SAFETY & SECURITY NEWSLETTER

March 2014 Issue

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CONTENTS

1 National Safety Day Celebrations

2 Annual Safety Meet (ASM) - 2014

3 Lessons Learned

4 Safety training– Feb’14

5 Emergency exercises– Feb’14

6 Corporate Safety Highlights - Feb’14

7 Root cause analysis (RCA) of incidents – Feb’14

8 Security Highlights

Thought for the month

At work, at home, let safety be known!

1. National Safety Day celebrations

The National Safety Day/Safety Week Campaign being conducted to mark the Foundation Day (4th March) of National Safety Council which has significantly contributed to reduction in the rate of industrial accidents and created wide spread safety awareness. The campaign is held every year across Tata Power and some of the glimpses / highlights are below.

Bharat Oman Refineries Limited (BORL-Services division)

Flag hoisting ceremony & safety pledge being administered for own & contractor employees

Safety Quiz competition

Prize distribution for various competitions held during National Safety Week

CTTL

Safety Pledge being undertaken PPEs & Firefighting equipment on display

Various training programs were administered to own, contract employees including truck drivers

Various competitions like Slogan, Quiz, Poster were conducted

Prize distribution for various competitions held during National Safety Day / Week

Haldia

Flag hoisting & inaugural ceremony

Quiz competition R&R for various competitions during safety

week

Table top & Emergency exercise being conducted

Safety drama presented by contractor employees

Employee family members participating in

Safety activities / awareness program Health, Hygiene and Safety awareness

program conducted at nearby community

Kalinganagar Projects

Flag hosting ceremony Safety Pledge during National Safety Day

Skit on Safety “Six Directional Hazard” Senior sharing their views on Safety

Stall with various posters and messages was installed at site

Maithon

Safety Flag Hoisting Safety Pledge during National Safety Day

Safety March with slogan around the plant Work at Height training by M/s Karam

Safety quiz conducted for MPL employees Safety quiz conducted for contractor workmen

Fire fighting training by MPL fire department Award distribution for various competitions

MEPL

On National Safety Day, Safety March was conducted inside the plant area

Strategic Engineering Division (SED)

Safety Pledge being administered

Safety awareness & Basic life support training

Safety quiz competition to employees Awareness on Fire extinguishing

Western Region Projects

Flag hoisting at Palaswadi site Safety Oath at Palaswadi site

R&R given in various categories like Best Supervisor, Best Safety Supervisor, Best Security Supervisor, Best Equipment Operator, Safe Contractor, Safe workwoman, Safety Quiz etc

Demonstration on First- Aid in case of falls

from Height at Visapur site Safety Oath at Backbay office

Wind Operations

Various programs were conducted on the occasion of National Safety Day / week across wind

sites. Some of the glimpses are shown below from various sites

Safety Pledge was undertaken in Poolavadi, Gadag, Samana, Khandke, Satara, Dalot &

Ahmednagar region wind farms (Poolavadi & Gadag shown in picture)

Safety Quiz competition at Gadag (in picture) & also conducted in other wind farms

Prize distribution for Safety competitions at Satara (in picture) & also others wind farms

Mr. Safe prize at Samana wind farm and also

same was done in other wind farms Prize in Slogan competition at Supa

Fire fighting training at Dalot Emergency exercise at Khandke wind farm

400 KV projects

Flag hoisting at Safety Pledge during National Safety Day

Safety speech by Project staff & head during National Safety Day

2. Annual Safety Meet (ASM)-2014

ASM-2014 was conducted on 3rd & 4th Feb’14 which was graced by the presence of Mr. Anil

Sardana (MD-Tata Power) & Padmanabhan S (ED (O) -Tata Power). The participants are from

all Tata Power Group i.e., including JVs & Subsidiaries. The meet started with opening

ceremony by MD & ED (O), release of “Suraksha Geet”, followed by address of MD & ED (O).

During the meet, participants have shared challenges faced and also good practices followed at

their respective divisions.

Lamp lighting ceremony Release of “Suraksha Geet” by MD

ED(O) speech during the ASM Participants from across Tata Power including

JVs & Subsidiaries

3. Lessons Learned

Incident Date & Time : 12th February 2014 & 12:30 Hours

Location : Boiler House MDC # 3 RAV

Incident : Medical Treatment Injury

Description of Incident:

While trying to clear the jam by hitting over the RAV, The jam got opened and the hot ash material spell over the body of the operator and he has received burn injury over his chest, right wrist, right neck and below abdomen

Root Cause Analysis:

Human Factors:

1.5 Improper position or posture for the task - The operator was standing in close proximity to

the open line

3.2 Personal protective equipment not used - The operator was not wearing cotton boiler suit

which is standard PPE for operator and issued to all operator

Physical Factors:

6.3 Improperly prepared equipment - Equipment was not positively isolated / shutdown

7.6 Temperature extremes - Hot Ash Material splash over his body

8.1 Restricted motion - Area was congested and movement was difficult

System Factors:

