@Keshav Pillai & Jagdish Patel
Dear Sirs,
As per your opinion, what should a Safety Officer do if his suggestions/recommendations are not taken seriously by the company and not implemented? Is there anything else to consider besides seeking another job due to a lack of job satisfaction?
Thank you.
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730Dear Sirs,
As per your opinion, what should a Safety Officer do if his suggestions/recommendations are not taken seriously by the company and not implemented? Is there anything else to consider besides seeking another job due to a lack of job satisfaction?
Thank you.
From India
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Dear all, Good inputs. I request all members to come forward with their valuble inputs. Srinivasa Rao. M
From India, Calcutta
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From India, Calcutta
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Dear Dipil,
What does one do if suggestions/recommendations are not accepted?
Instead of making a general statement like this, let us consider a few examples and analyze. If you have one, please share a case from your experience with relevant details.
Many safety officers ask the same question, but why? They become frustrated with this - but why?
Most suggestions/recommendations, if justifiable, I cannot see a reason why they are rejected. In a few cases, it may be for economic reasons. In all other cases, safety officers fail to provide justification, all the data required for decision-making, and so on.
I request you to complete the PowerPoint presentation given under this title on the previous page. A good reason for failures can be inferred from it.
My advice to safety officers is - "Never get frustrated and seek another employment for this reason. Take it as a challenge. Get it implemented. You may ask how. It is an art. It is not easy, but possible. After the ppt is completed by at least one person, I will explain further.
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Kesava Pillai
From India, Kollam
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What does one do if suggestions/recommendations are not accepted?
Instead of making a general statement like this, let us consider a few examples and analyze. If you have one, please share a case from your experience with relevant details.
Many safety officers ask the same question, but why? They become frustrated with this - but why?
Most suggestions/recommendations, if justifiable, I cannot see a reason why they are rejected. In a few cases, it may be for economic reasons. In all other cases, safety officers fail to provide justification, all the data required for decision-making, and so on.
I request you to complete the PowerPoint presentation given under this title on the previous page. A good reason for failures can be inferred from it.
My advice to safety officers is - "Never get frustrated and seek another employment for this reason. Take it as a challenge. Get it implemented. You may ask how. It is an art. It is not easy, but possible. After the ppt is completed by at least one person, I will explain further.
Regards,
Kesava Pillai
From India, Kollam
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Dear Sir,
Thank you very much for your input.
I am once again requesting your ideas on how to proceed with the PowerPoint presentation. Could you suggest some topics to consider and provide a few headings, please?
Regarding non-compliance with the recommendations provided, I would like to share an experience from my previous company. The work was progressing well, and we typically used a grab crane with a grab bucket. However, during the course of the work, one of the contractors introduced a Winch Mounting arrangement. The installation process was quite chaotic, involving the use of a wooden post of approximately 10 meters and another wooden piece as a projection. With the assistance of pulleys, they set up an arrangement to lower the grab bucket. I hope you can understand the situation.
My initial recommendation was to stick with the grab crane instead of this makeshift setup. Furthermore, I mentioned that I would only accept this arrangement if someone could provide a certificate of fitness for the entire setup from a competent individual. Finally, I stated that if none of the above conditions were met, I would not visit the site and would not be held responsible for any accidents.
In the end, the work was completed without any incidents, seemingly due to divine intervention. Even the company director acknowledged the impossibility of deploying a crane. I stood firm on my decision not to visit the site under unsafe conditions, and he respected my stance, assigning me other tasks in the meantime. I believe I did my best to address the situation but unfortunately failed to bring about the desired outcome.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards, [Your Name]
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Thank you very much for your input.
I am once again requesting your ideas on how to proceed with the PowerPoint presentation. Could you suggest some topics to consider and provide a few headings, please?
Regarding non-compliance with the recommendations provided, I would like to share an experience from my previous company. The work was progressing well, and we typically used a grab crane with a grab bucket. However, during the course of the work, one of the contractors introduced a Winch Mounting arrangement. The installation process was quite chaotic, involving the use of a wooden post of approximately 10 meters and another wooden piece as a projection. With the assistance of pulleys, they set up an arrangement to lower the grab bucket. I hope you can understand the situation.
My initial recommendation was to stick with the grab crane instead of this makeshift setup. Furthermore, I mentioned that I would only accept this arrangement if someone could provide a certificate of fitness for the entire setup from a competent individual. Finally, I stated that if none of the above conditions were met, I would not visit the site and would not be held responsible for any accidents.
