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EDITOR INSIGHT

Guest Editor of the Month

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Mr. M.KANT DAND - President, Safety Appliances Manufacturer’s Association (SAMA)

his is indeed my pleasure being guest editor with “INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW”.

I first congratulate this magazine for its efforts to address pivotal issues of the industry.

Safety has become a major concern now a day with the complexities of modern era. Qualitative Safety is directly proportional to the precious life of a human being. It is said “precaution is better than cure” and safety is a precaution which avoids cure as cure is always after damage.

The safety industry worldwide has seen lot of changes in its pattern and very successfully it has come up with innovative solutions to spread smile with contented faces of the mankind. Indian safety industry has metamorphosed to new era of high technology and its matching international standard.

With lot of development in India demand of safety equipments has gone up and it still has a lot of potential and will see rise in demand. Indian safety industry is equipped with potential to meet the demand of safety needs successfully.

The importance of safety has to be imparted more emphatically to the society and industries. Hence a strong communication is required and lots of efforts have to be incurred by the industry as a whole. Law enforcement also required at some places and a strong communication with the authorities also needed which SAMA is making its efforts for.

SAMA is an Association of Occupational Safety Appliances & Services PROVIDERS, MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS & DEALERS. It has an overall objective to form a cohesive team of its members to facilitate a common platform to Guide & Safeguard their interest, It Aims to further the Cause of Safety by enhancing the awareness of the availability of the latest and effective Devices/ Systems/Standard as and when introduced into the Market: to ALL the Concerned.

Such as: • To prepare and Circulate All Current News / Developments / Law enactments related to Occupational Safety Equipments to the members.

• To understand and redress the individual business problems of individual members within SAMA Aims & Objectives.

• Act as a bridge between Standards Forming / Law promulgating, maintaining authorities by apprising them time to time with the practical hindrances in conduction of business activity by the members. To Guide & Safe guard the business interests of the Members from the Law enactment authorities.

• Guide, Enlighten and Encourage the members towards the understanding of the latest trend Prevailing in the Industry throughout the World regarding the Occupational Safety, Health & Environment.

• Endeavour to create awareness with the end user of the latest trends in Occupational Safety, Health & Environment by way of Seminars, Discussions Group Visits, Exhibitions etc. Refraining from sales Promotion of any particular brand of Product.

• To maintain a Library & Reading Room of All Business related literatures and periodicals.

Endeavour to create and set up Product Test / Training / Service Facility in co-ordination with prominent educational institutes and recognized Test bodies.

• Organising Conferences I once again express my gratitude for INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW for addressing the relevant and important issues of safety and industry. I hope and believe that this edition will again be able to communicate strong knowledge base information for the readers.

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Contents

Monthly Magazine On Fire Safety & Electronic Security

Managing Editors Shilpa Kadam Shirish Dongre

COVER STORY

Reputation defined by Trust & Reliability in compliance with International Safety Norms Mr. Hemant Sapra, President, Karam Industries

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Editor Rajeev lyer Advisory Board (Editorial) Mr. D.C. Nath - IPS (Retd.)

Ex.President & CEO - IISSM Farooq Abdullah Managing Partner - Marvel Gloves Industries K.P. DOMINIC Vice President - Life & Safety Division, Aditya Infotech Ltd. Dr. Saifuddin Bharmal C.M.D. - Lookman Electroplast Industries Ltd. Mr. Vivek Bhasin C.E.O-Base Systems Pvt.Ltd. Mr. R. R. Nair Chief Executive of Safety and Health Information Bureau (SHIB) Mr. T. P. Singh Director-S&M, FLIR Systems India Pvt Limited Marketing Team : Ladoji Pendurkar, Bhavin Shah, Bharat Shah Vinod Surve, Kavita Chaudhari,

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CEO Shekhar Dongre

Enhance your career prospects with the British Safety Council’s new Professional Development Examination

Aditya Infotech appoints T. Ravi Shankar

Pelican Products introduces off-road case models

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Technology Update Thermal imaging cameras help to prevent fires 104

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Storage Technologies for Video Surveillance

Fire alarms and detectors Mr. R. R. Nair

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Mr. Kiron Kunte

FACE TO FACE ValTouch remains committed for providing quality support to all its customers

COMPANY PORTFOLIO Fire Evacuation Drill -

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Fire Emergency Plan & Contingency Plan -

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Fire Risk Assessment -

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SUCCESS STORY A success par excellence

EVENT PROFILE

Nishith A Dand, Director, Sure Safety [I] Pvt Limited

Bright Ideas Campaign from CP PLUS GmbH & Co. KG, Germany -

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MDR Electronics inaugurated 3rd MX Security Zone – “Fusion Technotronics” in Mumbai -

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‘Tech Connect’ Mumbai evangelizes cutting edge security technology trends & issues -

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BUSINESS NEWS

Enhance your career prospects with the British Safety Council’s new Professional Development Examination Graduate membership of IOSH - a key step towards Chartered status.

• Enhance their career prospects through IOSH membership.

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he British Safety Council is a leading international organisation delivering high quality health, safety and environmental management training and services. It has members in 57 countries, has educated millions of workers and made hundreds of thousands of workplaces safer. Alongside IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health), the Chartered membership body with over 42,000 members globally, the British Safety Council has launched a new career-enhancing, online examination.

The Professional Development Examination has been specifically developed for holders of the Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety.

Do you hold the Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety?

The Professional Development Examination allows holders of the

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Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety to comply with the requirements for Graduate membership of IOSH. Graduate membership of IOSH (Grad IOSH) helps demonstrate a health and safety professional’s skills, qualifications and competence - therefore increasing their employability. Gaining Grad IOSH is an important step towards achieving Chartered membership of IOSH (CMIOSH), internationally recognised as proof a practitioner meets the highest standards of competence. Employers are increasingly asking for IOSH membership and qualifications when recruiting staff and when making promotion and salary decisions.

By completing the 2.5 hour open-book online examination successful candidates: • become eligible to apply for

Alex Botha, Chief Executive of the British Safety Council, said: “This qualification allows health and safety professionals in India to ‘bridge the gap’ between the Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety and the standard required for achieving Grad IOSH, without the need to study for a potentially expensive UK-based Diploma-type health and safety qualification.

“Instead, professionals can demonstrate their existing knowledge, understanding and application of effective health and safety management systems and best practice by sitting our examination.”

He added: “The examination has been developed with and is approved by IOSH, so successful candidates can be confident they are achieving the necessary academic requirement to be considered for Graduate membership of IOSH. “The British Safety Council supplies all the necessary study materials online and candidates sit the examination online at a location, date and time of their choosing.

This flexible approach allows individuals to prepare for and sit the examination at a time best suited to them and their employer.”

For more information, contact: British Safety Council www.britsafe.org/pde

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BUSINESS NEWS

British Safety Council launches Sword & Globe of honour awards The British Safety Council’s has formally launched its prestigious Sword of Honour and Globe of Honour awards, designed to recognise and celebrate health and safety and environmental management excellence.

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he 2013 awards mark the 34th year of the Sword of Honour, awarded for health and safety management excellence, and the 4th year of the Globe of Honour awarded for environmental management excellence.

These two awards are open to organisations from around the world who have achieved the maximum five stars in the British Safety Council’s audit programme in the period August 2012 – July 2013.

They must be able to demonstrate to an independent adjudication panel a culture of best practice for health and safety throughout the business – from the boardroom to the shop floor. The Sword of Honour and Globe of Honour are an important part of British Safety Council’s drive to recognise and celebrate exemplary health and safety and environmental management in the workplace.

The closing date for applications is 13 September 2013. The results will be announced in October. Winning organisations will be invited to a celebratory lunch on 23 November at the historic Goldsmiths’ Hall in the City of London on Friday 29 November to receive their awards. Judith Hackitt CBE, Chair, Health and Safety Executive, will be the keynote speaker at the awards luncheon.

Last year six organisations - Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Foster Wheeler Energy Limited, Magnox Limited Wylfa site, Norec

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Limited Liverpool Bulk Handling Terminal and Unipart Group Consumer Logistics Cowley - won both the Sword and the Globe of Honour.

Other noteable Sword and Globe winners in 2012 included Mace MEP for the Shard project, Aston Martin Lagonda Limited Gaydon site, Tata Motors Pune site, International Produce Limited Normanton site, Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited,Roha and Mahad sites, Office Depot Limited Northampton and ITC Limited Bangalore.

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BUSINESS NEWS

ADI India ties up with Vivotek ADI Global Distribution is pleased to announce PAN India distribution tie up with VIVOTEK, leading manufacturer in the network video surveillance industry

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IVOTEK has signed the distribution agreement with ADI India, a leading distributor in security industry. Effective from July, ADI is VIVOTEK’s official distribution partner in India market.

With the expansion of distribution by signing on ADI India, VIVOTEK’s business network in India market is more thorough and comprehensive.

“Along with the country’s significant growth and development in the past decade, India security industry is very promising.

VIVOTEK has a long term plan for the business expansion in India.”

Sanjeev Gulati, Country ManagerIndia & SAARC, International Sales Department, VIVOTEK indicated, “To VIVOTEK, maintaining a close and trustworthy relationship with

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distributors and System Integrators partners is the core philosophy and key competitiveness of a company.

We believe that the company cannot achieve the business peak without greatest support from valued partners. Today, it is truly exciting that ADI becomes our distributor in India. The following business growth in India market is foreseen.”

“This partnership reinforces our continuous efforts on our investment in network video market.

Today, VIVOTEK is a significant supplier to ADI in the global market and therefore it is a natural step that ADI India will now work with the leading manufacturer of network cameras. With introduction of VIVOTEK in our range we have further strengthen our network video portfolio.” said Anil Mehra, Director, ADI India.

ADI is a leading global wholesale distributor of security and low voltage products, with over 200 branch locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Europe, Australia and India. ADI solutions include intrusion, fire, video surveillance, access, power, A/V & network systems. For more information about ADI, visit http://www.adiglobal. com For more information, contact: VIVOTEK www.vivotek.com

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Are you a holder of the Indian Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety?

The British Safety Council in partnership with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has launched the new online Professional Development Examination for holders of the Indian Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety.

With members in 57 countries, the British Safety Council is a trusted guide to excellent health, safety and environmental management. We have educated millions of workers and made hundreds of thousands of workplaces safer for everyone. Alongside IOSH, the international Chartered membership body with over 42,000 members globally, we have launched this new career-enhancing, online examination.

Accredited to deliver IOSH training:

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Complete our short, open-book online Professional Development Examination and: • Become eligible to apply for Graduate membership of IOSH – a key step towards you becoming a Chartered Member of IOSH. • Enhance your career prospects and develop your knowledge through IOSH’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) framework.

Visit www.britsafe.org/pde to take the exam online, join our LinkedIn group http://linkd.in/13GNuVk or contact ask@britsafe.org for more information about the British Safety Council or training your health and safety team.

Find out more: T +44(0) 20 8741 1231 E ask@britsafe.org www.britsafe.org/pde /britishsafetycouncil @britsafe /company/british-safety-council British Safety Council (Company Limited by Guarantee).

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BUSINESS NEWS

VIVOTEK launches 3MP WDR mini-box network camera IP8173H

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IVOTEK announced the launch of its latest compact size network camera model IP8173H. Designed in a mini-box form factor, IP8173H fits into a range of enclosures with a CS-mount lens, offering flexible installation for monitoring under a diverse set of surveillance environments, such as retail, government, industrial, hotel security and city surveillance.

Positioned as a camera with high resolution and best-in-class image quality, the IP8173H is designed with several features for capturing the utmost in image quality. Featuring a 3-Megapixel WDR CMOS sensor, IP8173H enables viewing resolution of 2048x1536 at 20 fps or 1920x1080 at 30 fps.

The WDR Pro feature allows the camera to deliver superb image quality under challenging lighting conditions and secure video quality close to the capabilities of the human eye by capturing both the dark and

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bright parts of an image.

The images are then combined to generate a highly realistic image representative of the original scene.

Moreover, being designed with a removable IR-cut filter, IP8173H can help identify objects with topquality images at all hours.

In order to ensure superior image sharpness and depth of field, IP8173H is packaged with a P-iris lens with a built-in stepper motor, which controls the iris with extreme precision and maintains the iris opening at an optimal level at all times. The image quality is therefore enhanced and optimized for objects at different distances.

Steve Ma, VIVOTEK’s Executive Vice President, indicated: “High resolution is becoming the de facto standard in network cameras nowadays. However, high resolution does not guarantee image quality and usability under dynamic lighting conditions.

VIVOTEK has invested substantial effort and R&D resources into the development of advanced technologies to consistently improve the image quality of our cameras. In addition, we are also dedicated to the miniaturization of the cameras’ physical appearance in order to make our cameras more stylish and convenient to users. IP8173H exactly embodies the synergy of compact size, high resolution and high image quality.”

For more information, contact: VIVOTEK www.vivotek.com

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BUSINESS NEWS

Bioenable Technologies introduces enbioaccess-t5 : New fingerprint attendance & access control system offers advanced functions with power over ethernet technology

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he leading company working in the field of advanced electronic identification, automation and tracking solutions for the past 10 years, BioEnable Technologies has launched eNBioAccess-T5: a new fingerprint attendance and access control system. The new system will offer advanced functions with power over Ethernet technology. It will be used for security, industrial applications and IT Environments where the ease of use and reliability of ‘drop-in’ PoE connectivity is essential.

The management is confident that the system will offer a wide range of solutions and a new level of security, information into challenging environments from IT to hospitality. BioEnable is ISO9001:2008 certified with strong Research & Development capabilities. It is certified supplier for UID Aadhaar and several other government projects. Since the last 10 years, the company has been offering cutting-edge biometrics security & wireless automation solutions for wide range of commercial and government applications.

Automation and tracking solutions in the United States is proud to introduce eNBioAccess-T5: a new fingerprint attendance and access control system which offers advanced functions with power over Ethernet Technology. “ENBioAccess-T5 is an excellent attendance and access control system for security, industrial applications, and IT environments where the ease-of-use and reliability of ‘drop-in’ PoE connectivity is essential.” said Pradeep Bhatia, the MD for BioEnable technologies during the launch of the new system.

The new Fingerprint Time attendance System will offer a wide range of solutions and is highly believed to be what

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the company has been looking for. It will be applicable in various fields where it will be used for security, industrial applications and IT Environments. “Bioenable which is known for customer-driven innovation, the system provides a new level of security, information into challenging environments from IT / ITES to hospitality.” added Pradeep Bhatia, MD BioEnable Technologies in light of the applications for the new Fingerprint access control solution system.

The new system has advanced features that surpass Ethernet Technology.

According to the leading company it has: Fingerprint Image Quality Check, Superior Matching Engine, Auto-on Function & Live Finger Detection, takes picture for every transaction with storage in server, allows Easy data transfer using USB memory stick, Multi Language support with Audio-visual indications, Centralized Biometric Access control on IP technology, multi-processing functionality and Normal authentication process under progress at background of terminal.

Bioenable has been in business for over 10 years offering cutting-edge biometrics security & wireless automation solutions for wide range of commercial and government applications. It is ISO9001:2008 certified with strong Research & Development capabilities and proven track records.

The launch of the Fingerprint Time attendance System will indeed serve to shun off strong competition from other companies which have been looking to be at the helm of product and service delivery in the industry. For more information on ENBioAccess-T5, new Fingerprint Time attendance System, feel free to visit Bioenable Technologies. www.ind-safety.com

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BUSINESS NEWS

Aditya Infotech appoints T. Ravi Shankar

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ditya Infotech Ltd. (AIL), India’s No. 1 security n safety products distribution house, announced the appointment of Mr. T. Ravi Shankar as the Vice President, Security Business Unit. The security & safety industry in India is growing at burgeoning pace, given its scope and potential, Ravi will be spearheading AIL’s growth path into new areas and opportunities.

Commenting on his appointment, Aditya Khemka, CEO & Director at Aditya Infotech Ltd expressed, “Aditya Infotech Ltd is on its growth trajectory, not only in India, but globally. We are committed to the industry and working hard to raise benchmarks in the industry. Ravi brings an incredible amount of business expertise to Aditya and his extensive experience in automation security domain will provide synergy in scaling up our business n bring more value to our overall offerings.”.

T Ravi Shankar was the General Manager India Business for the German Entrance Automation Major- Magnetic Autocontrol Group. He was with the Magnetic group since its inception thirteen years ago.

A renowned veteran in the industry, Ravi Shankar has handled several portfolios in his career spanning 27 years in Material Management, Hospitality, Advertising, e-commerce etc.

Yogesh B. Dutta, Sr. Vice President at Aditya Infotech Ltd stated “Ravi is the known and well respected industry face. We are delighted to welcome Ravi in Team Aditya. Ravi’s wide experience, Relationships and understanding of security business is bound to be a valuable asset to our team n surely would be a growth accelerator” www.ind-safety.com

BUSINESS NEWS

CP PLUS introduces ‘Tamper-Proof’ Network Video Recorders

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P PLUS GmbH & Co. KG has announced the availability of elegant, powerful and advanced Network Video Recorders namely CP-UNR-104Q1, CP-UNR-104Q1P that come in 4 channels and CPUNR-108Q1, CP-UNR-108Q1P in 8 channels. CP PLUS TeknoLogix Labs designed these new NVRs with economy of space in mind and for sophisticated applications. These robust, reliable, and feature-rich recorders are ideal for installation in any space-constrained location like standalone ATMs or sophisticated locations like homes, villas etc.

With its attractive external appearance, slim, lightweight design and painstaking attention to detail, CP PLUS TeknoLogix Labs equips this new line up with ‘Tamper Proof’ technology, that preventing NVR’s control panel from any unauthorized access even the device is located in any remote place.

Comes in 4 and 8 ports versions, the CP PLUS NVRs (CP-UNR-104Q1P

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and CP-UNR-108Q1P) are built with plug-and-play feature, specifically designed for High Definition IP cameras and also compatible with analog cameras. The PoE feature allows automatically detects and configures network cameras, eliminating the need to program any settings in the camera. The embedded-Linux operating system also supports plug-and-play with hassle-free installation that can be done in a matter of minutes.

Featuring 1080P real time preview in this new line-up, the new CP PLUS NVR range capitalizes on high level H.264/ MJPEG compression to deliver detailed HD video and noticeably sharper images from your legacy analog cameras whilst minimizing bandwidth and video storage requirements.

The new NVRs from CP PLUS provide maximum flexibility in storage with a built in 1SATA HDDs, ensuring data is stored and protected. Supporting multi brand network cameras, the CP PLUS NVRs have ONVIF 2.0 conformance.

In India, A d i t y a Infotech Ltd. is an exclusive distributor partner of CP PLUS GMBH & Co. KG, Germany for their brand CP PLUS. AIL

has been aggressively distributing and marketing entire range of CP PLUS surveillance Cameras, Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), VDP, Time & Attendance, Intelligent Home Automations and allied accessories in India.

Aditya Infotech Ltd (AIL) is a leader in introducing safety and security brands in India and has an expertise in designing solutions on the basis of the needs.