5.4 Inadequate reinforcement of critical safe behaviors - use of cotton boiler suit by operator

was not enforced

8.1 Unclear assignment of responsibility - The operator has carried out maintenance personnel

job. This was the second incident of similar nature

8.4 Inadequate identification of job hazards

PTW was not issued for the job

HIRA / JSA was not prepared

11.1 Inadequate work planning - The clearing of jam was carried out without proper isolation /

shutdown

14.2 Inadequate development of PSP - The SOP for the subject activities was not available

Recommendations:

1. Written procedure (SOP) to be developed and followed

2. Permit to Work (PTW) system shall be followed by Operations team for such Non-Routine

Tasks

3. Ensure that the no critical maintenance works shall be taken without proper isolation /

shutdown

4. HIRA/ JSA shall be used for all jobs

5. Provide awareness session

6. All Boiler Operators must wear Boiler Suits only

7. Identify proper and suitable gloves for such operations & replace the cotton gloves

Click here for detailed report

4. Safety Training - Feb’14

Safety standards and procedures training, first-aid and fire fighting, DMP awareness, defensive driving training, LOTO, working at heights, e-PTW etc were conducted at Trombay

Session on ‘JSA’, ‘HIRA, ‘Basic First-aid’, ‘Safety at Work’, ‘LOTO’ were conducted at

Poolavadi, Samana, Gadag & Agaswadi wind farms respectively

Training on Excavation, concerting, working at Height, conductor installation & personal health

and hygiene was conducted at 28.8 MW Solar Power Project Transmission Line camp area

5. Emergency Exercises-Feb’14

Fire Emergency exercise was conducted in Nivade &

Supa wind farms

Emergency exercise on ‘Strong & Severe winds’ was conducted at Sadawagapur Wind farm

6. Corporate Safety Highlights – Feb’14

Arranged Annual Safety Meet with Tata power group companies including JVs &

Subsidiaries at Hotel Ambassador, Mumbai.

Conducted Office & Fire Safety training for Bombay House personnel.

Participated in Level II mock drill conducted at Trombay CHP area, Station A and necessary

observations for improvements were made.

Carried out audit of Trombay U#8 TG deck Scaffolding and the observations were

communicated.

Conducted interview along with CFT to certify O&M Engineers of Transmission projects &

DCS.

Coordinated with Corporate Communication for displaying Office & Fire safety posters on

Sangam and Hard copies of Safety posters were also circulated to all divisions.

Voices Closure session of Corporate Safety with Corporate HR was conducted.

Attended fire service week meeting at Maharashtra Fire Academy.

Conducted meeting with JV’s for finalizing action plan for implementation of DMP & BCP.

7. Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of incidents – Feb’14

Human Factors Physical Factors

System Factors

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

50.0%

Mar'13

639

Apr'13

332

May'13

251

Jun'13

203

Jul'13

336

Aug'13

324

Sep'13

310

Oct'13

275

Nov'13

320

Dec'13

359

Jan'14

293

Feb'14

309

Cau

ses

Human Factors TrendProcedural non compliance No/ improper use of tools or equipment

Not using protective methods Inattention/ Lack of awareness

Total no.of causes

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

Mar'13

285

Apr'13

147

May'13

139

Jun'13

129

Jul'13

186

Aug'13

184

Sep'13

176

Oct'13

136

Nov'13

156

Dec'13

181

Jan'14

141

Feb'14

168

Cau

ses

Physical Factors Trend

Inadequate/ defective tools, equipment & vehicle Work exposure to

Workplace environment layout Inadequate/ defective protective system

Total no. of causes

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

Mar'13

422

Apr'13

201

May'13

170

Jun'13

97

Jul'13

165

Aug'13

202

Sep'13

199

Oct'13

115

Nov'13

145

Dec'13

165

Jan'14

138

Feb'14

120

Ca

uses

System Factors Trend

Physical Capability

Physical Condition

Behavior

Skill Level

Training or Knowledge Transfer

Contractor Selection & Oversight

Management / Supervision / Employee Leadership

Engineering / Design

Work Planning

Purchasing, Material Handling & Material Control

Tools & Equipment

Work Rules / Policies / Standards / Procedures (PSP)

Communication

Mental Stress

Mental State

Note: Insignificantcauses (consistentlyless than 5%) are notshown

Total no. of causes

8. Security Highlights

JOJOBERA

Operational achievements - Successfully Conducted a number of training programmes to

enhance the operational skills of the guards. The sense of security awareness has also been

created among contract workers. All are adhering to the security instructions.

Training activities - A)Security awareness lecture/training were given to 88 contract workmen

by the security officers of Tata power to make the contractors workmen aware of the Do's and

Don’ts in respect to security, while working inside the Plant area. B) 41 security personnel of

SIS were imparted training on “Fire Fighting” and “Awareness on Pollution Due to Plastic”. One

Security Officer and 10 Guards were imparted training on “First Aid”.

