46th National Safety Day Sustainable “Brass Gun” Program

46th National Safety Day… Weeklong Celebration of Safety   Remembrance and salute to the great thinkers, After the independence, there was rapid industrialization in our country, which also resulted in an increase in a number of accidents. At that time, there was no such body for guiding the industries on safety. With increasing number of industrial accidents in the country, the labor minister's conference in its 22nd session 1962 recommended that "a conference on safety in factories should be convened and the question of setting up the National Safety Council for conducting a campaign on accident prevention should be considered." This recommendation of the conference was approved by the 24th session of the standing labour committee, which met on 13th to 14th February 1966 at New Delhi under the chairmanship of late Shri Jagjivan Ram (Union Minister at that time), and the proposal concerning the constitution of National Safety Council (NSC) was set up on 4th March 1966 by the ministry. Subsequently, it was decided that this day, 4th March, should be commemorated as National Safety Day every year in the form of National awareness campaign. Since 1972 the National Safety Day is celebrated every year throughout the country to reiterate the importance of safety and create an awareness campaign throughout the country. It was soon converted into a week-long event and was thus called National Safety Week (NSW). Listed Few Activities undertaken on this day: -          Poster and Banner making to promote safety are displayed in strategic locations. -          Administration of safety pledge. -          Unfurling of the NSD Flag -          Pinning of the NSD Badge -          Safety competitions, Performance recognitions awards -          Training program, workshops, demonstrations & seminars -          Screening of safety films. -          Community awareness programmes National Safety Council is a premier, non-profit, self-financing, and tripartite apex body at the national level in India.  It is an autonomous body, which was set up by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment on 4 March 1966 to generate, develop and sustain a voluntary movement on Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) at the national level. It was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and subsequently, as a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950. The similar body also was formed in The United States of America, headquartered in Itasca Illinois, The National Safety Council (NSC) is a 501(C)(3), Non-profit, nongovernmental public services organization promoting health and safety. Founded in 1913 and granted a congressional charter in 1953. Formation of such bodies for the industry is majorly focussing on regulating the need for safety. Law, enforcement is still not on a self-driven mode. We still feel what is required to be done legally we will comply to that but is it really helping us. Is it the correct direction to move on? Let’s join hands this Safety Day to pledge that let’s work for making processes safe, equipment safe, people safe. Let’s pledge to ensure safety truly becomes focus. We should not follow safety, we should adopt safety. A Very Happy National Safety Day to all… Sustainable “Brass Gun” Program -  Associate for Risk and Hazard Classification, hand holding program on management systems and control understanding, customized to suit each company post gap assessment.   -   Associate for understanding challenges and plan core improvement programs in HSE & F. -   Associate for implementation of internal policy and compliance to statutory HSE & F regulations & optimise resource identification. -   Associate for document priority and attention to HSE & F optimized system approach, minimizing recurring cost by developing proactive and predictive controls. -   Associate for Providing training as per designed HSE & F internal company program, customized solution to understand company systems in place and controls on job trainings. -   Associate for developing internal policy and control zoning for risk and hazards, working at impact and implementation level to create cyclic focus and precision practices with stake holders. -   Associate for job ready work force, in house or onsite training and making stake holders (Freshers/Experience) job skill ready, awareness program specially moulded industry specific. Most important tool to learning is Discussion.  Let’s Discuss.  ... Solutions… Regards, Piyush Tripathi M: +91-9824663306

Safety and Technology

Safety & Technology What we have gained?

Modern days we today live in brick and mortar houses, have well managed drainage systems and advanced agricultural technologies. If you think that these facilities and the concept of smart cities are things of modern era, then you are absolutely wrong.

Perplexed YES

While looking at modern day structures and ideas evolving from references from past. We have still not gone to the correct books. Ancient technology is still complex for us. We have designed our education system so complex, that the basic elements of knowledge are missing. There is a saying what you had sown you with get the same fruit. Challenges persist as prolong use of toxic industrial chemicals and negligent discharge and foul play have contaminated the country’s soil, air and possibly water.

Recent studies showed that, soil samples from Goa and six cities, including New Delhi and Mumbai, the average concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Indian soil was almost twice the amount found globally—12 ng/g (nanogram per gram) dry weight as against 6ng/g. (Ref. Study of Tamilnadu University with international institutes)

PCBs are synthetic organic chemicals used in electrical equipment, adhesives, paints and several other products. In April 2016, India said manufacturing and importing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) will be banned after December 31, 2025. It becomes more shocking when an international researcher found even the depth of oceans is not safe from PCB contamination with “extraordinary” levels of contamination found in two of the deepest trenches in the ocean—Mariana Trench in the North Pacific and Kermadec Trench in the South Pacific. This polluting chemical persisted and found its way into the remotest corner of the earth even though the US had banned its use back in 1979.