Technical specifications of CP PLUS Tamper Proof NVRs:-

• 8 Ch. with 1080p Realtime Live View (CP-UNR-108Q1P & CPUNR-108Q1) • 4 Ch. with 1080p Realtime Live View (CP-UNR-104Q1 & CP-UNR104Q1P) • H.264/MJPEG dual codec decoding • Support Plug&Play, 4 PoE ports (CP-UNR-104Q1P & CP-UNR-108Q1P) • Max 120fps@1080p, 240fps@ 720p, 480fps@D1 Preview and Recording • Support 1 SATA HDDs up to 4TB, 2 USB2.0 • HDMI / VGA simultaneous video output • Support Multi-brand network cameras • ONVIF Version 2.0 conformance • Mobile Software: CMOB • CMS Software: KVMS

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Hyundai Corporation forays into security solutions in India, strategic alliance with Aditya Infotech for distribution

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yundai Corporation, Korea announced their foray into the Indian market with a strategic alliance with Aditya Infotech Ltd., India’s foremost security & safety products distribution house. As part of the association, Aditya Infotech will be the exclusive Indian distributor for Hyundai’s entire range of security solution products that include analog cameras and digital video recorders.

Commenting on the announcement, Mr. D. H. Kim, Vice President of Hyundai Corporation said, “We are delighted about partnership with Aditya Infotech and look forward to strengthening our presence in India through their elaborate network and support systems.” He further added, “We are completely equipped and skilled at providing world-class security solutions, tailored according to the requirements of the customers and this engagement compliments the strengths of both parties and would also fortify our capabilities in this region.”

The Hyundai security solutions range includes a wide variety of

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analog cameras in the VUMAX range with High Definition advanced features. The Digital Recorder range, PROMAX, includes multiple variants with upto 16 channels that are designed to provide high quality images while conserving storage and network capabilities. All products in this range have been developed as per the Indian environment and conditions keeping in mind local asset or vertical requirements.

Speaking on the collaboration, Mr. Aditya Khemka, CEO & Director of Aditya Infotech Ltd said, “Over the years we have achieved undisputed market leadership in the electronic safety and security space. It gives us great pleasure to forge links with Hyundai Corporation, Korea’s leading global company. Hyundai has entered into the field of security solution by developing and manufacturing avant-garde security systems and this collaboration will enable us to provide Indian consumers complete safety solutions.”

About Hyundai Corporation:

Hyundai Corporation, Korea’s leading general trading house and a leader in the 21st century digital era, provides international trade and distribution services for a wide range of products, including steel, heavy machinery, ships, industrial plants, automobiles, electrical and electronic equipment, and basic commodities.

Hyundai Corporation has entered into the field of security solution by developing and manufacturing cutting edge security systems, including the world’s finest security cameras & digital video recorders. Hyundai seeks to create a climate of confidence by contributing to the safety and security of people, transportation, and countries around the world. The complete range of Hyundai products is exclusively accessible across all branches of Aditya Infotech Ltd and through its network of channel partners in India. www.ind-safety.com

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vPinnacle unveils 700TVL cameras in India

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Pinnacle, leading supplier in electronic surveillance security products, introduces high resolution 700TVL cameras in India, specially designed to deliver the best performance and convenience for indoor or outdoor applications.

The High Resolution 700TVL cameras include PCD-C28 (Dome Camera), PCD-C28N2 (IR Dome Camera), PCT-C28N2 (Bullet Camera), PCT-C28V1J5 (Vari Focal Bullet Camera) and PCT-C28N4 (Bullet Camera).

By incorporating 1/3” Digital Image Sensor, this new range provides a horizontal resolution of 700TVL and True Day/Night mode which capture natural, exceptional picture quality, high-definition video for clear, crisp images.

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The R&D experts developed COP (Control OSD Platform) technology for controlling OSD feature of the cameras through a remote control device from the DVR location, providing flexibility and ease-tooperate feature to users while sitting at DVR location to manage OSD settings of cameras. At one particular location, all the COP enabled cameras can be controlled by one remote control, hence, making cost-effective system. Leveraging COP technology in complete range of vPinnacle 700TVL, the cameras provides flexibility to change the OSD settings remotely, henceforth, capturing true color pictures with higher sensitivity in any lighting

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conditions.

PCD-C28, PCD-C28N2 and PCTC28N2 are shipped with 3.6mm lens PCT-C28N4 comes with 6mm lens whereas PCT-C28V1J5 comes with in-built 2.8mm to 12 mm vari-focal lens, allowing users to adjust the camera to achieve the exact field of view you need.

PCD-C28N2 and PCT-C28N2 are built with 24 LEDs covering IR range of 20 mtr and PCT-C28V1J5 has 4pcs Array LEDs covering IR Range of 50 Mtr, PCT-C28N4 comes with 48LEDs covering IR range of 40 mtr.

Technical Specifications of vPinnacle 700 TVL Cameras:-

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1/3” Digital Image Sensor 700TV Lines Auto Gain Control 0.3 LUX COP 3.6mm Lens (PCD-C28, PCDC28N2 and PCT-C28N2) 6mm Lens (PCT-C28N4) 2.8mm to 12 mm vari-focal lens (PCT-C28V1J5) 24PCS IR LEDS (PCD-C28N2 and PCT-C28N2) 4pcs Array LEDs (PCT-C28V1J5) 48PCs IR LEDs (PCT-C28N4) Supports AGC, BLC & AWB

Availability of vPinnacle 700 TVL Cameras:-

The vPinnacle 700 TVL cameras are available across all branches of Aditya Infotech Ltd and through its network of channel partners in India. www.ind-safety.com

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Delta showcases its next-gen range of products at InfoComm India in September, 2013

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elta, a leading provider of display technologies, will exhibit its portfolio of display solutions at InfoComm 2013 in India from September 16-18, 2013. InfoComm is a leading audio visual Expo designed for professionals in the audiovisual, information communications and systems integration industries. With more than 40 years of experience in successfully making products for many well-known brands, it will be an excellent time for Delta to share with the industry the depth of its experience and capabilities in developing state-of-the-art audiovisual solutions.

Delta, being a platinum sponsor for the event, would be demonstrating its lineup of professional display technologies with new innovations in Visual displays. Delta would be showcasing industry-first Ultra Slim Cube Series featuring super-efficient LED light engines, redundant power supplies, auto alignment, and auto color calibration used in mission-critical, 24/7 control room and broadcast applications.

At the Delta booth, the visitors will experience the distinctive and diversified features of Delta innovations. Delta’s LCD Video wall will be seen featuring high brightness displays for control room and non-control room applications.

All the DLP and LCD video walls are powered by the DVCS & ICON Pro and MiNiCON (Embedded Vision Control System) control systems. The IPbased, highly expandable DVCS (Distributive Vision Control System) supports over 10,000 sources and

displays. The MiNiCON is a fully embedded video wall controller that delivers real-time playback, high performance and stability for 24/7 operation.

Delta’s WX display solutions at the booth will demonstrate how multiple users can share content on a super-large digital canvas instantly and wirelessly. Showing its expertise in display system integration Delta would also be showcasing Projection mapping technology.

The AV professionals at the event will also experience Delta’s line of projectors for education, corporate and large venue applications.

With Delta’s goal to bring to the market innovative, high quality display solutions new products would be introduced for indoor and outdoor messaging, control rooms, collaboration and visualization markets at InfoComm’s debut in India.

About Delta Display

Delta Displays a division of the USD 7.1 billion Delta Group, is a pioneer in developing professional display for control room solutions for surveillance, security, traffic, command & control, utilities, process control, telecom and broadcast applications. Delta offers a wide array of display technologies including: rear projection DLP video walls with Gen2013 LED technology, super thin-bezel LCD video walls, and high-resolution indoor/outdoor LED displays with a powerful & highly flexible Wall management Software suite. www.ind-safety.com

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Gunnebo strengthens its position in fire safety -Signs orders for its fire safety division “Minimax”-

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unnebo Security group, a world leader in integrated security solutions, received 2 of their biggest orders for its fire safety division ‘Minimax’ from prestigious enterprises like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Shobha Developers. Post the release of the latest IS:15683 in Jan 2012 for portable fire extinguishers, the fire products division has been seeing a growth of over 50% in new orders for the period January – July 2013.

Announcing the new projects, Arul Prakash, Vice President- Fire Products said“Today Indians are aware of their safety and security needs. At Minimax,it is our endeavor to safeguard your valuables and ensure your safety at all times. These new ordersfrom TCS and Shobha Developers will help us showcase our commitment to secure India

and make it safer for generations to come” Minimax is a brand marketed and sold in India by Gunnebo India Private Ltd. a subsidiary of the Gunnebo AB Group, Sweden and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is a highly reliable and trusted brand name in fire extinguishers since 1903. With its innovative products and solutions, it is the most preferred fire security solution provider to the Indian market.

Minimax provides variety of firefighting Equipment to suit the needs of industrial, commercial and home environment and caters to various sectors namely Banks, Corporates, Telecom companies, Technology companies, Pharmaceutical companies and Hotels.

Gunnebo, India’sfirst company to receive the license under IS (Indian Standards): 15683 from BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards).

Their product range includes mobile fire extinguishers, modular fire extinguishers and portable fire extinguishers andvarious fire product accessories. The products are distributed through channel partners in India.

Mr.Sandeep Deshpande, Managing Director, Gunnebo Indiaadded “We work for a safer world providing efficient and innovative security solutions that create value for customers, shareholders, employees, partners and society on a global scale. The orders received go on to show our commitment to making India a safer place to live” www.ind-safety.com

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Pelican Products introduces off-road case models

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elican Products, the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective case solutions and advanced portable lighting systems, has introduced a multi-terrain mobility configuration for four of its most popular case models with wheels.

Designed to easily move over a wide variety of rough terrains, the polymer case trolley is engineered with larger, thicker 4” (10.2cm) diameter polyurethane wheels with stainless steel hardware and ball bearings, as well as a retractable pull handle. Stabilizing blocks are also integrated to compensate for the larger wheels when the case is lying horizontal. Available in black only, models offered are listed below: • 1510M Case $441.95 • 1560M Case $461.95 • 1610M Case $547.95 • 1620M Case $585.95

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Like all Pelican Protector Cases, they have an open cell-core construction that helps them protect sensitive equipment in some of the most

extreme conditions on Earth.

Additional standard features include a lid equipped with a polymer o-ring for a dust and water-resistant seal, and an automatic pressure equalization valve that stops moisture from entering the case, preventing vacuum-lock so the case opens easily at any altitude.

To ensure easy and immediate access, the cases also feature doublethrow latches that have been tested to a failure threshold of nearly 400 pounds (181.4 kg), but open with a light pull. Of course, Pelican™ cases can be spotted by their distinctive, trademarked “Dual Band” design and they are all backed by the Pelican Legendary Lifetime Guarantee of Excellence.

About Pelican Products

Pelican Products, Inc. is the global leader in design and manufacture of both high-performance protective case solutions and advanced portable lighting systems. Their products are used by professionals in the most demanding markets including firefighters, police, defense / military, aerospace, entertainment, industrial and consumer. Pelican products are designed and built to last a lifetime.

The company operates in 19 countries, with 27 offices and six manufacturing facilities across the globe.

For more information, visit : www.Pelican.com, www.pelicanprogear.com or www.behrmancap.com.

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HID Global fuels adoption of layered authentication solutions to protect online & mobile banking transactions Highlights • Moving beyond simple passwords to true, multi-factor authentication is considered increasingly important for online fraud prevention, data security & privacy protection • HID Global deepens & extends channel partnerships to help accelerate deployment of multi-layered user authentication and identity management solutions • Company reinforces reputation for best-in-class customer engagement in banking segment

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ID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, continues its drive to help financial institutions secure online banking services that nearly half of all their customers prefer for convenient account access. Through its forwardlooking Identity Assurance portfolio and channel partnership initiatives, the company is fueling adoption of layered authentication as part of a cost-effective security strategy for protecting online and mobile transactions from anywhere, and from any device, more frequently than ever before.

“Because the explosive growth in online banking has attracted more sophisticated fraud attacks and increased regulatory oversight, it has become increasingly critical to move end users beyond simple, static passwords to strong, adaptive authentication that ensures accounts can only be accessed by authorized individuals, without intruding on the online convenience,” said Christy Serrato, solutions marketing, Identity Assurance, with HID Global. “We are seeing and serving accelerating demand for seamless, risk-based solutions that enable banks to tailor

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authentication choices for a wide variety of customers using their online and mobile services.”

One of HID Global’s key focus areas is to make it easy for financial institutions to understand and interact with its ActivID® authentication solution. In its retail banking and cards practice technology analysis, CEB TowerGroup awarded HID Global the best-in-class Customer Engagement rating, highlighting that its authentication factors, the broadest in the market, offer experience consistency across service channels and its customer self-service capability delivers intuitive management of credentials. “By combining Customer Engagement functionality with malware detection capabilities, HID provides authentication that is both foundationally sound and forward-looking” said Jason Malo, Research Director, Retail Banking and Cards at CEB Towergroup. “The solution’s ability to support external authentication credentials provides flexibility for firms that have different implementations or multiple legacy systems.”

HID Global has also broadened and strengthened its banking

partnership initiatives with its Identity Assurance Technology Partner Program, which fosters deeper collaborative solution development engagements.

Partners such as Temenos participate in the program to leverage layered authentication capabilities based on HID Global’sActivID Appliance and ActivID Threat Detection Service for its highly flexible internet and mobile banking solutions. This and other partnerships play a key role in meeting customer requirements and the increasing demand for secure next generation online financial services, with CEB TowerGroup expecting online transactions to grow by a multiple of 1.5 between 2009 and 2013 and mobile transactions to grow 10fold during the same period.

HID Global’sActivID authentication offering promotes five critical layers for true, multi-factor authentication to enable trusted online transactions: strong user authentication; advanced device authentication; browser malware protection; transaction-level authentication/ pattern-based intelligence; and application hardening. This multi-layered approach enables institutions to conveniently layer online fraud protection with secure access to online services and cloud-based applications. HID Global’s unified approach is delivered via an integrated authentication platform so organizations can easily manage credentials across a broad range of users and device types, while delivering consistent yet convenient protection to combat the latest fraud concerns that financial institutions are facing worldwide. www.ind-safety.com

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Hikvision introduces its 16-ch HD-SDI DVR series with FULL HD 1080P resolution

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ikvision continues its highlysuccessful HD-SDI DVR series with its newest edition: the high-end HD-SDI DVR series. Bolstered by the success of the previous cost-effective HD-SDI DVR series (DS-7200HFHI-ST 720p DVRs and DS-7200HFHI-SE 1080p DVRs) in June, Hikvision is proud to introduce the DS-8100HFHI-ST with HD-SDI technology to allow uncompressed and non-packetized Full HD 1080P video over analog cabling with no lag time.

While many manufacturers have joined this HD-SDI product competition, Hikvision’s DS8100HFHI-ST series stands out from the crowd by supporting up to 16-ch video inputs (4-ch and 8-ch are also available) with real-time recording at a resolution of 1920x1080p@30fps across all channels. This offers customers the capability to monitor larger arenas (such as banking, gambling, and traffic environments) where IP systems may not be currently suitable, but the need for crystal-clear images are. As well, simultaneous HDMI and VGA outputs are supported with a high definition display of 1080P. The DS-8100HFHI-ST allows

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up-to 8 SATA HDDs, with upto 4TB capacity for each disk.

Furthermore, this model features an eSATA interface to connect with an external hard disk for recording or backup; as well as dual gigabit network interfaces with additional functionalities such as load balance and network fault tolerance. This series offers flexible alarm handling, camera control, remote management capabilities and mobile phone surveillance.

Apart from this new DS8100HFHI-ST series, and the recently released cost-effective HD-SDI DVR series, Hikvision also will introduce a mid-end HD-SDI DVR series to the market – the DS-7300HFHI-ST – to complete its HD-SDI DVR product line. This model shares the majority of the same features with the DS8100HFHI-ST, however, it can only support up-to 4 SATA HDDs and one gigabit network interface. Now, regardless of entry level or high-end, Hikvision’s HD-SDI DVRs now offers every customer a solution to fit their needs.

For more information, www.hikvision.com.

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Honeywell introduces advanced technologies to shape the future of plant control rooms Improved Cyber Security, Collaboration and Wireless Among New Technology Demonstrations at HUG Asia-Pacific 2013

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oneywell (NYSE: HON) introduced several new technologies that will transform control rooms of the future, including an advanced dashboard to help industrial plants better manage control-system cyber security. The Cyber Security Dashboard is among several advancements being demonstrated for customers this week at the 2013 Honeywell Users Group (HUG) AsiaPacific Symposium taking place this week in Perth.

Other new control-room technologies highlighted at the event include the Experion® Collaboration Station with expanded capability, the recently announced Premium Platform for Experion Virtualization Solutions, and the newest version of Honeywell’s OneWireless™ Network. Additionally, the company previewed a futuristic console for its Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) Orion platform that reduces operator fatigue with an improved, ergonomic design featuring a larger display and new alarm lighting. Honeywell expects to launch the Experion Orion Console – which was designed based on input from operators – with the platform’s next release in 2014 to provide better mobility for operators while improving situational awareness.

“In many ways, the control room of the future won’t be limited to the control room at all, and that concept is perfectly illustrated

through technologies like OneWireless, because it extends the control room to the field,” said Jason Urso, chief technology officer, Honeywell Process Solutions. “At the same time, because we expect increasing connectivity, we’ll see a greater need for cyber security management systems like the Cyber Security Dashboard, and collaboration solutions like Experion Collaboration Station. These solutions complement each other to improve overall plant safety, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.”

The common link between all of these solutions is the ability to help make control-room personnel more quickly aware of what’s happening in their facilities, including: • Cyber Security Dashboard – In industrial environments that are increasingly comprised of open systems, the Cyber Security Dashboard helps simplify the task of keeping automation systems up-to-date with cyber security requirements. The dashboard consolidates all data onto a single view for better visibility, and it allows users to easily drill down and access more-detailed content such as graphics, trends, documents and applications. Its advanced analytics allow the creation of customised alerts that advise personnel to take actions such as updating anti-virus protection, managing patches, and other ongoing cyber and network www.ind-safety.com

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security-related tasks. Honeywell is previewing the Cyber Security Dashboard with customers in Perth and expects to roll out the tool globally in early 2014.

• Experion Collaboration Station – Experion Collaboration Station enables faster responses to both routine and emergency situations by displaying a common view of how distributed assets at multiple locations are functioning. This allows plants to rapidly establish communication among centralised operations, field operations and operational specialists in separate locations.

This tool is especially wellsuited for production sites with distributed assets such as offshore oil and gas operations, pipelines, and large refineries with centralised control rooms.

• OneWireless Network R220 – OneWireless Network is a universal wireless network that can simultaneously accommodate thousands of field devices to form everything from a simple field instrument network, to a completely integrated plantwide, multi-application network.

The new OneWireless Network Software R220 introduces a new interface for the Honeywell Enraf SmartRadar Flexline, which enables the device to communicate with the Honeywell Enraf Entis Pro tank gauging system, as well as the Experion Process Knowledge System platform.

