Sail Project 1

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1972. The company was incorporated on January 24, 1973 with an authorised capital of Rs.2,000crores. In 1978 SAIL was restructured as an operating company.

SEVEN C s OF SAIL:

1. Commitment Delivery2. Customized Products

3. Contcoemporary Products

4. Competitive Price

5. Complant Settlement

6. Culture Of Customer Service

7. Consistant Quality .

2) WHAT ARE HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS IN GENERAL?

Health and safety are 2 of the most important criteria in every human beings life. we work inorder to provide our families with good health and safety. Similarly an organisation too is a largefamily and every employee a family member. Thus, it is extremely important for everyorganisation to provide each of its employees from topmost level of heirarchy till the last levelemployee with sufficient health and safety standa4rds. Every organisation follows a protocolor safety norms or a set of rules and steps that are undertaken to ensure the abovementioned reqiurements. these are commonly termed as health and safety standards. Be ita factory worker working directly on machines or an office employee, stress affects all levels.Some common problems faced by employees at factories are injurie due to machines,occupational hazards, and even death. Similarly for an office employee, stress, work pressure,and finally depression may cause obstructions in efficient working.every organisationmay havedifferent standards but usually these are somewhat similar in their effects and are all employeewelfare oriented. These standards are thus very important in terms of provide job satisfaction toall its level of employees. The employess not only feel comfortable working but also work totheir 100% efficiency.

3) WHY ARE THEY REQUIRED IN ORGANISATIONS?

The reasons for establishing good safety and health standards are frequently identified as:

Moral - An employee should not have to risk injury or death at work, nor should othersassociated with the work environment.
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Economic - many governments realize that poor occupational safety and healthperformance results in cost to the State (e.g. through social security payments to theincapacitated, costs for medical treatment, and the loss of the "employability" of theworker). Employing organizations also sustain costs in the event of an incident at work(such as legal fees, fines, compensatory damages, investigation time, lost production, lostgoodwill from the workforce, from customers and from the wider community).

Legal - Occupational safety and health requirements may be reinforced in civil lawand/or criminal law; it is accepted that without the extra "encouragement" of potentialregulatory action or litigation, many organisations would not act upon their implied moralobligations.

Reasons why an organisation requires safety and healthy measures:Safety, health and welfare for the employees and the community at large, has highest priority andcommits itself to:

1. Maintaining a healthy and safe work environment, as is reasonably practicable, for all

employees at all times.2. Ensuring that no job is carried out by ignoring or compromising on safety aspects.

3. Ensuring that so far as reasonably practicable, all processes are properly supervised andare safe from risks to health.

4. Ensuring that design, construction and maintenance of all plant, equipment and facilitiesare such as to ensure that adequate precautions are taken to protect the plant, machineryand environment and personnel from injuries and risk to health, as is reasonablypracticable.Providing adequate training to all employees for the work they are required to do byinforming them of any hazards to health and safety which may be inherent in the plant or

materials required to be handled.5. Recognising that it is the responsibility of the management for the safety of visitors. The

management will ensure, so far as is practicable, that whilst on company premises,visitors and or other non employees are not exposed to health and safety hazards and giveto such persons any information about the organisations activities which may benecessary to ensure this. The management would take necessary steps to disallow visitorson the shop floor or in other areas of factory premises where they may be exposed torisks to health and safety without being accompanied by an appropriately qualifiedemployee of the company.Making all efforts to ensure conscientious observance of all National, State and otherstatutory requirement for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment and pollutionfree premises.

6. Ensuring that every employee is satisfied with the work conditions and feels comfortablewhile working.

7. Every employee is emotionally, mentally as well as physically healthy to work.

8. Making sure that no employee till the grass root level faces any kind of harm within thework hours.
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Although, the management understands that the Government legislation and generallyaccepted codes of practice that establish minimum standards for safety, health andenvironment, the management would maintain and improve upon standards, whereverpossible, by a combination of professional, technical and medical advice available to thecompany.

4) KINDS OF HAZARDS IDENTIFIED THAT ARE PREVENTEDTHROUGH A GOOD HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY WITHIN STEELPRODUCING COMPANIES LIKE S.A.I.L.