What actions can be taken?

What’s the solution we have in hand? “Informal e-waste recycling process is an emerging problem and it is growing. Still, it is one of the sources of PCBs in developing nations today. Besides proper waste disposal, open burning of dumped waste should be stopped.

Not only PCBs, but several other organic pollutants can be released due to incomplete combustion of waste, particularly plastics, e-waste and biomedical waste,

It’s true to understand the need of hour. The most unthoughtful process of keeping things and safe keeping is not the responsibility of safety officer. Recent discussion during safety summits also highlighted few core industrial challenges. We talk of safety and sustainability but in this race what has really lost is the essence of safe keeping. Everything in industry is on measurable, value based, true value for life is lost.

Malpractices and negligence are key tool for productivity, higher output and the plate of safety is hanged outside, stating “It’s our First-Priority”. Question “IS IT”.  Although this may not be true to many or most of the industry but it persists, how do we evaluate it, with increasing number of air pollution, increased health issues & Reported incidents that come out. Each knowledge sharing session, focuses on how to make things safe, but we are trying to run the old machinery which is not having those capabilities to understand the corrective action need. Ground reality along with challenges comes in light when media reports a horrifying disaster of industry of fire, blast, & gas leak. Who has suffered, reports come out most contractual workers, labour. Can we replace life by compensation, how to counter this have we worked on solutions correctly?

Often these questions are unclear or unanswered. Result there is a committee, there is a report, & investigation – later file Close. In true sense post incident, there should be alarm and perception base evaluations to be done. Compliance, Change control and conditional change assessments to be done.

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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY & MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY & MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Every Company believes that no job or no task is more important than worker health and safety.

If a job represents a potential safety or health threat, every effort will be made to plan a safe way to do the task.

Every procedure must be a safe procedure.  Shortcuts in safe procedures by either foremen or workers will not be tolerated.

If a worker observes any unsafe condition, which may pose a potential threat to their health or safety, it is expected that employees will immediately correct the situation when feasible or inform management.  Management has the responsibility to take adequate precautions, comply with National & international standards, and assure the safety and health of employees. 

Let’s index the System; What is required to be done. Framework

Management Commitment and Planning Documents:

-       Safety and Health Policy

-       Safety and Health Objectives

-       Designated Safety Coordinator

-       Rolls and Responsibility (Supervisor, Managers)

-       Safety and Health Committee

-       Responding to Safety and Health Issues

Roles and Responsibility Employee Involvement

-       Safety and Health Committee

-       Safety Inspections

-       Suggestion System

-       Employee Participation

Responsibility Index on Worksite Analysis

-       New Equipment, Processes, and Facility Hazard Analysis

-       Job Safety Analysis

-       Employee Report of Hazards & Risk

-       Accident/Incident Investigation

Legal Frame work on Hazard Prevention and Control

-       Inspection of each Job Site

-       Accident Investigation record & action

-       Matrix and Logical Personal Protective Equipment

-       Policies, Procedures, Safety and Health Rules

-       Internal Policy statement for Safety Discipline

-       Risk & Hazard Based Emergency Procedures    

-       Mechanical, Electrical Lockout / Tagout Procedure

-       Permit systems - Confined Space Entry

-       Written Hazard Communication Program

-       Written Fall Protection Program

-       Written procedures of Electrical Safety

-       Excavation Safety (guideline, procedures, record)

Safety and Health Training

-       Job Specific Safety and Health Work Observations & Training plan

-       Pre-& post evaluation records.

Build a Safety & Health Management System

Basic 5 Elements of Effective Safety Programs:

1.  Management commitment and planning,

2.  Employee involvement,

3.  Worksite analysis,

4.  Hazard prevention and control,

5.  Safety and health training.

Our Analytical Services

-       Analyse detailed aspect-impact studies to identify Health & Safety influence and opportunities to improve performance

-       Analyse natural resource conservation, energy and emissions, waste reduction.

-       Analyse requirement under any law, for the time or being in force, or to meet certification requirements, establishment prescribed additional policies and procedures as required.

Our Capability Services under the corporate program.

-       Associate for sustainable development, understanding challenges and plan core improvement programs in HSE & F.

-       Associate for implementation of internal policy and compliance to statutory HSE & F regulations & optimise resource identification.

-       Associate for document priority and attention to HSE & F optimized system approach, minimizing recurring cost by developing proactive and predictive controls.

-       Associate for Providing training as per designed HSE & F internal company program, customized solution to understand company systems in place and controls on job trainings.

-       Associate for Risk and Hazard Classification, hand holding program on management systems and control understanding, customized to suit each company post gap assessment.

-       Associate for developing internal policy and control zoning for risk and hazards, working at impact and implementation level to create cyclic focus and precision practices with stakeholders.

