{"id":905,"date":"2019-10-03T03:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socialtribes.in\/socialtribes.in\/clients-w\/lt\/?p=1"},"modified":"2019-12-07T13:46:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T08:16:54","slug":"ensuring-safety-in-road-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/ensuring-safety-in-road-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensuring safety in road projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

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D K Sen,<\/h3>\n

Whole Time Director & Senior Executive Vice President (Infrastructure)<\/h6>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An unsafe incident is just the tip of an ice-berg \u2013 a sign of a much larger problem that lurks below the surface. Every accident is a warning that something is wrong with men, method or material and it\u2019s time to investigate and act quickly. With every accident there is impairment or even loss of human life and the damage to the dependants of deceased is crippling that leaves them devastated. Apart from this, we lose a good workman.<\/p>\n

Every time we analyse the root cause of an accident, we find that improper human behaviour is always the cause and we keep repeating our mistakes without learning from them. This is unpardonable. Time has come that we must take up mass initiatives to eliminate all these recurring accidents.<\/p>\n

The positive impact of right human behaviour and a disciplined approach in enforcing sound EHS practices are clearly visible in the international market. For us to compete in these markets, we need to ensure that a uniform practice is enforced both in domestic and international markets. Only then will we be able to ensure our premium position in the domestic market and also establish ourselves as a major international player.<\/p>\n

A statistical survey of our safety records reflects that maximum accidents happen due to reversal of vehicles \/ equipment, failure of cranes, falling from height and electrocution by live high voltage wire. All these are known to us and I expect that through this magazine we will be able to formulate a sound action plan to eliminate these occurrences.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s world, every process is getting upgraded to mobile apps. These are easily accessible, highly standardized and transparent since everybody can reach, analyse and judge the information. I urge all to actively participate to make this path breaking initiative hugely successful. I hope this app-based initiative will arouse mass awareness and usage across all levels of our employees.<\/p>\n

Safety should no more be a statutory compliance, but a way of life. I would like everyone to drive the cause of safety passionately and I am sure this will significantly change our attitude towards Safety.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”58″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1575446689827{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575446662064{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

THE ROAD TO SAFETY IS LONG AND ARDUOUS BUT NOT SO IF PLANNED<\/h1>\n

Ensuring safety in road projects<\/h6>\n

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Subhamoy Maitra, RREC – EHS Head, recalls a hit-and-run accident at a road project site that left one of our own officers seriously injured. \u201cKnocked down unconscious and badly bleeding, we immediately activated the emergency plan. He was picked up by two of our colleagues, one of whom was not an EHS person, immediately administered necessary first aid and then rushed to the nearest hospital where he had to undergo multiple surgeries to remove broken pieces from his lungs. We were in constant touch throughout that traumatic period and today,\u201d Subhamoy shares emotionally, \u201cI am so happy to see him well and happily reunited with his family and kids.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Staying safe in the middle of \u2018live\u2019 traffic!<\/h3>\n

This officer was lucky to escape with his life, but the sad fact is that many are not so lucky. \u2018Live\u2019 traffic is one of the menaces that safety managers of road projects must constantly contend with.<\/p>\n

The success of any EHS strategy is in being on top of all \u2018safety-threatening\u2019 factors but, in this case, EHS teams have a host of factors to face that are not entirely in their control. \u201cHow can we plan for the mistakes of bad or drunken drivers, control dense, snarled traffic, look out for jaywalking pedestrians or careless cyclists,\u201d laments B. Rajeev Ramakrishna, EHS In-charge for the Hospet-Devangere-Chitradurga Road Project (HCRP).<\/p>\n

For Ramakrishna and Project Manager, R Prabhakaran, traffic woes and other safety trouble spots like workmen tripping, injuries from cranes & machineries, exposure to heat and vibrations, collapse of structures or equipment being used cannot be speed-breakers as they have a crushing deadline of three and half years to complete the 120 km project and, of course, the added responsibility of keeping their safety record clean.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1575475177833{margin-right: 15px !important;margin-left: 15px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}” el_class=”testimonial”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575631782162{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575355741562{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}” el_class=”testimonial”]\u201cHow can we plan for the mistakes of bad or drunken drivers, control dense, snarled traffic, look out for jaywalking pedestrians or careless cyclists.\u201d<\/p>\n

– B. Rajeev Ramakrishna<\/h6>\n

EHS In-charge – Hospet-Devangere Chitradurga Road Project<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1569051672152{border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1575474991191{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575706572127{padding-top: 20px !important;}”]Risk assessment with an action plan evolved at the planning stage is the ideal way to go and Prabhakaran feels that the success of safety at HCRP is attributable to 5 factors: user involvement, senior management support, clear understanding of requirements, proper planning and realistic expectations. He quickly adds, \u201cthese elements by themselves will not guarantee success but if handled well, our chances to succeed are better.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1575706609362{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”81″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575447205444{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Road laying<\/em><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dense, unruly traffic is an acute problem for Safety In-charge, at the Delhi-Agra Road Project (DARP), Vireshkumar Ramesh Nawale too. \u201cYou can imagine the volume of traffic on a National Highway that starts from the national capital, passes through the industrial towns of Faridabad and Ballabhgarh, religious places like Vrindavan and Mathura before reaching Agra, easily the country\u2019s biggest tourist destination. The highway was fully operational, and our work zone was just beside it!\u201d Against this challenging backdrop, the team led by Chief Project Manager, Rajesh Kumar Jha have been tasked to widen the existing 4 lane NH-2, that involves 14 flyovers, 14 VUPs, 10 PUPs 1 Viaduct, 359 km of carriageway, 204 km of service roads and 204 km length of drains.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1569051672152{border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”785″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575447251330{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

A critical steel girder erection<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

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\n\u201cPositive motivation backed by a practical and collaborative approach are best to ensure success of work place safety and a safe work environment,\u201d declares Jha, referring to his team\u2019s wide range of fail proof safety arrangements adopted to manage all work-related hazards. To start with, they developed a general traffic safety arrangement plan involving an advance warning zone as per IRC SP 55, relevant signage, safety cones, temporary traffic diversions and zig-zag road patterns with water barriers to control high-speed drivers. \u201cWe have introduced virtual and robotic flagmen that are actually mannequins to signal and control traffic at congested junctions to avoid the risk of placing our own people in such dangerous situations,\u201d informs Nawale. In addition, public awareness and defensive driving programmes are regularly organized with the support of the traffic police but as Jha reminds us grimly, \u201call these are aimed at keeping the risks to as low as reasonably practicable.\u201d
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\u201cSuccess of safety at HCRP is attributable to 5 factors: user involvement, senior management support, clear understanding of requirements, proper planning and realistic expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n

– R Prabhakaran<\/h6>\n

Project Manager \u2013 Hospet-DevangereChitradurga Road Project<\/p>\n

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Keeping P&M safe<\/h3>\n

Safety of P&M is just as crucial for site teams and to address this issue, the Chennai EHS Cluster team introduced two initiatives \u2013 the VECT (Verify & Ensure Controlling Traffic) and Green Card \u2013 shares Subhamoy. \u201cThrough VECT, accountability of all activity on a \u2018live\u2019 road is squarely on the front-line execution team from Day 1 and these control measures are changed as per the demands of a particular site as each site is unique.\u201d<\/p>\n

Work at site only begins after the carefully chosen VECT managers confirm that it is safe for work to begin. \u201cVECT forms are available at each location and these are rigorously monitored on a weekly and monthly basis,\u201d he adds. The Green Card is a system-oriented safety process to keep P&M safe at site that involves a joint inspection by the Project EHS & P&M teams, signed off and thereafter regularly monitored. If deviations are detected, they are immediately addressed and rectified. \u201cBoth these initiatives have significantly helped improve our safety performance in the Transportation Infrastructure IC and enhance our brand value too,\u201d avers a satisfied Subhamoy.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1575530006639{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-right: 15px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;margin-left: 15px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}” el_class=”testimonial”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575631842641{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575355805505{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}” el_class=”testimonial”]<\/p>\n

\u201cPositive motivation backed by a practical and collaborative approach are best to ensure success of work place safety and a safe work environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

– Rajesh Kumar Jha<\/h6>\n

Chief Project Manager, Delhi-Agra Road Project<\/p>\n

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Higher the height, taller the risk!<\/h3>\n