Mechanical hazards include:

By type of agent:

Impact force

Collisions

Falls from height

Struck by objects

Confined space

Slips and trips

Falling on a pointed object

Compressed air/high pressure

fluids (such as cutting fluid)

Entanglement

Equipment-related injury

By type of damage:

Crushing

Cutting

Friction andabrasion

Shearing

Stabbing andpuncture

Otherphysical hazards:

Noise

Vibration

Lighting

Barotrauma

Chemical hazards include:

Acids

Bases

Heavy metals

Lead

Solvents

Petroleum

Particulates

Asbestos and other finedust/fibrous materials

Silica

Fumes (noxious gases/vapors)

Highly-reactive chemicals

Fire, conflagration and explosion

hazards:

Deflagration

Detonation

Conflagration

Psychosocial issues include:

Work-relatedstress, whose causal

factors include excessive workingtime andoverwork

Violence from outside the
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(hypobaric/hyperbaric pressure)

Ionizing radiation

Electricity

Asphyxiation

Cold stress (hypothermia)

Heat stress (hyperthermia)

Dehydration (due tosweating)

Biological hazards include:

Bacteria

Virus Fungi

Mold

Blood-borne pathogens

Tuberculosis

Asthma and other occupational

hazards.

organisation

Bullying, which may include

emotional, verbal, and sexualharassment

Mobbing Burnout

Exposure to unhealthy elements

during meetings with businessassociates, e.g. tobacco,uncontrolledalcohol

Musculoskeletal disorders, avoided bythe employment of good ergonomicdesign

5) HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES (SPECIFIC FOR SAIL)

(1)OFFICE EMPLOYEES

WHY IT IS REQUIRED : Office employees undergo long working hours that makethem extremely tired and lethargic. One of the most important complaints of most office
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employees are long working hours, back aches, spondilitis due to long sitting hours at oneplace itself, work pressure and also depression. At SAIL, though, these problems havebeen constantly reducing. For an office employee a good work environment can makehim/her work efficiently or may even reduce efficiency. Especially for women, a safe andhealthy work environment is very important. Thus, apart from just the basic facilities, it isextremely important of organizations to make their employees feel comfortable aboutworking .

WHAT HAPPENS IF THESE ARE NOT DONE?:Usually the first response of the employees at organizations with poor safety andhealth policies are-1) Absenteeism.2) Low work output as a result of low efficiency.3) Workplace conflicts.4) Depression.

5) Back aches, spondilitis,etc6) Excessive complaints and dissatisfactory results.7) Resignation.Apart from these there are many other kinds of factors that may occur likedemotivation ,etc.But at SAIL, these problems are well taken care of. Theextensive policy covers all possible aspects that an office employee may face.

PROCEDURE FOLLOWED BY SAIL FOR AMMENDMENTS:-

1. Conducting hazard operatability studies, job safety analysis and hazard analysis toidentify hazards and suggest preventive measures.

2. Investigation of fatal accidents, to find out the cause and suggest remedies toavoid reoccurrence.

3. Organising safety training programmes for sr.line managers, line managers, safetyofficers ,and inspectors .

4. Introducing system of internal benchmarking in safety.5. Inculsion of safety as a factor in PAR of executives.6. Computing of cost of accident for all injury on works analysis.7. SSO or SAIL safety organization has been formed along with the Grievances

Committee that looks after the office employee physical as well as mental health.8. Periodic counselling sessions are held for the employees.9. Employees can straight away write a formal application to the respective officer

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Successful implementation of these SAFETY POLICIES thereby requires the wholehearted co-operation of all employees and acceptance by each individual of theresponsibility to take reasonable care for his health and safety and of any other personswho may be affected at work.At SAIL

I. THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR :

1. reviewing the company policy at regular intervals

2. allocating the health and safety responsibilities of managers under their control andallocating resources for the health and safety measures

II. THE SENIOR EXECUTIVES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR :

1. implementing and monitoring the effectiveness of the company safety and health policy

2. keep board members informed of statutory requirements

3. providing advisory service on health and safety matters

III. DEPARTMENT MANAGERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR :

1. providing safe system of work and procedures for implementing the health and safetypolicy in areas of their responsibility. Every manager in the company will accept personalresponsibility for implementation of the policy

2. providing such information and training as is required to ensure the health and safety ofpeople under their control and others who may be affected by work

3. ascertaining details of required standards contained in statutory regulations and approvedcodes of practice and applying such standards both in design and operation.

