We are deeply saddened to report two fatalities at the parking yard in Sindesar Khurd mine and Fumer project site in Chanderiya during the year. We have carried out detailed investigations of the incidents to learn and deploy our learnings across the Company and prevent any reoccurrences.
LTIFR for the year was 1.39 as compared to 0.63 a year ago. We are continuously trying to improvise our methodologies of incident investigation and categorisation with enhanced leadership focus on incident reporting. There has been greater management focus to bring a cultural change via Visible Felt Leadership programmes, safety town halls, enabling tools like safety whistle blower as well as reward & recognition for near-miss reporting.
In view of the COVID-19 health emergency, an advisory was issued for precautionary measures along with awareness campaigns and drive for disinfecting facilities across the Company. The Company’s operations were halted during the lockdown period and employees were asked to work from home barring some employees who attended call for duty to keep production assets safe. To ensure business continuity, a committee of COVID-19 Response ‘War Room’ was organised to identify and implement urgent business decisions. We also engaged the SHG women in our communities to stitch and distribute cloth masks among the villagers, police and administration officials. Our teams worked with civil administration to ensure food reached vulnerable sections of the society.
Key safety initiatives undertaken during the year include Project Ru-ba-ru for business partner competency assessment with respect to manning, skill, qualifications, experience and gaps in organization; ‘I Support Aarohan’ wherein all employees undertake individual safety projects every quarter to improve safety of their work area; roll-out of new safety standards for molten metal and ground control management; technology enabled safety initiatives to reduce manmachine interactions; conducted Safety Perception Survey for making safety implementation system more effective and robust; and partnered with the global leader in industrial hygiene to improve hygiene with a one-year roadmap.
