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Safety Induction
EHS & OHSAS POLICY
 Our vision, mission and safety beliefs

Vision
Kirloskar Brothers Limited shall be the first five pump
companies in the world by the year 2015 and become
the preferred choice of customers as well as employees.
Mission
Kirloskar Brothers Limited shall be known globally as a
reliable, innovative and cost effective solution provider in
hydraulic machines and systems and in water business.
Our Safety beliefs
• We value your life, Accidents are avoidable

• Working safely is a condition of employment

EHS GOALS

Our Goal – “Zero Incident”

The following Safety targets have been established

and are applicable to all associated with KBL.
– Zero Fatalities.
– Zero Lost Time Injuries (LTI)
OBJECTIVE

• To minimize or eliminate the safety hazards and risk

• To create safe, environment friendly and healthy
atmosphere at the site.
• Prevent accident and harmful effects on the health of
workers.
• Ensure appropriate safety norms in place.
• Provide safety practice guidelines for appropriate
measures of planning control and enforcement. 
• To ensure full compliance with the Health, Safety and
Environment Policy and regulations set out by statutes
as applicable
Purpose of Induction

• To tell you the site rules and requirements for project

sites and factories so that you can work safely.
• Explain our expectation an how we can meet our
expectation.
• Explain the safe systems of work we will use to
accomplish a injury free worksite.
 Our challenges …

• Maintaining safe behaviour under time and cost

constraints;
• Believing an incident & injury-free workplace is
possible;
• Moving safety & health from being a priority to a
personal core value.
Your responsibilities …

– Ensure your own safety at work;

– Only do jobs that you are trained and competent to
do;
– Don’t do anything that may be unsafe for other
people;
– Comply with the Site rules and safety instructions;
– Not endanger yourself or your workmates
– Ask for guidance and help when you do not
understand.
Your responsibilities … Cont’d

– Not attend work if you are affected by alcohol or

drugs,
– When suffering from illness or injury
– Not misuse or damage safety equipment;
– Report accidents, hazards or unsafe acts to your
supervisor;
– Participate in discussion of the HIRA / JSA.
Safety communication …

• Toolbox meetings / Safety induction.

• Site safety Committee meeting.
• Pre-task meetings – Job Safety Analysis.
• Behavioural observations.
• Safety Alert, Safety awareness pictures.
• Safety signs and notice boards.
 CONTENTS

• Site Rules & Regulations

• Responsibilities
• Safe Work Method Statement
• PPE requirements
• Common Causes of Accidents
• Working at Height
• Vehicle Safety
• Tool Box Meeting
• Permit To Work System
• Proper Barricades
• Scaffoldings
• Gas Cylinder Safety
 CONTENTS

• Chemical Safety Awareness

• Electrical Safety
• Noise
• House Keeping
• Accidents & Near Miss
Incidents
• Emergency Response
SITE RULES & REGULATIONS

The following are NOT allowed:

- Alcohol / Drug

- Camera

- Fighting

- Smoking

- Use Of Mobile Phone While Driving

SITE RULES & REGULATIONS
•All employees will abide by the safety rules and
regulations outlined in Safety manual.
•Specified personal protective equipment must be worn
according to the work requirement at site and factory
•No dangerous work practices.
•All injuries, near misses, unsafe acts and unsafe
conditions must be reported to your supervisor
immediately.
•No interfering or tampering with safety devices and
equipment.
•Smoking is prohibited inside the project sites, offices and
factory except in smoking zones identified.
•In case of an Emergency please follow instructions given
by security and authorized persons.
Legal Requirements

Building and Other construction workers ( Conditions

of service and Regulation of employment) Act 1996 and
Rules 1998
Rules 56, 70, 71, 72, &73 :
Certain equipments used in the construction work is
to be tested & examined by competent person at
specified intervals & certificates in that respect be
obtained.
The Factories Act- 1948 and Factories Rules
Environmental Protection Act
 Safe Work Method Statement
4 Basic Parts
1. Define basic activities or steps which must be
followed to complete a task

2. Identify hazards or potential accidents associated

with each step

3. Develop approaches that will eliminate, minimize,

or prevent hazards or accidents through hazard
analysis and Risk Assessment
4. Emergency Preparedness, Training and
Development
 ACCIDENT

An undesired event that results in harm to people,

damage to property or damage to the
environment.
 COMMON CAUSES OF ACCIDENT

 Taking shortcuts
 Did not follow safety procedures
 Did not use the required PPE
 Did not perform equipment lockout prior to maintenance works
 Slipped on wet floor or chemical spill surface
 Tripped over uneven floor or obstructed objects
 Unfamiliar with the operations of equipment / machinery
 Horse Play
 Over Confidence
 1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%

8%
52 %

19%
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

• SAFETY HELMET

• EYE PROTECTION

• COVERALLS

• SAFETY FOOTWEAR

WEAR HEAD WEAR EYE WEAR

PROTECTION PROTECTION HEARING
PROTECTION
Hand Protection
Wear correct gloves for job. Know Which, When, Where.
Rigger, Chemical, Welder, General Purpose.

