• COMPANY VISION

  KAYPEE IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOP THE COMPANY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT THE WORKS TO THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE CLIENT MEETING THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, AND DEVELOPING SPECIFIC WORK PROCEDURES SUITABLE FOR THE PROJECT, AND ENSURING THE BEST PERFORMANCE AT MOST ECONOMICAL PRICE WITH SAFETY AS ONE OF THE PRIME FACTOR.

• QUALITY POLICY

  WE AT KAYPEE ARE COMMITTED TO ATTAIN DELIVER AND MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF QUALITY IN OUR WORKS, SERVICES AND SUPPLIES SO AS TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WITH UNERRING REGULARITY ON A LASTING BASIS.

  WE ENDEAVOUR TO PROVIDE EFFICIENT LEADERSHIP TO OUR PEOPLE ENCOURAGE THEIR CREATIVITY AND TRAIN THEM TO KEEP PACE WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN THE INDUSTRY AND THUS INCREASE THEIR PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY.

• HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

  WE AT KAYPEE ARE COMMITTED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT. WE ARE DEDICATED IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HIGHEST SAFETY STANDARDS THROUGH AWARENESS, TRAINING, AND MOTIVATING OUR PERSONNEL TOWARDS HEALTHY ENGINEERING PRACTICES. WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT A HEALTHY BODY HOUSES A HEALTHY MIND, HEALTHY EQUIPMENT, WELL INFORMED AND MOTIVATED PERSONNEL LEAD TO EFFICIENT AND SAFE PRODUCTION.

• ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

  KAYPEE IS COMMITTED TO CONDUCT ITS OPERATIONS IN SUCH A MANNER AS COMPATIABLE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

  TO CREATE AWARENESS AMONG THE EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT BY ENSURING THAT THEY FOLLOW THE SET RULES FRAMED UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

• HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

  WE AT KAYPEE ARE COMMITTED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT. WE ARE DEDICATED IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HIGHEST SAFETY STANDARDS THROUGH AWARENESS, TRAINING, AND MOTIVATING OUR PERSONNEL TOWARDS HEALTHY ENGINEERING PRACTICES. WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT A HEALTHY BODY HOUSES A HEALTHY MIND, HEALTHY EQUIPMENT. WELL INFORMED AND MOTIVATED PERSONNEL LEAD TO EFFICIENT AND SAFE PRODUCTION.

• ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

  KAYPEE IS COMMITTED TO CONDUCT ITS OPERATIONS IN SUCH A MANNER AS COMPATIBLE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

  TO CREATE AWARENESS AMONG THE EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPOROVEMENT BY ENSURING THAT THEY FOLLOW THE SET RULES FRAMED UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

WE AT KAYPEE ARE COMMITTED TO ATTAIN, DELIVER AND MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF QUALITY IN OUR WORKS, SERVICES AND SUPPLIES SO AS TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WITH UNERRING REGULARITY ON A LASTING BASIS.

WE ENDEAVOUR TO PROVIDE EFFICIENT LEADERSHIP TO OUR PEOPLE ENCOURAGE THEIR CREATIVITY AND TRAIN THEM TO KEEP PACE WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN THE INDUSTRY AND THUS INCREASE THEIR PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY.

POLICY STATEMENT

• Preamble

  This policy refers to the safety, health and environmental protection policy of who are aware of the legal as well as moral responsibilities towards their workforce. The company’s activities are governed by local government statutes and rules.

• Policy Statement

  The safety, health and environmental protection policy is provided as above.

• Compliance with Policy

  The policy has been presented by the Managing Director of the company and therefore it has commitment at the highest level of management.

  It is monitored and reviewed regularly to ensure its suitability in terms of:

  • Protecting employees.
  • Providing safe and healthy workplace free from hazards and prevent injuries to the employees and damage to plant, equipment and impact on environment and community.
  • Conforming to applicable statutory regulations and international standards on safety, health and environmental protection.
  • There is a well defined organisational set up to carry out the policy, clearly assigning the responsibility at various levels of management, fixing the accountability of sub-contractors, transporters and other agencies entering the premises, integrating safety, health & environmental protection in all management decisions including those dealing with purchase of plant equipment, machinery, material as well as selection and placement of personnel and arrangement for imparting training and retraining of employees at all levels.

ORGANISATION

Individuals will assume the following responsibilities for safety.

