FICCI-DMI Interactive Workshop
11-12 Dec, 2008
Ahmedabad
G. D. Rath,
Multi Disciplinary Centre on
Safety, Health & Environment
Bhubaneswar
Improvement aspects of HIRA in the Indian
System
A part of advanced Safety Management
Covers all near miss accidents and
All major damages to equipments
Interaction with the employees by the Shift I/C,
Section I/C on:
Safety policy of the organisation
Unsafe conditions and acts
Control of hazards & use of PPEs
Important Dos & Don'ts from
SOPs (Standard Operating Practices) &
SMPs (Standard Maintenance Practices)
SOPs
&
periodically.
SMPs
are
to
be
reviewed
Safety Policy to be widely publicized and
displayed at prominent places.
Continuous
Improvement
Action
Plan
(CIAP) to be formulated with time frame and
responsibility.
Periodic site visit in a scheduled manner to
be conducted.
Safety responsibility of senior management
officials to be clearly defined, specially with
respect to :
i) Use of PPEs
ii) Maintaining good house keeping and
cleanliness.
The employee involvement in programme
formulation
should
be
and
their
enhanced
implementation
through
Departmental Safety Committee.
the
 The departments should develop activities
like hazard identification, risk level
assessment & control. Also include risk
prioritisation.
Concerned employees to be trained on
HIRA
Hazard Identification to be made
Assess risk level of potential hazards &
suggest measures to mitigate
 Risk Assessment to be done for physical
hazard
Assess
through
the
structured
risk
level
inspections.
with
proper
documentation.
 Written schedules for area wise frequency
of inspection are to be enforced:
Checklist and schedules to be drawn
Carryout inspection as per schedule
Monitor Implementation
 Establish procedure for reporting nearmiss, dangerous occurrences and major
equipment damages.
All such cases to be recorded in a
register and reviewed in the concerned
departments periodically and report to
the SED (Safety Engineering Dept.) for
further action at their end.
 After the Maintenance Activities, the site
should be cleared off refuse, waste and
scarp materials before clearing the shut
down.
People should not be allowed to work in
loose clothing in the vicinity of moving
machines.
 Daily Inspection should be done as per
checklist drawn, document the defects and
take up with the concerned department
(Maintenance
Management)
for
rectification.
Document the defect in the history
books
Caution boards to be displayed
Blind corners developed due to growth
of trees, temporary sheds etc. should be
cleaned up.
SAFETY CHECK LIST
Dept:_____________Section: Electrical
Date of Inspection: ____________________
Time: _______________________________
Equipment / Area: ____________________
Inspected by : _______________________
Sl. No.
Points to be Checked
Status
1.
House Keeping
OK/Not
2.
Illumination
OK/Not
3.
Caution Board
OK/Not
4.
Earthing of Equipment
OK/Not
5.
Fire Extinguisher
OK/Not
6.
OK/Not
7.
Unwanted Electrical
Equipment
Loose Hanging Cable
8.
Abandoned Spares
OK/Not
Remarks
OK/Not
Signature:_____________
Name:________________
Designation:___________
 Safety in Electrical Work areas to be
ensured, monitored and documented.
Unwanted
/
abandoned
electrical
equipments to be identified and
removed.
All loose electrical wirings should be
dressed properly.
Proper shut-down procedures to be
followed.
Panel boxes to be inspected and kept in
closed conditions.
 Radiation hazard sources to be identified,
risk assessment to be done and
appropriate safety measures to be taken.
Areas to be demarcated and caution
boards to be displayed.
Use of proper PPEs to be ensured.
 Ensure use of
Thermal Hazard.
appropriate
PPEs
for
 Joint Inspection should be conducted by
the concerned department and SED at least
once in three months.
This should form a part of Annual Action
Plan of the dept. / SED to assess any
additional requirement.
 The Emergency Control Measures to be
clearly defined.
Define the plan for evacuation of people
from the affected areas.
Such areas to be prominently placarded
for their easy identification.
Organise regular training for handling of
emergency situation.
Training
Organise training for all employees including
the
sectional in-charges on safety
management,
accident
prevention
and
investigation and industrial hygiene .
Training Module to be developed and
training to be imparted.
Concerned employees to be trained in
relevant programmes from time to time.
In
all
skill
enhancement
training
programme, a session on Safety should be
included.
Training to be conducted every month.
20% of employees to be covered every year.
 Conduct First Aid Training regularly for all
employees.
First Aid Box along with list of content
(As per Factory Act-1948) to be provided
to all shift I/C / Officers / Control Rooms.
