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An Internal Magazine of Galfar Al Misnad, Doha, Qatar

Issue : 07 Q3 2014 November 2014

A Quarterly HSE magazine of Galfar Qatar

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Dear All,

Charles M Hayes said “ Safety First is Safety Always”

Galfar Qatar has built a strong reputation in Quality, Safety and Environment in

the local market. This is the result of each and every one’s consistent focus,

efforts. Demonstration of all such qualities by each and every employees of

Galfar helps us to achieve various accolades on HSE front.

As we move into 2015 it is the time to unfold new horizons, new dreams, discover the strength and faith

within ourselves to rejoice in simple pleasures and gear up for the new challenge. Let us prepare

ourselves to embrace it with the latest HSE tools, Information and practices. We have strong and

dedicated team with requisite knowledge and skill. Our endeavor is to make it further strong. Blending

this knowledge and skill with a desire to improve HSE practices would make Galfar Al Misnad a force to

reckon in this field. I strongly urge the involvement of employees at all levels to improve HSE performance

in their respective areas.

This G Safe quarterly HSE magazine is one of the very good initiatives to promote, create awareness on

HSE as well providing opportunity to engage all employees into HSE.

I personally support all the HSE initiatives undertaken by Galfar HSE team and request you to take

ownership and participate in these initiatives to ensure ‘Zero Harm” to our employees, subcontractors and

visitors

Remember “Prepare and Prevent ,don’t repair and repent”

Regards, Anupam Kar

General Manager - Finance


GYM Inauguration at Dukhan Camp In continuation to the Um Salal accommodation camp, Dukhan accommodation facility also provided with a gym Facility to encourage our staffs on Doing regular exercise and to be fit and healthy. Good work Administrative Team, Keep it up!

We are pleased to announce

that Katara project was one of

the Finalist in QIMPRO awards

under the Innovation category

amongst large number of participants . QIMPRO is

an Indian body which recognizes and rewards the

companies for Improvement, Innovation and

Sustainability done in various sectors of business

every year. We were the only company participated

from outside India under Innovation category and

faced stiff completion from sectors like

Manufacturing, Insurance, Banking, Food etc.

Though we could not be the winner in the finals, the

project work and our presentation was very well

appreciated by the judges and the participating

organizations


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LEADING INDICATORS ( PROACTIVE) Target Status

Introducing Permit to Work system Implement by Q1 Trial basis introduced in few sites

STOP observations: All HOD should do 2 STOP audit in a

month and achieve the company level 75 % of participation Achieve min 75%

participation Initiated , Participation is less than

the target

Introducing Scoring and rewarding system for project sites

on HSE and welfare compliance Monthly once in every

site Process drafted, Implementation

pending

Incident Investigation: 100% completion of root cause

analysis of all the injuries/High Potential incidents >90% 95% DIR pending for 1 Fire

Incident

Adherence to Yearly HSE training Plan >90% On Track

Targeting British Safety Award Targeting in 2014 Applied, Received Distinction

Award

Quarterly HSE magazine Quarterly Released Every quarter

Minimum 3 promotional events on HSE in a year 3 in a year Shall be adhered

Introducing KPI based performance for HSE team 2014 onwards Introduced, shall be tracked

Adherence to HSE inspection plan of Camps and facilities Quarterly Q1 inspection are in progress