This allows storage terminal operators to cost-effectively improve their operations with reliable inventory data available in the control room. Operators can also generate recurring yearly productivity gains of 10 percent or more through loss-control and

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storage-capacity optimisation, and improve workforce efficiency with smart mobile applications.

Other enhancements include a redundancy feature that allows facilities to reliably use wireless for applications that require measures to prevent single points from causing a system-wide failure.

• Premium Platform for Experion Virtualization Solutions – Leveraging blade server technology, Honeywell’s new solution is customised to the specific control applications needed by the customer, making it a turnkey virtualisation solution. Premium Platform reduces setup time by up to 90 percent, generates up to 40 percent more energy savings and has 22 percent greater density than alternative virtualised server platforms. In addition, the platform has a longer lifecycle, reduced facility footprint and remote management capabilities in a package that is pre-configured, saving time to deploy.

Honeywell (www.honeywell. com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; turbochargers; and performance materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell’s shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stock Exchanges. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com. Honeywell Process Solutions is part of Honeywell’s Automation and Control Solutions group, a global leader in providing product and service solutions that improve efficiency

and profitability, support regulatory compliance, and maintain safe, comfortable environments in homes, buildings and industry.

For more information about Process Solutions, access www.honeywellprocess.com.

This release contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that we or our management intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon certain assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current economic and industry conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate.

The forward-looking statements included in this release are also subject to a number of material risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting our operations, markets, products, services and prices. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ from those envisaged by such forward-looking statements.

We identify the principal risks and uncertainties that affect our performance in our Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SHOWA BEST GLOVE appoints Marvel Gloves Industries - as authorized distributor for the region of India

Mr. Shuji Kondo - Director & GM of International Division Showa Glove Co., with Mr. Farooq Abdullah of Marvel Gloves Industries

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stablished in 1954, Showa Glove Co., a manufacturer of a wide variety of gloves from home-use to industrial – use gloves, vigorously promotes high-quality gloves that provide grip & dexterity, including Top Fit gloves and Palm Fit gloves, targeting semiconductor and electric and electronic equipment plants both in Japan and abroad.

The company has an annual total production capacity of 180 million pairs of gloves.

SHOWA maintains a manufacturing plant and research and development centres in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture in Japan, in addition to its head office. It also has production plants in Perlis, Malaysia and Binh Duong, Vietnam. It has sales bases

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in Seattle in the United States and in Paris, France and has been strengthening its sales activities in the Asian market.

SHOWA offers high-performance solutions to the complex problems of hand protection in the workplace. The constant growth of our brand on the international market is a testament to the increasing popularity of SHOWA range of gloves.

Mr. Shuji Kondo, Director and GM of International Division Showa Glove co. says “From its inception, the basics of SHOWA company have been to produce high-quality products based on our original idea and with ethos of accident reduction through the promotion of Glove wearing, SHOWA will continue to offer high quality Gloves and Solutions for Hand Protection Mr. Farooq Abdullah of Marvel Gloves Industries is confident that Indian workers & Industries will use high quality gloves for hand protection and will not compromise by using low quality safety gloves and will insist for right safety gloves for hand protection and also to avoid workplace accidents Considering tremendous growth of Industries in India and demand of high quality safety gloves in Indian Industries in all sectors, Showa Best Glove decided to enter in Indian market and has appointed Marvel Gloves Industries Mumbai-India as their Authorized Distributor for SHOWA BEST Gloves for India.

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Matrix to showcase Office-in-a-Box Solution at NigeriaCom 2013

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atrix Comsec will launch its Office-in-a-Box solution NAVAN CNX200 atNigeriaCom 2013 exhibition, Lagos, Nigeria. Matrix is a leading manufacturer of IP based business phone systems and VoIP-GSM Gateways.

“NigeriaCom is a major technology exhibition for industry players to showcase latest telecom and ICT solutions. We are excited to participate in this event for the first time with our local partner Reliance Infosystems. Matrix will showcase its range of business phone systems, converged voice & data solutions, Android/iOS mobile softphone and GSM-VoIP gateways.” said Dipesh Patel, Business Manager.

At this event, Matrix will unveil its NAVAN CNX200 – all-in-one office solution for all Voice, Data, Internet, Wireless, Mobility and Messaging needs of small businesses and branch offices with up to 24 users.

NAVAN CNX200 delivers advance IPPBX functionality, secure internet, wireless access, data networking and virtual private networking from a compact & converged platform.

Optimized for service provider business, NAVAN CNX200 offers bundling of managed communication

services and high-speed internet over 3G/HSPA and leased lines. This in turn helps service providers to reduce operational costs, increase ARPU and leverage communication infrastructure and services.

Nigeria is the fastest growing telecommunication and IT market place in West Africa region. We are looking forward to meeting key service providers and business professionals to explain our business solution.

Visit Matrix at NigeriaCom 2013 during September 17-18, 2013, Stand No. 8.

About Matrix Comsec

Established in 1991, Matrix is a leader in Telecom and Security solutions for modern businesses & enterprises. An innovative, technology driven & customer focused organization; the company is committed to keep pace with the revolutions in the telecom and security industries. With around 30% of its human resources dedicated to the development of new products, Matrix has launched cutting-edge products like IP-PBX, Universal Gateways, VoIP Gateways & Terminals, GSM Gateways, Access Control and Time-Attendance Systems, Video Surveillance System and Fire Alarm Systems.

These solutions are featurerich, reliable & conform to the international standards. Having global foot-prints in Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Africa through an extensive network of more than 500 channel partners, Matrix ensures that the products serve the needs of its customers faster & longer. Matrix has gained trust and admiration of customers representing the entire spectrum of industries.

Matrix has won many international awards for its innovative products. www.ind-safety.com

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Milestone integration supports student learning at St Andrews University Medical School Video portfolios of exercises in clinical and communication skills are evaluated

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ilestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has provided the underlying technology for an integrated new learning technology system called MedVu a ground-breaking video capture system for medical students enrolled at the University of St Andrews School of Medicine.

MedVu enables St Andrews’ medical students to record, delete, share, bookmark and present video evidence of key practical medical experience in the areas of clinical and communications skills. This video evidence forms part of the portfolio that all UK medical students need to gather during their sevenyear training to become practicing doctors. MedVu is also being used by the school’s post graduate researchers to gather and analyse evidence to support important medical research projects.

MedVu is based on a customized integration of Milestone XProtect® Enterprise open platform IP VMS, XProtect® Transact and XProtect® Smart Client. Milestone Certified Partner King Communications worked closely with Milestone’s

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professional services team to complete both front and back-end system customizations.

The system monitors and records simultaneously up to 46 clinical skills practical exams carried out at separate ‘bed head’ bays. All bays are monitored by high or standard definition pantilt-zoom (PTZ) network video cameras from Axis Communications . They are viewed on two large monitors in the school technician’s room where instructions can be relayed via individual speakers to each of the bays. All bays are fitted with integrated microphones for simultaneous audio and video recording.

The front-end system created through the Milestone XProtect Smart Client is very easy to use: students can set the bay’s own PTZ camera to the location needed, enter their MedVu username and password, start and stop recording all via a simple touchscreen display over the bed head. This enables students to carry out ‘guided study’ tasks in their own time without the need for a teacher or technician to be present. They view and select their recorded clips, choose the best video clip and move it into their evidence portfolio.

Cameras are also installed in six interview rooms that are set up like doctors’ offices. These are used to help medical students learn key communication skills such as building rapport, gathering medical history and specific symptom information from actors posing as patients. Video evidence saved by MedVu in these sessions is assessed in a classroom environment with peers and teachers as part of the

learning process.

Julie Struthers, Learning Technology Consultant at St Andrews University School of Medicine, says: “MedVu enables our students to build and secure a comprehensive video portfolio which proves their practical capabilities in key clinical and communications skills. Students can bookmark sections of video – noting good practice and areas of improvement for the future. MedVu is now integrated into our Galen Curriculum Management System.”

King Communications & Security Ltd is the certified Platinum Milestone Partner who installed the system. They built the highly secure web portal which enables students to view and compile their videos.

Milestone’s professional services team created a batched export process enabling the videos to publish to the web portal within an hour of recording. Access to MedVu is restricted to enrolled students only.

Martyn King, Managing Director of King Communications, concludes: “We’ve designed and developed a unique integrated solution from scratch, working with Milestone, integrating with the university’s Active Directory and with its Galen Curriculum Management System database. The MedVu system proves that the benefits of Milestone XProtect open platform VMS extend well beyond the traditional security applications for which it was originally designed.”

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ONVIF expands profile concept with physical access control, IP video integration release candidate

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NVIF, the leading global standardization initiative for IPbased physical security products, announced the availability of the Release Candidate for Profile C, which enables interoperability between clients and devices of physical access control systems (PACS) and network-based video systems. This new Profile, which is available for review on the ONVIF website, extends the functionality of the ONVIF global interface specification into physical access control.

With Profile C, systems integrators, specifiers and consultants will be able to more easily deploy an integrated IP-based video and access control solution from a variety of different video and access control providers. Compatibility between edge devices and clients helps to simplify installation and user training by reducing the need for multiple proprietary monitoring systems to handle different PACS devices.

“Integration between IP-based physical access control systems and video surveillance is no longer considered a luxury in today’s market, and is becoming a necessary component for many different types of users,” said Baldvin Gislason Bern, Chairman of ONVIF’s Profile C Working Group. “With Profile C, users and specifiers will be able to integrate the Profile C products of their choosing without relying on existing integrations between manufacturers.”

As part of a physical access control system, Profile C conformant devices will be able to provide

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information about doors and access points in the system. Profile C conformant clients will enable the monitoring of doors, access control decisions and alarms, such as if a door is unlocked, when a door has been accessed and other similar functions. Profile C conformant clients will also provide basic door control functions, such as providing access and locking/unlocking doors.

When combined with other Profiles such as Profile S for video and audio streaming, users can also group together related access control and video devices using a configurable discovery scope. Profile C and Profile S also share the same device management features such as network configuration and system settings.

ONVIF introduced the profile concept to enable end users to more easily identify features supported by a profile without determining the compatibility between versions of the ONVIF specifications. Profile S serves as the standard interface to stream video and audio between conformant devices and clients, and Profile G will encompass video storage, searching, retrieval and playback.

ONVIF circulates new Profiles first as a ‘Release Candidate’ for six months, allowing members and stakeholders a final implementation review. When that process is complete, the final Profile is published and technology providers will be able to test their products for conformance to the final version of Profile C. This process is intended to allow members to more quickly

introduce conformant products when the final Profile C is released in early 2014.

As part of the inclusion of physical access control to the scope of ONVIF, the ONVIF Network Interface Specification Set version 2.3 has also been released. This update incorporates new services for physical access control clients and devices and also includes a number of minor clarifications for better interoperability among ONVIF conformant clients and devices. The ONVIF test specification set has also been updated with the Access Control Test Specification and Door Control Test Specifications for the new physical access control services.

There are currently more than 1,700 products conforming to Profile S in the market from approximately 465 ONVIF member companies.

About ONVIF

ONVIF is a global and open industry forum that is committed to standardizing communication between IP-based physical security products to ensure their interoperability and to facilitate their integration. ONVIF was established in 2008 to develop a global open standard for IP-based physical security products. Membership is open to manufacturers, software developers, consultants, system integrators, end-users and other interest groups that wish to participate in the activities of ONVIF.

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Schneider Electric launches innovative SmartStruxure Lite Solution for small & medium sized buildings

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chneider Electric, a global specialist in Energy Management, has launched Building automation solution for small and medium sized buildings (< 1,00,000 sq ft). This innovative and state of the art offer is known as SmartStruxure Lite.This solution can integrate HVAC, Lighting and Metering and has both wired and wireless control networking option.

With simple, scalable engineering and with preconfigured devices it is easy to install and saves substantial time for installation and labour costs.

The SmartStruxure Lite wireless option which works on Zigbee platform is one of its kind in the market and is set to bring a revolution in the way building automation would move in the future. This option not only brings down installation time and cost but also avoids the need of expensive cabling for building management systems.

With the introduction of SmartStruxure Lite solution, small- to medium-sized buildings now havean affordable building management solution to meet their needs.

By providing anytime, anywhere access to building information on a simple user interface, SmartStruxure Lite solution lowers energy costs without compromising on comfort. It helps save energy, save time, and improve comfort with

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minimal impact on operations.

“The latest SmartStruxure Lite solution by Schneider Electric is an affordable automation solution for small and medium sized buildingswhich helps in controling a building’s energy costs and improving comfort for maximum productivity. SmartStruxure Lite solution provides the tools that are needed to operate small- to mediumsized building at peak efficiency. It prepares a building for the challenges of rising energy prices and stricter efficiency regulations”, said Mr. Shrinivas Chebbi, Vice President – India & SAARC, Buildings Business, Schneider Electric.

The SmartStruxure Lite solution is great fit for all major applications like Commercial & Residential Buildings, Hotels & Restaurants, Hospitals, Retail, Education Institutes, Casinos, etc. The solution will also have widespread applicability for retrofits and existing setups.

About Schneider Electric

As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in Utilities & Infrastructure, Industries & Machines Manufacturers, Nonresidential Building, Data Centres & Networks and in Residential.

Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group’s 140,000 plus employees achieved sales of 24 billion euros in 2012, through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations make the most of their energy. www.ind-safety.com

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Sony’s new SNC-CX600W & SNC-CX600 compact high definition security cameras to deliver 120 degrees wide viewing angle Fully-featured 720p HD security cameras possess built-in motion sensors & can be monitored from smartphones

full range of features together with easy deployment and affordable prices. Using Sony’s original IPELA ENGINE EX™ unique integrated signal processing system, the new SNC-CX600W and SNC-CX600 cameras from Sony continue to deliver highresolution imaging even in low light and high contrast scenes.

SNC-CX600 SNC-CX600W Each camera also comes with white LED illumination, built-in recording and packaged in a compact stylish design ony announced new SNCthat is ideal for self-installation in CX600W and SNC-CX600 high shops and offices. A key feature of definition (HD) security cameras the camera is a new industry-leading that deliver wide viewing angles and lens that is able to cover a full 120 720p image quality. The cameras degrees – or about 50% wider* than mark a breakthrough in the market other cameras in the same class. for reasonably priced, fully-featured “The IPELA ENGINE platform and highly-sophisticated digital continues to ensure the best lowimaging products that are very easy light performance and visibility in to deploy. They are ideal solutions high-contrast scenes,” said Mr. Riki not just for large public and private Nishimura, General Manager of Visual enterprises, but for anyone wishing Security Solutions, Professional to set up effective security in their Solutions Company (PSAP) at Sony shops, offices and storage facilities.

Electronics Asia Pacific. “More than As security needs have risen that, the most valuable feature of in recent years, customers have Sony’s new security cameras would been forced to accept higher costs be the new 120 degrees lens which and greater complexity when conallows the capture of more angles, necting up recording devices and thereby reducing the number of broadening their camera coverage. cameras and cost to cover any given Sony, in turn, has worked assertively space,” he added. to develop solutions that combine a Each camera also includes a

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high-quality motion sensor that works in both light and dark environments; white LED illumination that enables clear colour recording; a speaker and a microphone; and more.

When the motion sensor detects a break-in, the camera responds by switching on wide-angle LED illumination, playing out an alert and a pre-recorded voice message, sending an email notification to a pre-registered address of the user’s smartphone, and making still and moving images available for viewing through an internet browser. In addition, the SNC-CX600W supports Wi-Fi and is interoperable other Wi-Fi certified devices so users can enjoy stable network transmission as well as easy network security settings with WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) standard.

Since these cameras have edge storage, they can store images and audio directly onto microSD or SDHC cards and capture motion-triggered images without the use of an external recorder – another way for users to reduce space requirements, plus deployment and maintenance costs.

Sony’s SNC-CX600W and SNC-CX600 security cameras will be available in Asia Pacific in mid-Sep 2013 and mid-Dec 2013 respectively.

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KARAM : Reputation defined by Trust & Reliability in compliance with International Safety Norms

Mr. Hemant Sapra, President, Karam Industries

Growing from strength to strength over the last decade and armed today with a dedicated workforce of more than 2000, Karam has earned a Reputation of Trust and Reliability in the world of Industrial Safety Equipment. Karam believes in living up to its commitment of being the one stop destination to all requirements of Personal Protective equipment.

Mr. Hemant Sapra - President of Karam Industries and Vice President of SAMA Executive Committee shares with us his take on the Personal Protective Equipment.

Q: “Karam” has been a name of trust and reliability in the safety industry, how would you like to define it?

A: Karam is a renowned name that spells and describes the Safety Story in a unique way.We have a name that is synonymous with Quality in the field of Safety in India and across the globe. We aim to provide a safer place to work on this planet.

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Q: What national and international certifications have been acquired by “Karam” for its products and what significance they carry?

A: Karam is the only company in the world which has a vertically integrated manufacturing set up.

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manufacture the highest quality equipment confirming to various international standards. At each and every step of manufacturing, Karam follows strict quality parameters.

All raw as well as semi finished goods need to pass through stringent quality processes as laid down in the Quality Manual of the Company. The final product is then tested to fulfill the requirements which are set much above the national and international standards.

Karam equipment is manufactured meeting various standards like American Standards (ANSI), European Standards (EN), Singapore Standards (PSB), Malaysian Standards (SIRIM), Australian & New Zealand Standards (ASNZ), Canadian Standards (CSA) and Indian Standards (IS). At Karam these certifications form a basic operating characteristic for our products because within the company, our benchmark is way above the minimum criteria as laid down by these standards and we surpass those requirements.

Q: How would you define the state of Occupational Safety & Health in our country?

Occupational Safety & Health is still in its nascent stage in India because the value of human life is still underrated in our country. Providing safety to our man force entails an additional expense, forcing safety measures to take a backseat.

The unorganized sector of various industries is yet to come to terms and accept the safety aspect of human lives. However safety awareness is beginning to be felt by a lot of corporate houses today.

We see a huge scope provided that this awareness is spread at all levels within the industry. The government needs to support the cause by bringing necessary changes in the laws and enforcing them strongly. www.ind-safety.com

Q: What are the opportunities and challenges safety industry has to witness in India?

With the increasing awareness and availability of Protection Equipment, the real challenge now is to understand the appropriate gears to be worn and the correct method of the usage of these products. It certainly goes without saying that if used in the right manner, this life saving equipment can go a long way in increasing the productivity and confidence of the personnel working in a hazardous condition.

Q: What potential do you see for the safety industry in India and how much percentage it will grow in 2014?

The safety Industry has been pretty stable during the past 2 years with a growth of approximately 20% annually and the future looks bright with more and more corporates feeling the need to adapt to safety measures and approaching safety equipment manufacturers for their respective needs.

The industry is likely to record growth from across all verticals in India, attributable to the growing demand for Safety solutions. The category is expected to accelerate at a steady rate of 20% year on year and we look forward to securing various sectors from safety hazardous situations.

Q: Which all countries does “Karam” have its operations in and what are the plans to open up new international markets?

Karam has a global footprint in 70 countries spanning across various continents like Asia, Middle East, Europe, North America, Africa and Australia.