4. organising departmental supervision to maintain the work environment in a safe

condition and identifying unsafe acts to incorporate preventive measures5. ensuring the safety of visitors in their department/section

6. identifying all actual or potential hazards and introducing proper safety measures to avoidmishaps

7. ensuring that safe equipment and tools are used by employees and providing written jobinstructions, warning notices as necessary

8. ensuring that safety surveys of their department, all equipment and tools are conducted ona regular basis. Ensuring that all manufacturing machinery tools and facilities areexamined to establish that all hazards are recognized and removed, wherever possible.

9. ensuring that protective clothing including face shields, safety goggles, gloves etc., are

issued and worn wherever required10. holding regularly plant safety committee meetings. Investigating reports and records of

any accident or "near miss" incidents occurring within their departments with theassistance of plant safety committee members

IV. ALL SUPERVISORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR :


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1. incorporating the procedure laid down by their managers to maintain safe workenvironment

2. ensuring that their operators and staff are adequately trained and fully aware of thehazards within the work area

3. investigating accidents and "near miss" incidents in their section with the object of

establishing the cause and preventing their recurrence

4. working safely and efficiently

5. using personal protective equipment provided and meeting statutory obligations

6. reporting incidents that have led or may lead to injury or damage

7. reporting unsafe conditions or unsafe acts in their work areas to prevent accidents

8. complying with company safety policy and codes of practice and procedures formaintaining a safe work environment

9. assisting in the investigation of accidents with the object of introducing preventivemeasures for avoiding a recurrence

VI. MANAGERS AND OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR :

1. QC laboratory, mechanical, electrical, civil, auxiliary services, engineering, instruments,packing and security departments. Workshops and stores have the responsibility forhealth and safety of the employees working under their control and are accountable forsafety performance of their respective departments. Supervisors of departments areresponsible for safe supervision.

2. managers, officers and supervisors of non technical departments are responsible for thehealth and safety of the employees working under them and are accountable for safetyperformance in their departments.

VII. PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENTS :1. will provide necessary medical facilities for the health and well being of the employees

2. personnel manager will ensure that medical examination of all employees is carried out inaccordance with statutory requirements and proper individual records are maintained.

VIII. SAFETY DEPARTMENT

1. will co-ordinate all safety activities and guide plant managers and personnel in the matterof safety and accident prevention

2. safety officer will maintain contact with officials of professional bodies and other safetyprofessionals to maintain updated codes of practice, new safety literature, recentdevelopments in the field of accident prevention, personal protective equipment, first aidequipment and procedures etc. and circulate information applicable to each level ofemployee and guide everyone connected with basic safety programme.

IX. POLLUTION CONTROL DEPARTMENT

1. will make all efforts to implement and update constantly all control measures to ensure asafe environment in compliance with the relevant statutory requirements


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X. CONTRACTORS

1. Third party including contractor, sub-contractor and other cargo operators working at thepremises will be made aware of Company Safety Policy and all relevant "Permit toWork" systems that may be in force. It will be obligatory on their part to comply with the

same.2. During the currency of the contract, the line managers will ensure, as far as possible the

method of working, usage of plant and equipment, lighting, fire and any other knownhazards, allocation of responsibilities with contracors/sub-contractors and others andprovide facilities for welfare and sanitation.

3. All contractors must provide adequate supervision over their workers at all time.

XI. TRANSPORTATION

1. Transporters sending their vehicles to supply or collect materials must ensure that thevehicles are in good roadworthy condition.

2. Drivers are adequately trained3. Proper license and all statutory requirements under Motor Vehicles Act are fulfilled.

4. Relevant hazard information panel is displayed on the body of the vehicle carryinghazardous chemical and carry with them other relevant information sheets such asTremcards, etc.

5. The Company Security Officer will have full control on the movement of vehicles.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION

To achieve the objectives of the Safety Policy, the following arrangements will be made.I. SAFETY COMMITTEES comprising CENTRAL SAFETY COMMITTEE & PLANTSAFETY COMMITTEES AT THE FACTORY LEVEL would be constituted.

PLANT SAFETY COMMITTEES :Workers, Supervisors and Plant - Incharge of both Production and Maintenance sectionswill be the members of the Plant Safety Committees, with Plant Manager as theChairman. This Committee will discuss the health and safety performance and problemsof various sections and suggest and/or take measures to improve the working conditionsin the plant.

