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1 Environment Health Safety EHS journal of L&T Construction Volume - 8, Issue - 1 January - March 2018. DANGER . IS OFTEN INVISIBLE. Be vigilant. Stay safe! Featuring projects being built to Speed & Scale Foreword Contents 4 It's all about listening workmen, to keep sites clean and tidy and leading by like our own sweet homes to prevent Safety, Environment Attitude and discipline are accidents. We are getting awards and rewards example! Project Medigadda Barrage and Health are the required to observe, for good safety and environment protection. But, we have to achieve the 8 Safe in, safe out! learn and practise. The result: 15 million way of life. same level of performance in all sites across and outside India. The risks have These are the to be assessed at the beginning and man hours! Prestige Lakeside Habitat, most important people must be enlightened with the knowledge to mitigate those risks.
2 Bengaluru behaviours for safe Safety and environment protection Dear L&T-ites, When we talk about the environment, of sites, vary based on the type of working. does not stop with the workmen. It is 12 A road-cum-runway built fast. Built safely! we always think of protecting the land, equipment deployed to execute different applicable from the top to bottom of the Business growth needs speed. Speed flora and fauna, water, etc. At Geo sites, challenging underground works. To organization. Safety being top-driven, Unnao-Lucknow Access drives people to perform. Safety in particular, we reuse sweet earth execute large diameter deep boring, it is every senior's responsibility and Controlled Expressway pit, etc. Similarly, for those working as a culture and value enhances removed from the top for gardening barricading is required at an appropriate duty to give utmost importance for safe during night-time, appropriate food performance.
3 Working. We are aware that in the construction purposes, treat and recycle water to reduce wastage to a great extent, and distance as per the procedure already developed, and high-end input from at the appropriate time is required to avoid sleep-related mistakes. Another It is my strong belief that continuous 16 A safe strategy for a powerful mission plant trees and bushes as required for geotechnical experts/geologists for important aspect for working at night industry, to achieve order inflow, invoice education on environment, health and 400 kV Ibri-Izki Transmission Line specific locations. additional safeguards, which will in is right illumination for men and with margin in the committed period is safety will enhance safe behaviour, turn, take care of the serious risk of soil machinery movement. imperative. During this journey, it is our and that alone can help to achieve 20.
4 Caving in. The heavy equipment such as duty to take care of the environment zero accidents, and in turn, achieve Striving safely to meet where we live/work, our own and our To be live' and piling rigs/cutters have to be positioned at appropriate distances with all In case of people working in marine conditions, resistance to wearing the management targets with ease. a vital need family's health, which will contribute to a safe and happy life. active we have precautionary measures, and operated life jackets due to discomfort, is an indiscipline, and increases the risk of Everyone must keep in mind that there are people and families depending on Adilabad Water Supply Scheme by well-trained technicians to prevent In today's digitalised world, people to be online, any untoward incidents. serious harm. In case of P&M personnel, us, and they always look for our safe across the globe are connected 24x7.
5 Otherwise we Generally, people at sites are provided while repairing small rotating/vibratory tools, not wearing hand gloves and return. Let us all practise safety as a way of life, 25 Towards building a safe city! To be live' and active we have to be online, otherwise we become offline! become offline! with safety helmets, reflective clothing, life jackets when working in marine goggles can cause injury. A casual attitude of taking things lightly causes have health check-ups for better health Mumbai Surveillance Project We are able to share with each other and take care of the environment, which conditions, and other safety gear like serious damage and loss of time. information on a real-time basis. Let will take care of our future. us make use of available digital tools to enforce and implement safety at all Similarly, the health of each individual is our lifeline.
6 It is necessary to provide goggles, gloves and shoes. In my view, these alone do not protect a person. Another important aspect which site Wish you all the very best! 29 Delivering a safe promise to 9 towns Attitude and discipline are required to leadership has to give importance levels at sites. medical help to assess the sickness, if any, for taking proactive preventive observe, learn and practise. These are and directive in the case of safety, Warm regards, and 1097 villages Mobile phones have revolutionised our the most important behaviours for safe is housekeeping. At sites, staging, Nagaur-Bikaner Water Supply measures, which in turn, can safeguard life, but its abuse and misuse can cause working. formwork material, rebar, etc. are Scheme our people. In fact, most of the time, as Head & Chief Executive, us great harm. Let us show restraint by generally kept close to the working per statistics, sickness causes memory L&T Geostructure Behaviour of people varies during the area, blocking pathways and causing 34.
7 Using phones only in safe locations at the required time, giving it our undivided loss, and drives toward the risk of day and night. Working without eating hindrance to many activities. The process Size doesn't matter if committing mistakes. attention. Multi-tasking while on the a proper breakfast is a health hazard, and procedure to take care of better PDCA is followed to Having said that, the level of safety significantly increasing the possibility housekeeping has to be formulated and phone can cause serious damage and of falling from heights, falling into a educated to site supervisors, including the T'! harm, and should be avoided. required, particularly for Geo type Hyderabad Metro Rail Project 2 HELMET, January - March 2018 HELMET, January - March 2018 3. It's all T. he Medigadda Project took its time Creating and maintaining a safe work to get going but after overcoming culture in such trying circumstances can My safety policy starting issues, it has been be a tall order but surprisingly, Safety In- about is simple: it is all progressively expanding to presently charge N.
8 Ramesh Kumar (NRK) presents about listening to nearly 50% more than originally a calm and composed demeanour, quite the people, giving an listening and envisaged. The pace has increased to in contrast to his mercurial Project ear to their problems almost frenetic levels too. One can thus Manager. To my opening question, his and issues and then well imagine the cascading impact and response is a trifle offbeat for he does N. Ramesh Kumar leading by example. leading by mounting pressure on men, material and machinery deployed across two Safety In-charge not rattle off a list of safety initiatives he has taken. My safety policy is simple: work fronts on the right and left banks it is all about listening to the people, example! of the river Godavari. Even at its narrowest, the barrage will still be about dedicated resources, men, equipment, material and leaders.
9 He points out to giving an ear to their problems and issues and then leading by example, . a kilometre and a half wide. To manage almost similar establishments on both he begins, standing in a pit, dwarfed by Project Medigadda the two work fronts simultaneously, sides of the river, the only differences the mammoth structures of the barrage. Barrage Project Manager M V Ramakrishna Raju, split the project. We cleanly being that the right bank set-up is larger and is in the state of Telangana while the There are almost 3,000 workmen at site on the two banks. We are pouring divided the project into two completely left back is across the border in the state concrete every day and activities are separate sub-projects each with its own of Maharashtra. going on multiple work fronts so we about leading by example. If you follow the rules, they will follow them too.
10 It you slip up, they will start to think that What sets NRK's safety is not important and that is asking for trouble, he warns. approach apart is that Raju, joins us after a quick chat he follows behavioural with another one of his young, safety; he believes able lieutenants and with an arm around NRK's shoulder he interjects, in the human touch What sets his approach apart is to maintain our high that he follows behavioural safety;. he believes in the human touch to safety standards. maintain our high safety standards.. M V Ramakrishna Raju NRK nods in appreciation for his Project Manager Boss's elaboration and continues, It is about communication; both verbal and non-verbal. They connect with have to depend to a large extent on the you and therefore they are more people themselves to remain safe and receptive when we share with them look out for each other.