In the end, the work was completed without any incidents, seemingly due to divine intervention. Even the company director acknowledged the impossibility of deploying a crane. I stood firm on my decision not to visit the site under unsafe conditions, and he respected my stance, assigning me other tasks in the meantime. I believe I did my best to address the situation but unfortunately failed to bring about the desired outcome.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards, [Your Name]
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Dear Dipil,
I am waiting for someone to try with the PPT. You are the only one who made an attempt. I am adding a few more slides. You may better try, and I am sure you can do it!
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Kesava Pillai
From India, Kollam
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I am waiting for someone to try with the PPT. You are the only one who made an attempt. I am adding a few more slides. You may better try, and I am sure you can do it!
Regards,
Kesava Pillai
From India, Kollam
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Dear Sir,
I have added a few data into the presentation. I know it's still incomplete. Looking forward to hearing your comments about the added info. Also awaiting to hear your comments, advice, and the real intention behind bringing this for discussion. Thanks in advance.
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I have added a few data into the presentation. I know it's still incomplete. Looking forward to hearing your comments about the added info. Also awaiting to hear your comments, advice, and the real intention behind bringing this for discussion. Thanks in advance.
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The role and responsibility of SHO would be:
1. Advising and preparing Safety Improvement Plans for the year in consultation with the Apex Safety Committee and General Works Manager.
2. Checking and evaluating the effectiveness of the action taken or proposed to prevent personal injuries.
3. Coordinating and conducting all safety studies.
4. Incorporating work permits / LOTO, wherever required, and monitoring compliance against the same.
5. Advising the purchase and stores department in ensuring high quality and availability of personal protective equipment.
6. Advising and carrying out plant safety inspections to observe the physical conditions of work, work practices, and procedures followed by the workers, and providing advice on measures to adopt for removing unsafe physical conditions and preventing unsafe actions by workers.
7. Preparing safety audit, safety inspection, and safety training calendar schedules for the year.
8. Handling matters related to reporting and investigating industrial accidents and diseases to the inspectorate of factories.
9. Facilitating accident and dangerous occurrence investigations.
10. Advising and maintaining all necessary records relating to accidents, dangerous occurrences, and industrial diseases.
11. Coordinating departmental safety committee meetings and Apex Safety Committee Meetings in collaboration with safety coordinators and safety representatives.
12. Organizing campaigns, competitions, contests, and other activities with the concerned departments to develop and maintain the interest of workers in establishing and maintaining safe work conditions and procedures.
13. Actively participating in activities related to safety in the industrial area.
14. Liaising with certifying bodies and ensuring the reporting of statutory compliances to the General Works Manager.
15. Ensuring MSDS availability of all chemicals used in the plant and disseminating information to all employees.
16. Updating all safety documents as per statutory requirements or otherwise.
17. Coordinating all amendment requests to the Asian Paints Safety Manual.
18. Auditing firefighting equipment periodically in coordination with the Senior Manager - Plant Engineering and the Manager - Security. However, the primary responsibility for upkeep lies with the Safety Officer. Monthly reports of these checks are submitted to the General Works Manager by the Safety Officer.
The Safety Officer is never required or permitted to do any work that is inconsistent with or detrimental to the performance of the mentioned duties.
From India, Hyderabad
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1. Advising and preparing Safety Improvement Plans for the year in consultation with the Apex Safety Committee and General Works Manager.
2. Checking and evaluating the effectiveness of the action taken or proposed to prevent personal injuries.
3. Coordinating and conducting all safety studies.
4. Incorporating work permits / LOTO, wherever required, and monitoring compliance against the same.
5. Advising the purchase and stores department in ensuring high quality and availability of personal protective equipment.
6. Advising and carrying out plant safety inspections to observe the physical conditions of work, work practices, and procedures followed by the workers, and providing advice on measures to adopt for removing unsafe physical conditions and preventing unsafe actions by workers.
7. Preparing safety audit, safety inspection, and safety training calendar schedules for the year.
8. Handling matters related to reporting and investigating industrial accidents and diseases to the inspectorate of factories.
9. Facilitating accident and dangerous occurrence investigations.
10. Advising and maintaining all necessary records relating to accidents, dangerous occurrences, and industrial diseases.
11. Coordinating departmental safety committee meetings and Apex Safety Committee Meetings in collaboration with safety coordinators and safety representatives.
12. Organizing campaigns, competitions, contests, and other activities with the concerned departments to develop and maintain the interest of workers in establishing and maintaining safe work conditions and procedures.
13. Actively participating in activities related to safety in the industrial area.
14. Liaising with certifying bodies and ensuring the reporting of statutory compliances to the General Works Manager.
15. Ensuring MSDS availability of all chemicals used in the plant and disseminating information to all employees.
16. Updating all safety documents as per statutory requirements or otherwise.
17. Coordinating all amendment requests to the Asian Paints Safety Manual.
18. Auditing firefighting equipment periodically in coordination with the Senior Manager - Plant Engineering and the Manager - Security. However, the primary responsibility for upkeep lies with the Safety Officer. Monthly reports of these checks are submitted to the General Works Manager by the Safety Officer.