Social activities – Mr Sunil Kumar, Head – Security and Mr A K Srivastav actively participated

in organizing Homeopathic camp for villagers of the nearby villages on 28/02/14.

Reward-Recognition- A)Mr A K Srivastava was recognized for his activism in “Greenolution &

Sustainability initiatives for plastic free environment”. He was also rewarded for “Providing

logistic support for organizing Intra division Volley Ball tournament”. C) One Inspector and two

guards of SIS were rewarded for successfully organizing Intra division Volley Ball tournament.

Security Meeting- Head Security attended meeting with SSP on 20/02/14 at his residence.

Mr Sunil Kumar. Head –Security, attended joint meeting with Mr Mallik , DCIO-I, IB and

Circle inspector, Telco on 12 & 24 Feb 14. Regular meeting with Circle Inspector, Telco and I/C

PS Govindpur was attended by Head Security.

Security Related Functions/ Events – Mr Sunil Kumar, Head Security with the help of Mr A K

Srivastava and other security personnel organized “Intra Division Volley Ball Tournament”.

Achievements - A) The well planned security sessions and its execution will certainly go a long

way in achieving the aim of creating security awareness amongst the employees and contract

workers. B) Security Department won 5 awards/rewards during the month of February, 2014.

Highlights of the visit of Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry at JOJOBERA

The Chairman was received by Station Head Mr Dinesh S Kudalkar and President of union Mr

Rakeshwar Pandey.

Group Chairman garlanded the statue of founder Late J N Tata Chairman paid visit to

operational control room.

Did plantation in side the plant

Inaugurated a green garden made of fly ash. Group Photo with employees of tata power

Chairman inaugurated “Fly Ash Brick Making Machine” & Handed over four “Fly Ash Brick

Making Machine” to four groups from community.

Addressed the employees of Tata Power, Jojobera

Trombay

05 Feb 2014 – Monthly Security Officers Meet held at Security Conference Room duly

presided over by Col. P B Dalvi (Retd).

08 Feb 2014 - Managing Director Mr. Anil Sardana visited the plant to oversee the U # 8

restoration progress and ongoing U#6 outage. Necessary security arrangements were

provided for the said visit.

10 Feb 2014 - ISPS Code compliance training for security personnel deployed at Coal Jetty

carried out by PFSO/Dy PFSO on Security aspects.

20 Feb 2014 - ED (O) & Chief Corp Security & Vigilance interaction with all Security Officers

through Video Conferencing was held on various security aspects duly attended by Trombay

Security Officers. .

22 Feb 2014 - Managing Director Mr. Anil Sardana visited the plant to oversee the U#8

restoration progress and ongoing U#6 outage. Necessary security arrangements were

provided for the said visit.

24 Feb 2014 – His Excellency Mr. PIUS DUNAISKI, High Commissioner of Namibia visited

the plant. Necessary security, traffic control and escort provided during the visit.

24 Feb 2014 - CFT for taking review of MO Security for – FY13 -14 and finalization of

security agencies for FY 14-15 was held at Conference Hall No. 1, Trombay duly attended by

Security Officers from MO Area.

25 Feb 2014 - Disaster Management Plan preparedness Mock drill was conducted.

Evacuation of all the personnel of plant and accounting of personnel were carried out at

respective Safe Assembly area by Security. Necessary traffic regulation/Security/QRT

arrangements were made for emergency vehicles, Incident Site & Safe Assembly Zones.

Arrival of QRT/Security/Fire/Ambulance at Incident site

Cordoning of Incident site by Security staff

Search of casualty by Security/Fire/Rescue staff

Scene of casualties at Incident Sites Evacuation of casualties & First Aid Respond

Fire Fighters in Action

Debrief by Head – Fire Services

Feb 2014 – On Job Training session for personnel of Maharashtra Guard Board was conducted by shift security officers. The following points were covered. (a) Discipline (b) Procedure for Handing and taking over of duty. (c) How to communicate on Walkie-talkie. (d) Leave procedure (e) Action to be taken during different kinds of alert level. (f) Handling of Security equipments

28 Feb 2014 - Quarterly Meeting of Security Officers organized by Corp Security was held at Dharavi RS. Representative of Trombay attended the VC meet.

Welcome to Security family -02 new Security Officers joined Trombay Security wef 17th Feb 2014.

204018 Mr. Hemant Parab (Ex Indian Navy) 204019 Mr. Rajiv Kurup (Ex Indian Air Force)

Transmission & Distribution The training workshop for security supervisors and guards of T & D was conducted at

Borivali Rec Stn on 11 Feb 14. Total 31 security personnel’s attended the workshop. The following was covered during the training:-

Mock Drill Terrorist attack By NSG at Borivali Rec Stn on 11 Feb,2014 Lt Col ( Retd)

Nitin Y Sawant, Maj. Manoj Kumar Pandey, Team leader, National Security Guards

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