• The Resident Construction Manager (RCM)

  • Be aware of requirements of the safety, health & environmental legislation, the construction regulations and the relevant parts of other appropriate regulations to ensure they are observed in the office, sites within all activities under his control.
  • Administer the policy for the prevention of injury and damage.
  • Ensure that all levels of staff receive adequate and appropriate safety training.
  • Insist that safe work practices like permit system, sops, tool box meetings, supervising the hazardous jobs are regularly observed.
  • Institute proper reporting / investigation of injury, damage to property and promote action to prevent recurrence.
  • Support safety engineer in all matters regarding safety administration and disciplinary action regarding any individual failing to discharge his safety responsibilities satisfactorily.

• The Safety Engineer

  Advise and assist the RCM to carry out and monitor his safety responsibilities and ensure the adoption and maintenance of proper standards of health, safety and welfare in all areas of site. To inform him of all changes in legislation and to meet the requirements of the safety policy & legislation.

  Establish and maintain liaison with the client’s management team and outside services such as fire department, police and other regulatory agencies.

  Monitors performance in all aspects of safety and ensure that:

  • Proper safety procedures are being followed.
  • Accident / incidents are investigated and recorded.
  • Evaluate the training needs, develop suitable training programme and implement these periodically for creating safety awareness.

  Where the necessity arises, carry out:

  • Accident / incident investigations and analysis.
  • Safety inspections and audits.
  • Ensure that all the managers, engineers and supervisors are aware of their responsibilities towards safety, health and environmental control.
  • Establish and implement an emergency action plan and evacuation drill to include all emergency situations in conjunction with the clients safety department.

• Site Engineers and Supervisors

  • Observe safe practices and ensure the workers use the correct tools and equipment for the job.
  • Ensure the use of safety equipment and protective clothing.
  • Ensure that the tools and equipment used by workers are in good condition and periodically tested.
  • Report defects in workers’ plant and equipment to superiors.
  • Develop a personal concern for safety himself and others within his area.
  • Avoid any improvising which will invite unnecessary risks.
  • Ensure that new workers are given safety induction and orientation training.
  • Ensure that there is no abuse of welfare facilities.
  • Suggest methods and ways for eliminating the hazards.
  • Understand the safety policy and commitment to safe working.
  • Check working methods and precautions with site management before the work starts.
  • Ensure that once work is commenced it is carried out as planned and that the construction and other appropriate regulations and codes of practice are observed at site.
  • Enforce the policy for prevention of injury and damage to property by ensuring that the safe work practices and site safety rules are observed.
  • Ensure proper reporting and investigation of injury, damage to property by ensuring safe work practices and site safety rules are observed.
  • Reprimand any individual failing to discharge his responsibilities satisfactorily and take disciplinary action if necessary.
  • Know the requirements of the health and safety legislation, construction regulations and relevant parts of other appropriate regulations and ensure that they are observed at site for activities under his control.
  • Organise sites so that the work is carried out to the required standard with minimum risk to men, equipment and materials.
  • Ensure that all records and reports are in order and that the competent persons are appointed to inspect scaffolding, excavations and lifting appliances, have sufficient knowledge to carry out these inspections efficiently. The results of such inspections are to be recorded.
  • Report all injuries, accidents and dangerous occurrences to & shall be investigated in an attempt to establish the cause and to prevent any reoccurrence.
  • Give all foreman precise instructions of their responsibility of correct working methods and to ensure that they do not permit operatives to take unnecessary risks.
  • Arrange delivery and stacking of materials to avoid risks by double handling position plant effectively and ensure that liquid petroleum gas and other hazardous materials installation are maintained without endangering operatives, equipment and surrounding community.
  • Plan and maintain a tidy site.
  • Implement arrangements with other contractors and specialists on site to avoid confusion about areas of responsibility.
  • Check that all machinery and plant including power and hand tools are maintained in good condition and records are kept. Ensure that persons using them are adequately trained. Make sure that suitable protective clothing and equipment is available when necessary.
  • Set an example by high personal standards of application and discipline in ‘safety’ matters.
  • Provide adequate number of fire extinguishers, fire buckets and maintain them all in the time. Impart training to the workers on their use.
  • Provide first aid boxes equipped with necessary first aid kits, medicines and trained first aiders.