General Protection Medical Protection Chemical Protection

Welding Protection Riggers hand protection

Eye Protection
HEARING PROTECTION

EAR MUFFS EAR PLUGS

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

Dust only NOT Vapours Gases!

Dust and Vapours only Dust, Vapours and Gases! B/A

NOT Gases! Trained Personnel use only!!
Fall Protection
When working at heights,
always wear Fall Protection
• Full Body Harness
• Lanyard (regular or retractable)
• Shock Absorber
• Locking Snap Hooks (no single
action)
• Lifeline (as needed)
• Fall arrester
• Anchoring point

Must be worn when working

at heights of over 1.8 meters
Remember

Please use ISI marked good quality PPE always

• Shankar Video
 Falling Objects
• Dropped during installation or removal.
• Inadequate edge protection .
• Inadequate fall protection .
• Improper lay-out materials .
• Lack of barricading and signage .
• Inadequately secured or supported .
Control measures
• Pre start checks and workplace inspections
• Positioning materials away from edges .
• Lifting loose items in approved material baskets .
• Securing of loose items .
• Use of lanyards on hand tools .
 VEHICLE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

• Have a valid Driving License.

• Seat Belts, including passengers
• Use Banks man /Signal Man when reversing (Heavy Equip.)
• Never tailgate
• Follow the Road Signs and Speed Limits.
• Ensure vehicle is inspected before entering site.
• Reverse horn, Indicator, parking light must be in operating
conditon.
 TOOLBOX MEETING

TO BE DONE BEFORE THE START OF EVERY DAY.

Manual handling …

Any lift which is heavy or could cause physical

strain – use a mechanical lifting device or share
the load.

Bend Knees
& Keep Back
Straight
Use Your Head and Save Your Back!
•Bend •Let
•STAND your your
close to knees - legs do
the load not your the
back! lifting

Get Help
with Use
heavy or the
awkward right
loads! tools!
PERMIT-TO-WORK SYSTEM
A Work Permit is required …..
BEFORE ANY Non routine activity or a high
Risk Activity!!!
• - Height Work Permit
• - Hot Work Permit
• - Confined Space Entry
• - Radiography Permit
• - Excavation Permit
• - Electrical Permit (LOTO)
Work Permit Movie
 SCAFFOLDING
• Green Tag = Inspected &Approved
• Red Tag = Not Inspected / Not Approved.
 GUARDRAILS

Top Rail

Mid Rail

Toe board

• All openings and Cutouts to be closed.

• All edges are to be protected with Hand Railings.
 EXCAVATION SAFETY
• The greatest risk in an excavation is a cave-in.
• Employees can be protected through sloping,
shielding, and shoring the excavation.
• A competent person is responsible to inspect
the excavation.
• Other excavation hazards include water
accumulation, oxygen deficiency, toxic fumes,
falls, and mobile equipment.
• All Excavation Work must be BARRICADED
all Around..
GAS CYLINDERS SAFETY
Compressed gas cylinders must be:
• stored upright
• secured
• Segregated
• Proper ventilation
• Under sun shade
• Labeled content/full/empty
• Fire fighting provisions
• Gas Cylinders must be fitted withy
Flash Back Arrestors.
 Welding

• All Welding Machines must be properly

earthed.
• All cables must be in proper condition.
• Do not use damaged cable.
 Lifting Tools & Tackles
• All lifting equipment, tools and tackles
must be tested and certified by a
competent authority once in 12 months
• It should be physically fit for use
• Safe Working Load for all
Equipment / tools must be
displayed.
Machine Guarding
8 out of 10 workplace fatalities and 1 in 4 workplace
injuries involve mechanical equipment.
•contact or entanglement with machinery
•trapping between machine and material or a fixed
structure
•contact with material in motion
•being struck by material ejected from a machine
•release of potential energy
FIRE SAFETY

