BUT TOGETHER, WE ARE STRONGER and SAFER. from the Desk of SNS
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SAFETY IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY. BUT TOGETHER, WE ARE STRONGER AND SAFER. From the Desk of SNS and every functional department can and drive these down to the individual or Lives are too precious to be lost due to need to contribute to create and maintain personal level to monitor and measure elementary mistakes and therefore we a safe work culture. Each one has a vital safe behaviour. It is imperative to make need to be extra careful to ensure that no DIGITALIZATION IS THE VITAL EDGE WE role to play and by integrating EHS into all it a consultative and participative process lives are lost. ENJOY, AND DIGITAL TOOLS CAN MAKE THE our business processes, we have already in which every individual at site is fully Cause analysis made it clear how important safety and aware of what is expected of him or her BIGGEST IMPACT TO FURTHER IMPROVE OUR Near miss reporting is perhaps the most a positive attitude towards EHS is in our to maintain complete safety. This is the crucial aspect of safety management SAFETY RECORD. WE JUST NEED MORE OF general scheme of things. only way we can make people own their because a near miss is an accident responsibility and make them accountable YOU TO CHAMPION THIS CAUSE. During recruitment, we have already waiting to happen. It reveals a lacuna for their actions. started to verify EHS competence in the system, a gap that needs to be Conflict management and attitude; planning teams have immediately identified and plugged. Sustainable solutions safety record. We just need more of you Project directors and managers sometimes been impressed upon to consider risk Every individual, especially workmen, The slew of safety awards that we, as to champion this cause. complain that safety could suffer if the reduction, hazard elimination and safe should feel empowered to report near pace of construction is too fast. Speed an organization, have been winning Creating a positive mindset execution as critical criteria when evolving misses which is in turn all about creating of construction has nothing to do with reflects that our EHS management is of a A safe workplace is one that exudes plans. Even the procurement department a positive (no blame) EHS culture at site. safety compliance at site. It is all about high order. We need to maintain these positive energies; it is all about influencing when prospecting has started to indicate Be it an organization or a project site, creating a safety culture where everyone standards and keep raising the bar. our employees at all levels to choose the EHS requirements like ergonomics, noise, leadership influences and shapes the feels safe working at site, where everyone Our robust practices should be more right (safe) behaviour, instead of wrong vibration, guards, safety devices and the culture hence it is the responsibility of is always careful to ensure that there are widespread to cover every site and (unsafe) behaviour. The only sure way like, while ordering material, machinery the leaders at site to set the benchmarks, no incidents. It is often said and proved function at L&T Construction. We are to influence safe behaviour is to provide and equipment and a hierarchy of show zero tolerance and thereby ensure Dear Colleagues, that safety is top-driven and therefore developing well-planned induction Positive, Immediate and Certain (PIC) controls has been instituted to streamline 100% compliance. leaders across L&T Construction need to processes, evolving emergency response consequences and avoid unsafe behaviour If every individual working at a site, the entire process. re-align themselves to the demands of Managing the workforce plans, conducting periodic mock drills, by triggering Negative, Immediate and manager, supervisor, engineer or Individual focus maintaining the highest safety standards Maintaining high safety standards with initiating training and dovetailing them Certain (NIC) consequences. The PIC and workman, started a shift everyday with Of course, our systems and processes at their respective sites irrespective of our largely unskilled and migrant labour with our business continuity plans to NIC models of providing consequences to one thought that all should return home are comprehensive but ultimately safety delivery pressures. This is non-negotiable. force is understandably a tough ask. sustain our efforts, widen our horizon and influence behaviour is the fundamental to their loved ones at end of that shift, is an individual’s responsibility first and Our safety record is a basic consideration Training, training and more training is the go even beyond just health and safety. principle of Behaviour Based Safety then as an organization, we can achieve a collective responsibility next. One for even qualifying for a tender especially only answer so that safety norms become (BBS), a successful tool implemented and our goal of ‘Vision Zero.’ It is a mindset Digitalization the answer to several person’s momentary lack of concentration overseas and now increasingly in domestic a muscle memory and all ICs should avail being practiced by many organizations that needs to be inculcated first in questions could lead to a huge accident injuring tenders too. off the curriculum and course of our worldwide to sustain a positive culture at oneself, followed diligently and spread The Safety App has certainly revolutionized many, even claiming lives. Therefore, As per records, there were fatalities in Safety School of Innovation to address the workplace! vigorously to make safety a second nature EHS reporting and such a good solution while we have our EHS objectives at the FY 19 across ICs and sites. It shows that this issue. for everybody. It is certainly achievable must have 100% implementation across Ultimately, it is in our hands to create organizational, functional, cluster and on many occasions across various sites because over the past few months, we Modern research reveals that when all sites irrespective of geographies. All and maintain a safe workplace. We have project levels, it is even more critical to our safety systems and processes failed. have delivered two mega projects, the dealing with the workforce, it is not just our assets need to be fitted with sensors all the systems, processes and tools at Statue of Unity and the Medigadda their safety that is important but creating to stream ‘live’ data for us to make our disposal; all it requires is the correct Barrage, and apart from the size, scale an entire eco-system wherein they are informed decisions. We have already mindset to apply it with zero tolerance and speed of construction, what was SAFETY IS AN ATTITUDE THAT MUST BE IMBIBED able to perform without fear that will developed tools to monitor workmen and I am hoping that all of you have it most commendable was that both these BY EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN THE ORGANIZATION automatically enhance productivity. It health, productivity and behaviour that and will do it. projects were executed without a single is about improving their wellbeing by must be used across sites, more regularly fatality! AND EVERY FUNCTIONAL DEPARTMENT CAN All the best! introducing concepts of work life balance, and AR and VR are changing the methods AND NEED TO CONTRIBUTE TO CREATE AND Integration art of living and the like by which their of safety training. Digitalization is the vital S.N. Subrahmanyan Safety is an attitude that must be imbibed MAINTAIN A SAFE WORK CULTURE. ‘happiness index’ will increase that will go edge we enjoy, and digital tools can make CEO & MD by every individual in the organization a long way towards retaining them. the biggest impact to further improve our Larsen & Toubro 2 ECC News, January - June 2019 ECC News, January - June 2019 3 “My heart and dream were always with The second in a series of three celebratory events L&T CONSTRUCTION planned for Mr. Naik, was attended by several Larsen and Toubro so from Rs. 800 I agreed distinguished personalities from within and outside FELICITATES to join L&T for 760 with a difference of L&T to honour Mr. Naik for his lifetime of service to the nation, society and company. 40 to fulfil my dream,” shared Group Mr. A M Naik Whole Time Director and Senior Executive Vice President Chairman, Mr. A M Naik, speaking at a grand (Infrastructure), D.K. Sen, began the felicitations by function organized at the L&T Construction applauding Mr. Naik for his ‘superhuman’ qualities and achievements and attributed to him as being the Manapakkam HQ to felicitate him on his great force behind the rapid pace of growth for L&T during achievement of being conferred with the his tenure as Chairman. Whole Time Director and Senior Executive Vice President (Buildings, Minerals Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian and Metals) M.V. Satish, next took the podium and award of the country on July 12th, 2019. complimented Mr. Naik for his entrepreneurial skills which saw the Company unleash a string of highly successful businesses during his time at the top. “Being a visionary, Mr. Naik has converting dreams to reality by setting start-ups especially in the service industries,” he added. 4 ECC News, January - June 2019 ECC News, January - June 2019 5 While there is no doubt that the L&T he has built will last forever, his charitable M V Satish efforts will continue to benefit an untold number of people for a long time “Being a visionary, Mr. Naik has to come.” converted dreams to reality by setting start-ups especially in the service Industrialist, politician, film producer, philanthropist T Subbarami Reddy, in A M Naik industries which includes L&T a rousing address, hailed Mr. Naik as the architect who had redefined the “My heart and dream Infotech, L&T Technology Services.” construction industry to create an image and respect for all construction were always with Larsen professionals.