2014 Corporate HSE KPI status

LAGGING INDICATORS-KPI Target Actual

LTIFR < 0.8 0. 12

Building 8%

Infra 30%

MEP 5%

Oil & Gas/Mech

19%

E&I 28%

Plant Dept 2%

Office 6% Camps

1%

Business Segment wise Incident Analysis

Building

Infra

MEP

Oil &Gas/MechE&I

Plant Dept

Slip & Trip 17%

Material handling

46%

Hand tool 17%

Fire 6%

Road Incident 11%

Heat stress 3%

Incident Area of work Slip & Trip

Fall from height

Material handling

Vehicle movement

Electrical

Chemcial handling

Hand tool

Scaffolding failure

Excavation

Fire

Road Incident

Heat stress

First Aid 7%

Medical Aid 7%

Restricted Work case

1%

Lost Time Incident

1% Fire/Dangerous Occurance

2%

Vehicle Related Incident

73%

Utility /Property damage

9%

Incidents Classification

First Aid

Medical Aid

Restricted Work case

Lost Time Incident

Head 6%

Eyes 11%

Face 5%

Hand exculding

finger 5%

Palm 3%

Fingers 43%

Chest 3%

Thigh 5%

Knee 11%

Foot 8%

Body part injuries Head

Eyes

Face

Neck

Shoulder

Handexculdingfinger


Fire Safety Training for office boys

Key trainings carried out in Q3 2014. - SA 8000 Awareness session - Fire Fighting & First Aid training for Camp Bosses. - Safety warden training in all camp locations. - IMS awareness training for FM staffs - Operators safety refresher training

Emergency ( Police,Fire,Ambulance) 999

Worldwide Emergency Number 112

KAHRAMAA Call Center 991

Local Directory 180

International Calls Enquires 150

Hamad International Airport 40106666

Labor Department 44406400,44406388

Hamad Hospital 44394444

Weather Forecast 44480444

Indian Embassy, Doha 44255777

Nepal Embassy, Doha 44675681, 44675683

Philippines Embassy, Doha 44831585

Source: www.gov.qa

Know these emergency

Contacts in Qatar

Fire Safety Training for Camp personal Refresher training for Operators


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A man sent his only son to pluck coconuts, take it to

the market and make some money. When the poor

boy started harvesting the coconut with a long stick,

the father came and began to put pressure on him,

reminding him that he has to be fast to get to the

market on time and come back quickly.

The boy then decided to climb the tall coconut tree

to make it faster. While the boy was on top of the tall

tree, his father came again and began to yell at him:

Hurry up! Hurry Up! The little boy got tensed up, lost his balance, failed down from the tree and died.

The impatient father, who was pressurizing the little boy to achieve the market objective, began to cry

as he has carelessly lost his only precious son. The lessons from this short story are self explanatory.

Pressure leads to tension- to unsafe act – to accident and ends in fatality.

Bringing it home to our company, it has been observed that excessive pressure from the project

management to achieve a specific milestone usually create the atmosphere of tension, fear, panic

etc. These factors contribute immensely in multiplying unsafe practices which result in safety

violations.

The reason is that when someone is over pressurized to finish a task at a specific time, following the

safe work procedures seems to be a long process for him. In most cases, he uses the shortest cut

available to achieve his target, thereby violating safety procedures. When the site safety officer tries

to correct him, he sees Project HSE as the enemy of work progress. So how do we solve this

conflict? Should we allow every short-cut/ unsafe practice to achieve a milestone?

Using short cuts to achieve a milestone is a dangerous game to play because apart from Galfar HSE

recording your violations, the client might raise a non-compliance incident report that will not only

stop you from reaching the milestone, but bring the image of the company to shame.

In conclusion, We wish to encourage all our project management teams to minimize the pressure on

site supervisors/ workers to finish a specific task. Safety is not by any means against the

construction work progress and the construction team should not see safety as the enemy. The

real identified enemy here is excessive pressure which leads to tension, short-cuts, unsafe practices,

property damages, near misses, personal injuries and fatalities. Meanwhile, these issues can be

solved by adopting proper planning and team work.

Article By:

Mr. John Henry,

Sr.HSE Advisor,

8 839 Project

Under Pressure???


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999

TO PREVENT A HEART ATTACK

• Know your blood pressure and cholesterol numbers

• Work with your health care provider to control high blood pressure and high cholesterol

• Manage diabetes- know your blood glucose and work with your doctor to get them under control

• Change your lifestyle to include healthier behaviors. This will help you to achieve and maintain a

healthy weight, and reduce your risk of heart disease.

• Choose foods that are low in saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol

• Get at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on most, preferably all, days of the week.


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Electrical

SAFETY @ Home

GENERAL TIPS

• Unplug unused appliances • stow cords safely out of reach of pets, young children • Appliances that generate heat, such as televisions and computer

monitors, should be given several inches of clearance all around for good air circulation and cooling.