Some of the members of the Plant Safety Committee will also represent the CentralSafety Committee.

The Plant Safety Committee will also disseminate information on safety and health toworkers and seek active cooperation from them.

CENTRAL SAFETY COMMITTEES :The Chairman of the committee will be the General Manager. Members of the committeewill be representatives from the Management and work force. Members of the productionand maintenance sections of all the plants will be represented. Production Manager, ChiefEngineer, Personnel Manager, Medical Officer and Security Officer will also be membersof this committee. Safety Officer act as the Secretary of this committee.


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Suggestions by employees to improve standards of health and safety will be welcomed bythe Central as well as the Plant Safety Committees.

The Safety Committees, on behalf of the management, regard the promotion of healthand safety measures as mutual objectives for management and employees at all levels.

II. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS:A thorough and meaningful investigation of all significant accidents , dangerousoccurrences and near misses is a clear responsibility of the Management and a concern ofall employees.The Management ensures that the factual reports on all accidents causing damage topersons or property, as jointly prepared by the Management and employee representativesand the corrective action to prevent reoccurrence is submitted through the SafetyCommittee for necessary action and statistics published accordingly.

III. TRAINING

Safety Department or where not present, the management will arrange inplant safetytraining for workers, supervisors, senior staff and management personnel at regularintervals. Moreover, personnel from all levels will be regularly deputed for trainingprogrammes, seminars, workshops on safety and health conducted by professionalorganisations. The training will include normal and emergency operations.

IV. SAFETY INSPECTIONSRegular inspections will be made at all levels to ensure safe and healthy workingenvironment and to demonstrate a personal commitment to safety- these inspectionswould be carried out regularly and records kept.

V. SAFETY AUDITSafety, Health and Environmental Audit would be carried out by inhouse and externalteams at regular intervals

VI. MAINTENANCEPersonnel of maintenance department would regularly and systematically inspect theplant, adhering to a set preventative schedule. During routine servicing, they wouldattend to any abnormality

VII. DESIGN OF NEW INSTALLATIONAll new plants, equipment, processes and layout modifications would be considered froma risk potential such as injury and damage to obviate the subsequent need for additionalsafety protection and ensure integrity of the existing plant. Risk Analysis and HAZOP

study would be conducted where necessary.VIII. WORK PERMIT SYSTEM

Work Permit system would be enforced in the organisation for carrying out work asrequired by the statutory organisations or else as per the managements commitment toensure safe working environment such that work involved in any operation will notprejudice the safety of the workers.

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It will be the responsibility of personnel ordering equipment/materials/substances etc. toobtain beforehand specifications from the manufacturers or suppliers in order todetermine whether there is likelihood of any danger to health and safety in theiremployment and use.

X. PRAISE AND PENALTYEmployees safety performance will reflect on their career advancement in theorganisation. All employees , regardless of status, found to be deliberately andconsistently negligent in the performance of the Company's policy on HSE and welfaremay be subject to disciplinary action.

XI. HAZARD COMMUNICATIONTransporters of hazardous materials and other non company people connected with thefunctioning may be informed of the hazardous nature of the materials handled withspecific reference to the preventative actions to be taken during emergency. This alsoapplies to Vulnerable zone population.

XII. HEALTH AND SAFETY PERFORMANCE

A resume of the safety and health performance of the company should be included in theAnnual Report and prominently displayed in the Factory.

XIII. PUBLICITY OF THE SAFETY POLICY1.1) The policy should be made available as far as possible to all employees and staff in

the local language- it should be understood by the employees and non employeesconnected with the operations (e.g. Contract Staff)The policy should be published in the safety bulletin of the company for widercirculation.The policy should generally be revised from time to time , and in particular,whenever there is any significant change in the Unit (e.g. new process or systems,modification, expansion etc.) having bearing on safety and health ofAPART FROM THESE THE OTHER MEASURES TAKEN INTOCONSIDERATION ARE-:

SAIL provides separate and adequate washing facilities for male & female.(Section 42)

Facilities for storing and drying of wet clothes. (Section 43)

Facilities for sitting for workers obliged to work normally in standing position. (Section 44)

