SUMMER TRAINING

PRESENTATION ON

Occupational Health and Safety

Measures in Bharat Heavy Electricals
Limited

BY- POOJA SINGH

HRR 2021
PGDHR
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 - An Introduction
 Established in 1950s.
 ISO-9001:2000 version quality management certified.
 Certified with ISO 14001 for environmental management systems &
OHSAS- 18001 certification for occupational health & safety
management systems.

 Core Sectors of BHEL with wide network of 14 manufacturing divisions:

 Power Generation
 Transmission and Distribution
 Industries
 Transportation
 Renewable Energy, Oil and Gas

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International Operations.
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Health, Safety and Environment Management

 Summer Training Branch- BHEL (HERP), Varanasi:

 Established in 1984
 Manufacturer of Operation and Maintenance spares

HERP is now the spares hub for all types of Mill spares, Turbine
spares and Turbine Tools and Tackles

HERP has contributed a lot in refurbishing of various units of NTPC
 In 2009- 2010,the turnover growth is Rs. 24,000 lacs

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 Job Profile
 OHSAS 18001
 Regular Observation of the workplace
 Machine Shop
 Fabrication Shop
 Babbiting Shop
 Canteen and Central Stores Area
 DG and Air Compressor Area
 First Aid Facilities
 Compressed Gas Cylinders Area
 Making reports on the basis of observation

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 Accident Statistics
Largest cause of accidents at work
 37% Manual Handling

 19% Slips, Trips and Falls

 12% Other Causes

 20% Struck by an Object

 7% Falling from Height

 5% Machinery

ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED

BY:
 Unsafe Acts
Unsafe Conditions

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 OHSAS- 18001-An Introduction
 OHSAS 18001 is an Occupation Health and Safety Assessment
Standard for health and safety management systems

 To control its OH&S risks and improve its performance


Protects the safety and health of people engaged in work or
employment

 Covers OH&S management system

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 Creation:
 OHSAS 18001 was created via a concerted effort from a number of bodies

Certification of OHSAS:
 Registration to OHSAS 18001

Applications:
 The OHSAS specification is applicable to any organisation that wishes to:
 eliminate or minimize risk
 Implement, maintain and continually improve an OH&S management system
 Assure itself of its conformance with its stated OH&S policy
 Seek certification/registration

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 Benefits:

 Improve efficiency and consequently reduce accident

 Increase control and reduction of hazards
 Demonstrate commitment to the protection of staff, property and
plant and legal compliance

Improve safety culture of organisation

Increase organisation’s reputation for safety and occupational
health

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 Code of Practice for an Organisation:
• General Safety Requirements

• Training & Risk Assessment

• Working on or in the vicinity of HTHW systems and protection against noise

• Protection against fire & Hazardous Substances and Materials

• Accident Treatment/Accident Reporting/First Aid Facilities

• Working at Heights

• Personal Protective Equipment

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OH& S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS:
 General Requirements
 OH& S Policy
 Hazard identification, risk assessment and determining controls
 Resources, roles, responsibility, accountability and authority
 Competence, training and awareness
 Communication and participation
 Documentation
 Operational control

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 OHSAS 18001 in BHEL
 Certified with OHSAS 18001 in 2002
 Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has awarded conforming to OHSAS 18001, BHEL’s Power
Sector-Northern Region (PS-NR)

 Occupational Health & Safety Policy in BHEL:

 Compliance with applicable Legislation and Regulations
 Setting objectives and targets
 Appropriate structured training
 Formulation and maintenance of OH&S Management programmes
 Periodic review
 Communication of OH&S Policy

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  OHS Achievements:
 Creation of complete Model Centre
 Creation of fully trained and equipped model extension teams
 Creation of mobile multi-disciplinary occupational health and
hygiene teams
 Large number of public and private sector enterprises have
registered their requests for assistance
 Prominence as a training Centre
 THE OHS TIDE

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 Legal Aspects related to health and safety in
BHEL:
  To identify and access the legal OH& S requirements, BHEL has its legal
aspects which is approved by:
 Factories Act, 1948
 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
 Hazardous (Wastes Management and Handling) Rules, 1989
 Indian Electricity Act, 1910
 Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Act, 2000

Global legal aspects requiring health and safety measures:

 Health and Safety at Work Act etc. (UK)
 Occupational Safety and Health Act (US)