• Do not drape clothes, toys or other items over warm appliances. • Keep all electrical appliances away from water such as sinks,

bathtubs, pools or overhead vents that may drip. • Do not operate any electrical appliance with wet hands or while

standing in water.

Always Keep First aid box, Fire extinguisher and emergency torch in a easily accessible place.

Electrical panels, fuses, and outlets

• If a fuse blows, turn off all appliances and lights that are on the circuit before changing the fuse. • Use a flashlight. Don't try to replace a fuse in the dark. • Replace a fuse with another that has an identical rating. • Loose fuses can overheat. • Never replace a fuse with a coin or other metal object.

Cords, extension cords, and plugs

• Pull the plug, not the cord, when disconnecting an electrical device. • The third prong of a plug exists for safety reasons. Do not break it off or bypass it. • Use only three-pronged extension cords outdoors. • Replace Cords and plugs which are damaged. • Do not place a cord under a carpet, through a doorway, or anywhere that it could

be stepped on. • Coil up excess cord length and keep the coil intact with plastic ties or Velcro

straps.

Compiled by Mr. Navaneetha Shetty, Head QHSE


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What Is A Near Miss?

A Near Miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury,

illness, and damage or product loss - but had the potential to do

so. The difference between a near miss and a full blown incident

is often a fraction of a second or a fraction of an inch that may not

be there the next time. Near misses are warnings of accidents in

the making. By accepting these warnings and looking for their

causes, we can prevent these situations recurring.

Why Should They Be Reported?

The prevention and elimination of accidents can only be

progressed by reporting the near misses as they occur. If the near misses are not reported, then no

incident investigations will be carried out and none of the problems and warnings will be spotted. As a

result, any learning points found cannot be communicated to others, who will therefore still be "at risk".

A near miss can be considered, as an indication that something is wrong, maybe with the system of

work and it is important that everyone is "warned" by each near miss that occurs so that standards can

be improved.

Ignoring the near misses and the conditions that lead to them is an open invitation for an accident to

occur. Do not shrug off the near misses because nothing happened, let's find out why they happened

and propose improvements to ensure that they do not happen again. This can only be done with your

help, by you reporting them as they occur

Remember:

If you are reporting a near miss from your experience at site: You are helping to prevent some incident

thus Injuries.

Galfar Incident Reporting Protocol

Incident First Information

Report

To be reported to

Any Workplace

Injury

With in 4 Hours

Project Manager, Head HR ,

Head – Finance , Head QHSE

Respective HOD

HSE Manager

Site HSE advisor

Any Injury at

Camp

Within 4 Hours

Project Manger, Head- Admin

Head – HR, Head- QHSE

Manager HSE

Respective HOD

Vehicle Incident Within 4 Hours Project Manger

Head- Plant, TCO

Head – Finance

Respective HOD

Head QHSE, HSE Manager

Verbal communication is important, if unable to send a FIR report

Detailed Investigation shall be done for all Injuries and high potential incidents,

On the receipt of FIR.


Winners of the last edition HSE Quiz Answers to the last edition Quiz

1.A 2. D 3.C 4. D

5. LTI – Lost Time Injury

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Quiz for this edition

1. Symptoms of heart disease can include

a. Dizziness, weakness, arm pain, pressure in the chest

b. Heart palpitations, shortness of breath, weakness

c. No symptoms at all

d. All the above

2. In DCP type Fire extinguisher DCP stands for

a. Dry chloride powder b. Dry chemical powder

c. Dry carbonate powder d. Dry cadmium powder

3. Scaffolding tag in any scaffolding to be signed by

a). Experienced Scaffolder b). Scaffolding Supervisor

c). Certified Scaffolding Inspector d). Safety Officer

4. When you want to unplug something, grab onto the

plug and pull. Do not pull the cord

a. True b. False

5. IDLH Stands for ? ______________________________

Tommy Chacko

HSE Advisor

Binoy Nambiar

Dy.Manager -Planning

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