First aid box under the charge of a trained first aider. (Section 45)

Ambulance room for factory ordinarily employing more than 500 workers. (Section 45)

Canteen of prescribed standard in factories ordinarily employing more than 250 workers, to berun on no profit basis by a duly constituted canteen managing committee. (Section 46)

Suitable and adequate rest shelter or rest room and lunch room to be provided in factoriesordinarily employing more than 150 workers. (Section 47)

The factory owner can take work from adult workers subject to a maximum of nine hours in aday and 48 hours in a week. (Section 51)

The spread over should not exceed 10-1/2 hours in a day unless exempted by Chief Inspector ofFactories. (Section 56)


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A rest interval of at least half an hour is provided in such a way that no period of work exceeds 5 hours. (Section 55)

No worker should work for more than 5 hours before he has had an interval for rest of a least halfan hour. (Section 55)

Where the worker is deprived of any of the weekly holiday, compensatory holiday isbe granted

in lieu of unavailed weekly holiday.

The manager maintains a register in FORM-9(FA) keep the account of compensatory holidayshall be preserved for a period of three years after the last entry. (Section 53)

Overlapping of shifts is not permitted, unless exemption has been obtained form the ChiefInspector of Factories. (Section 58)

A worker who works in a factory, for more than 9 hours on any day or more than 48 hours in aweek, he is entitled for the overtime work which should be twice the ordinary rate of wages.(Section 59)

Double employment of a worker is strictly prohibited. (Section 60)

Period of overtime work is also entered in the register in form 10. (Section 59)

(2)FACTORY WORKERS

2.1) WHY IT IS REQUIRED:Steel workers are at risk of exposure to a wide range of pollutants. This depends on theparticular process, the materials involved, and the effectiveness of monitoring and controlmeasures. Adverse effects are determined by the physical state, propensities of the

pollutant involved, the intensity and duration of the exposure, the extent of pollutantaccumulation in the body, and the sensitivity of the individual to its effects. Some effectsare immediate while others may take years and even decades to develop. Changes inprocesses and equipments along with improvement in measures to keep exposures belowtoxic levels have shown to be effective in reducing the risks to the workers.

2.2) WHAT HAPPENS IF THESE ARE NOT DONE:

Accidenthazards

Hazard of falling down from considerable heights, while joining metalcomponents of a building; and/or when the work is done while standingon a ladder or at an elevated surface

Being hit by falling objects (falls of heavy loads on the feet or on otherparts of the body


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Stepping on, colliding or hitting an object (falling objects arent includedhere)

Slips, trips and falls, esp. where there is an oil spill

Injuries and cuts caused by sharp objects, broken glass, knives and othersharp tools

Over-exertion, or strained movements (Potential injury of back and spinalcolumn as a result of lifting and moving heavy loads)

Eye injury, as a result of flying metal splinters, while working with achisel and hammer, or when doing sharpening, cutting or welding works

Exposure to, and/or contact with electric current

Exposure/contact with extreme temperatures

Injuries caused as a result of working on scaffolding, including theirinstallation, work done while standing on top of them, falling from them,and the like; or as a result of being hit by a cable of a hoist and/or by theloads carried by it

Physicalhazards

Exposure to very high noise levels (including ultra and infra sound)

Cold or heat load

Hand and arm vibrations influencing various body organs and systems

Eye injury caused by UV radiation emitted during welding operations

Exposure to various environmental factors, including extreme heat orcold, high moisture, increased or decreased air pressure, and the like

Chemicalhazards

Dermatitis and allergic skin diseases, caused by exposure to organicsolvents and their vapors (e.g. - washing various parts and componentswith trichloroethylene; dipping hands in kerosene and gasoline)

Difficulty in breathing resulting from exposure to organic solvents, orwhen working in confined places lacking oxygen or having reducedoxygen content, or due to exposure to various other chemicals

Biologicalhazards

Respiratory infections caused by work outdoors, in a cold and windyatmosphere

Contracting various diseases, such as dermatitis caused by touching birdssecretions, or due to contact with parasites residing in birds nests; bymosquito bites; by other insects and pests