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION

• Hazards of the workplace

  Operations and associated hazards encountered on construction sites are summarised below:

  • Handling and transportation of materials.
  • Stacking and storage of materials on sites.
  • Operations involving grinding, chipping, cutting, welding, burning, soldering, machining, drilling, etc.
  • Falling from a height and falling objects due to inadequate access and working platforms including non use of appropriate protective clothing, confined space entry, excavation, blasting, trenching, radiography.
  • Misuse of energy sources, such as electricity, compressed air, propane, oxygen and other gases, earthing and bonding.
  • Eye risk from various operations resulting in particles and liquid droplets entering and bonding.
  • Eye risks from various operations resulting in particles and liquid droplets entering the eye.
  • Unbarricaded areas around floor openings, edges of the floor.
  • Environmental problems such as dust, welding and spray painting, fumes, noise, dermatitis, etc. Such risks being derived from the use of certain types of plant / equipment and carrying out work on lead galvanised or other deleterious materials. Although this list is not exhaustive it does indicate prime areas of concern. It is necessary to control or guard against such hazards by drawing up and implementing safe systems of work and ensuring the correct use of personal protective equipment, protective clothing and devices.
  • This can also be achieved if management at all levels gives its commitment to matters affecting safety and health and a workforce that is equally committed to following correct procedures and report hazards quickly.

• Protective Equipment

  • All employees are given Safety Helmets, Safety Shoes.
  • Welders are given Welding Helmets, Hand Gloves, Hand Guards, Leg Guards and Chart Guards.
  • Gas cutters / Grinders are provided with Safety Goggles and Hand Gloves.
  • All personnel working at heights are provided with Safety Belts.

• HSE Auditing and Inspection

  Many accidents are caused not having safe working procedures or alternatively not adhering to an established safe method of work.

  Site activities which are inherently dangerous and complex must have a written procedure to clearly identify the hazards with the activity and the steps to be taken to minimise the risk involved.

  The safe working procedure will be set out in such a way that the activity is properly defined and the written instructions can be easily understood by the personnel who have to carry out the work. Some procedures will be written and implemented on a company basis whereas the majority of others will be devised and pursued locally.

  Management must co-ordinate the implementation of procedure where necessary instruct or train personnel in its proper use.

  Employees for their part, should follow the laid down safe systems of work and inform their supervisor of any problem they encountered.

  Procedures will be reviewed and updated where necessary.

• Health and Safety Training

  An essential part of this company’s health and safety policy is the proper training for all employees and sub-contractors so they can recognise hazards and take appropriate precautions to prevent injury. Training will be given using both internal and external courses where necessary.

  An assessment must be made when a new employee joins the company to determine the exact nature of training which he / she will require in order to carry out their duties efficiently and safely.

  A suitable programme should be devised and implemented to provide the necessary job training during their initial period of employment after a new employee completes his induction / orientation training in safety.

• Instruction and Supervision

  The management and supervisors are expected to give clear and unambiguous instructions to site personnel so as to avoid any misunderstanding regarding the task involved and any precautions which are required to be taken.

  This is normally verbal communication but may be in writing if task or operation to be performed is particularly complex and could lead to serious injury.

  Sub-contractors on site must also be given adequate instructions about operational hazards they may be encountered are to be informed about any special precautions which they may take.

  Adequate supervision shall be provided for all works on site to ensure that as far as reasonably practicable all the work is carried out in safe and proper manner and that the employees know who to contact for further information and advice on health and safety aspects of their work.

  Any new supervisor joining the company or prompted from within, will be issued by his supervisor with a copy of this policy statement and attachments and be informed about his specific responsibility with regard to health and safety.

• Accident investigation and reporting

  It is company policy that all accidents and dangerous occurrences at the workplace regardless of whether persons are injured or suffered ill health must be reported on the company accident report form as quickly as practicable.

  In the event of a serious accident occurring the following persons should be notified immediately.

  Your Project Manager or immediate line Manager. A serious accident is defined as one in which a fatality, major injury or any injured person is admitted to hospital. For the purpose of reporting, accident which arise as a result of, or in connection with work will fall into three categories.

  • Major incident / accident
  • Serious incident / accident
  • Minor incident / accident

• Consultation

  The fortnightly safety meeting will review the health and safety activities with the sub-contractors. The safety department will keep under review all matters affecting health and safety of persons employed and endeavour to promote safe working conditions and monitoring the correct implementation of the company’s health and safety policy and other rules and procedures. In addition to day to day reporting, it will further deal with planning, events, campaigns, and training. Minutes of the meeting are to be distributed accordingly.