The Safety Officer is never required or permitted to do any work that is inconsistent with or detrimental to the performance of the mentioned duties.
From India, Hyderabad
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Dear Safety Professionals,
Please find below the news of recent fire/explosion occurred in chemical factory located at Nandesari, Vadodara district. The company was having ISO 9001/14001, OHSAS 18001 certifications??? The police have registered offence under IPC section 304 & arrested company’s safety/security officer.
The moral of the incident is: We all are safety professionals & many of us are deputed in factories hence we have to be very cautious & keep all our internal/external safety related communications like reporting unsafe act/conditions, statutory non-compliances etc. in written & always keep hard copies of such specific communications with us which can certainly help us if trapped in such situations. Under section 101 (Exemption of occupier or manager from liability in certain cases) of Factories Act, the occupier or manager can escape from the charges & held some one else responsible/actual offender (he can be a safety officer!!!) in the court.
Explosion in chemical factory: One killed, seven injured
Vadodara: A series of explosions at a chemical factory in the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) premises at Nandesari killed one worker and injured seven others, including the plant supervisor, on Monday morning.
The mishap occurred at K-Dac Chemicals, owned by Vadodara businessman Laxmikant Gaud, at 5 am, when the night shift was about to end. The boiler contained synthetic aromatic chemicals and silica.
Plant supervisor Jatin Joshi said Jagadish Gohil from Fazalpur died in the second explosion while trying to close the valve near the boiler section after the first explosion had occurred. His body was flung several feet away killing him instantly. Seven others sustained injuries as the blast scattered glass in all directions.
"Thirty-five workers had just evacuated the premises after finishing work when the first explosion occurred. Gohil ran towards the boiler trying to switch off the valve and died in the second explosion. Some of our workers sustained injuries when glass flew in all directions from the boiler. The fire spread to the other parts quickly," said Joshi.
Four of the injured were from the neighbouring shed who were asleep at the time of the explosion. The injured workers have been admitted to the Shreeji Hospital near Chhani Jakatnaka in Vadodara.
Vadodara Municipal Corporation officials said seven fire tenders were rushed from Vadodara to douse the blaze.
"A 25-member squad was formed to tackle the fire. The presence of hazardous chemicals in the factory premises kept the blaze alive for four to five hours," said H J Taparia, Chief Fire Officer, VMC.
Vadodara Collector Vijay Nehra said the Joint Director of Department of Industrial Safety and Health and Vadodara police will investigate the accident. "We are not directly conducting any inquiry, but the joint director of industrial safety and health will submit the report to the Collector's office after investigating the cause of the blast. The Vadodara police will investigate the incident that led to the death of one worker," said Nehra.
According to the various government agencies, this was the fourth such accident at a chemical unit in Nandesari GIDC.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Rakesh Sharma said: "We have started the preliminary investigation on the cause of the fire, including the shift timings of the workers and the safety norms followed by the owners of the factory."
Kantibhai Gohil, brother of the deceased worker said workers in the unit dealt with hazardous chemicals like hydrogen peroxide without basic safety requirements. The company uses hazardous chemicals like hydrogen peroxide, DMS, acetic acid, caustic soda, Hydrochloric Acid, Sodium Bicarbonate and has 200 metric tonnes of production capacity for aromatic substances.
The factory inspectors have now issued a prohibitory order against K Dac Chemicals from setting up the plant again.
"We have issued the prohibitory orders against the company that before they set up the plant anywhere, they must file a safety report. To further ascertain the cause of the fire, our team will examine the site on Wednesday," said P M Shah, Factory Inspector, Department of Industrial Safety and Health.
Nandesari Industries Association President, Babubhai Patel said the association should be empowered to keep strict vigil on the plants for safety regulations.
"We always tell our member industries to follow the safety precautions while operating with hazardous chemicals. But we cannot stop anyone from manufacturing, as we do not have the authority to do anything," said Patel.
Source: The Indian Express/IANS
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Dilip kasar.
From India, Pune
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Please find below the news of recent fire/explosion occurred in chemical factory located at Nandesari, Vadodara district. The company was having ISO 9001/14001, OHSAS 18001 certifications??? The police have registered offence under IPC section 304 & arrested company’s safety/security officer.
The moral of the incident is: We all are safety professionals & many of us are deputed in factories hence we have to be very cautious & keep all our internal/external safety related communications like reporting unsafe act/conditions, statutory non-compliances etc. in written & always keep hard copies of such specific communications with us which can certainly help us if trapped in such situations. Under section 101 (Exemption of occupier or manager from liability in certain cases) of Factories Act, the occupier or manager can escape from the charges & held some one else responsible/actual offender (he can be a safety officer!!!) in the court.