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Ergonomic,psychosocial

andorganizational

factors

Back pains and other musculoskeletal problems caused by over-exertion,inconvenient work position (including prolonged work in a squattingposition, working in a bent posture, overstraining in order to reachsomething above, ) and from wrong work postures while lifting ormoving heavy loads; the carrying of loads may result in back pains and

injury of the discs separating the spinal column vertebrae

Injury as a result of repetitive movements or excessive effort

Psychosocial factors relevant to the type or place of workplace, such ashuman relations, work organization, being exposed to violence or crime atthe workplace, shift work, and similar problems

2.3) PROCEDURES FOLLOWED:

1.Use of ladder that is in a good condition; it should be placed in a safe manner that will preventslipping; wear isolating safety shoes with non slip soles; ladders and scaffolding must be welltied, and the worker should be harnessed into them and also to other firm harnessing points,depending upon work needs and conditions

2.Use personal protection equipment, fit for the specific type of work (it may include a crashhelmet, safety shoes with a protective cup or shoes with non-slip soles, work gloves, safetygoggles, welding masks, respirators, gas masks, ear-plugs); if necessary use a safety-screen thatprotects against ricochets and sparks

3.Adopt safe techniques for raising and lowering loads; use lifting aids when necessary

4.Do not use defective portable power tools or those with improper isolation

5.Work clothes should be fitted to the climatic conditions of the workplace (such as properclothing and headcover that constitute good protection against bad weather)

6.All the components of the scaffolding must be examined with regard to their safety, prior to the beginning of work; use correct equipment for fall prevention (safety belts, harnesses, fallprotection nets, canvas sheets, protective railings) when standing on the scaffolding

7.Elimination of injuries resulting from hand-arm vibrations requires adoption of the relevantmedical, technical and administrative procedures.

8.Avoid direct contact between your skin and/or other body organs with allergenic materials,acids and strong bases

9.In severe cases, consult with an occupational psychologist.10.Every part of transmission machinery and every dangerous parts of any other machinery shallbe securely fenced.

The head race and tailrace of every water wheel and water turbine, and any part of a stock barwhich projects beyond the head stock of a lathe should be securely fenced by guards ofsubstantial construction which should be kept in position while the parts of machinery they arefencing are in motion or in use.


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Every part of electric generator or a motor or rotary converter, every part of transmissionmachinery and every dangerous part of any other machinery should be securely fenced unlessthese are in a position or of such construction as to be safe to every person in the factory. (Section21)

When it has become necessary to examine any part of machinery to carry-out mounting orshipping of belts, lubrication of other adjusting operation while the machinery is in motion, suchwork should be carried-out by a specially trained adult worker wearing tight fitting clothing. Suchclothing should be supplied by the occupier.

Registers of worker attending to machinery shall be in FORM-7A(FA) (Section 22)

All belts shall be regularly examined to ensure that the joints are safe and the belts at propertension.

In every factory suitable striking gears or other efficient mechanical appliances should beprovided and used to move driving belts to and from fast and loose pulleys. (Section 24)

Special care should be taken that driving belts when not in use shall not be allowed to rest or rideupon shafts in motion. (Section 24)

Suitable devices for cutting of power in emergencies form running machinery should be providedin every work room. (Section 24)

When a device, which can inadvertently shift from 'off' to 'on' position, is provided in a factory tocut off power, arrangements shall be provided for locking the device in safe position to preventaccidental starting of the transmission machinery or other machines to which the device is fitted.(Section 24)

No traversing part of a self acting machine and no material carried thereon shall be allowed to runon its out-ward or inward traverse with in a distance of forty-five centimeters from any fixedstructured which is not part of machine in the space over which it runs it used as passage by anyperson . (Section 25)

Every set screw bolt or key on any revolving shaft, spindle, wheel or pinion shall be so sunk,encased or otherwise effectively guarded as to prevent danger in all machinery driven by power.(Section 26)

All spur, worm and other toothed or friction gearing which does not require frequent adjustmentwhile in motion, shall be completely encased. (Section 26)

Every hoist and lift in a factory should be of good mechanical construction, sound material andadequate strength. (Section 28)

Every hoist and lift should be properly maintained and thoroughly examined by a competentperson after every six months. (Section 28)

The maximum safe working load shall be plainly marked on every hoist or lift, lifting machines,chain ropes, and lifting tackles. (Section 28)

A register should be maintained to record particulars of examination of hoist or lift and giveparticulars as shown in Form-37(FA) (Section 28)

All parts including the working gear, whether fixed or movable of every lifting machine andlifting chain rope or lifting tackle other than a hoist or lift shall be of good construction, soundmaterial and adequate strength and free form defects, properly maintained and thoroughly


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examined by a competent person at least once in every period of twelve months. (Section 29)

Effective measures should be taken to ensure that the crane does not approach within six metersof working place while a person employed or working on or near the wheel track of a travellingcrane. (Section 29)

Effective measures should be taken for the safe working peripheral speed of every revolvingvessel, cage, basket, flywheel, pulley, disc or similar appliance driven by power is not exceeded.(Section 30)

Any plant or machinery operated at a pressure above atmospheric pressure, effective measuresshould be taken to ensure that the safe working pressure is not exceeded. (Section 31)

All floors, steps, passage and gangways should be of sound construction and properly maintainedand kept free form obstructions substances likely to cause persons to slip. There shall be providedsafe means of access to evey place at which any person is required to work. (Section 32)

Every fixed vessel, pump, tank, pit or opening in the ground or in a floor which may be a sourceof danger should be either securely covered or securely fenced. (Section 33)

No woman or young person shall unaided by another person, lift, carry or move by hand or onhead, any material, article, tool or appliance exceeding the following maximum limit in weightset out . (Section 34)

Adult male 50 kg

Adult female 30 kg

Adolescent male 30 kg

Adolescent female 20 kg

Male child 16 kg

Female child 14 kg.

Effective screen or suitable goggles should be provided for the protection of person employed inor in the immediate vicinity of the processes which involve risk of injury to the eyes formparticles or fragments thrown off in the course of the process. (Section 35)

No person should be permitted to enter any chamber, tank, vat, pit, pipe flue or other confinedspace in which dangerous fumes are likely to be present, until all practicable measures have beentaken to remove such fumes. (Section 36)

Suitable breathing apparatus, reviving apparatus and belts and ropes should be kept ready forinstant use. (Section 36)

No person should be permitted to enter any boiler furnace, boiler flue, chamber, tank, vat, pipe orother confined space until it has been sufficiently cooled by ventilation or otherwise to be safe forpersons to enter .

A certificate in writing has been given by a competent person, based on a test carried out byhimself that the space is reasonably free form dangerous gas, fume, vapor or dust. (Section 37)

In such factories where any manufacturing process produces gas, fume or vapor of such characterand to such extent as to be likely to explode on ignition all measures should be taken to preventsuch explosion by effective enclosure of the plant or machinery used in the process, removal or


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prevention of accumulation of such dust gas, fume or vapor and exclusion or effective enclosureof all possible sources of ignition. (Section 37)

Every factory shall be provided with adequate means of escape in case of fire for the personsemployed therein. (Section 38)

In addition to general entrance and exit doors, there should be provided exit passage of not lessthan 6'-6" in height and 3' in breadth in each room for use by workers at the time of fire. (Section38)

In such factories which have upper storey's there should be separate staircase for use to escape incase of fire. (Section 38)

6) VISIT DETAIL:

We visited sail office in lodhi road to meet Mr A.K Singh (director health and medical services)on 11 december 2009, along with mr a.k singh we talked Mr Narender Roy about the safetyprocedures followed by sail, even we talked to some of the office employees to know more aboutsail.

As the project required our group members to gain an insight into the sail working conditions, avisit was planned and a first hand information was gained into the safety and health proceduresfollowed by sail for its both kinds of employees-factory as well as office. As a visit to the factorycould not be aaranged information regarding factory work conditions were taken from thecompanies yearly general health and safety report.we visited the sail corporate office at IspatBhawan on Lodhi Road. On reaching the sail office, we had a brief office tour for 15 mins and asmall interview with the director medical,health and safety services at sail, Mr. AK Singh. He

was very generous in terms of providing us with relevant information. We had also prepared aquestionnaire prepared for about 10 employees to know the employees views of the prevailinghealth and safety procedures followed at sail. The analysis of the questionnaire would bediscussed in another section in brief.

Throughout the visit, we were very glad to see that the basic work environment at sail was verycomfortable. From the furniture to the water coolers, everything was made easily available to theemployees. Also the surroundings were clean. And as stated by one of the employees thebhaiyyajis and baijis are very efficient and cordial in terms of keeping our workplace clean andpleasent.