  Informal consultations between the management and operatives on a day to day basis is an essential part of the arrangement of ensuring health and safety. Many health and safety matters can and must be dealt with through this more immediate and personal contact by those persons affected. All operatives are to be encouraged to discuss health and safety matters pertaining to their work and workplace with their supervisor and line managers.

• Routine site inspections

  Regular detailed inspections of the workplace will be carried out by site safety representatives.

  An area must be selected before commencing the inspection and the site members should work to a safety checklist provided for this purpose. The basic idea is to examine all aspects of health and safety and not simply unsafe conditions, matters such as personnel not wearing protective clothing or not carrying out safe practices, unsafe systems of work etc. Training needs, statutory documentation must all be considered during the inspection. The notes should be entered in report form so such matters can be discussed at the earliest management meeting under the safety agenda heading.

• Hazard control

  The company has a moral and legal obligation to deal with hazards both quickly and effectively. The system to be efficient requires the site project / construction manager in charge to look for and deal with day to day hazards which occur within his department and encourage his staff to report hazards which they, themselves, cannot resolve. He can take necessary action to remedy the fault.

  Safety items involving very high expenditure may have to be referred to the board of directors for capital sanction and the responsibility for deciding on the items to be referred for capital sanction lines is with the manager in charge of each department.

  Specific reference is made to the following:

  • Machinery and equipment protection

    The company recognises that hazardous situation involving machinery and equipment must be controlled in order to avoid injury and damage.

    Whilst all plant will have been obtained from alternative sources, RCM must ensure that regular checks are made.

  • Personal protective clothing

    The company encourages employees at al, times on the shop floor to wear items of clothing and footwear that will protect them against injury. There are however, areas of risk where the provision of special protective clothing is to be provided by the company as a statutory requirement. Accordingly safety helmets, goggles, ear defenders, weather clothing, gloves, protective footwear and the like are provided by the company for operatives use.

  • Emergencies

    All site personnel shall be carefully briefed on the action to be taken care of during emergencies.

• Fire

  Fire points with an adequate number of suitable fire extinguishers will be established at site office and the working area. Such equipments will be serviced by an independent body at least once every 6 months and fire alarm and detector systems, where fitted, tested regularly and results recorded. All the site personnel shall be trained in the operation of the ‘fire safety plan’ / on site emergency plan.

  Routine fire prevention activities shall form part of the general inspection carried out at each site.

• Isolation of services

  Effective isolation procedures / lockout / layout will be established for work which requires to be carried out where personnel may be injured by energy sources including mechanical and electrical equipment electrical isolation at each site must be undertaken in accordance with company procedure by issuing an isolation certificate to confirm plant and equipment is effectively ‘dead’ before work commences.

  Other procedures already established include entry into confined spaces where there is danger of being overcome by fumes, vapour or gas and lack of oxygen.

• First aid

  First aid box is available at site.

• Welfare facilities

  Suitable welfare facilities such as drinking water washing facilities, toilets and shelters where workers can take food are required and will be provided on all contract sites. Arrangements may be made for these to be shared by other contractors as applicable.

• Potential harmful substances

  Regulations control the exposure of employees to hazardous substances encountered at work and the company must undertake assessments and adopt appropriate control and monitoring procedures for every hazardous substance used or generated at the workplace.

  The company keeps a list of the hazardous substances that are in daily use at sites and specific details of other materials can be obtained as necessary. These detailed material safety data sheets together with the necessary assessments are available for use upon application to the site manager.

  All are required to adhere to the identified method of working and will be instructed, informed and trained as appropriate.

• Safety Rules for the vehicles plying inside the plant

  • HSE supervisor shall ensure that vehicles are not permitted to enter inside the plant area without proper permit. The permit should be available with the driver all the time.
  • HSE supervisor shall ensure that all vehicles plying inside the plant boundaries with vehicle entry permit must be fitted with approved type of spark arrestor.
  • HSE supervisor shall give clear instructions to the drivers restricting the movement of the vehicle to roads only.
  • HSE supervisor shall give clear instructions to the drivers for maintaining the speed inside the plant at 30 km / hr or specified for that particular plant.
  • All vehicles should have valid registration, insurance coverage and other necessary document, and copies of the documents shall be made available with site HSE department.
  • Driver of the vehicle should be competent, trained and should have a valid driving license, copy of the license to be deposited with HSE department.
  • HSE supervisor shall ensure that only permitted number of passengers and maximum allowed load is taken in the vehicle.