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OPERATIONAL

CONTROLS DEVELOPED

DURING 2017 – 18:

1. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTIONS 4. PROJECTS/DESIGN REVIEW:
(OHS) & RISK ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL AND HIGH-
REVENUE EXCHANGES:
• 350 exchanges prioritised for OHS risk assessments. • EHS reviewed projects undertaken by Technical and Admin
• Follow-up on improvement plans for critical tier 1/2 exchanges. Teams, and provided inputs on OHS requirements that need to
• More than 170 inspections conducted and improvement plans be incorporated during the planning and procurement stage.
issued to respective building owners.
5. STANDARDISATION:
2. LAUNCH OF HAZARDS AND INCIDENT REPORTING • Standards for equipment were prepared by EHS to meet
PORTAL IN APRIL, 2018:

• Developed in-house by IS & IT Team. International Standards and were made a part of the RFQ
• Accessible to employees to report OHS hazards and risks. Once documents.
reported, the incident gets notified to EHS Team immediately, who • It has not only enhanced quality of the products and operational
then evaluate it and assign controls to the respective domain for controls but has also resulted in saving recurring operational
implementation. cost/expense.
• OHS Management System Procedures are also being developed
3. TRAINING AND AWARENESS: according to ISO standards.

• Training of employees on OHS hazards, risks and developing/
implementing controls were regularly conducted in collaboration
with T&D and external trainers.
• Training Calendar was developed after reviewing incidents and
competency issues observed during risk assessments.
• IOSH Managing Safely was conducted for 45 employees
from Admin, Business and Technical teams to improve their
competence in managing OHS hazards and risks in their domain.
• For Business Field teams, Morning Safety Briefing was introduced
for business supervisors and safety brochures were distributed in
all exchanges to create awareness amongst employees.

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