Latin America is being seen as a promising destination for the PPE Category. With the USA gradually

moving back towards an upward trend, the future looks good in that part of the world as well. Even China is a big market for good quality Indian products, so we see huge scope for Karam to establish its mark there.

Q: In the context of tough competition and economic meltdown the world over, how has Karam managed to attain growth?

Adherence to International Safety Quality Standards and providing customized cutting edge products has helped Karam manage to stay way ahead of even its nearest competitor. We have an extensive and independent R&D cell that comprises of highly trained professionals working day and night to improvise and innovate quality safety equipment.

We at Karam believe that in order to stay ahead R&D needs to be the focal point of our company.

Naturally our customers reward us on attributes like technology, flexibility, functions and reliability.

This has made us grow even at times when the world economy has been melting down in the past few years.

Q: What is the philosophy of “Karam Industries” for its quality range of products?

Quality at Karam is not an end product- it is a habit. There is a certain level of excellence that needs to be achieved in all aspects, be it manufacturing, logistics or customer care issues. For us at Karam, quality is bettering our own standards with each passing moment.

Q: Do you have any patent product or you have to plan for the same?

Most of our products and their nomenclature are patented.

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Q: As one of the pioneers in the industry what changes have you seen in the safety industry from the time when you started and now?

Initially safety was treated as an expense rather than an investment.

There was no value for human life.

People were reluctant to accept and come to terms with the fact that not only time and money is lost, we lose a precious human life due to poor safety measures. Poor education on the subject and lack of availability of good quality equipment has been a root cause of loss of so many lives in the process.

However things are gradually changing and more and more people are realizing the bane of nonimplementation of safety measures at work places. Today corporates and other organizations are waking up to the needs of securing the health and lives of their work force thereby increasing the productivity of their employees as well as the organization in return.

Q: Do you have any acquisition plan in India or abroad?

We are not planning any acquisitions but certainly plan to expand our operations across the globe.

Today Karam has a 5,00,000 sq. ft. manufacturing set up, a marketing team of 200 plus people and 15 branch offices across the Indian subcontinent along with a very strong Dealer-Distributor Network.

We have already opened up an office in Dubai to look after our Middle East business.

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Q: What are your branding strategies which keep you ahead?

Karam is the leader of innovation in the field of Personal Protective Equipment. Our commitment towards safety is reciprocated by the

loyalty of our esteemed customers.

Karam highlights and rides on this strategy to further strengthen our ties and explore new avenues thereby creating a long lasting impact on the minds of our potential as well as existing consumers.

Q: What are the marketing plans for coming three years?

We plan to double up our manufacturing base in the coming years. With new products in the pipeline and introduction of new models to the existing line, we are anticipating a phenomenal increase in our revenues. For this we intend to increase sales force by 30% in the next 3 years.

Karam will also be opening after sales service centers in various parts of the country. Through our CSR activity we plan to undertake responsibility of some more students from the Below Poverty Line Category, educate and train them and then recruit them in our organization itself.

Q: Would you like to give any message to the readers?

A sincere request to all the people out there, please stay away from duplicity. Please do not manufacture, sell or buy duplicate or poor quality safety products. This is as good as murder.

A life is dependent on you when it uses your product. Be safe and feel happy that you are working towards securing somebodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life.

Karam takes pride in the fact that we genuinely put our heart and soul into manufacturing of these safety products thereby securing lives of many people. Our business is in itself a CSR Initiative where our purpose and responsibility is to save precious lives.

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Victaulic reveals new fire protection products at Fire India 2013 Devices, Sprinklers, Couplings and Fittings Showcased at Hall 01, C-25

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ictaulic, the leading global producer of mechanical pipe joining and fire protection systems, has announced it will be displaying its game-changing technology that improves fire protection system installations at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai, from October 24th to October 26th.

“The new VicFlex® AB1 patented one-piece ready-to-install Significantly, on sprinkler will be on show for the first time at Fire India 2013.“ display for the first time at a trade show in India will be the new Victaulic FireLockEZ® Style 009N Rigid Coupling, featuring installation-ready technology designed to address the industry’s need to compress project schedules and remain competitive. Installationready couplings install up to ten times faster than other pipe-joining methods such as welding, brazing, soldering or flanging.

“Victaulic offers the fastest and safest pipe-joining method currently available on the market,” says Pankaj Soni, Victaulic Country Manager, “and when it comes to installing fire protection piping the choice of grooved-end flexible and rigid couplings can significantly reduce installation time. Victaulic looks forward to helping the industry build productivity and increase efficiency and profitability.”

Visitors to Fire India will also

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have the opportunity to catch a first glimpse of the VicFlex® AB1 Sprinkler bracket, a patented one-piece ready-to-install bracket designed to move with the ceiling grid, allowing easy centre-of-tile installation in seconds. Other products on display in Hall 01, C-25 will include VicFlex Stainless Steel Sprinkler Fittings and the LP-46 sprinkler range.

“Specifying the right fire protection system has never been more important than in today’s climate, where safety and efficiency are so high on the agenda,” adds Soni. “Victaulic offers a wide range of solutions that not only fit the needs of modern buildings but also save clients time and costs.”

About Victaulic

Since 1919, Victaulic has been the world’s leading producer of grooved mechanical couplings and pipejoining systems. Used in the most demanding markets, Victaulic innovative piping technologies and services put people to work faster while increasing safety, ensuring reliability and maximizing efficiency.

The company has 15 major manufacturing facilities, 28 branches worldwide and over 3,600 employees who speak 43 languages across the globe.

With more than 900 active global patents, Victaulic solutions are at work in 115 countries across diverse business lines including oil and gas, chemical, mining, power generation, water and wastewater treatment, military and marine, as well as commercial building and fire protectio www.ind-safety.com

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Pelicanâ&#x201E;˘ introduces the powerful safety approved 9415 LED lantern

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elican Products has introduced the rugged 9415 LED Lantern as the safety-approved version of their most powerful hand held lighting tool ever.

Certified with Class I, Div. 1 Groups ABCD T4, the 9415 LED Lantern is safety approved for most volatile environments. Engineered with an array of four high-intensity LEDs, the 9415 LED Lantern shines a piercing 413 lumens/26,352 candela peak beam intensity.

The 9415 LED Lantern offers three illumination modes (high, low and flashing) with a water-resistant electronic switch that toggles between modes at the push of a button.

The switch also features an integrated battery level indicator that illuminates when the light is on: green (more than 75%), amber (between 75% and 25%) and red

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(25% and lower). Powered by the latest in Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable battery technology, it boasts 4.5 hours run time in high mode and 12 hours in low mode.

Designed to stand on end, the lantern array can be rotated 120 degrees allowing for a variety of directional options. The 9415 LED Lantern also features a sure-grip, all-weather handle with an extra large opening to accommodate gloved hands.

Rated IPX4 water-resistant, the lantern has an incredibly tough polymer construction that will stand up to just about any abuse that comes along. It weighs in at a mere 1.36 kg (with batteries) and features a quick-release nylon safety strap that prevents entanglement. In order to ensure a secure attachment, the 9415 LED Lantern and charger base are rated NFPA 1901 for use on fire apparatuses.

The lantern is available in safety yellow. Like all Pelican hand held lighting, the 9415 LED Lantern is backed by the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lifetime Guarantee of Excellence.

For more information, visit : www.Pelican.com, www.pelicanprogear.com

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ValTouch remains committed for providing quality support to all its customers We are targeting MNC’s, Education industry and Residential apartments offering them the right solution to meet their security needs.

Q. What is the advantage of Matrix products vis-à-vis the competition?

Jayachandra G A, Director, ValTouch, Bangalore Q. In your opinion, what is the state of security industry in India and what is the trend you see in the space?

Security industry is gaining importance than ever before and is a fast growing industry in India.

Under present circumstances we are in, security has become a domain which no person or entity can neglect, whether it is of industrial, commercial or residential sector.

No doubt the necessity for security at levels is growing steadily, in turn leading to better awareness among public in general. People are always looking forward for new technologies which can add value but remain simple and easy to use.

Currently Wi-Fi and IP devices are gaining momentum due to their ease of use and accessibility from anywhere in the world - as we embrace 3G and 4GS Technologies.

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Matrix is SUBSTANCE brand.

Substance is in the DNA of Matrix solutions. Substance in the form of technology, depth, genuineness and going beyond the mere outer façade and offer more values in all the areas. This is what differentiates Matrix from the lot. Matrix solutions are packed with More. More productivity, more applications, more flexibility, more functions, more features, more cost saving, more reliability, and more support.

Matrix positioning is based on offering more of these true inherent values which customers expect from infrastructure solutions.

Q. What is your marketing and channel strategy?

We have our own strategy in building channel partners. Currently we are building relationship with architect’s and interior designers.

As we are in the service industry, it is always essential for us to meet client’s requirements with the right solutions. Good references from existing client, aggressive onlinepresence, cross references through other companies of the Bhoktum group (parent entity), are some of the marketing approaches that we have.

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ValTouch remains committed for providing quality support to all its customers. We have very good support from MATRIX to fulfil this obligation with customers. MATRIX is providing essential training for both pre-sales and post sales activities at regular intervals. This is contributing well and benefiting our technical team to provide quality support for customers.

We have a dedicated HOT line number with qualified trained engineers with the right processes in place, to assist our customers..

Q. What are the challenges that you are currently facing in India?

Residential and Non IT segment is lacking an awareness needed for the thrust to have security in place. In addition, lack of technical awareness of products has some challenges.

Lack of awareness and interest in having AMC’s in Non IT segment also remain a challenge.

Q. How much of growth are you expecting this year and are you also expecting any business from the overseas market?

Currently we are targeting Companies with multiple branches and partnering with right entities covering residential segment to cater our solutions without compromising on the quality. We are expecting 100% growth this year and target to explore the Middle East region. www.ind-safety.com

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Bright Ideas Campaign from CP PLUS GmbH & Co. KG, Germany Preview of tomorrow’s security technologies today!

T Mr. Padmadas Nair, Country Head for CP PLUS GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, addressing at CP PLUS Bright Ideas Technology RoadShow at Delhi

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he CP PLUS GmbH & Co. KG, Germany launched its ‘Bright Ideas’ campaign in India. The Bright Ideas campaign defines constant innovations in surveillance technologies based on the needs of customers by the CP PLUS GmbH & Co. KG. CP PLUS has been able to provide value for money solutions with its deep and strong customer connect. The R&D Team at CP PLUS TeknoLogix Lab, has been designing various solutions which are helping in securing million of locations across the globe. Under the Bright Ideas Campaign, CP PLUS organized their Technology RoadShows in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmadabad on 24th, 26th Aug and 3rd, 5th and 7th Sept respectively, aimed to showcase its preview of upcoming security technologies.

Commenting on the CP PLUS Bright Ideas Campaign, W.E Wroldson Managing Director at CP PLUS GmbH & Co. KG expressed, “Today, CP PLUS is a global leader in security industry with presence in over 60 countries, serving surveillance solutions for different verticals from smaller to larger installations. Not only that security expert relies on us for supplying the most relevant and optimized security systems or solutions. And India remains the important and potential market for us. Our engineers at CP PLUS TeknoLogix Lab are dedicatedly working to bring in effective and value-added solutions for security professionals.”

At the CP PLUS Technology road-shows, channel partners and system integrators came from different spectrum of the surveillance domain to have live experience of CP PLUS upcoming technology. Under analog category, CP PLUS introduced its World’s first 1000TVL cameras for sharpest, smartest and clearest surveillance, TranX CCTV camera range, NUEVO-Vision DVRs for wider D1 recording, Nano speed dome cameras and much more. Under upcoming IP range, CP PLUS unveiled motorized vari-focal cameras, 2 Megapixel resolutions in WDR camera range, vOptimus Pro VMS platform etc. In addition, wide range of home automation, networked Video Door Phones range with PoE Support, biometric solutions was showcased at these road shows. In addition, the CP PLUS experts also shared successful case studies with attendees, providing detailed view

Mr. Yogesh B. Dutta, Sr. Vice President at Aditya Infotech Ltd. Addressing the audience at CP PLUS Bright Ideas Technology Road-Show at Delhi

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Mr. Aditya Khemka, CEO & Director at Aditya Infotech Ltd and Mr. Padmadas Nair, Country Head for CP PLUS GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, honoring the Channel Partner with CP PLUS Excellence Awards 2012-13

Mr. Aditya Khemka, CEO & Director at Aditya Infotech Ltd and Mr. Padmadas Nair, Country Head for CP PLUS GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, honoring the Channel Partner with CP PLUS Excellence Awards 2012-13

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on security challenges faced by existing infrastructure and the CP PLUS secured the location by providing appropriate and customized solution.

“In India, we are already No.1 surveillance brand that has been securing every corner of life. We are committed towards promoting and developing new products and technologies as per the need of Indian market. These road-shows has certainly taken our channel partners & system integrators to the next level where they can provide variety of solutions as per the customer’s need and will improve their quality of integration projects”, expressed Padmadas Nair as Country Head at CP PLUS India. He further added “we have always believed in empowering our channel partners and system integrators with valueadded products/solutions. We look forward to organize such technology road-shows as they certainly help in cementing our relationship with Channel Partners and SIs.” Aditya Khemka, CEO & Director at Aditya Infotech Ltd “Our journey with CP PLUS GmbH & Co. KG, has been extremely successful.

We are proud to be partnered with CP PLUS in this part of the world. I appreciate vision and passion of Mr. W.E Wroldson in taking CP PLUS to the next level of growth. They have been consistent in providing value added solutions to our partners and making CP PLUS as a ‘preferred brand’ for different verticals”. At concluding the workshop, the CP PLUS honored their Channel Partners and System Integrators with “CP PLUS Excellence Awards 2012-13” and certificate who have been aggressively contributing and adding value to the CP PLUS business in India. www.ind-safety.com

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MDR Electronics inaugurated 3rd MX Security Zone – “Fusion Technotronics” in Mumbai

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DR ELECTRONICS-MX is 4 Decade old Company which offers a gigantic range of over 5000 high quality ELECTRONIC Products. All our electronic products are well known in the market under our Brand Name of “MX” and are in huge demand due to our Excellent Quality, Reliable Service and Timely Delivery and Reasonable Price.

MX has got into Security and surveillance System manufacturing in a critical sphere of its business.

MX also specializes in designing and manufacturing of CCTV professional cameras, Digital Video Recorders (DVR), Security and Surveillance accessories.

MX believes in Innovation, Service, Adaptability and Reliability, which helps to serve the society better. MX aims to provide great quality products with apt price and fast service.

MDR ELCTRONICS is a private Company which runs by entrepreneur Mr. Mukesh Panjwani. There are a total of 13 MX Showrooms across India. In that 10 are Exclusive MX Consumer products showroom and 3 are MX Security Zones. The showrooms are spread across the states of Maharashtra (Mumbai, Pune), Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad, Secunderabad, and Vishakhapatnam), Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Coimbatore), Gujarat (Vadodara), Karnataka (Bangalore), and Kerala (Kochi) MX Security Zone is an Indian retail chain for Security Products, Accessories, cables and Connectors.

MX Security Zones will have all the Security products at display.

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‘Tech Connect’ Mumbai evangelizes cutting edge security technology trends & issues

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ech Connect” Seminar Series inaugural event was organized at Grand Hyatt. The first part of this PAN India seminar series saw heady presentations and insightful panel discussions. The grand launch of “Tech Connect” Seminar Series evoked great response from leading security brands, system integrators, security consultants and professional community. “ Tech Connect” Seminar Series was launched in Mumbai on 26th July at sprawling Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai. The event was concluded on a high note with an overwhelming response from security Industry and professional community. The

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seminar was powered by a&s India and supported by Honeywell, Tyco, Godrej, ESSL, Mobotix and Innovative Ideals.

“Tech Connect” Seminar Series is being conceived to bridge the gap between security industry brands and security professional community which includes system integrators, consultants and Chief Security Officers from diverse verticals like Real Estate, Education, Ports, airports, Critical Infrastructures, Banking, Oil & Gas, Retail and Healthcare.

The inaugural ceremony was commenced with the lighting of the lamp by dignitary panel, which was followed by welcome note. In his welcome note Ravi Shankar Vairava, Chief Consultant, ABECL, said ,“There is gap between OEM’s and end users and we see consultants and system integrators as a bridge.

Tech Connect is our initiative in strengthening that bridge. With objective of making that bridge stronger and more efficient, we would be more organizing a series of seminar across India. The “Tech Connect” Seminar offered a platform to security fraternity to forge alliances and grow their business.”

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COMPANY PORTFOLIO

Fire Evacuation Drill

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nce the fire emergency plan has been developed and training given, you will need to evaluate its effectiveness. The best way to do this is to perform a fire drill. This should be carried out at least sixmonthly or as determined by your fire risk assessment. If you have a high staff turnover, you may need to carry them out more often.

A well-planned and executed fire drill will confirm understanding of the training and provide helpful information for future training.

The responsible person should determine the possible objectives of the drill such as to: 1. Identify any weaknesses in the evacuation strategy; 2. Test the procedure following any recent alteration or changes to working practices; 3. Familiarise new members of staff with procedures; 4. Test the arrangements for disabled people.

Keep clear in mind that the fire evacuation is necessary when all preventative and protective measures have failed - a fire that is life and business threatening has started in your premises.

Key Benefits:

1. Single point of contact for Fire Safety Management with dedicated Fire Consultant.

2. With your necessary input we will ensure your compliance with The Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act 2006.

3. We will recommend and discuss beneficial improvements that will assist managing fire safety.

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4. When you get to know Fire Chief Consultants and our expertise you will be able to relax knowing that you have extremely competent persons assisting you from design of a new building, or extension of existing building, through to Fire Safety Management when the building is occupied.

5. You need no longer be worried when a Fire Department Officer notifies you that he/she wishes to inspect your building.

6. Our involvement will make it highly unlikely that the Enforcement Authority (Fire Department) will consider a Prosecution, subject to compliance of Fire Safety measures from your end.

7. Our Consultants will work with you to give guidance on the fire evacuation procedure including the selection of a suitable evacuation assembly area.

8. We will organise fire evacuation drills to be undertaken at six monthly intervals.

9. Prior to each fire evacuation drill our attending consultant can brief fire marshals and security guards, after the exercise is complete our consultant will debrief all fire marshals and security guards.

A fire evacuation drill report will be prepared for record purposes.

We can give you the help that you need at less cost than you will spend in time trying to understand what you have to do for compliance. Talk to us with no obligation.

Fire Fighting Equipments

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URU TECHNOCAST is manufacturer, specialist & supplier of Fire Fighting Equipments like Hydrant Valves Single/Double, Landing Valves, Branch Pipe with Nozzle & Fire Hose delivery male/female coupling.

These items are manufactured from finest quality raw material stainless steel metal/ gunmetal by lost wax process and machining. They also can provide casting, machining and assembly facility as per the customers drawing, specification & Sample of fire fighting equipments components. And Hydrant Valves Single/Double, Landing Valves, Branch Pipe with Nozzle & Fire Hose delivery male/female coupling are also available in ready delivery from them.

