As an organisation that employs contracted labour, our intense focus on safety extends also to our contractors. Our business partners are equally important to us, and their safety is also our prime responsibility. As they are part of our journey to build an excellent safety culture, we apply the same set of safety standards for them as we do for our employees.
Our exclusive six-step contractor safety management programme emphasises on safe execution of the contractual work carried out by our business partners. It involves providing them with safety training, daily tool box talks, a work permit system, and an independent assessment of their tools and tackles, along with regular audits. Routine Contractor Field Safety Audits (CFSA) are also conducted by trained executives to improve contractor safety standards and bring them at par with our standards.
Steps followed to ensure effective contractor safety management
1. Hand-holding and Capability Building
The training of CWMS is continuously upgraded. Recently introduced features include historical training record based on bio-metric identification, thus, enabling us to track the training hours invested on a particular contractor employee throughout their engagement with us.
2. Auditing & Performance Monitoring
The CSM holds monthly meetings to review performance, and from FY 2018-19 we will be introducing quarterly audits too. This will enable us to be aware of any safety gaps, take immediate precautionary steps to resolve the issue and discuss ideas on how to further enhance safety.
3. Selection Process
Through an IT-enabled six-step safety management programme, we aim to bring SAP, CWMS, field observation and critical incident history of contractors under a common platform, HRMS. This will ensure that the contractor comes onboard aware of the safety standards expected and we are able to pick the best fit contractor, thus ensuring safety for all.
