMRC CMC 1
Narmada Bridge
Kochi KC 02
DMRC CC 05
Mumbai Monorail
Kolkata RVNL
DMRC CC 17
Kochi KC 03
CMRL UG 04
of Honour
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Underground Drainage
Porbandar
Nalgonda Underground
Drainage & WSS
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Safety
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of Honour
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BSP BF #8
Spot the
HAZARDS
If you have spotted the hazards, rush it to
ngfernandez@lntecc.com.
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Lets see
THE OBVIOUS
Elevating standards
Working at heights was another major risk involved in track
work along the superstructure of elevated Metro rail corridors.
Workmen were put through various pre-deployment tests to
verify that they did not suffer from vertigo. The congested floor
space owing to presence of rebars and other enabling items
continued to be an issue at the elevated portions too. The only
difference being that heavy equipment including the flash butt
welding machine was being lifted to the elevated corridors
rather than being lowered. Since much of the work was
carried out at night, the execution team focused on keeping
the workforce alert at all times through periodic checks and
providing appropriate breaks to those who appeared drowsy.
The team also ran occasional checks to ascertain substance
abuse by workmen especially intoxicants during night work.
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Radiation hazards:
visible light, laser
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infrared,
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Activity
Possible Hazards
Chipping
Grinding
Chemical Handling
Woodworking
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Flying Particles
Flying Particles
Dust
Recommended
Protective Glasses
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Lift the upper eyelid over the lashes of your lower lid
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Blink several times and allow tears to flush out the particle
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If the particle still remains, keep your eye closed and seek
medical attention immediately
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Avoid aspirin, ibuprofen or other non-steroidal, antiinflammatory drugs. These drugs thin the blood and may
increase bleeding
Every day more than 600 workers worldwide suffer from eye
injury simply because they do not wear protective eyewear.
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Understanding a
near-miss
A near-miss is an unplanned event
that does not result in injury, illness, or
damage but has the potential to do so.
Only a fortunate break in the chain of
events could have prevented an injury,
fatality or damage; to be precise, it is a
miss that was nonetheless very near. It is
a case where more often than not, sheer
good luck has saved the day. The danger
is that even Lady Luck has her off days!
A faulty process or management
system invariably is the root cause for
the increased risk that leads to a nearmiss and should be the focus area of
improvement. Other familiar terms for
such occurrences are close calls, narrow
escapes, or in the case of moving objects,
near collisions or near hits.
DO - Dangerous Occurrence
MTC - Medical Treatment Case
RWC - Restricted workday Case
LTI - Lost Time Injury
Near-miss
reporting
encourages
employees to resolve issues, at least
temporarily, until permanent controls
can be implemented. Key to this is
the promotion of near-miss reporting
and rewarding diligent employees
who report the most incidents, unsafe
conditions or acts. A robust incident
reporting system is in essence a warning
light that benefits the organization by
indicating areas where things could go
wrong in advance, not only from a safety
angle, but also from an operational one
as well. This can help initiate corrective
action in time.
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Communicate
that
near-miss
reporting is non-punitive.
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Water is more
PRECIOUS
THAN GOLD!
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Water is life
A human being can survive without
food even up to a month but it will
be very difficult to last even for a
week without water. The lack of
water, or dehydration, reduces the
amount of blood in the body, forcing
the heart to pump harder to deliver
oxygen-bearing cells to the muscles.
Early symptoms of dehydration are
dizziness, irritability and headaches.
If one remains dehydrated, the person
becomes clumsy, exhausted and
eyesight starts to fade. In the final
stages of dehydration, nausea sets
in and the person slips into a coma
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SAFETY ON ROAD
A new
safety
initiative
launched
by SNS
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Edited by Mr. Vinod Jacob Chacko for L&T Construction from L&T Construction Headquarters, Manapakkam, Chennai - 600 089. The views
expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the Management. The contents of this magazine may not be reproduced without the
written permission of the Editor. Not for sale. Only for circulation among employees of L&T Construction.