For more information, GURU TECHNOCAST www.gurutechnocast.com

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Eye Wash & Safety Showers

Lifting, Pulling & Material Handling

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Fire Emergency Plan & Contingency Plan

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ou need to have a Fire Emergency Plan for dealing with any fire situation.

The purpose of a Fire Emergency Plan is to ensure that the people in your premises know what to do if there is a fire and that the premises can be safely evacuated.

If you or your organisation employ five or more people, or your premises are licensed or an alterations notice requiring it is in force, then details of your Fire Emergency Plan must be recorded.

Even if it is not required, it is good practice to keep a record.

Your Fire Emergency Plan should be based on the outcome of your fire risk assessment and be available for your employees, their representatives (where appointed) and the enforcing authority.

In multi-occupied, larger and more complex offices and shops, the Fire Emergency Plan will need to be detailed and compiled only after consultation with other occupiers and other responsible people, e.g. owners, who have control over the building. In most cases this means that a single Fire Emergency Plan covering the whole building will be necessary. Normally the building owner or managing agent will be expected to produce the Fire Emergency Plan and agree the content with other responsible persons.

Your Fire Emergency Plan should be appropriate to your premises and could include: 1. How people will be warned if there is a fire, 2. What staff should do if they discover a fire, 3. How the evacuation of the

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premises should be carried out, 4. Where people should assemble after they have left the premises and procedures for checking whether the premises have been evacuated, 5. Identification of key escape routes, how people can gain access to them and escape from them to a place of total safety, a drawing maybe beneficial for this, 6. Arrangements for fighting the fire, 7. The duties and identity of staff who have specific responsibilities if there is a fire, 8. Arrangements for the safe evacuation of people identified as being especially at risk, such as those with disabilities, lone workers and young persons, 9. Any machines / appliances / processes / power supplies that need to be stopped or isolated if there is a fire, 10. Specific arrangements, if necessary, for high-fire-risk areas, 11. Contingency plans for when life safety systems such as evacuation lifts, fire-detection and warning systems, wet riser system, sprinklers or smoke control systems are out of order, 12. How the fire and rescue service and any other necessary services will be called and who will be responsible for doing this, 13. Procedures for meeting the fire and rescue service on their arrival and notifying them of any special risks, e.g. the location of highly flammable materials, people trap etc, 14. What training employees need and the arrangements for ensuring that this training is given,

15. Phased evacuation plans (where some areas are evacuated while others are alerted but not evacuated until later), 16. Plans to deal with people once they have left the premises.

As part of your emergency plan it is good practice to prepare postincident plans for dealing with situations that might arise such as those involving: 1. Unaccompanied children, 2. People with personal belongings (especially valuables) still in the building, 3. People wishing to rejoin friends, 4. Getting people away from the building (e.g. to transport), 5. Inclement weather.

You should therefore prepare contingency plan to determine specific actions and/or the mobilisation of specialist resources.

We can give you the help that you need at less cost than you will spend in time trying to understand what you have to do for compliance. Talk to us with no obligation.

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Fire Risk Assessment

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he Fire Risk Assessment is just the starting point of Fire Safety Management at your premises; all other compliance needs flow from this.

Before getting into the risk assessment you should be aware of some of the other requirements of The Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act 2006.

1. You must appoint one or more competent persons, depending on the size and use of your premises, to carry out any of the preventive and protective measures required by the Order (you can nominate yourself for this purpose). A competent person is someone with enough training and experience or knowledge and other qualities to be able to implement these measures properly.

2. You must provide your employees with clear and relevant information on the risks to them identified by the fire risk assessment, about the measures you have taken to prevent fires, and how these measures will protect them if a fire breaks out.

3. You must consult your employees (or their elected representatives) about nominating people to carry out particular roles in connection with fire safety and about proposals for improving the fire precautions.

4. You must, before you employ a child, provide a parent with clear and relevant information on the risks to that child identified by the risk assessment, the measures you have put in place to prevent/ protect them from fire and inform any other responsible person of any risks to that child arising from their undertaking.

5. You must inform non-employees, such as temporary or contract workers, of the relevant risks

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to them, and provide them with information about who are the nominated competent persons, and about the fire safety procedures for the premises.

6. You must co-operate and coordinate with other responsible persons who also have premises in the building, inform them of any significant risks you find and how you will seek to reduce/control those risks which might affect the safety of their employees.

7. You must provide the employer of any person from an outside organisation who is working in your premises (e.g. an agency providing temporary staff) with clear and relevant information on the risks to those employees and the preventive and protective measures taken. You must also provide those employees with appropriate instructions and relevant information about the risks to them.

8. If you are not the employer but have any control of premises which contain more than one workplace, you are also responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the Order are complied with in those parts over which you have control.

9. You must consider the presence of any dangerous substances and the risk this presents to relevant persons from fire.

10. You must establish a suitable means of contacting the emergency services and provide them with any relevant information about dangerous substances.

11. 11. You must provide appropriate information, instruction and training to your employees, during their normal working hours, about the fire precautions in your workplace, when they start working for you, and from time to time throughout the period they work for you.

12. You must ensure that the premises and any equipment provided in connection with fire fighting, fire detection and warning, or emergency routes and exits are covered by a suitable system of maintenance and are maintained by a competent person in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair.

There are five steps to a risk assessment: 1. Identify fire hazards: a. Sources of ignition, b. Sources of fuel, c. Sources of oxygen.

2. Identify people at risk: a. People in & around the premises, b. People especially at risk.

3. Evaluate, remove, reduce and protect from risk: a. Evaluate the risk of a fire occurring, b. Evaluate the risk to people from fire, c. Remove or reduce fire hazards, d. Remove or reduce the risks to people, e. Detection and warning, f. Fire-fighting, g. Escape routes, h. Lighting, i. Signs and notices, j. Maintenance.

4. Record, plan, inform, instruct & train: a. Record significant finding and action taken, b. Prepare an emergency plan, c. Inform & instruct relevant people; co-operate & co-ordinate with others, d. Provide training.

5. Review: a. Keep assessment under review, b. Revise where necessary.

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Thermal imaging cameras help to prevent fires FLIR A-Series incorporated in PYROsmart® system detectsfires at a very early stage.

Thermal imaging cameras are being used for a wide variety of applications. Thanks to their ability to measure temperatures in a non-contact mode, they can also easily be used for fire prevention. Any industry which has some type of storage area where goods or material is kept is susceptible to self combustion of material. Typical examples of this are storage of splint wood, batteries, waste recycling materials & coal. All these applications have in common that there is a fundamental need to detect hot spots & prevent that they turn into a fire.

PYROsmart fire prevention system

The heart of the PYROsmart system is a FLIR A615. PYROsmart can avoid fires in your facility.

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Orglmeister Infrarot - Systeme is an innovative company in Germany that is producing and marketing the PYROsmart system. PYROsmart is a camera system that can be used for fire prevention. The systems will detect hot areas that can lead to a fire in a very early stage.

“The PYROsmart sytem contains a thermal imaging camera and a daylight camera.”, explains Mr. Orglmeister, General Manager of the company. “The heart of the system is a FLIR A615 thermal imaging camera.”

“The system can scan a large area. All the separate thermal images that are taken are stitched together and a panorama image is created. Our patented abiroVision system brings all single thermal

FLIR A615

images together and creates a large thermal image that is continuously updated. By combining all the 640 x 480 pixels images created by the FLIR A615 we can create a large thermal image that has up to 9600 x 9600 pixels. The PYROsmart system can be pressurised so that it can also be used in extremely hot and dusty environments.”

PYROsmart can be easily installed at any location. The system has an IP network connection and an alarm output. Apart from that the only thing needed is a 24 V connection. The entire system is also extremely easy to control thanks to a touch screen interface.

Detecting fires

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Hot spots in a waste bunker can lead to sponteneous self combustion and fires.

Orglmeister. “It can easily detect hot spots which are a first indication that a fire might break out. The user can easily set various types of rules in the PYROsmart system. If one of these rules is violated, automatically an alarm will go off.”

Depending on in which industry the PYROsmart system is being used these rules can be different. The easiest rule is that if the system detects a temperature that is above a certain value set by the user, an alarm will go off. In other cases, for example in a waste incineration plant, rules can be set that if no new waste is being added, the system is monitoring for a temperature increase.

“But, this rule is useless in a waste recycling plant. In a waste recycling plant waste is being added and turned continuously by wheel loaders. The exhaust pipes of these wheel loaders can not be considered as a hot spot, nor can them appearing in the image be considered as a temperature increase. PYROsmart can distinguise the hot exhaust of a wheel loader from an originating fire thanks to intelligent algorithms.

The PYROsmart system clearly shows the areas that are susceptible to spontaneous self combustion. The fire monitor will cool these areas down.

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“Detecting a hot spot that can lead to a fire is one thing. Preventing that it becomes a fire is another.”, says Mr. Orglmeister. “It is not always so easy that you can send someone out with a hose to cool down the problem area. Therefore many users and also insurance companies came with the question to create a system that can not only detect hot spot buts one that can cool them down immediately as well.”

“In order to do this we have connected the PYROsmart with a fire monitor. The PYROsmart system is taking “xyz co-ordinates”.

These coordinates can be sent to a fire monitor. This means that the following steps can be identified: • One of the rules set in the PYROsmart system is violated and an alarm is generated • T he PYROsmart system takes the “xyz co-ordinates” of the hot spot and sends them to the fire monitor • T he fire monitor turns into the direction of the hot spot and starts to put water on it so that it is cooled down and the danger for a fire is eliminated.

Also the spray of cold water is traced automatically by the PYROsmart system to the exact location where the hotspot is. This procedure is patented by Orglmeister Infrarot Systeme.

“The fire monitor can also be handed manually with a joystick.

This is necessary so that the system can be overruled by firemen. In case a fire should break out firemen can not only use the fire monitor to help them extinguish the fire. Thermal imaging cameras like the FLIR A615 can also see through smoke. This means that the PYROsmart system will help firemen to see where the fire is and where they are spraying INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW | AUGUST

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the water, through the smoke.”

A wide range of applications

The fire monitor in action in a waste bunker.

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“The PYROsmart can be used for a wide variety of applications. We have installed various systems in waste bunkers and in waste incineration plants. It is also in use at various locations where cokes is produced.

During the production process of cokes, coal is heated. It needs to be cooled down again afterwards in order to prevent that the entire coal pile is burning up.

This is done with water. It is however possible that certain parts of the coal are not being cooled down enough. This means that the coal is still burning and a loss of the final product. By having the PYROsmart system look at the cokes, hot areas that have not been cooled down can be identified immediately. In combination with a fire monitor, the parts that are too hot can be cooled immediately.”

“The PYROsmart is also seeing to it that no more water is sprayed than absolutely necessary and only on places where it is necessary. This contrary to what happens normally: put a man with a water hose next to the cokes to cool them down.” “Some cokes plants succeeded to bring the amount of water in their cokes back from 8% to 2%. This means that thanks to the PYROsmart system they are able to deliver more of a better quality product. Taken into account the extra income that is generated from this, the investment in a PYROsmart system is extremely small.”

Advantages of the PYROsmart system

the amount of water that is being used is minimal. Water is sprayed where it needs to be sprayed and nowhere else. This contrary to sprinkler systems. When sprinkler systems are used in a warehouse they can damage the entire stock. A PYROsmart system just sprays water where the fire is breaking out. “ “By installing a PYROsmart system, and taking full advantage of the thermal imaging capabilities of the FLIR A615, fires can be

Cokes production: hot areas that have not been cooled down can be identified immediately with the PYROsmart system. In combination with a fire monitor, the parts that are too hot can be cooled immediately avoided. The cost of a fire are often underestimated. There is not only the loss of material but, even worse, in some cases there is loss of live. Value is impossible to calculate. A PYROsmart system is a small investment to avoid all this.”, concludes Mr. Orglmeister.

For more information, contact: FLIR Systems India Web: www.flir.com

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Secure issuance best practices improve security, efficiency & flexibility at lowest possible cost

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Mr. Ranjit Nambiar, Director of Sales, HID Global IAM - India

rganizations have many options for issuing secure credentials that can be used across numerousapplications. The latest printers, card materials and software improve issuance efficiency while meeting the highest security requirementsand ensuring a flexible path to new capabilities down the road. Optimal effectiveness requires that these solutions be tailored to the application, with future needs in mind,in environments ranging from academic institutions and healthcare facilities to financial service providers and other large enterprises.

One of the first considerations is how to deliver the appropriate level of card, cardholder and system issuance security, up to and including deploying multi-layered identity validation and system management capabilities.Next, organizations must choose wisely from a broad range of cost and performance options for printer/encoder solutions, from entry-level monochrome solutions to the most robust, high-throughput printers/encoders.

They also must consider options to simultaneously support multiple types of electronic personalization, including inline smart card solutions that reduce personalization processes to a single step.And they must optimize cost today while preserving the value of their investments well into the future. There are a number of best practices that can be followed in each of these areas.

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Issuance Security Ensuring card, cardholder and system security requires a multilayered approach, both for card validation and for the overall issuance system.

Identity validation has historically been a two-dimensional process. The person presenting his or her credentials is compared with identifying data – originally a simple photo -- that is displayed on the ID card. More recently, credentials have been enhanced to include a second dimension: additional elements that enable more trustworthy visual authentication while helping to deter tampering and forgery. Among these visual elements are higherresolution images, holographic card over-laminates, and permanent and unalterable, laser-engraved personalization attributes. These and other elements render forgery and alteration extremely difficult, if not virtually impossible.

A third validation dimension can be implemented using digital components such as smart card chips or magnetic stripes. Additionally, expanding data storage on the card enables the implementation of robust multi-factor authentication.

Variousauthentication factors can be used, including something the cardholder“has” (the card), something the cardholder“knows” (a password) and something the cardholder “is” (biometric data).

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it was issued. Smart cards also leverage cryptography and keys to ensure that the user possesses the correct keys at that specific moment.

This type of multi-layered approach is also important for protecting the integrity of the overall issuance system.As a first layer, organizations must control who can access physical components.

Mechanical locks should be used to control access to printers, including the card input and output hoppers as well as the rejected cards. Physical locks should also be placed on all access points to protect consumables including ribbon and film.

Electronic security is the second system security layer. Personal identification numbers (PINs) can be used to control operator access to each printer. Also, organizations should ensure that print job data packets meet or exceed advanced encryption standards. This will optimize system privacy, integrity and authentication, all the way through to the final issuance endpoint.

The third system security layer is ensuring automatic elimination of personal data on used print ribbon panels. Organizations can increase security by deploying printers with integrated sensors. These sensors ensure that custom print ribbons and holographic card over-laminates can only be used in authorized units.

Picking the Right Printer/ Encoder

Organizations have different printer/encoder hardware and software needs depending on their size. For instance, small businesses with limited IT resources need easy-touse solutions. They also may need special features such as easy-toload card ribbon consumablesand integrated card design software www.ind-safety.com

templates. For organizations that simply need a basic “one-off” card design for a small number of employees, embedded card templates located within the printer browser can eliminate the need for installing additional software. Alternatively, there are cost-effective, entry-level photo capture and card design solutions.

Mid-size organizations also need scalability to meet changing requirements. By choosing a modular printer solution, these organizations can add features such as dual-side printing functionalitythat will enable them to scale to larger print runs and more informationrich cards. Large organizations, on the other hand, typically need high-volume throughput to support growingnumbersofstaff, contractors and visitors. Many increasingly need risk-appropriate solutions, and a card personalization system that can address a diverse range of requirements, from basic ID badges for some parts of the facility to highly secure credentialsfor more sensitive areas.

Picking the right printer/ encoder solution also depends on anorganization’s application requirements and user profile.

For instance, the best choice for organizations deploying contactless or contact smart cards is high definition print (HDP) retransfer technology.

Because retransfer technology doesn’t print directly to the card’s surface, it eliminates the risk of expensive misprints due to card surface or sub-surface irregularities or abnormalities.

Retransfer technology first transfers the printed image to a special film, which is then fused smoothly to the card’s surface.

This yields higher quality print than traditional

direct-to-card printing, with a lower incidence of misprints and waste.

For environments where high throughput is important, organizations should opt for an ID printer solution that focuses on overall performance and productivity. Printing/encoding jobs of 10,000 cards and above require hardware that is designed for continuous and seamless throughput. In contrast, some organizations need to focus on economy, and the latest generation of monochrome direct-to-card (DTC) printers offers an ideal solution for inexpensively printing badges with higher quality than is possible using alternative thermal printers. Monochrome DTC printers combine quality, reliability and ease of use, while providing organizations with a solution that is cost-effective to operate and offers a low total cost of ownership.

The final element to consider is personalization. Mid-sized and larger organizations generally should choose ID card printers that support multiple types of electronic personalization, for multiple types of cards including magnetic stripe as well as increasingly popular contactless and contact encoding solutions. This enables migration from one technology to another, simplifying support for new encoding options as security requirements increase.

Large organizations also may need to control access throughout the facility differently depending on the security needs of various areas.

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located worldwide, and may need an integrated card personalization software solution that has the flexibility to link disparate databases.

Ease of personalization is also important. Proper identity validation management requires routine synchronization of two types of data: 1) the pre-programmed data on the card’s electronics and 2) the personal data that is printed onto the outside of the card. In the past, organizations typically used a desktop card printer to add color and text to a card’s exterior. After this step, the card was extracted from the printer’s output bin, and the preprinted/pre-programmedICnumber was then transferred to a computer database.

This was generally accomplished either through manual entry or by tapping the card to an external desktop reader. Today’s inline smart card personalization processes reduce this to a single step, enabling users to submit a card into a desktop printer equipped with an internal smart card encoder that personalizes the card inside and out.

Minimizing Costs, Today and Tomorrow

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Finally, organizations also must minimize two areas of cost: a) the cost of initial deployment, maintenance and consumables, and b) the cost of migrating to new capabilities in the future.

The cost for initial deployment varies based on many factors including: the number of employees in an organization; the type of card to be used (i.e., standard blank card, or electronic/contactless smart card); the level of personalization to be applied (i.e., single- or dual-side printing); and the risk-appropriate

level of security or card durability and life expectancy that is desired.

Adding security features through personalization rarely increases card costs by more than USD$1.00 per unit, even when using optional laminates. And card printer maintenance is an inexpensive yet valuable habit to adopt. This includes regularly cleaning print-heads and the card feeding mechanism, which limits the risk of more expensive service and replacement.

The cost of future technology migration is also important.

These costs can be minimized by integrating card readers/encoder functionality directly into the card printer hardware. Nearly all major card printer manufacturers offer this option,as well as card issuance software that is compatible with the integrated system. If an organization already owns a card printer, it can usually be upgraded with an encoder in the field. By integrating readers/encoders into card printer hardware, organizations position themselves to leverage the benefits of smart card applications well into the future. And when they’re ready to maximize their smart cards’ functionality, they’ll already have the smart issuance part of the equation figured out.

Today’s secure issuance solutions offer broad options for cost-effectively raising the security of an organization’s credentials, its cardholders, and its issuance system to the highest possible standards.

