Alankar April 2018
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VOL. XLII ISSUE-APRIL 2018 Dear colleagues, Our Quality Improvement Projects, as a means to achieving operational excellence through employee engagement, have been encouraging and gathering momentum. Employee participation across levels, at all locations , is a visible cultural change. The reduction in cost and increase in efficiency because of a QIP is, more often than not, incremental. The real impact is enthusiasm and commitment to one's work place, which we need to sustain. Recently, the first ever Rescue Room in Sukinda valley was inaugurated at our Mahagiri Mines. This is yet another pioneering step, in line with our commitment to underground mining of chrome ore. We are grateful to Directorate General of Mines Safety for the guidance in establishing the Rescue Room, which has facilities to respond to many unforeseen eventualities in mines of the locality. With best wishes, (Jayant Misra) Director Corporate & COO 2 alankar EVENTS First ever Rescue Room inaugurated at Sukinda The first ever ‘Rescue Room’ in Sukinda Valley was inaugurated on 31st March 2018 at IMFA's Mahagiri Underground Chromite Mines by Mr A K Sinha, Deputy Director General of Mines Safety, DGMS in presence of Mr R Balasubramanian, Director of Mines Safety and senior company officials. Mr Jayant Misra, Director & COO said: “This is another pioneering step by IMFA in line with our commitment to underground mining in Sukinda Valley. We are grateful to DGMS for their guidance in establishing the Rescue Room. With trained personnel and specialised equipment, this facility is equipped to deal with unforeseen situations.” Safety Week: THV The 47th National Safety Week (4th March-10th to March, 2018) was celebrated at Therubali. The safety flag was hoisted by Sri K V Rao, Sr. GM- Mfg(FA) on 4th March and safety oath was administered. The theme of safety week was “Reinforce positive behaviour at the work place to achieve safety and health goal”. A Fire Mock Drill was conducted by Sri Abanikanta Naik, Dy Director of Factories & Boilers, Rayagada. Competition on quiz, slogans & safety posters was organized for the employees and their family members to create awareness on safety. 47th National Safety Week celebration: CDR The 47th National Safety Week was celebrated at IMFA, Choudwar from 4th to 10th March 2018. Around 200 employees and their children participated in various events. Safety oath was administered by the Chief Guest Dr Malay Pradhan, Dy Director Factories & Boilers, Cuttack Zone-1 in presence of Sri Chitta Ranjan Beura, Asst Director, Factories & Boilers, Cuttack Zone-1 & Sri Bijayananda Mohapatra, Sr VP & EIC , Choudwar. Competitions on safety slogans, essays, safety poster were organised during Safety Week Celebration. Swachh Bharat Week observed: SMC & MMC Swachh Bharat week was observed from 27th Feb to 1st March 2018 to at SMC and MMC as directed by IBM. Awareness program as well as Competition like poster, essay slogan and drawing were organised at Chandimata School where the employees of SMC and MMC participated. 20th MEMC Week celebrated: SMC & MMC 20th Mines Environment & Mineral Conservation(MEMC) week was observed from 19th February 2018 at Sukinda and Mahagiri mines. This was celebrated under the aegis of Indian Bureau of Mines. Sri B K Soren, DGM- SAIL, Sri T K Kandiyan and Sri Jagdeep Bharatjee and Sri Pankaj Kumar from Tata steel, Sri Abinash Jena and Sri K K Sahoo from NALCO visited Sukinda & Mahagiri for inspection. The students from eight schools participated in the quiz, essay and drawing competition to create awareness on environment and mineral conservation. alankar 3 EVENTS ESI Awareness Programme: CDR ESIC Local Office, Choudwar organised ESI awareness programme on 9th March 2018. The objective of organising this programme was to educate the employees on ESI matters. The programme was followed by question & answer session which was appreciated by all the participants. Republic Day Celebration: CDR The 69th Republic Day was celebrated at IMFA's Administration Building and Employees Recreation Club, Colony No. 2. The national flag was unfurled by Sri Bijayananda Mohapatra, Sr Vice President-Head Power Business Unit & EIC, Choudwar. Security personnel presented the Guard of Honour, followed by sweets Republic Day Celebration : NCM distribution to the ladies, children & employees. On occasion of Republic Day, the national flag was hoisted at Mines Administration Building by Dr L P Mohanty. The national anthem was sung by all. Official salute was given during the parade by the security team. Sri Girish Pattaniak and Sri Sudhir Mohapatra from HR/PR department made all arrangements. Republic Day Celebration : SMC & MMC The Republic Day was celebrated with hoisting of National Flag at Mines Admn. Building by Head COMO, Sri Sudhanshu Patni. The national anthem was sung by all employees present. Republic Day Celebration: THV The 69th Republic day was celebrated at the Admin Building of IMFA. The national flag was unfurled by Mr K V Rao, Sr.GM Mfg-(FA). All senior executives and employees, students from Chinmaya Vidyalaya, IMFAL campus High School, IMFAL campus UP School and Therubali Industrial Training Centre participated in the celebration. Sweets were distributed to all employees and the students. Awareness on Road Safety: THV An awareness programme on "Road Safety" was conducted on 8th January 2018. To create awreness on road safety, the employees of IMFA and local people held a camp and carried placards in front of MSN Colony . 