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 Health and Safety Measures in BHEL
The major activities of the HR in this field are to check health and
safety of human resources in the each and every field but especially
in:
Areas/ Shops Hazards Health and Safety Measures
Machine Shop lubricating Oil slip, chips- •Soaking of oil with saw dust
oil flow on the floor, break •Collection & Sweeping regularly
of slings, spread of coolant •Trained workmen
•Saw dust and buckets are used
•Protective sheet on one side

Fabrication Shop: Grinding spark, flying dust, •Use of PPE, welding shields
Grinding, Welding, glare, welding fumes, •Visual inspection of the wire
and Cutting Heat/hot surfaces, loose •Trained workmen
wiring •Proper tightness of grinding disc

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Babbiting Shop Spread of shots, NH3 fumes •Collection of shots
inhalation, oil tank blast, •Use of PPEs
break of wire slope sling
Canteen and Central Store Canteen- Unhygienic •General Cleaning
Area condition, flies, mouse etc. •No accumulation of water
Central store- brake failure, •Trained operator for hydra
sling breakage

DG and Air Compressor Huge noise, pipeline leakage, •Fire extinguisher

explosion •Use of Ear Muffs
•Regular checking

Compressed Gas Pipeline leakage, explosion No other inflammable

Cylinders air receiver material
Fire extinguisher
Switch off the knob of
cylinder

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 First Aid Facilities:
Each First Aid box has to be under the charge of a separate person trained for first
aid. The following contents are to be maintained in a First Aid Boxes where more
than 50 persons are employed:

 24 small-sterilised dressings
 12 medium sized sterilised dressings
 20 large size sterilised dressings
 12 large size sterilised burn dressings
 12 packets sterilised cotton wool
 One Snake Bite Lancet
 One pair of Scissors
 12 roller bandages 4 inches wide
 Savlon, betadine lotion
 Wooden scale

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
 HAZARD AWARENESS

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Corrosive Explosive Oxidising Extremely Highly
flammable flammable

Very toxic Toxic Harmful Irritant Danger to

environment

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 Analysis Work
The analysis work is based on following parts:
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Concentration of chemicals contaminants in Babbiting Process:
Location Pollutants Studied Exposure details Permissible Range
During Pouring Copper, lead, 0.015, 0.1158, 0.2, 0.15, 0.0122, 2
antimony, chloride 0.0122, 0.346 resp. resp.

During shot Respirable Dust 4.02 mg/ cu.m 3.0 mg./ cu.m
blasting process
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Illumination Level
Location Illumination Level Obtained Required
Day night illumination
Near Heavy duty 670 385 300

QC inspection 208 77 300

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  Ambient and personal Noise Exposure Levels
Location Measured Exposure Permissible limit
levels 8 hrs. in db (A)
Fabrication Area
During Grinding process 104.4 85 db (A)
Near shearing machine 80.7
In Babbiting section
During shot blasting process 99.8 85 db (A)
Near horizontal boring machine 83.4
Near heavy duty 89

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 Findings and Suggestions
 In Machine Shop:
Findings- At the time of:
 Horizontal boring
 Vertical boring
 Radial drilling of machine
 Material handling by crane
Suggestions-
 Proper collection system for oil cutting
 Protective sheet should be use one side
 In Fabrication Shop:

Findings- At the time of:

 Gas cutting by pug machine
 Grinding& using hand tools

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  Welding process
 Shearing process

Suggestions-
 Workforce should ensure tighten of disc and wheels regularly
 Employees should properly use the personal protective equipments

In Babbiting shop:
Findings- At the time of:
 Shot blasting process
 Melting of babbit metal process
 Pouring of babbit metal

Suggestions:
Mask should be provided at the time of processing
Use strictly the compliance of PPEs

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  In canteen Area:
Findings-
 The bulbs, tube lights, CFLs, are not covered properly
 General cleaning

Suggestions-
 Provisions of hot water at the time of cleaning oily utensils
 Ensure proper personal hygeine of canteen staff
 Provision of sand bucket at the place of gas tank

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 Conclusion
 BHEL is increasingly concerned about achieving and demonstrating sound Occupational
Health and Safety performance
 Improve efficiency and consequently reduce accident
 OHSAS 18001 enables an organisation to have control over operations
 There is a full commitment of each and every employee towards the applicability of
occupational and health safety measures in the company
 Some new employees and apprenticeship trainees are not aware about the OHSAS 18001
certification and the use of PPEs
 It encourage more effective internal and external communication and improve the
organisation’s safety culture.

REMEMBER……………… ………..
No job is so important and No service is so
urgent – that we cannot take time to perform
our work safely.
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