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Safety Sensor Technology on New Grounds

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he history of the safety-related sensor technology starts with one industry and one technology: the electromechanical safety switches (image 1), which were used in the entire machinery and plant construction, appeared to be unfit for the hygienecritical fields of the food-processing industry, considering that impurities and contaminates can deposit in the dead spots, e.g. in the inlet opening of the actuator.

rectangular flat enclosure are used and special variants for the hygienic areas in the food-processing industry are available, amongst which the brandnew BNS 40, which is now presented

by Schmersal (image 2).

Image 2: Safety sensor on the basis of a magnetic switch in foodsafe design with stainless steel enclosure and protection class IP 69K

Image : The start: an alternative to the classic safety switch was needed for the hygiene-sensitive areas in food production

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As a result, the idea of using sensors came up. The safety sensors and their actuators, which Schmersal subsequently developed on the basis of magnetic switches, had completely smooth surfaces without any dead spots. The design of this switchgear is oriented either towards the familiar cylindrical sensors or to the electromechanical safety switches (compare to image 1). Alternatively, extremely compact designs with

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It soon became apparent that these sensors offered not only advantages for food-processing machinery. Due to the non-contact operating principle, the sensor technology is wear-free. The switchgear furthermore is extremely compact and can be smoothly integrated in the surrounding construction, if necessary even in concealed mounting, for instance on safety guards or protective covers in non-ferromagnetic materials such as (thermo)plastic or stainless steel.

New technology with additional functions

The list of advantages was all the more extended when the Schmersal Group developed a new patented operating principle, the so-called CSS (Coded Safety Sensor) technology.

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generating additionalinformation, which the machine user can utilizefor instance for diagnostic purposes.

The safety sensors equipped with the CSS technology can also detect the misalignment between the machine casing and the safety guard and emit a warning, requesting the operator to realign the safety guard.

This “premature warning signal” increases the availability of the machine. Another advantage of this technology is that up to 31 sensors can be wired in series and evaluated through a single safety-monitoring module (image 3). This saves costs, installation effort and space in the control cabinet.

Image 3: Up to 31 safety switchgear with CSS technology on board can be wired in series and evaluated through a single safety monitoring module.

These sensors are also available in different variants, both in cylindrical and square form (image 4). Optionally, a variant with paired coding is available as well (CSP 34 series), which guarantees a higher

Image 4: Perfect for fitting on profile kits in mechanical engineering: rectangular-shaped safety sensor with CSS technology

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protection against tampering.

The next step in the evolution

A few months ago, the next step in the evolution of the safety sensor technology was taken. At SPS/IPC/ DRIVES 2010, the Schmersal Group presented the RSS 36, an electronic safety sensor, which is, just like the other sensors with CSS technology, is suitable for series-wiring in Performance Level e safety circuits to EN 13849-1 (SIL 3, control category 4) and can be combined with all components of the CSS family, for instance with the AZ 200 safety switch or the AZM 200 and MZM 100 solenoid interlocks.

Different coding variants through RFID technology

As the latest generation of safety sensors is using the RFID technology, different variants can be generated, which differ from each other by their respective coding. In the basic version, the sensor will accept any target.

The second version will only accept the target, which has been taught during the first start-up.

With the third version, the teach-in process can be repeated any number of times. In this way, the user can choose the most adequate coding variant and therefore determine the desired level of availability and protection against tampering.

Schmersal moreover could already acquire comprehensive experience with the RFID technology : the machinery safety programme includes key selector switches with integrated RFID systems, which are used for instance as operating mode selector. In this case, the person setting up the machine is entitled to use the set-up mode, whereas the machine operator can only start the

machine in automatic mode.

The new series is characterised by universal mounting possibilities.

Optionally, an integrated magnetic latching can be supplied, which enables using the sensor as end stop when fitted on smaller safety guards.

The materials used for the enclosure have been tested in accordance with the Ecolab directives and are resistant to aggressive cleaning agents. With their protection class IP 69K, they can be used under very unfavourable circumstances.

Also new safety sensor with “Hygienic Design”

The Schmersal Group has developed another innovation in the safety sensor programme, the BNS 40S series, which is especially designed for hygiene-critical areas. The design and the chosen materials meet the “Hygienic Design” requirements.

The sensors resist to detergents and chemicals and perfectly withstand cleaning procedures with steam jet cleaners (protection class IP 69K). The cables of the BNS 40S are FDA approved and the safety sensor is currently submitted to the UL and ECOLAB approval procedure.

The BNS 40S is also suitable for use in hygiene-sensitive areas of foodprocessing machinery.

Increased industry - specific focus,

more intensive consulting This new development underlines the increased industry-specific focus from the Schmersal Group: the BNS 40S is part of a complete portfolio for the safety of machinery in the foodprocessing industry.

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When German Corporations demand quality, it turns to Hikvision

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s a society, Germany has a well-earned reputation for quality.

When German scholars study a subject, they explore every academic option. When German businesses offer a service, they do so with a total commitment and a concern that every aspect be of the highest possible quality.

Case in point, when the German giant, DM Drugstores, decided to upgrade their existing CCTV solution for each of their stores across the country, they chose Hikvision. And as its custom, they did so because Hikvision offers a quality that is unrivaled in the security landscape.

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Christian Berkigt, Chief Development Officer at VeViTecGmbH (the developer of this

solution), remarked, “Obviously quality is a huge issue for any German corporation. In this regard, we felt confident that Hikvision would fully meet the demands of both DM Drugstores and VeViTecGmbH. But, what equally impressed us was Hikvision’s technical support – it really made this solution come together.”

But, this solution was not a simple one step process that is often customary in large CCTV solutions of this variety. Instead of the traditional melding of pre-existing analog and newly purchased IP components into a cost-saving hybrid model, VeViTec-GmbH chose an altogether different route.

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two Hikvision PCI compression cards, the DS-4008HCI and the DS4016HCI. Both cards feature similar technology, such as H.264 (MPEG-4/ Part 10) real-time video compression and up-to real-time 4CIF recording, with the main difference being the number of channels each can connect to (8 and 16, respectively).

However, these compression cards were meant as only a stop-gap.

The IP Future

Initially, prior to January 2012, DM Drugstores were using an exclusively analog system. These Hikvision compression cards allowed the older analog cameras to function to the top of their ability. “These are really good cards, providing great quality, and they allowed us to get the best possible video quality on PC monitors in the store locations,” explained Mr. Berkigt. However, January 2012, brought a turning point for DM Drugstores.

Instead of moving into the often-used analog/IP hybrid, DM made a total switch to IP. This shift entailed discarding all pre-existing analog technology for this brandnew IP solution. And this is where Hikvision’s service and technology really shined.

For DM Drugstores, every centimeter of their store must elicit quality. This goes for mundane aspects such store maintenance, the type of CCTV security the store utilizes, and obviously the product selection DM offers its customers.

For DM Drugstores, they wanted to place large HD monitors over the registers for their customers. Not only does this provide an elegant touch of class, it also provides a powerful visible deterrent for any would-be thief.

However, DM Drugstores had an unusual request: they wanted

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a specially designed HDMI output on the adjacent IP camera so as to provide the ability to directly plug this camera into the HD monitor and eliminate cabling back to the server – providing efficiency, a saving of installation costs, and a cleanness not often associated with bulky CCTV installations.

For this request, Mr. Berkigt worked with Hikvision to design an indoor custom Hikvision Megapixel Vandal Proof Network Dome Camera to liberally place within all of DM Drugstores’ retail stores throughout Germany. 2,500 of these custom models, the DS-2CD753FEZ, were built to feature a variety of special features tailor-made for this application and the larger German apprehension of quality.

To begin with, the DS-2CD753EZ’s vandal-proof housing elicits a sense of durability and high standard. As Mr. Berkigt noted, “Just by touching it, you can tell it’s a quality component.” Additionally, the aforementioned custom-made HDMI output allows the DS-2CD753EZ to be placed directly under, and connected to the HD monitor.

Furthermore, a special lens was specifically developed to provide automatic focus, thereby allowing DM technicians a savings of time and effort.

“Both the HDMI output and special lens are critical aspects in Germany. We don’t want to waste time, efficiency, and effort.

Another representation of this is the appearance, which is a perfect white color, and DM wants everything perfect – something we at VeViTecGmbH always strive towards. This camera has the technology to provide it all,” Mr. Berkigt explained.

Securing the outdoors is the DS-2CD752MF-IFB 2.0 Megapixel Vandal Proof Network Dome

Camera featuring infrared LED. Unlike the previous Hikvision IP camera, this unit is a standard catalogue model. One unit of this camera is placed outdoors near the back exit used by employees before leaving the store after their shift.

Similar to the already-noted HD monitor used by customers, an HD monitor is placed indoors near the backdoor for employees to initially check before exiting into the already dark evening, hence the importance of the DS-2CD752MFIFB’s infrared ability. In essence, this camera is a security precaution for DM employees. Concurrently, a high-resolution video preview of 1600×1200 pixels provides the details to ensure that any potential threat is identified well before an employee might encounter it outdoors.

Additionally, owing to the German sense of uncompromising quality, a custom bracket was designed allowing the DS2CD752MF-IFB weather protection against the harsh winter conditions the German landscape is famous for.

From custom to catalogue, and from color to quality, Hikvision teamed with VeViTec-GmbH to provide a total, and quality-driven, CCTV solution for Germany’s DM Drugstores. Where each customerviewed HD monitor now has 2 to 3 IP cameras directly connected via HDMI outputs, each store has a Hikvision infrared IP camera guarding its employees. Unique solutions for unique security challenges, all highlighting DM Drugstores total commitment to quality.

For more information, contact: Hikvision Balasubramanian Jayam Bala.jayam@pramahikvision.com www.hikvision.com

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Australia’s Artisan Wine storage secures facilities with VIVOTEK high-resolution IP network cameras solution provider, designed a suitable system based on VIVOTEK’s megapixel cameras, helping Artisan deter or detect warehouse theft, prevent damage to expensive wines, and in general provide a very secure place for wine collectors and traders to store their wines.

Seamless Security, Inside and Outside

Storage for Valuable Wines, Precious Treasury

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Artisan Wine Storage, an industryleading facility for the proper care of fine wine, provides multifaceted wine storage, cellarage options and services to private wine collectors and wine traders from the wholesale, auction, import/export, and retail sectors, or those in the business of liquidating liquid assets. Known for having the finest wine storage facilities in Australia, Artisan stores a wide range of valuable fine wines.

It has adopted a stringent temperature and humidity setting policy and security infrastructure to ensure seamless protection.

In order to make security even more impeccable, Artisan required a reliable and high-resolution surveillance system to monitor facilities and record any incidents that occur. Artisan turned to Altech Computers, VIVOTEK’s official distributor in Australia, for professional consulting services.

Altech Computers, as an experienced

For this project, 38 cameras were installed, including the FD8372, FE8172V, FD8135H and FD8136.

Because high-quality video from inside and outside the warehouse needs to be available 24 hours a day, with the front and back entrances, and loading dock especially critical to securing all that highly valued property, the FD8372 and FE8172V, both equipped with a 5-megapixel CMOS sensor, built-in IR Illuminators, and WDR enhancement technology, were chosen.

The FD8372, a professional fixed dome network camera, is designed with the ePTZ function and Smart Focus System. The ePTZ enables users to zoom in and focus on a region of interest with only a few clicks of a mouse while the Smart Focus System makes focus adjustment easier. By using a lens with built-in stepping motors, the

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high-contrast lighting conditions and glare occur frequently, a camera with an HD WDR CMOS sensor is needed.

The FD8135H, with its WDR Pro function, is able to ensure the image is identifiable by capturing both the darkest and brightest parts of a scene and combining the differences to generate a highly realistic image.

In addition, by taking advantage of its PIR sensor, the FD8135H can detect moving objects. Whenever an unauthorized object is detected, an alarm will be triggered. In the office area, the 1-megapixel ultra-mini dome camera FD8136 was installed.

Because of its easy installation and selectable focal-length design, the FD8136 has proved an ideal choice for a diverse range of indoor applications.

Perfect Fit, Light up the Security

FD8372 allows remote adjustment and control of the focal length, for hasslefree installation and maintenance.

The FE8172V, a fixed dome network camera with a fisheye lens, provides a 180° panoramic view or 360° surround view without blind spots. More importantly, the FE8172V possesses cutting-edge image processing capability. Images captured from the fisheye camera can be converted into conventional rectilinear images for viewing and analysis, making monitoring more comprehensive and complete.

As for the entrance areas, where

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Eamonn P. Egan, Managing Director at Artisan Wine Storage and a progressive manager who loves highend technologies, indicated at the end of installation and configuration, “Artisan is happy to have this kind of professional surveillance system.

We are satisfied with VIVOTEK’s solution and the support provided

by Altech Computers. It is exactly what we were looking for. It has been a very good experience and we would recommend a security system based around VIVOTEK cameras.”

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Callous irresponsible behavior can lead to culpable homicide?

By Ashokkumar, Proprietor, Hermes Enterprises Corporation

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his article seeks to provoke readers to take individual responsibility to protect Life and Property. Everyone is at risk due to the neglect of just one occupant of a multi storey building.

Examples are many, for instance, the fires at Stephens Court, Carlton Towers and the AMRI Hospital, and the Mantralaya Fire in Mumbai. Loss of life is always a tragedy for the family members and also those responsible for their safety. Most tragedies can be prevented by stake holders taking the precaution of complying with Safety Rules, with adequate care in maintenance and operation. In each of the cases referred to here, there was failure in compliance and in management.

In order to learn a lesson from such tragedies, it is important to realize that without public and individual commitment to safety, there is no motivation for compliance and good management.

We are habituated to the BLAME GAME: Each tragedy is followed by a Blame

Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Court, Kolkata

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Fire at the AMRI Hospital, Kolkata Game, where the authorities are made the scapegoat and blamed for not enforcing the Rules. Failure to comply with Fire Safety Rules is often not visible. Every day we visit, or live and work in a building that is not in compliance, and if we fail to take steps to get the management to comply, we become guilty of the charge levied against the Government due to our own lethargy and complacency.

I have visited commercial buildings in every major city in India, and the majority of these buildings, particularly the older buildings, are not in compliance. These are often fire traps. Even those that are regularly painted and refurbished, have no budget for compliance with Safety Rules. I have seen High Rise Buildings with a single staircase, having NO water storage, risers and hoses with emergency pumps, and if they do, the system is out of order and major parts are missing.

The OCCUPANTS must demand and where necessary, contribute towards the cost of compliance and invest in hardware and in proper management. Often, the occupants themselves fail to comply with Safety

Rules within their own tenement.

I have also observed that occupants or building managements do not provide adequate funds for hardware and maintenance of Safety Systems. A 21 storey commercial building in Lower Parel, built by a major developer, asked for a proposal for adding Escape Chutes to improve evacuation capacity. The final proposal that was submitted, with six months of discussion and expanding scope of supply, required a capex of Rs26.7 million or Rs10,270 per person. With the system guaranteed for 15 years (under AMC), the effective annualized cost was just Rs685 per person. Lower capex options were also provided. After another three months of silence, I discovered that his budget was only Rs one million! This translated into a capex of only Rs385 per person, or an annualized cost of Rs26 per person!

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Uncontrolled overloading and absence of maintenance will lead to a fire If ever a fire occurs in that building resulting in loss of life, the developer deserves to be charged with culpable homicide. This is my own opinion. I also believe that occupants when negotiating to buy or rent premises, must also review the safety provisions and adequacy of evacuation systems. Failure to make these checks allows the callous developer to escape detection.

Tragedies can be avoided with prior planning and compliance.

We seem to care more for LIFE STYLE than LIFE SAFETY. We happily invest in expensive apartments and offices, with expensive furniture and richly embellished with high value artifacts. We provide for SECURITY with hi fi systems such as CCTV and intercoms and the like, but we fail to consider provision for fire prevention, fire fighting, and quick evacuation.

I think we seem to believe: “I am alright Jack. I am careful and nothing will happen to me.”

We ignore the fact that any negligence by another, perhaps a visitor, employee, or a neighbor, can bring tragedy to your home or office.

There is NO SUBSTITUTE for preparedness, with SELF HELP the mantra we must repeat daily.

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of any kind. Maintaining pressure indefinitely, till compliance becomes the norm instead of an exception.

Unfortunately, public attention quickly shifts from one tragedy to another in a series of continuing tragedies that make news.

We are potential victims of our own neglect: I tell developers, architects, interior designers, and those that approve drawings and designs for construction, to remember that each of them is a potential consumer of the structure that is finally declared fit for occupation. Each of us may be an occupier of commercial, residential or institutional premises, or a temporary resident (hotels and hospitals), or a visitor (railway stations, airports, cinemas, shops and malls). Thus, for one’s own safety, it is necessary to be in compliance at the design stage, delivery stage and operational stage.

If you want an example, look at the residences where the kitchen is placed at the entrance and the only exit from the flat is through a fire that may be raging in the kitchen.

Repositioning hazardous systems, so that the exit remains viable, is a simple self evident solution. Another example is overcrowding, with insufficient exit routes. Still another is the unwillingness to participate in regular fire drills. (“Oh, that is a waste of time!” Have you ever heard that?)

Safety Rules are made with Public Safety in mind and if the public fails to COMPLY, or obtains exemptions by devious means, the consequences cannot be blamed on Authority. Monitoring compliance in India is not a solution as the number of units to inspect is so large, that the staff is bound to be overwhelmed and discouraged.

SELF HELP MUST GUIDE EACH OF US.

Limits on Landlords:

With rents remaining frozen, costs and taxes escalating, the landlord is unable to maintain the premises. A disconnect between the owner and the occupier due to uneconomic rents, allows occupiers to sub divide, sublet, and encroach on common spaces that were intended to be safe evacuation routes in the event of an emergency. Existing old electrical systems get overloaded, are not maintained or renewed, leading inevitably to a short circuit that traps occupants if there is only one access route in and out of the building.

Many times the rents are in arrears, and tenants are protected, providing an excuse to the landlord to neglect the building.

Though the Landlord cannot escape responsibility under law, in practical terms, the absence of economic rents places the DUTY OF CARE on the occupiers. The Authority is not a stake holder and should not be blamed for the inevitable tragedy, as occurred at Stephen’s Court, Kolkata.

Callous blocking of emergency exits, encroaching on common passages that were expected to provide safe evacuation routes, overloading of electrical systems, is driven by the occupier, and not the Authority. An occupier with civic sense and concern for his own safety would be obliged to take steps to prevent this callous conduct. If there is no hope for compliance, then get out of an unsafe situation, where a tragedy is inevitable. Remember also, misconduct or acquiescing to misconduct places responsibility on everyone concerned, resulting in the occupiers being held responsible for culpable homicide.

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that we care for our SAFETY:

Callous or unprepared owners & occupiers will face these hazards

Inadequate evacuation capacity, mixed user profile, careless & selfish individuals:

In India, buildings are generally made of brick and mortar, and thus are safer than those made of combustibles such as wood.

Nevertheless, fires can happen especially due to accidents with piped or cylinder supplied cooking fuel, and with air conditioners and overloaded or outdated electrical systems. Compliance with the NBC and Life Safety Rules, would minimize the size of the tragedy.