4 alankar ACHIEVEMENTS IMFA Choudwar Unit-II bags State Safety Award State Safety Award function was organized by Directorate of Factories and Boilers, Odisha on 10th March 2018, where IMFA Choudwar Unit-II bagged the 1st prize for Longest Accident Free Period for the assessment year 2015 and the 2nd prize for Lowest Weighted Frequency Rate for the assessment year 2016. Further, IMFA Unit -III bagged the 1st prize for Lowest Severity Rate of Accidents for the assessment year 2016 and Unit-I bagged the 1st prize for Lowest Weighted Frequency Rate for the assessment year 2017. Sri N H Babu, SGM – Manufacturing (FA), Sri Binoy Agarwalla, GM- Head Operation (PP), Sri Ishwar Chandra Sharma, General Manager – Production & Sri Ramakrushna Tripathy, Sr. Manager, HSE received the awards on behalf of IMFA from Sri Sushanta Singh, Hon'ble Minister, Energy & Labour in presence of Smt. Anu Garg, IAS, Principal Secretary, Labour & Employment and other officials of Directorate of Factories and Boilers, Odisha. IMFA mines felicitated by Sukinda Press Club Sukinda Press club celebrated its 18th anniversary on 11th March 2018 at Sukinda Bhawan. Hon'ble Justice Sri B K Mishra, Acting Chairperson State Human Rights Commission, Odisha, Sri Charan Singh Meena, SP, Jajpur attended the event. The Sukinda Press Club felicitated Sri Satya Mallick,Ex-Collector, Smt Bulbul Behera, Tahsildar and the NGOs for their contribution in bringing allround development of Sukinda region. The Club also felicitated Sri Sudhanshu Patni, Senior GM for his support for the development of Sukinda Chrome Valley. A souvenir was also published by the Sukinda Press Club. alankar 5 HSE Mock Drill conducted : CHQ A mock drill on fire emergency evacuation plan was conducted at our CHQ on 27th Feb 2018. The Post mock drill meeting was done with Admin Department. Sri Debi Acharya, GM & Head – HSE & Compliance conducted the session. Environment Awareness Training on Pollution prevention & Control: CHQ It's important to know about pollution prevention (P2) as it causes significant damage to our environment and ecosystems. Pollution prevention or control is needed to preserve precious environmental resources and to improve the environmental quality so that the preserved resources can be utilized for the benefit of mankind and the improvement of health and well-being of the people. In this context awareness training on “POLLUTION PREVENTION & CONTROL” was conducted on 26 February 2018 at CHQ. by Sri Sudam Barik, DGM, HSE & Compliance. Training on ‘Waste Management’ : SMC The modern civilization is now facing problems of high buildup waste and its impact on the immediate and global environment. The present scenario calls for a smart handling of waste which includes processing and recycling as per the latest technology. A training session was conducted at Sukinda Mines on 21st March 2018 by Sri Sudam Barik, DGM – HSE & Compliance. Training on Emergency Preparedness: CHQ A training session on ‘Emergency Preparedness’ was held at CHQ on 22nd January 2018. Security team members were taught to deal with workplace emergencies quickly and competently. The training programme was carried out by Sri Ashis Palo, HSE & Comp. Dept. 6 alankar HRD Utkarsh -Management Development Programme: CHQ With a focus to cultivate and reinforce behavioral competencies of the managers cum leaders, Utkarsh-Management Development Programme was planned to be conducted in 3 phases. The second phase of the programme was conducted on 5th and 6th February 2018 at CHQ. The programme was based on 12 IMFA competencies with focusing & addressing four competencies. The programme was organized in association with Anexion Transformation, Noida. Dr. Ajay Shrivastav, Founder & CEO of Anexion Transformation conducted the programme. Workshop on PMS – DIRECT – Goal Setting Process: CHQ An exclusive workshop on ‘PMS-DIRECT-Goal Setting Process’ was conducted in March 2018 at CHQ, Choudwar Plant & Sukinda Mines with an aim of creating a cognizance among the employees. This worshop was conducted to help them understand about their goals and organizational development. The programme was conducted by Sri Aashish Kumar Mishra (VP & Head – HR) & and Sri Santosh Pattanaik, MD, Creative Minds Management Services. Behavioural Learning Sessions: CHQ Behavioural learning sessions on “Motivation Skills”, “Managing Stress”, and “Interpersonal Skills” based on Fun-Task-Trick methodology were held across the locations from December to March 2018. Dr. Ajit Kar (Manager – L&D) conducted this session. The purpose of holding such learning sessions is to create an awareness on the requisite behavioural capabilities to outshine in professional work field and in personal facades.