The Ghoshpukur-Salsalabari Road Project involved several activities at critical heights such as erection of RCC, PSC and steel girders over live railway lines all of which was beside \u2018live\u2019 traffic. \u201cInstead of a task-based approach that is usually adopted, we went for a systembased method including HIRA, SWM (Safe Work Method) and behaviourbased training to address safety,\u201d reveals Project Manager, Niloy Mukherjee. The EHS In-charge, Tushar Gangopadhyay chips in that the EHS team involved workmen, local villagers and even the local administration in their safety regimen. \u201cWe used events like the Safety Month, Road Safety Week, Environment Day to drive EHS awareness.\u201d Malay Kumar Mahanta – Head EHS TI IC, mentions, \u201cIntroduction of systems like the formation of an EHS Committee, the implementation of the Reverse the Risk (RtR) system, Permits to Work (PtW) and widespread safety awareness campaigns went a long way in sensitizing workmen to avoid unsafe practices and acts.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1575476074650{margin-right: 15px !important;margin-left: 15px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}” el_class=”testimonial”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1575520001192{margin-top: 10px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575631870129{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575355840579{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}” el_class=”testimonial”]<\/p>\n

“We have introduced virtual and robotic flagmen that are actually mannequins to signal and control traffic at congested junctions to avoid the risk of placing our own people in such dangerous situations.\u201d<\/p>\n

– Vireshkumar Ramesh Nawale<\/h6>\n

Safety In-charge, Delhi-Agra Road Project<\/p>\n

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Lifting of precast elements<\/em><\/p>\n

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Safety orientation for workmen<\/em><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]To maintain safety when working at heights, the team erected and used formwork based safe access systems with safety nets. \u201cWith workmen having to work at heights of up to 14 m, we evolved a sound lifting plan,\u201d shares Tushar. \u201cOne key consideration was to certify whether the ground surface was suitable with adequate compacting to place plants, equipment and operating cranes as there is the constant threat of the ground caving. \u201d The Erection Engineer was responsible to ensure that all personnel, including those of the sub-contractor, were given EHS training and made aware of different aspects like first aid, fire safety, defensive driving, etc., familiarizing them with the procedures and risks involved in girder erections to eliminate or at least reduce risk.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1575476107402{margin-right: 15px !important;margin-left: 15px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}” el_class=”testimonial”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575631897790{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575355882468{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}” el_class=”testimonial”]<\/p>\n

\u201cIntroduction of systems like the formation of an EHS Committee, the implementation of the Reverse the Risk (RtR) system, Permits to Work (PtW) and widespread safety awareness campaigns went a long way in sensitizing workmen to avoid unsafe practices and acts.\u201d<\/p>\n

– Malay Kumar Mahanta<\/h6>\n

Head EHS TI IC<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u201cInitially, we had to work near an OHE line and our number of near-miss cases was not funny,\u201d Niloy shakes his head. To overcome this challenge the team evolved an insightful zoning plan: green where the clearance between OHE line and FRL (Finished Road Level) was more than 5.5 m; blue where the clearance was more than 4 m but 5 m or less; and red if the clearance was less than 4 m, all marked with reflective stickers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1575476090347{margin-right: 15px !important;margin-left: 15px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}” el_class=”testimonial”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575631925350{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575355907992{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}”]<\/p>\n

\u201cIn essence, identifying risks, analysing and responding to them adequately is the difference between a successful and not-so-successful EHS strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

– Niloy Mukherjee<\/h6>\n

Project Manager, GhoshpukurSalsalabari Road Project<\/p>\n

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Smart risk management<\/h3>\n

\u201cIn essence, identifying risks, analysing and responding to them adequately is the difference between a successful and not-so-successful EHS strategy,\u201d states Niloy. Towards this end, he and his EHS team have put together a Risk Profile of their project by listing down both routine and non-routine activities based on which they developed their SWM. \u201cAfter all, it was not only a question of the safety of our own people,\u201d smiles Tushar, \u201cit involved the safety of the general public too.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the final analysis, safety is dependant on our emergency preparedness and team work, according to Nawale that is echoed by all EHS managers. Rigorously following the Golden EHS rules, distributing EHS guidebooks like those given to workmen at DARP, constant training, walk-downs, regular housekeeping are some of the methods that keep lives safe on \u2018live\u2019 roads as L&T continues to build projects that make India proud![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”507″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1569146262109{background-color: #f5f5f5 !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1569999200554{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #f5f5f5 !important;}”] D K Sen, Whole Time Director & Senior Executive Vice President (Infrastructure) [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An unsafe incident is just the tip of an ice-berg \u2013 a sign of a much larger problem that lurks below the surface. Every…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ecc","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=905"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1361,"href":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905\/revisions\/1361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.lntecc.com\/eccnews_oct_mar_2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}