Often times, the loss of life is due to de-rating of existing evacuation capacity considering the user profile of the very young and the very old.

High rise buildings are becoming popular, with increasing floor plate area and population on each floor. In these cases, in particular, it important to supplement the evacuation routes with SUPPLEMENTARY EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL EVACUATION DEVICES. We will continue to find buildings with no smoke detectors, sprinklers, hand held extinguishers, wet or dry risers, water storage and pumping facilities, poor management. This is the norm, especially in Cooperative Societies, where occupiers take minimal interest in management.

Minimum action plan to show

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Security and Safety are frequently confused, especially by those in the Construction business. Security is concerned with controlling access, and Safety is concerned with preventing accidents or mitigating the consequences of accidents of any kind that may cause injury or loss of life and property.

To obtain the best value for money, every building or cluster of buildings must prepare a Disaster Management Plan, which includes listing investment in fixed assets, management skills, planning evacuation, and fire fighting. The list of investments must then include fitting of: • Dedicated Water Storage Tanks to hold sufficient water to supply water for at least one hour of fire fighting, using the standard fire fighting pressures and rate of flow; • Matching wet or dry risers with hose reels, jockey pumps, with DG set backup, (taking care to place the discharge nozzles and hose reels either in the hallways or in a vestibule attached to the fire exits, in such a way that the fire doors remain closed at all times); • Smoke detectors with centralized control panels; • Manual and automatic fire alarm stations; • Smoke management by natural draft, supplemented by electric blowers placed at the ground level or on the terrace as may be advised for individual buildings; • Properly designed evacuation routes, clearly marked and sign posted using photo luminescent signs placed about 2m from the floor, and also at 250mm from the floor for guiding occupants when smoke hides elevated sign boards; • Hardened exit routes with fire

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doors of at least one hour rating, (using alarmed panic bars instead of locking the emergency exits), and having good natural ventilation and illumination supplemented with battery operated emergency lighting; Automatic water sprinklers connected to OH tanks, (however use gas and powder discharge sprinklers in electrical and machine rooms); Routing and location of hazardous systems in a manner that allows safe access to exit routes; One elevator, at least, designed for use by Firemen; Using Fire Retardant material wherever possible; Providing well designed and maintained electrical systems throughout the premises; Providing safe handling, storage, distribution and use of cooking fuels.

Recommended investments:

OPTIONAL

Single chute Multiple chutes Evacuation rates can reach 30ppm.

Descent speeds 2.1 to 2.6 mps

Ladder closed

Ladder open Rating 500kg/m

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Controlled Descent Devices. Descender with ascender allows continuous flow at 1mps.

Portable & fixed versions available.

Roof Lift - Outdoor (select from 1 to 5 cabin options). Capacity is about 35 passengers per cabin. Two units with dual cabins, installed in the Hospital shown here

Though the Building Codes provide for exit routes that are expected to be adequate, the fact is occupancy levels usually exceed permissible levels, overloading exit routes. Furthermore, the estimated evacuation capacity of each staircase must be de-rated for the actual profile of users, perhaps comprising babes in arms, very young children, elderly and handicapped persons, and families anxious to stay together.

The slowest person sets the speed of evacuation. If there is panic, the resulting pushing will cause the slow movers to stumble, quickly creating a total blockage as more people stumble on those who have already fallen. All those above the blockage are then trapped.

Current Building Codess require provision of Refuge Areas.

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distress, leads to heightened levels of panic. PANIC KILLS. Hence, a sensible plan would be to provide for PROMPT EVACUATION of Refuge Areas. Depending on the configuration of the Refuge Areas, it is possible to evacuate the occupiers either directly to the ground or to the next Refuge Area below, using: • EMERGENCY ESCAPE VERTICAL CHUTES, with spiral slides; • collapsible LADDERS; • CONTROLLED DESCENT DEVICES and • ROOF LIFTS.

There is a compulsive public neglect of Life Safety, resulting overcrowding, insufficient exits, narrow congestion prone serpentine passages, with the exit route in some remote corner that cannot be found in the absence of clear signages.

Blocking of entrances to exits, the exits themselves, and even locking of exits is a common fact, despite the implication of criminal conduct.

The usual comment is that Government should have enforced the law. We get the Government we deserve. Democratic Government is OF the People, FOR the People, BY the people. If the public lacks civic sense, that is bound to characterize elected and appointed officials.

Simply put: Till we ourselves reform and recognize our mutual dependency, there will be no change in governance standards.

Clearly, each one of us must make Duty of Care our mantra governing our own conduct at all times, in all matters, in all circumstances. We must also provide for that individual single act of callous omission or commission that leads to a major catastrophe affecting many others.

A FORMULA FOR CHANGE

We cannot afford to be slow in changing our current attitudes of

neglect and callousness. It requires a level of awareness and cooperation that is possibly missing. Here is a possible solution: We can make an immediate impact on standards of compliance and management, if the new buildings under construction are managed by the Promoter for a period of five years, and the Promoter puts in place the hardware, systems and manpower to provide compliance and training.

The cost of management is collected from the occupiers as a service. During this contractual management period, the Promoter cannot escape responsibility for any deviation from compliance with Fire and Life Safety Rules. He cannot delay and procrastinate. He must deliver.

At the end of the transition period, continuity is more than likely as the residents will have realized the benefits of the discipline imposed by the professional, and accustomed to the small additional expense.

There is no dearth of professional experience and advice.

The problem is that either it is not obtained or it is ignored.

Not only is failure to fulfill Duty Of Care a criminal offense, it can also place your own life at risk.

MAKE LIFE SAFETY YOUR FIRST PRIORITY For advice, supplies, and installation, training and annual maintenance, contact Ashokkumar, HERMES ENTERPRISES CORPORATION, 13B Bakhtawar, 229 Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021.

Telephones: +91 22 22021809, 22020570, 22020678 Email: hermes@vsnl.com URL: www. hermesenterprises.in http://www. youtube.com/ThomsEscapeChute 23.01.2013

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FIRE ALARMS AND DETECTORS Most fatal fires occur at night when people are asleep. Often, victims never wake up. A working smoke alarm will detect smoke & sound an alarm to alert you, giving you precious time to escape.

R.R. NAIR

1. INTRODUCTION :

About Author Mr. R. R. Nair has more than 45 years’ experience in Occupational Safety, Health & Fire Protection.

He is author of 15 books & more than 65 articles in various topics on Safety, Health & Environment.

He has carried out more than 50 safety audits in various industries / occupancies including high rise buildings.

For more information contact: M.: 09224212544, Res.: 022 2766 5975 E-mail: shib@vsnl.com

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Fire Alarms protect both life and property. They alert occupants, employees and external services to unexpected and dangerous events, and allow appropriate and timely action to be taken.

The largest percentage of fire deaths in the home occurs at night while people are asleep. Therefore, a working smoke alarm can provide an early warning that can make the difference between life and death.

According to studies published by the National Fire Protection Association, having a smoke alarm cuts your risk of dying in a fire by nearly half. It may be remembered here that fire doubles in size every second. In a fire, escape time may be very limited. Thus, escape plans are a critical aspect of a home fire safety strategy.

Fire alarm systems fall into two main categories, manual fire alarm systems and automatic fire alarm systems. A manual fire alarm system, which consists of break glass units and alarm sounders connected to a control panel, can only be operated and the alarm raised, if activated by a person discovering a fire incident. Automatic fire alarm systems have the ability to raise the alarm regardless of the presence of occupants, which provides an early warning of a fire incident.

The first automatic fire alarm was invented in 1890 by Francis Robins Upton, who was an associate of Thomas Edison. George Andrew Darby patented the first electrical heat detector and smoke detector in 1902 in Birmingham, England. In the late 1930s Jaeger’s experiment was

one of the advances that paved the way for the modem smoke detector.

The first truly affordable home smoke detector was invented by Duane D. Pearsall in 1965, featuring an individual battery powered unit that could be easily installed and replaced.

2. FIRE ALARMS :

In any fire, the first few minutes are very crucial. Fires are best tackled in their initial stages when they are small, or else they grow in exponential proportions causing large scale damage. This is where fire alarm system can play a very crucial role. Automatic fire detection and alarm systems are designed for automatically detecting any fire outbreak and for alerting the occupants of the building by raising audible and (or) visual alarms.

Normally, the control and indicating equipment operating the fire alarm system which conveys the alarm to a central control room, which provides help in taking necessary help for fighting fire either using in-house facilities or by promptly calling the fire brigade.

An automatic fire alarm system mainly comprises of a detector – smoke/heat/flame/gas, in addition to break glass units and alarm sounders connected to a control panel.

The design of a fire alarm system varies considerably depending on the type of premises to be protected and the level of protection required.

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four categories, viz., Smoke Detectors, Heat Detectors, Flame Detectors and Gas Detectors, which are briefly dealt below:

3.1 Smoke Detectors: A smoke detector is a device that detects smoke, typically as an indicator of fire. Commercial, industrial and mass residential devices issue a signal to a fire alarm system, while household detectors, known as smoke detectors, generally issue a local audible or visual alarm from the detector itself.

As per Bureau of Indian Standards (IS 2189:2008), smoke detectors are classified as Ionization Type, Optical Type, Light Scattering Type, Light Obscuration Type, Photo-Thermal Multi-Criteria Type, Optical Beam Type, Aspirating (Air Sampling) Type.

3.2 Heat Detectors: A heat detector is a fire alarm device designed to respond when the convected thermal energy of a fire increases the temperature of a heat sensitive element.

The thermal mass and conductivity of the element regulate the rate flow of heat into the element. All heat detectors have the thermal lag. Heat detectors have two main classifications of operation, “rate-of-rise” and “fixed temperature”.

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As per Bureau of Indian Standards (IS 2189:2008), heat detectors are classified as - Rate of Rise Type, Fixed Temperature Type, Multi-Sensor Fire Type. (See Fig 1)

3.3 Flame Detectors: The optical flame detector is a detector that uses optical sensors to detect flames. These detectors comprise an electronic circuit with an electromagnetic radiation receiver. They are often used in situations where there is a potential for the rapid development of fire, such as flammable liquids.

As per Bureau of Indian Standards (IS 2189:2008), flame detectors are classified as - Infra Red Type, Ultra-Violet Type, IRfIR Type, UVfIR Type, IRfIR/IR (IR3) Type, Spark Type, Ember Type, Linear Heat Sensing Cables.

3.4 Gas Detectors: Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors are designed to measure CO level over time and sound an alarm before dangerous levels of CO accumulate in an environment, giving people adeq uate warning to safely ventilate the area or evacuate.

CO detectors comprise an electronic circuit and an electrochemical cell that produces a small electrical current in the presence of CO. The electronic circuit is calibrated to a normal range of atmospheric carbon monoxide. When the concentration of CO increases the current produced by the cell also increases which in turn creates an alarm signal. (See Fig 2) Due to limitations of space, details of various types of detectors are not dealt here. However, smoke detectors being more popular in protecting household, ionization type and photoelectric type are dealt

Fig: 2 - A model of Carbon Monoxide detector connected to a North American power outlet, Courtesy http://en.wikipedia.com

in detail in this article.

4. SMOKE DETECTORS :

A smoke detector is a battery operated or electrically connected device that senses the presence of visible or invisible particles produced by combustion and that is designed to sound an alarm within the room within which it is located.

There are many types of smoke detectors, each with different features. Detectors can be electrically connected (120V), battery powered (9V) or a combination of both. (See Fig 3 and Fig 4)

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Fig: 4 - A Cross Section view of Smoke Detector, Courtesy http://www.tiptheplanet.com 4.1 Ionization Type An Ionization type smoke alarm uses a small amount (may be 1/5000 g) of radioactive material (isotope americium – 241) to ionize air in the sensing chamber. As a result, the air chamber becomes conductive permitting current to flow between two charged electrodes. When smoke particles enter the chamber, the conductivity of the chamber air decreases. When this reduction in conductivity is reduced to a predetermined level, the alarm is set off. Most smoke alarms in use are of this type.

4.2 Photoelectric Type A photoelectric type smoke alarm consists of a light emitting diode and a light sensitive sensor in the sensing chamber. The presence of suspended products of combustion in the chamber scatters the light beam. This scattered light is detected and sets off the alarm. Photoelectric models are best suited for living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens. This is because these rooms often contain large pieces of furniture, such as sofas, chairs, mattresses, counter tops, etc. which will burn slowly and create more smouldering smoke than flames.

5. NUISANCE ALARMS :

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Nuisance alarms in homes from typical cooking activities are affected by the properties of the aerosol produced and its concentration, the location of an alarm relative to the source, and the airflow that transports smoke to an alarm.

There is no single solution to deal with kitchen related nuisance alarms.

A test carried out by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA, showed that normal cooking activities cause nuisance alarms in both photoelectric and ionization type alarm. According to them, neither type of detector was demonstrably better in reducing nuisance alarms.

Further, NIST researchers have identified that “nuisance alarms in residential settings from typical cooking activities, smoking or candle flames are affected by the properties of the aerosol produced and its concentration, the location of an alarm relative to the source, and the air flow that transports smoke to an alarm”. These results show that homeowners who are able to move the location of an alarm that frequently experiences nuisance alarm, would do well to maximize its distance from cooking appliances while keeping it in the area to be protected.

It was observed that ionization alarms had a propensity to alarm when exposed to nuisance aerosols produced in the early stages of some cooking activities, prior to noticeable smoke production. It does identify that relocating an alarm further from cooking appliances, while still providing proper area coverage, may be appropriate. In fact, device location is just one aspect to be considered when dealing with nuisance alarms.

Rather than relocating a smoke alarm, installing a photoelectric smoke alarm in the kitchen area to minimize nuisance

alarms is one option. It may be noted that photoelectric smoke alarms are excellent choices outside kitchens.

Given the unpredictable nature of fire, they do not endorse the use of one technology over the other.

Either type of smoke alarm will give adequate warning in either type of fire. However, It is not possible to say one sensor type is better than the other for reducing nuisance alarms in kitchen installations. Installing a photoelectric smoke alarm instead of an ionization smoke alarm may be one approach to reducing nuisance alarms. Other approaches might be to relocate the existing alarm a short distance away, replace the unit with a new one, or replace it with a unit that has a hush feature.

6. SELECTION OF SMOKE DETECTORS :

It is recognized that neither the photoelectric type nor ionization type, is universally better at detecting all types of fires. Each sensor operates on a different principle and therefore may respond differently to various conditions. Since you can’t predict the type of fire that will occur, installing both types of alarms in your home can enhance fire safety.

It is clearly recognized that the two smoke alarm technologies have distinct operating characteristics that may impact on operation in certain circumstances. The two types operate on different principles and therefore may respond differently to various conditions. Some advantages to each type are set out below: • Ionization models are best suited for rooms that contain highly combustible materials that can create flaming fires. These types of materials include flammable liquids, newspapers, and paint cleaning solutions. www.ind-safety.com

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• Photoelectric models are best suited for living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens. This is because these rooms often contain large pieces of furniture, such as sofas, chairs, mattresses, counter tops, etc. which will burn slowly and create more smouldering smoke than flames.

• Photoelectric smoke alarms may respond slightly faster to smouldering fires, while ionization alarms respond slightly faster to flaming fires.

• Both alarms will detect all types of fires that commonly occur in the home.

7. FIRE INDICATION PANEL :

A Fire Indicator Panel (FIP) is probably best described as the ‘brains’ of a fire detection and alarm system. A fire indicator panel comprises control and indicating equipment (c.i.e.) that combined together form an integrated system.

These core components comprise; (see Fig 5) 1) Cabinet 2) Primary Power Supply Unit & Battery Charger 3) Secondary Power (Batteries) 4) Control Electronics 5) Visual Interface 6) Input Interface & Control 7) Input Termination & Monitoring 8) Output Termination & Monitoring

Today there are essentially two types of fire indicator panel; Collective (commonly known as conventional) and Addressable (sometimes known as analogue addressable or intelligent).

7.1 Collective Panel On very simple terms, a collective fire alarm system is one that comprises one or more circuits, with detectors www.ind-safety.com

Fig: 5 - A Siemens MXL fire alarm control panel (top) and graphic annunciator (bottom) for Potomac Hall, at James Madison University, http://en.wikipedia.com

connected in parallel. Limitations of a collective systems is that the control panel is unable to identify the status of each detector of the circuit.

7.2 Addressable Panel An addressable fire alarm system that comprises one or more circuits with detectors connected in parallel, and each detector has a unique identification (address) on the circuit. In an addressable system, each detector has the ability to identify itself and its current status.

8. TEST CERTIFICATES :

To ensure that an alarm has been manufactured and tested to a standard, there should be a marking, e.g. UL, ULC, and FM. There is every reason to believe that alarms listed by a certification agency will function as intended.

Smoke alarms should be installed according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Studies suggest

that a significant percentage of smoke alarms in use do not work because of dead or missing batteries.

Smoke alarms to have a visual indicator to flag a missing battery, for example, the inability to close the smoke alarm cover when a battery is removed. Nuisance alarms are a frequent reason for removing batteries. Smoke alarms with long life batteries are now available on the market.

Long life smoke alarms have been designed to use lithium batteries where the battery life is predicted to last 10 years with the normal low battery drain of ionization type smoke alarms. The smoke alarms are still designed to provide a low battery audible signal as the battery charge is reduced to a level that may make the smoke alarm inoperable. It should be noted that although these batteries are designed to last 10 years, ongoing testing and maintenance is required as per manufacturers’ instructions.

Only battery types recommended by the manufacturer should be used in a smoke alarm. Incorrect batteries may not provide the operating characteristics expected of the smoke alarm. It is better to replace smoke alarms every 10 years or when it has exceeded the manufacturer’s recommended life cycle.

9. MAINTENANCE :

Smoke alarms be maintained in operating condition at all times. Smoke alarms should be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

Occasional light vacuuming will keep the air vents clean. On battery powered units, check to see that the battery is in place, connected, not corroded and functioning. Smoke alarms should be tested on a regular basis. Some manufacturers and INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW | AUGUST

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authorities recommend that smoke alarms be tested at least once a month.

Incidentally, an analysis was undertaken of people that died in homes where smoke alarms were present but did not work. It was found that 85% of those victims did not have a functioning smoke alarm because of a dead or missing battery/power source.

Further, it was revealed that 80 % of the homes where those people died did not have working smoke alarms.

Hence, while maintaining the fire alarms, the following points may be considered.

• Test your smoke alarms every month using the alarm test button.

• Install a new battery of the proper type at least once a year. If the low battery warning beeps, replace the battery immediately.

• Dust can clog a smoke alarm, so carefully vacuum the inside of a battery powered unit using the soft bristle brush.

• If you think your alarms are more than 10 years old, replace them with new ones. Replace them with long-life smoke alarms that will eliminate the need for annual battery replacement and the potential hazard of dead batteries for up to 10 years.

• Make sure that everyone knows the sound of the smoke alarm and what to do if a fire occurs.

Regularly practice your home fire escape plan.

