Ah Safety

**Designation**:Manager

**Updated**:March 29, 2023

**Location**:Gujarat, India

**Organization**:Metals

Job Context:
This role is responsible for safety of assets and people in the assigned section of the plant and its colony and needs to execute measures as per strategic plan and statutory requirements through continuous monitoring, inspection of compliance levels with respect to statutory guidelines and company norms as well as corrective and preventive action including upgradation of facilities. Data related to critical accidents and reportable incidents having safety implications, needs to be collected from managers and team members in their assigned areas, analysed and appropriate corrective and preventive action taken as per advice of DH Safety. SMEs have to be created from all functions through special training and training of all personnel, both own and contractual, and improvement of safety awareness and compliance have to be facilitated through them. A critical element of this role is induction of all personnel deployed at the plant in safety norms to be followed, certification of training for height jobs in the assigned sections to eliminate accidents.

Job Challenges:

- Changing mindset and involving operatives in safety related initiatives
- A lot of manual processes handled less safely needs to be automated and safety processes incorporated
- Repair, maintenance, painting of corroded structures needs to be monitored closely to avoid leakages and emissions arising out of toxic gases and corrosive acids
- Ensuring focus of operating teams on training and training on safety measures in spite of pressures of daily activity
- Ensuring use of PPE by employees particularly the rotating contractual workmen
- Training the large number of changing contract workforce in safety measures and use of personal protective equipment of acceptable standards
- Resistance to change

**1) Key Result Areas/Accountabilities**:
**Key Result Areas/Accountabilities**

**Supporting Actions**
- Planning
- Giving inputs for preparing on-site emergency plans based on legal requirements of the Factories Act 1948
- Preparing MCL (Maximum Credible Loss) Scenario for the assigned area and planning mock drill schedules to handle emergencies
- Operational Excellence
- Ensuring teams within assigned jurisdiction execute activities through hazard identification and risk assessment
- Checking and reporting internal cross department safety audits are being conducted and ensuring 100% implementation of CAPA (Corrective Action and Preventive Action) applicable to area under jurisdiction
- Conducting daily and monthly inspection of performance of capital assets from the safety perspective and reporting data and analysis to DH safety
- Implementing corrective action on observations by OHSAS 18001 and corporate safety auditors to ensure compliance above 80%
- Monitoring reporting through Taproot by assigned persons of all category 4 & 5 accidents
- Budgetary Controls
- Providing inputs for CAPEX and OPEX budgeting to ensure upgradation of plant and equipment in the assigned area of operation to enforce safety related compliances
- Compliance
- Ensuring safety standard compliance is 80% - 82% in areas under jurisdiction
- Monitoring through regular inspection to ensure Legal Compliance w.r.t. PESO (Petroleum & Explosive Safety Organisation) norms, Factories Act & Rules 1948, Gas Cylinder Rules 2018, Electricity Act Rules 2003, SMPV (Static & Mobile Pressure Vessel) Rules 2016 in areas under their jurisdiction
- Monitoring compliances with respect to quality, safety and environment certifications (IMS) in area under jurisdiction
- Implementing all necessary measures to achieve 100% statutory compliance with respect to prevention of occupational health hazards
- Customer-centricity
- Participating in departmental committees and tool box talks across area under jurisdiction on a rotational basis and conducting continuous inspection to ensure universal use of PPE and safe practices at Birla Copper
- Monitoring distribution of standardised PPEs and other emergency equipment to all concerned in area under jurisdiction
- Providing inputs in critical investigations with respect to safety lapses and accidents to prevent recurrence
- Compiling analysis of safety performance for area under jurisdiction and giving inputs to DH safety
- Guiding departmental sub committees and task forces and monitoring their progress to escalate concerns to Birla Copper Apex Safety Boards through DH Safety
- Sustainability and Process Improvement
- Validating SAQ (Self-Assessment Questionnaires) filled up by teams in area of jurisdiction
- Monitoring corrective action with respect to all category of safety incidents with the use of automated platforms and implementing CAPA horizontally in area of operation
- Facilitating cross functional initiative with respect to safety in area under jurisdiction
- Partnering in digitization initiatives
- Ensuring good Housekeepin