HIGHLIGHTS
Automation of hot metal transfer
IT-enabled six-step contractor safety management programme
Safety towards the employees including business partners is our prime responsibility, and continues to be a top priority as well. Loss of life or workplace injuries are unacceptable.. Hence, we continue to look for ways and methods that enable us to increase our efficiency while leading us towards a Zero Harm culture. Automating certain processes help in eliminating potential hazards by keeping employees away from the path of direct danger. To that end, we have reduced manual intervention in many of our processes by harnessing the power of technology, which helped reduce injuries and increased efficiency of the employees.
At HZL, we are committed to conducting our businesses in an environment that promotes safe working conditions for all and is of utmost importance to us. Hence, when it comes to safety, we ask ourselves some really tough questions and are determined to foster a culture of Zero Harm. We aim to achieve our safety targets through a shared responsibility approach, with increased engagements at all levels of the workforce. We, therefore, follow international best practices, deploy robust infrastructure, and seed a culture of safety ownership from the shop-floor to the boardroom. Safety is a critical component in the way we do business.
Vision 2020
Establishing a Zero Harm culture at work and enhancing safety by eliminating fatalities, incidents and illnesses.
Aspect Boundaries
While matters of health and safety within our premises are taken seriously, we also place equal emphasis on health and safety outside our boundaries. In this regard, Health and Safety standards adopted by our business partners are important for us. Hence, through our supplier screening and supplier code of conduct, we ensure that we only engage with partners who are willing to adopt our safe business practices.
Performance
Our safety performance for this reporting period has seen a noticeable improvement. There were no fatalities at the HZL operations. However, we regret to report two fatalities in project sites at the RAM-UG and CLZS Fumer Project. Loss of life is absolutely unacceptable. Hence, every fatality is followed by immediate actions to ensure no further similar occurrences take place. The fatality is thoroughly investigated to find the root cause and recommendations are made to mitigate risk, along with effective consequence management to foster a strong safety culture across HZL, as we are even more determined to eliminate fatalities across our entire operations and all project sites.
Our LTIFR reduced from 0.30 in FY 2016-17 to 0.27 in FY 2017-18. This trend shows our commitment towards Zero Harm and implementation of safety standards and HSE policy.
Performance Highlights of FY 2017-18
| 100% |
periodic medical examinations
for all applicable employees |
| 0.27 |
Reduced lost time injury frequency rate |
| 0.82 |
Reduced Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) |
| 0.60 |
Million safety training man-hours accomplished |
| ZERO |
Fatality in operations |
| ZERO |
Occupational illness cases |
*one million man-hours worked, and injuries classification and accounting based on ICMM guidelines
Dow Jones
Sustainability
Indexes
In the Dow Jones Sustainability Index under Mining & Metal Industry group
Ranked 3rd in 'Occupational Health and Safety'