We were lucky to have coincidentally met one of the factory coordinators during our visit.Mr.Jagdeep gave us a few minutes where we asked him a few questions. He said that sail makesit a point to follow the rotation basis of factory work where every factory worker works for astipulated time and after that the next follows. This ensures that the worker is not pressurised orburdened. Also he said that there were regular breaks and basic facilities like drinking water,toilets,etc were specially taken care of.

Thus, through our visit, though a short one, we could readily agree to the quote given by Mr. AK


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Singh that SAIL is our family and all its employees our family members. And we work towardsgiving the society a brighter future through giving our family members a better, safe and healthytoday. The way we worry about our own families is the way we at S.A.I.L feel about ouremployees. This is the main objective that i personally as the health and safety director work for.I wish all my S.A.I.L family members a safe and healthy life, the way I would personally for my

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7) QUESTIONNAIRE ANALYSIS

Taking an extra effort to make our project more practical and closer to real life, we carried out asmall interview with 10 employees in the form of a questionnaire.

We selected 3 women and 7 men and gave them a short 8 question questionnaire. We took just afew minutes of their time and got valuable information.

The following were the information that we could decipher from their replies-

1) Except for one of the female employees, all the rest 9 had been working at s.a.i.l for thepast 10yrs and more. The woman who had a shorter work period at sail had been areplacement of another employee and had been working at sail for the past 4 yrs.

2) For the women employees, safety and work timings were the most important criteria forchoosing to work at sail. For the male employees a good salary along with good workenvironment were reason for their choosing to work with sail for so long.

3) Also the respondent employees said that sail was an employee oriented organisation and ittook great efforts to keep a safe and healthy work environment.

4) Also, the presence of the sso, greivences committee, and the sail health body was deeplyacknowledged.5) Finally, on being asked to define the sail health and safety procedures in 3 words, the

respondents replied- very important, efficient,effective, employee oriented and providedhelp whenever required

6) The employees were also asked to quote on the health and safety procedure efficiency atsail, following were the replies-


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1)MR.SUJEET SEN GUPTA WHEN YOU FEEL SAFE,YOU WORK MORE FREELY.

3)MR.UPENDER SINGH S.A.I.L IS OUR FAMILY AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO IT ASMUCH AS IT IS TO US.

5)MR.NARENDER ROY AT S.A.I.L YOU WOULD DEFINATELY WORK BECAUSE S.A.I.L ISWORKING FOR YOU.

7)MRS.PRIYA RANA SINHA IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE THAT A GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONIS SO CONCERNED ABOUT ITS EMPLOYEE HEALTH ANDSAFETY.

9)MRS.SUHANI SHARMA AS A WOMAN, WE FEEL SAFE TO WORK AT S.A.I.L, AS GOODHEALTH IS GIVEN UTMOST IMPORTANT.

Thus, to say that sail employees are satisfied with the safety and health protocols would notbe wrong. The above quotes only prove them better.

8) BRIEF SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

Through this project, one of the most important things that we understood was that anorganisation that works towards giving its employees a good work experience, is the one that

actually gets to keeps its employees in the long run. Moreover, being treated as family is avery important way to keep all employees together. An emotional support and a caring handhas the ability to heal the worst affected. We all work hard today so that our families are safe,healthy and happy tomorrow. That is exactly the main motto of the safety and healthcommittee at S.A.I.L. We have thus, learned that safety and health is very important evenwithin organisations for both factory and office employees.

9) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We are very grateful to all the employees at SAIL for cooperating with us as well as giving ustheir time despite their busy time schedules. Also, we would like to thank Mrs. Shuchi Agrawal,for letting us do this project and making it a learning experience for all of us.. Also, we thank allour group members for working together towards making this project.

10) BIBLIOGRAPHY

All information has been obtained from the SAIL official website and SAIL annual Health and


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Safety report 2008-2009.Some inputs are also first hand information obtained by the employees themselves during thevisit.

11) GROUP DETAILS(ADD THE ROLL NOS AND DONT ADD THE

REMAINING NAMES)

SARU SAINISANDEEP TAKKARSURJEET KUMARTARUN AHALAWATVARSHA VENUGOPALSATENDRA BAGHELTUHINA BHATTACHARYA

Sail Project 1

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