-       Associate for job-ready workforce, in-house or onsite training and making stakeholders (Freshers/Experience) job skill ready, awareness program specially moulded industry specific. 

Accident Investigation

Accident Investigation

“If you think safety is expensive, try an accident”

Multiple Accident Causes

There are more than one cause of an accident, not only in sequence but occurring at the same time.

Methods of calculating loss rates from raw data:

Accident or Incident severity rate:

Number of days lost compared with number of man hours worked

Ill-health prevalence rate: 

Number of ill health conditions compared with number of people (Number of people in the population exposed)

The data collection by

1. The organization
2. An enforcing authority
3. Medical provision organizations
4. Government statistics organizations
5. Insurance organization

Standard Outline (implied) legal requirements and HSE guidance, Investigating Accidents and Incidents

Outline purposes to discover underlying causes, root-cause analysis, prevention of recurrence, legal liability, data gathering and identification of trends description of investigation procedures and methodologies to include incident report forms, gathering of relevant information, interviewing witnesses, analysis of information and the involvement of managers, supervisors, employees, safety representatives and others in the investigation process outline use of failure tracing methods - such as fault tree analysis and event tree analysis (ETA) - as investigative tools.

• Step one: Gathering the information
• Step two: Analysing the information
• Step three: Identifying risk control measures
• Step four: The action plan and its implementation

Adverse event includes:

• Accident: an event that results in injury or ill health;
• Incident:

–      Near miss: an event that, while not causing harm, has the potential to cause injury or ill health. (in this guidance, the term near miss will be taken to include dangerous occurrences);

–      Undesired circumstance: a set of conditions or circumstances that have the potential to cause injury or ill health.

Hazard: the potential to cause harm, including ill health and injury; damage to property, plant, products or the environment, production losses or increased liabilities.

Immediate cause: the most obvious reason why an adverse event happens, eg the guard is missing; the employee slips etc. There may be several immediate causes identified in any one adverse event.

Consequence:

Fatal: work-related death;

Major injury/ill health: including fractures (other than fingers or toes), amputations, loss of sight, a burn or penetrating injury to the eye, any injury or acute illness resulting in unconsciousness, requiring resuscitation or requiring admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours; serious injury/ill health: where the person affected is unfit to carry out his or her normal work for more than three consecutive days;

Minor injury: all other injuries, where the injured person is unfit for his or her normal work for less than three days; damage only: damage to property, equipment, the environment or production losses. (referring to the potential to cause harm to people.)

Terms with Likelihood that an adverse event will happen again:

• Certain: it will happen again and soon;
• Likely: it will reoccur, but not as an everyday event;
• Possible: it may occur from time to time;
• Unlikely: it is not expected to happen again in the foreseeable future;
• Rare: so unlikely that it is not expected to happen again.

Risk: The level of risk is determined from a combination of the likelihood of a specific undesirable event occurring and the severity of the consequences (ie how often is it likely to happen, how many people could be affected and how bad would the likely injuries or ill health effects be?)

    Risk control measures: are the workplace precautions put in place to reduce the risk to a tolerable level 

  

   Root cause: an initiating event or failing from which all other causes or failings spring. Root causes are generally management, planning or organisational failings.

   

   Underlying cause: the less obvious ‘system’ or ’organisational’ reason for an adverse event happening, eg pre-start-up machinery checks are not carried out by supervisors; the hazard has not been adequately considered via a suitable and sufficient risk assessment; production pressures are too great etc.

Event and Cause

Cause of Adverse Events

þ  Immediate causes: the agent of injury or ill health (the blade, the substance, the dust etc);

þ  Underlying causes: unsafe acts and unsafe conditions (the guard removed, the ventilation switched off etc);

þ  Root causes: the failure from which all other failings grow, often remote in time and space from the adverse event (eg failure to identify training needs and assess competence, low priority given to risk assessment etc).

To prevent adverse events, you need to provide effective risk control measures which address the immediate, underlying and root causes.

Legal reasons for investigating

þ  To ensure you are operating your organisation within the law.

þ  The Factory Act, requires employers to plan, organise, control, monitor and review their health and safety arrangements. Health and safety investigations form an essential part of this process.

þ  The fear of litigation may make you think it is better not to investigate, but you can’t make things better if you don’t know what went wrong!

þ  The fact that you thoroughly investigated an accident and took remedial action to prevent further accidents would demonstrate to a court that your company has a positive attitude to health and safety.

þ  Investigation findings will also provide essential information for your insurers in the event of a claim.

Information and insights gained from an investigation

þ  An understanding of how and why things went wrong.

þ  An understanding of the ways people can be exposed to substances or conditions that may affect their health.

