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TOWARDS “ZERO HARM”
Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) is one of our core values and we are committed to strive for “Zero Harm”. We believe it is one of the most important criteria to become “The Most Admired” company. To achieve this we have provided appropriate technology with stringent operational control practices across all operations.

As a part of structured approach and setting up the OH&S objectives, the Company has reviewed its past OH&S performance and decided to continue with its previous Objectives and Targets with addition of few more key actions. The key focus areas were:

1. Increase visible leadership in OH&S by the Line Management. To achieve this objective, we have integrated OH&S in “People Power”. All the operational sites have taken one OH&S wave based on the targeted Fatality Prevention Element (FPE). Peer Reviews were scheduled and conducted between ACC and ACL and also within ACL.

2. All operational sites have taken one OH&S wave based on the targeted Fatality Prevention Element (FPE). These include working at height, isolation and lockout, vehicle and traffic safety, machine guarding, lifting and supporting loads and hot work. Status of implementation was assessed through external certifying agency.

3. A formal OH&S Management System which is aligned with Holcim OH&S Pyramid System and other directives has been established across the organization. All sites were assessed for implementation of the 19 pyramid elements through external certifying agency.

4. To ensure no reccurrence of fatal incidents within the organization, all plants have taken steps to implement all actions arising from fatal incident investigation reports, for fatalities reported within ACL since 1st January 2008, Potential fatalities reported with in ACL and fatalities reported with in Holcim (on site) since 1st January 2012 as applicable.

5. To Reduce Risk Exposure through application of OH&S Management System following actions were initiated:
  • Interface and integrating of ACL OH&S Management System with MAC and AFR OH&S (ACert requirements) in ACL OH&S Management System was established.
  • Implementation of OH&S directive for Contractor Safety Management System for Category 3 contractors was initiated as per Roadmap.
  • Process for integrating OH&S requirements during planning and execution of shutdown to ensure that ACL OH&S Management System is implemented during shutdown and Risk Assessment is conducted for all activities during shutdown.
  • Process safety audits and “What If Analysis” has been initiated for all coal handling and milling system to improve the safety while handling coals.
  • A structural integrity survey has been initiated to conduct at all the sites in coordination with Techport.

6. Risk specific and competency based trainings were conducted as per the requirement of targeted Fatality Prevention Elements and other OH&S directives. Competency Program like IOSH - Managing Safely (online course), Welders Training & Certification Course, Electrical & Arc Safety Training, Hot Material Handling and E-learning Module for Defensive Driving Training (Two & Four Wheelers).

7. The Level 1 assessment for Fatality Prevention Elements (Working at Height, Isolation & Lockout, Vehicle & Traffic Safety and Contractor Safety Management) was conducted through HGRS with an objective to assist/assess the OpCo development in Directives for Fatality Prevention and Contractor Safety Management to prevent fatalities by: