HZL SDR 2017-18

Safety Culture

Given the inherent characteristics of our business and the fact that it engages a massive amount of human capital, we constantly invest in reinforcing our strong safety culture across all levels and units, and every employee. We are continuously strengthening our safety culture by introducing innovative initiatives and trainings for our employees.

We aspire to achieve a Zero Harm work culture with the belief that all workplace injuries and fatalities are preventable.

Safety Town Hall Meetings

Safety town hall meetings are conducted regularly across all units, wherein employees, including the contract workforce, share their thoughts and concerns, ask questions to the management and also give suggestions for safety improvement. These meetings are an effective mode to cultivate a safety conscious culture by talking about present conditions on the ground and setting future expectations. During the reporting period, 9 town hall meetings were conducted of which 7 were conducted at different units and 2 from the head office.

Line of Fire Awareness Drive

Educating employees about the line of fire along with a proper understanding of the machines and its operations will enable them to avoid entering that line. Hence, a Line of Fire awareness drive was conducted across all sites, led by the senior leaders, to educate and increase awareness among the employees.

Suraksha Chaupal

It is a platform where senior management and union leaders engage with workers on the shop floor to emphasise the importance of a stringent safety culture. Done through interactive discussions, demonstrations and information sharing, it also acts as a forum for discussing and resolving safety concerns at the workplace.

Safety Awareness Test

Twelve safety awareness tests were conducted during the year on various safety standards. Three safety standards were rolled out during the year to raise awareness and ensure compliance regarding lifting and shifting of equipment and materials, chemical handling and machine guarding.

Safety pledge

Our goal is to build a Zero Harm culture, and we believe that every incident is preventable. To reinforce this belief, we introduced 'Safe at Work Pledge' signature campaign. In light of the recent incidents at our sites, it is extremely important for us to put safety in the first place at all our locations. As emphasised by our CEO, every employee should take safety as their personal responsibility and consider it their duty to take care of themselves and others.

Never compromise my own safety or the safety of my co-workers to get the job done

Never take shortcuts or bypass the safety features to perform the task quicker or easier

Perform my job with understanding that working safely is a condition of my employment

Never walk past the work being done in unsafe manner, Stop the job if it is not safe

Actively look for hazards, promptly report them, and take appropriate action to warn others

Always follow the Life Saving Rules

Always do my job with 100% compliance of Safety Rules / Standards / SOPs

Be a good safety role model for my friends and family even when off the job, I will voluntarily participate in the safety promotional activities and will demonstrate a safe behaviour at all times.