þ  A true snapshot of what really happens and how work is really done. (Workers may find short cuts to make their work easier or quicker and may ignore rules. You need to be aware of this.)

þ  Identifying deficiencies in your risk control management, which will enable you to improve your management of risk in the future and to learn lessons which will be applicable to other parts of your organisation.

Benefits arising from an investigation

þ  The prevention of further similar adverse events. If there is a serious accident, the regulatory authorities will take a firm line if you have ignored previous warnings.

þ  The prevention of business losses due to disruption, stoppage, lost orders and the costs of criminal and civil legal actions.

þ  An improvement in employee morale and attitude towards health and safety. Employees will be more cooperative in implementing new safety precautions if they were involved in the decision and they can see that problems are dealt with.

Investigation Report Forms vary in design, layout and content.

Level 1 Report: Initial investigation report by first line managers. Mainly identifying immediate causes of accidents.

Level 2 Report: In-depth investigation by other managers and health and safety professionals. More analysis and investigation of root / underlying causes.

Level 3 Report: Reports prepared by the investigation teams. The common structure of the report tends to determine

What happened (The loss), How it happened (The event), Why it happened (The causes) and Recommendations (Corrective and preventive actions).  

Understanding this line of investigation is not value to the organization but value addition. Post investigation or any incident report most of the organization or individuals are not able to follow or arrange for the correct provision needed for post incident it becomes cost finding objective or consequence cost. For a systematic investigation or any incident reporting objective is to first educate people on information gathering, quantifying not qualitatively outlining best practices.

Through practical approach incident or accident investigation is required to be on a measurable scale. Working on industrial safety and occupational health doable we often come across many facts, systems and terms. To scale the implementation process of upgradation of any industrial system one should focus on few points us under.

1.     Provide an action plan with SMART objectives (Specific, Measurable, Agreed, Realistic and Timescaled);

2.     Ensure that the action plan deals effectively not only with the immediate and underlying causes but also the root causes;

3.     Include lessons that may be applied to prevent other adverse events, eg. assessments of skill and training in competencies may be needed for other areas of the organisation;

4.     Communicate the results of the investigation and the action plan to everyone who needs to know;

5.     Include arrangements to ensure the action plan is implemented and progress monitored.

Enterprising Solutions

Enterprising Solutions

Many theories and resource management programs and ventures like: Coexistent Business Module, Linear Business Module, Collaborated Business Modules and relative theories of Marketing mix; are known modules of present business and the brand establishment modules. With each resource management growth of industry or company is predicted and reached to the set vertical of its optimum establishment circle of growth.

Each business is value dependent, value and number base. For work done there is a numerical representation in value to a measurable quantum of what is achieved. That is each work done to be measurable and to have a resultant reflect or can be explained as work done and task reached. Similarly symbiotic coexistent various modules of business says the same division or work, mutually beneficial dependency for correspondent action and its resultant. Mixing ideas and related resource management gives us a very lively result to achieve not only the set result, but also gives new dimension to the Vertical as well as Horizontal growth.

Most commonly explained as “enterprising solution”. Simple word to explain the complex nature of business and its structural growth and establishments, work allocation to individuals, group of individuals and among the most like brains that think differently. So how this value added or secret works, each business has its potential and each business has its share of value to be reached. No one in the world predict that this is a monopolized business and its 100% to me, only each of us have a business and share the same so being one of many or one of few. Everyone either has many or few competition, existing commonly we can be number 1 (one) in the industry but still second (2^nd) gives us competition, there is always a fear of becoming 2^nd (Second). Remembering 1^st and forgetting 2^nd this is life rule, rather a race which each one of us run depending on how we reach it, how our will acts on it. Either we are always after it, or come as given up loss to say we cannot do it depending on individual’s potentials to reach or act.

This blog can be the one in many but potential of business and reach to be thought. It’s possible that it gets most appreciated or it’s possible it gets most adverse result on dislike. Buts either of the case are probability equilibrium. This equilibrium of thoughts revolves us in work as well in world. So what truly is business enterprising, gain-loss, win-lose, up-down. What is true co-existence or individual existence, what profits more working together or individually? What really comes to mind is the possible solution to growth. We measure potential, share in the industry. Each business with limited measure of growth and vertical has to be constant at a given instant, so what next, what goes beyond the limits of vertical growth is to either create another parallel growth or horizontal growth axis to generate many more vertical growth bar charts with practical limitless opportunity circles of development. Challenge to a coexistence of any two businesses together is related nature of enterprise. Commonly known to be corporate structure of various services provided by the industry or company to and how it has come to coexist. Enterprise Solution also has given us most easy way to coexist without having any co-relation with individual or self.

More and more people join to get and explore multiple possibilities of business solution. Result is inevitable to be, measurable growth, recorded, recreated and reached. To support this many theories, formulas, business modules and systems are followed.