The key of the First Aid Box to be
available with the identified persons /
locations.
First Aid Boxes to be kept in shift offices
List of trained First Aiders to be displayed
 Training on Occupational Hygiene Hazards
(dust, noise, illumination, ventilations,
cleanliness etc.) should be organised.
Joint Participation on Safety Management
The employees involvement in programme
formulation and their implementation should
be enhanced through Departmental Safety
Committee.
Joint Committee on safety is a statutory
requirement.
Risk control Measures to be monitored
and cost of risk control should be
calculated and documented on case to
case basis.
 Formal procedures to be developed for
purchase and commissioning of new
equipment and for major / minor changes in
existing system.
Hazard analysis to be done for new
equipment and process changes.
 Safety requirements should be clearly spelt
out in technical specification at the time of
Tender Inquiry.
Safety requirement to be specified at
tender inquiry stage.
 Study existing operators cabin and office
conditions.
To identify and assess the physical risk
and ratify where-ever necessary.
 Survey of strenuous activities in operation
and maintenance to be conducted along
with OHS Physicians and control measures
to be taken.
Health check up of all employees are to
be covered within a time frame.
Training programme on material handling
/ ergonomics are to be conducted.
 Wherever machine guards are missing,
they should be placed back in position.
 House keeping standard to be monitored
through regular inspection.
Ensure periodic removal of all wastes /
redundant materials.
 Thermal Hazard to be identified with OHSC
and preventive measures to be suggested
and implemented.
 Tools & Tackles inspection to be done as
per schedule and appropriate action to be
taken.
 Fix responsibility and review compliances.
Safety responsibility assigned to the
executives should be taken into
consideration
at
the
time
of
performance appraisal.
Responsibility to be fixed
Compliances to be reviewed.
 Information Resource Centre (Library) to be
developed
Booklets, journals, periodicals and other
safety materials to be procured and kept
in the library for use by the employees.
Budget
Separate budgetary provision for Safety
Activities for all departments to be made.
Budget for awareness programmes to be
ensured.
Schedule of safety programmes - yearly
basis to be prepared by the SED.
Safety procedures to be reviewed and
updated.
 Emergency Control Measures should be
periodically checked for its effectiveness
through Mock Drill.
Training of identified
Emergency
handling
organised periodically.
persons
should
for
be
 External Safety Audits of Major Accident
Hazard Units / Establishments should be
conducted, at least one in every two years.
 A system should be developed to assess
contractor’s capabilities for Safety and
Health at the time of awarding contract.
Introduce a system to review the
compliance of statutory requirement on
the part of contractor on regular basis.
Prepare a check list, take immediate
action for non-compliance. The check
list should include:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
Valid photo passes
Use of standard PPEs
Maintaining statutory records
Tools and tackles - healthy working condition
Right man on the right job
 Assess the different Pollution Control
Equipments jointly with the Environment
Management
Department
and
make
functional if needed.
Statutory provisions should be strictly
followed and to be made up-to-date.
ACTS & RULES ON SAFETY, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Indian Electricity Act-1910(Amended in 2003):
-The Indian Electricity Rules-1956
The Indian Boilers Act-1923 :
-The Indian Boilers Regulations-1950
The Factories Act-1948 (Amended in 1987):
-Orissa Factories Rules
The Mines Act-1952:
-The Mines Rules, 1955
-The Coal Mines Regulations, 1957
-The Metalliferous Mines Regulations, 1961
-The Mines Vocational Rules,1966
-The Mines Rescue Rules,1985
-The Mines Creche Rules, 1966
Motor Transport Workers Act-1961:
-Motor Transport Workers Rules-1964
The Insecticides Act-1968:
-The Insecticides Rules-1971
-The Insecticides Rules-1971
7.
The Indian Explosive Act-1884:
-The Indian Explosive Rules, 1983
-The Static and Mobile Pressure
Vessels (Unified) Rules, 1981
-The Gas Cylinders Rules, 1981
8.
The Environment (Protection) Act- 1986:
-The Environment Protection Rules,1986
-Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous
Chemicals Rules,1989
-Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules,
1989
-Environmental Clearance of Project Notification, 1994
9.
Motor Vehicles Act-1968:
-Motor Vehicles (Central) Rules-1989
10.
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act-1974
11.
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act-1977
12.
The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act-1981
13.
The Dangerous Machines (Regulations) Act-1983
14.
The Public Liability Insurance Act-1991
15.
Building and Other Construction Workers Act-1996
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