• Three components

• Need all three components

plus chain reaction to start a
fire

• Fire extinguishers remove

one or more of the
components or
Inhibit chain reaction
Fire Extinguisher Use
• Select correct extinguisher for class of fire
• Pull the locking pin
• Aim at base of fire
• Squeeze and hold the discharge lever
• Sweep from side to side
• CAUTION – check the extinguisher is working
before attempting to extinguish a fire, then
monitor the area, the fire could re-ignite
• Always notify supervisor of extinguisher use so
it can be replaced or recharged and the fire
investigated.
• Fire fighting video
 CHEMICAL SAFETY AWARENESS

• All chemical containers must be labeled with the

identity of the material and hazard warning
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) must be
available and readily accessible in the workplace.
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
ELECTRICAL SAFETY

Electrical Hazards Protective Measures

• Inadequate wiring • Proper grounding
• Exposed electrical parts
• Using ELCB’s
• Wires with bad insulation
• Ungrounded electrical systems • Using fuses and circuit
and tools breakers
• Overloaded circuits • Guarding live parts
• Damaged power tools and • Proper use of flexible
equipment cords
• Using the wrong PPE and tools
• Training
• Overhead powerlines
• All hazards are made worse in
wet conditions Electrical Video
HOUSEKEEPING
HOUSEKEEPING

• Keep the floors dry at all times.

• Keep tools clean and store them
at designated areas.
• Ensure no tripping hazards are
created by equipment, hoses,
cabling, etc.

Housekeeping Video
ENVIRONMENT

Keep The Environment

Safe and Clean.

Identify the aspects

Reduce the impacts
 WASTE MANAGEMENT

• All waste materials must be segregated.

• All Hazardous waste must be stored in
a designated Hazardous waste area.
• All waste movement shall be recorded.
• NO disposal of Chemical into drains/sewer.
Accident Triangles

For every 1 Serious Injury

For every 1 Major Injury
there were 10 Minor Injuries
there were 29 Minor Injuries
and 30 damage only

and
300
300 Incidents and
600
600 Incidents

Heinrich Bird

For every 1 Fatal / serious

3 Lost time
The reporting of near
50 First aid
misses is a vital part
damage
of safety within our 80

company 400
400 Incidents

Tye / Pearson
Near Miss Reporting

Near Miss is Incident without consequences.

Near Miss occurs due to error.
Reporting of errors is Near Miss Reporting.
[Near Miss – An Opportunity to improve Health,
Safety and Environmental practice based on a
condition or a incident with potential for more
serious consequences.]
Advantages of Near Miss Reporting

• Corrective Action taken eliminates the

hazard.
• Corrective Action reduces the hazard level.
• Corrective action manages recurrence.
• Corrective actions alerts people of hazard.
• Standard Operating Procedures are changed
to account of hazard.
• Employee Awareness is Increased.
What can be Reported as a Near Miss Accident

• Fall of material from height without injury

• Slip, Trip and Fall incidents
• Over speeding of vehicle
• Person working without required PPEs (e.g. grinding work
without face shield)
• Person working without fall protection arrangement
• Open cables in water
• Fall of tools.
• Sudden leakage from Hose pipe.
What can be Reported as a Near Miss Accident

• Working without valid work permit

• Material protruding in walkway or working place,
• No access for work
• Can not work without removing the guards
• Material/ job lifted above head height
unnecessarily.
• Work underway in wrong method.
• Pathway/ walkway blocked by stack of material.
• Exposed electrical fitting.
Accident Reporting and investigation

For Fatal/major accident (hospitalisation)

•Immediate reporting by Telephone to HO.

•Within 24 Hours – Site accident report in the format
•Site Investigation by Project manager & Safety Officer –
within24 hours

•Detailed Investigation by HO Team

 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

• You Must know the location

of fire EXITS & ASSEMBLY
POINTS

• Do not obstruct fire Exits,

fire fighting equipment &
evacuation routes!!!
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

On Hearing The Siren, You Should……

• Stop work immediately
• Switch off and isolate/depressurize supply to any
equipment in use, if possible, without putting your
life in danger!

• Proceed to Assembly Point Area.

Good Safety Practices

• Inspect work area daily

• Be an observer - stay alert

• Housekeeping, Housekeeping, Housekeeping

• Use your best safety device – THINK

• If you’re not sure - ASK someone!!

• Report Injuries/Incidents/Illnesses
• Report safety issues to the safety committee
WATCH OUT FOR:

UNSAFE CONDITIONS - Immediately

Report them

UNSAFE ACTS – Immediately Stop Them

• To achieve our goal of an incident-free
and injury-free workplace requires the
belief that we can do it.

• Do you BELIEVE we can achieve it ?

• Can you COMMIT to achieving it ?