Explosion in chemical factory: One killed, seven injured
Vadodara: A series of explosions at a chemical factory in the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) premises at Nandesari killed one worker and injured seven others, including the plant supervisor, on Monday morning.
The mishap occurred at K-Dac Chemicals, owned by Vadodara businessman Laxmikant Gaud, at 5 am, when the night shift was about to end. The boiler contained synthetic aromatic chemicals and silica.
Plant supervisor Jatin Joshi said Jagadish Gohil from Fazalpur died in the second explosion while trying to close the valve near the boiler section after the first explosion had occurred. His body was flung several feet away killing him instantly. Seven others sustained injuries as the blast scattered glass in all directions.
"Thirty-five workers had just evacuated the premises after finishing work when the first explosion occurred. Gohil ran towards the boiler trying to switch off the valve and died in the second explosion. Some of our workers sustained injuries when glass flew in all directions from the boiler. The fire spread to the other parts quickly," said Joshi.
Four of the injured were from the neighbouring shed who were asleep at the time of the explosion. The injured workers have been admitted to the Shreeji Hospital near Chhani Jakatnaka in Vadodara.
Vadodara Municipal Corporation officials said seven fire tenders were rushed from Vadodara to douse the blaze.
"A 25-member squad was formed to tackle the fire. The presence of hazardous chemicals in the factory premises kept the blaze alive for four to five hours," said H J Taparia, Chief Fire Officer, VMC.
Vadodara Collector Vijay Nehra said the Joint Director of Department of Industrial Safety and Health and Vadodara police will investigate the accident. "We are not directly conducting any inquiry, but the joint director of industrial safety and health will submit the report to the Collector's office after investigating the cause of the blast. The Vadodara police will investigate the incident that led to the death of one worker," said Nehra.
According to the various government agencies, this was the fourth such accident at a chemical unit in Nandesari GIDC.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Rakesh Sharma said: "We have started the preliminary investigation on the cause of the fire, including the shift timings of the workers and the safety norms followed by the owners of the factory."
Kantibhai Gohil, brother of the deceased worker said workers in the unit dealt with hazardous chemicals like hydrogen peroxide without basic safety requirements. The company uses hazardous chemicals like hydrogen peroxide, DMS, acetic acid, caustic soda, Hydrochloric Acid, Sodium Bicarbonate and has 200 metric tonnes of production capacity for aromatic substances.
The factory inspectors have now issued a prohibitory order against K Dac Chemicals from setting up the plant again.
"We have issued the prohibitory orders against the company that before they set up the plant anywhere, they must file a safety report. To further ascertain the cause of the fire, our team will examine the site on Wednesday," said P M Shah, Factory Inspector, Department of Industrial Safety and Health.
Nandesari Industries Association President, Babubhai Patel said the association should be empowered to keep strict vigil on the plants for safety regulations.
"We always tell our member industries to follow the safety precautions while operating with hazardous chemicals. But we cannot stop anyone from manufacturing, as we do not have the authority to do anything," said Patel.
Source: The Indian Express/IANS
Regards,
Dilip kasar.
From India, Pune
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Dear Kesav Sir,
I will try to post today's Safety Officer PPT ASAP. I have not had time to prepare the PPT. Hopefully, I will come up with my inputs (whether they are right or wrong).
Dear Hari & Dipil,
Thanks for your inputs.
Thanks & Be safe,
Raghu
From United States, Fpo
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I will try to post today's Safety Officer PPT ASAP. I have not had time to prepare the PPT. Hopefully, I will come up with my inputs (whether they are right or wrong).
Dear Hari & Dipil,
Thanks for your inputs.
Thanks & Be safe,
Raghu
From United States, Fpo
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Dear All,
Finally, what is the next step if the POLICE file a complaint against a safety officer under 407A? Is he free to fight independently, or does he have to proceed under the guidance of management?
In the case of unsafe conditions to work - a fatal accident may or may not point to the safety officer's role.
In the case of unsafe actions leading to a fatal accident, the safety officer is not asked about his role. The person responsible for executing the work is entirely accountable for the incident.
From India, Anjar
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Finally, what is the next step if the POLICE file a complaint against a safety officer under 407A? Is he free to fight independently, or does he have to proceed under the guidance of management?
In the case of unsafe conditions to work - a fatal accident may or may not point to the safety officer's role.
In the case of unsafe actions leading to a fatal accident, the safety officer is not asked about his role. The person responsible for executing the work is entirely accountable for the incident.
From India, Anjar
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