10. INDIAN STATUTES :

As per Clause 4.18.1 of National Building Code (NBC), 2005, the Fire Detection System shall be in accordance with Indian Standards IS 2175:1988 - Specification for heat sensitive fire detector for use in automatic fire alarm system (Second Revision). Guidelines for selection

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of various types of fire detectors for different occupancies and their installation and maintenance shall be in accordance with Indian Standards IS 2189:1999 - Code of practice for selection, installation and maintenance of automatic fire detection and alarm system (2nd Revision) As per Clause 4.18.2 of NBC, 2005, the requirement of fire detection and alarm systems are covered for each occupancy in Table 23 and under 6.4 to 6.9. Attention is also drawn to such requirement in case of high rise buildings (15m or more in height) which are given in Annex C. As per C-3.1 of NBC, 2005, all buildings with height of 15m or above shall be equipped with Manually Operated Electrical Fire Alarm (MOEFA) system and automatic fire alarm system in accordance with good practices laid in IS 2175:1988 and IS 2189:1999.

However, apartment building between 15m and 30m height may be exempted from installation of automatic fire alarm system provided the local fire brigade is suitably equipped for dealing with fire in a building of 15m in height or above, and in the opinion of the authority, such building does not constitute a hazard to the safety of the adjacent property or occupants of the building itself.

As per C-3.1.1 of NBC, 2005, manually operated electrical fire alarm system shall be installed in the building with one or more call boxes located at each floor. The call boxes shall confirm to good practices laid in IS 2189:1999.

The Manual Fire Alarm (MFA) system installed in high rise building will be an integrated one with the Automatic Fire Alarm (AFA) system and the Manual Call Point (MCP) which will function as the activating device for the manual operation of

AFA system. Manual operation is done when any person on the floor notices a fire before the operation of the fire detectors. The MCPs are normally seated on the exit routes and in particular on the floor landings of the stairways or near the exit door. Generally, they should be the wall mounted type fixed at a height of 1.4m above the floor level and preferably with a travel distance not exceeding 30m for operation by any person on the floor. (See Fig 6)

Fig: 6 - A typical Break Glass Manual Call Point, Courtesy http://www.vedard.com

As per C-3.1.2 of NBC, 2005, the installation of call boxes in hostels and such other places where there are likely to be misused shall be avoided. Location of all boxes in dwelling units shall be preferably be inside the building.

11. CONCLUSIONS :

The most important factor in protecting your family is having the recommended number of working smoke alarms installed in the proper locations.

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detector. However, it is sometimes rejected because it is more prone to false (nuisance) alarms than photoelectric smoke detectors. The americium – 241 incorporated in ionization smoke detectors poses a potential environment hazard. May be due to this, some European Countries have banned the use of domestic ionization smoke alarms.

It is difficult to recommend which type of alarm is best. Both alarms will detect all types of fires that commonly occur in the home.

Since you can’t be sure what types of fire might start in your home, you install both ionization and photoelectric smoke alarms in your home, or choose dual sensor smoke alarms which feature both sensors in one unit. Installing both types of smoke alarms in your home might enhance fire safety.

For maximum protection, install a smoke alarm in every room, and outside all sleeping areas. You should place alarms on the ceiling.

If you cannot do this, place them high up on a wall, according to manufacturer’s instructions. There are certain locations to avoid such as near bathrooms, heating appliances, windows, or close to ceiling fans.

Most fatal fires occur at night when people are asleep. Often, victims never wake-up. A working smoke alarm will detect smoke and sound an alarm to alert you, giving you precious time to escape. Install smoke alarms in your homes before it is too late.

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1) Are photoelectric smoke alarms better than ionization smoke alarm for “adjacent to kitchen Installations to minimize nuisance alarms?: Information Report – Applied Research, Office of Fire Marshall, March

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2005 2) Facts about smoke alarms, July 2005 – The Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council, Ontario – http://www.firesafetycouncil. com 3) Fire Protection Handbook – 19th Edition - National Fire Protection Associations, USA 4) Helmenstine, AM – How do smoke detectors work? – http:// chemistry.about.com 5) How photoelectric smoke detector work? – http://www.enggcyclopedia.com 6) Honeywell Building Solutions – http://buildingsolutions.honeywell.com 7) Installation and operating Instructions: Smoke detector basic – http://www.gira.com 8) IS 11360:1985 – Specification for smoke detectors for use in automatic electrical fire alarm system.

9) IS 2175:1988 – Specification for heat sensitive fire detector for use in automatic fire alarm system (Second Revision), New Delhi, Bureau of India Standards.

10) IS 2189:1999 – Code of Practice for selection, installation and maintenance of automatic fire detection and alarm systems (Second Revision), New Delhi, Bureau of Indian Standards.

11) London Fire Brigade – Smoke alarms, London, 2013 – http:// www.london-fire.gov.uk 12) Menon, G.B. and Vakil, J.N. – Commentary on National Building Code (Part 4) – Fire and Life Safety 13) Nair R.R. – Equipment for fire protection, Industrial Safety Review – November 2012.

14) Nair R.R. – Fire prevention and protection, Industrial Safety Review – June 2012.

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Publication) Bangalore, All India Council for Technical Education, 2002.

16) National Building Code of India, 2005: Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, 2007 17) NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm Code and Signaling Code, National Fire Protection Associations, USA 18) Ross Porteous – Heat detectors – principle of operation – http:// www.firewize.com.

19) Russ Porteous – Fire alarm system – principle of operation – http://www.firewize.com 20) Russ Porteous – Gas detectors – principle of operation – http:// www.firewize.com 21) Russ Porteous – Flame detectors – principle of operation – http:// www.firewize.com 22) Siemens Product Catalog - http:// www.buildingtechnologies. siemens.com 23) Smoke alarm fact sheet, July 2005 – The Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council, Ontario – http://www.firesafetycouncil. com 24) System Sensor – System smoke detectors, 2012 – http://www. systemsensor.com 25) US Fire Administration – FEMA – Learn about smoke alarms – March 2013 – http://www.usfa. fema.gov 26) Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – Smoke detector, http:// en.wikipedia.org 27) Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – Hear detector, http:// en.wikipedia.org 28) Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – Flame detector, http:// en.wikipedia.org 29) Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – Carbon Monoxide detector, http://en.wikipedia.org

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Storage Technologies for Video Surveillance

V About Author

Kiron Kunte has over 35 years of design and solutions experience, in Security, Telephony and Networking infrastructure. He is a graduate of IIT Bombay, a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers and has a post-graduate diploma, from Bombay University, in Systems Management. He is professionally certified in the design and engineering of Data Centres, IP Telephony, Video surveillance and Structured Cabling solutions. He heads Norik Konsult, a practice that offers advisory, design and system planning help to upgrade or build a new Telephony, Security and Networking infrastructure.

ideo surveillance is rapidly moving from analog to IP systems.

As a result, storage of surveillance images has changed from analogbased recording solutions, like VHS tapes, to digital storage on hard drives. Further, hard drive capacity is doubling approximately every two years. At the same time the cost per unit is declining rapidly.

Video surveillance storage on hard drives is less expensive, more efficient and progressively powerful.

The transition from analog to digital image also drives the demand for higher resolution and higher definition images (more detail and better evidence in surveillance video). This requires appropriate technology solutions to efficiently store, search, play back and manage the stored images.

Storage Technologies

The hard disk drive (HDD) is

the central component of digital storage of surveillance video. HDD technology has evolved incrementally from the basic concept pioneered over 50 years ago. A conventional mechanical hard disk operates using a series of spinning rigid plates that store information using magnetism.

The data is read from the spinning platters using scanning heads positioned over the spinning disks. The fundamentals of HDD technology have not changed much.

However the increased density of data storage has resulted in a dramatic reduction in the size of the HDD. This change has resulted in an exponential increase in capacity with decreased cost. The typical price per gigabyte of raw HDD storage is, today, a mere fraction (1/1000th ) of what it was ten years ago.

Innovations in speed and interfaces enable HDDs to handle larger amounts of incoming

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data. They also enable that data to be quickly provided back to applications, enabling advances like HD and megapixel surveillance.

A shortcoming of HDD technology is its reliance on mechanical moving parts. Moving parts always carry some risk of failure. To counter this, most surveillance systems use multiple disks in redundant configurations (RAID). Solid state drives (SSDs) are another option. SSDs rely on a large amount of solid-state memory, essentially microchips, and have no moving parts to store information.

The elimination of moving parts results in greater reliability and resilience. SSDs also offer substantial increases in speed for both reading and writing data. However, as of now, SSDs are expensive for large scale deployment for storage needed for most surveillance systems.

Redundancy – RAID RAID is a redundant array of independent disks. Hard drives have the possibility of failure so redundancy is critical to ensure that stored data is not lost and that systems will continue to operate in the event of a drive failure. Further, implementing RAID also increases the performance of a storage system by increasing the throughput, far beyond what could be accomplished with a single hard drive.

RAID provides redundancy by

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grouping multiple hard drives and employing different techniques mirroring and striping. Mirroring is the simplest form of redundancy and simply copies the data on two drives.

As any data is written, it is created in both the drives. With striping, the data is spread out at a low level across multiple hard drives.

Striping improves performance of a RAID system by writing data to a large number of drives simultaneously so that the duration of a single write operation is greatly reduced. Striping with parity extends the process of breaking up a file and storing it across multiple drives to

include a calculated value — parity information — in addition to the original data that rebuilds data if some portion of it is later lost.

The most common RAID levels in a surveillance system are 0,1, 5 and 6. RAID 0 is the simplest form and provides no redundancy or fault tolerance. RAID 0 uses striping without parity or mirroring.

This enables a group of hard drives to act as a single usable storage array with increased performance of distributing load across all hard drives.

RAID 1 mirrors all data to two drives and uses no striping or parity. Multiple pairs of mirrored hard drives can be striped together in a RAID 10 or a RAID 1+0 array.

This is the most fault tolerant RAID setup since all data is mirrored fully.

However since it requires twice

as many hard drives to provide the needed capacity it is typically used only for operating systems or programs, and rarely as the RAID level for large amounts of storage like surveillance video.

RAID levels 5 and 6 are more commonly used for large amounts of storage for surveillance video.

RAID 5 uses striping with distributed parity. This means that data is both spread out over multiple drives and additional information is stored to allow data to be rebuilt after failure.

For example if you had eight hard drives in a RAID 5 setup each file would be spread out over seven drives and parity information about the file written to the eighth drive.

Since RAID 5 distributes the parity information, the parity information will not always be written to the same drive with every file.

In the event, any one of the eight drives fail, no data is lost and the system can rebuild the contents of the failed drive, once it’s replaced, by using the data on the other seven drives. RAID 5 provides fault tolerance to a single drive failure, increased performance of spreading disk operations over multiple hard drives and only costs an additional hard drive in each array of disks.

RAID 6 extends RAID 5 by distributing parity information for each file to two drives. This allows the system to tolerate the failure

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of two drives in an array without losing data but costs an additional drive per array. RAID 6 becomes more important as array size grows and to ensure storage isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t vulnerable in the event of a rebuild process. Rebuild time increases with array size, so RAID 6 ensures data is not vulnerable during the rebuild process.

RAID is implemented either at the hardware or software level within a server or storage enclosure. For the performance needs of surveillance and truly enterprise class storage, a hardware RAID controller is a necessity for any surveillance video storage.

Implementing RAID at the software level relies on system resources, and introduces additional overhead and delays that impact performance of the storage and make it unsuitable for video surveillance storage.

Connectivity of Storage with the Surveillance system.

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The three commonly deployed methods are (i) directly attached storage (DAS), (ii) storage area network (SAN) and (iii) network attached storage (NAS).

DAS is the simplest and most economical for storage that needs to be accessed by only a single server.

As the name implies DAS provides storage directly attached to a server.

The methods of attachment vary but for enterprise class storage it is done via a serial attached SCSI (SAS) cable from a dedicated hardware RAID card.

SAN is typically used for very large amounts of storage that require access from multiple servers. A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a high-speed sub-network of shared storage devices. A storage device is a machine that contains nothing but a disk or disks for

storing data.

A SANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s architecture works in a way that makes all storage devices available to all servers on a LAN or WAN. As more storage devices are added to a SAN, they too will be accessible from any server in the larger network. In this case, the server merely acts as a pathway between the end user and the stored data. Because stored data does not reside directly on any of a networkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s servers, server power is utilized for business applications, and network capacity is released to the end user.

A wide variety of technologies are available for communication in SANs. However modern SANs used for surveillance most often use either Fiber Channel or iSCSI. The choice between the two protocols is based on the needs of the network in terms on inter-connectivity and performance. iSCSI is more cost effective because it uses standard network cabling and switches when compared to the more expensive and complex cabling and switching that Fiber Channel requires.

NAS, network-attached storage (NAS), is a server that is dedicated to nothing more than file sharing. NAS does not provide any of the activities that a server in a server-centric system typically provides, such as e-mail, authentication or file management.

NAS allows more hard disk storage space to be added to a network that already utilizes servers without shutting them down for maintenance and upgrades. With a NAS device, the server handles all of the processing of data but the NAS device delivers the data to the user.

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devices.

An important thing that differentiates the storage communication technologies is whether they provide block level or file level access to the storage device from the connected servers and applications. Block level access provides higher performance by allowing lower level access, while file level access limits performance but can provide easier concurrent access to multiple users in non surveillance applications like file sharing.

NAS provides only file level access to a storage volume while DAS and SAN provide block level access. In surveillance, block level access is required by most systems.

As a result, file level access and the use of network attached storage is typically limited to applications with very few cameras.

Storage Architecture

The final layer between a surveillance application and storage is the software technology and architecture used to structure and index stored video, configuration data, and events.

The simplest form of software used by any surveillance application is a file system. A fundamental operating system feature, the file system provides the basic functionality to read, write, and organize files. A surveillance system could make use of a simple file system for everything from configuration files to the video itself.

However performance needs typically require the use of a relational database in addition to a basic file system to provide the necessary performance of writing, indexing, and managing the complex event and video related information that is part of a surveillance system. www.ind-safety.com

Relational databases play a key role in storing and indexing data for video surveillance systems. They also optimize features like search, playback, backups, and export.

Summary

• The increased density of data storage has resulted in a dramatic reduction in the size of the HDD. • There is an exponential increase in HDD capacity with a dramatic decrease in cost.

• Video surveillance storage on hard drives is less expensive, more efficient and becoming progressively powerful.

• Advances in storage technology are accelerating the transition from analog to IP in surveillance and enabling security enhancing technologies like HD surveillance systems.

• RAID implementation is critical to ensure that stored data is not lost and that systems will continue to operate in the event of a drive failure.

• SAN products are making the transition from Fibre Channel to the same IP-based approach NAS uses.

• Rapid improvements in disk storage technology in today’s NAS devices, offer capacities and performance that once were only possible with SAN. • There is a partial convergence of NAS and SAN approaches to network storage.

• The boundaries between NAS and SAN are expected to blur, with developments like SCSI over IP and Open Storage Networking (OSN). Under the OSN initiative, many vendors are working to combine the best of NAS and SAN into one coherent data management solution.

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Understanding the hand protection technology aspects

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ith so many disposable hand protection options available today, it’s more important than ever to understand exactly what goes into a glove and what makes it the best choice for a particular job.

“Different glove materials hold up to specific chemicals differently.

For example, nitrile holds up well to gasoline, diesel fuel and turpentine.

On the other hand, latex holds up to acetone, ketones and thinners,” says Linda Kennedy, manager of logistics for Atlantic Safety Products.

Here is some basic information on what to look for when choosing hand protection.

GLOVE MATERIALS

Nitrile — Originally formulated as a replacement for natural rubber latex gloves due to latex allergy concerns, nitrile is a synthetic material made to mimic latex, but has no natural rubber latex in it. Nitrile gloves can be made thinner, providing better feel without giving up any protective properties. Nitrile gloves are generally stronger, more puncture resistant and more chemically

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resistant than their original latex counterparts.

Nitrile offers excellent protection against acids, bases, oils, gasoline, solvents, esters and grease.

Nitrile gloves are more resistant to snags, punctures, abrasion and cuts than neoprene, latex or PVC gloves and are quickly becoming a staple in the industry.

Latex — This is the most universally recognized glove material. Latex gloves hold up to acetones, ketones and thinners.

The main concern associated with these gloves is latex allergies, which can develop over a long period of exposure to the product. Reduced latex protein gloves were developed for this reason. These gloves have been additionally processed to reduce levels of natural rubber latex (NRL) proteins.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

In addition to the glove’s material makeup, there are other important considerations to keep in mind when selecting hand protection — such as powdered or powderfree gloves, glove thickness and the manufacturing process.

Here’s a glove manufacturing secret: Most gloves are made with powder, even if they are powder-free out of the box. The powder helps release the gloves from the hand molds. Powder-free gloves have been rinsed and dried after coming off the molds to remove any extra powder residue.

Powdered gloves are less expensive to make than their powder-free versions because they are not washed and dried after

manufacturing. They may contain higher levels of the manufacturing chemicals used to produce them, which is then released into the air through the powder in the glove.

Powdered latex gloves are almost always not Reduced Latex Protein.

Be sure to also consider glove thickness when choosing hand protection. Disposable gloves, no matter what the material, come in various thicknesses to prevent glove degradation with certain chemicals.

Latex gloves easily can be made thicker because the nature of natural rubber latex is that it can stretch easily.

Finally, consider the manufacturing process when choosing your disposable hand protection.

Many times, the components of a disposable glove, especially the curing agents and accelerators used to harden the liquid glove materials onto the hand molds, can cause hand irritations.

Look for manufacturers that offer “clean” products — gloves that have been additionally washed to remove these irritants, like gloves with the Reduced Latex Protein claim. This also is important in choosing nitrile gloves. Since nitrile is a synthetic material, the more the gloves are washed after manufacturing, the cleaner and less irritating they will be.

Clean manufacturing not only will help protect you from harmful irritants, but it also can prevent excessive hand perspiration.

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azards exist in every workplace in many different forms: sharp edges, falling objects, flying sparks, chemicals, noise and a myriad of other potentially dangerous situations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that employers protect their employees from workplace hazards that can cause injury.

Controlling a hazard at its source is the best way to protect employees. Depending on the hazard or workplace conditions, OSHA recommends the use of engineering or work practice controls to manage or eliminate hazards to the greatest extent possible. For example, building a barrier between the hazard and the employees is an engineering control; changing the way in which employees perform their work is a work practice control.

When engineering, work practice and administrative controls are not feasible or do not provide sufficient protection, employers must provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to their employees and ensure its use. Personal protective equipment, commonly

referred to as “PPE”, is equipment worn to minimize exposure to a variety of hazards. Examples of PPE include such items as gloves, foot and eye protection, protective hearing devices (earplugs, muffs) hard hats, respirators and full body suits.

This guide will help both employers and employees do the following:

• Understand the types of PPE. • Know the basics of conducting a “hazard assessment” of the workplace.

• Select appropriate PPE for a variety of circumstances.

• Understand what kind of training is needed in the proper use and care of PPE.

The Requirement for PPE

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In general, employers are responsible for: • Performing a “hazard assessment” of the workplace to identify and control physical and health hazards.

• Identifying and providing appropriate PPE for employees.

• Training employees in the use and care of the PPE. • Maintaining PPE, including replacing worn or damaged PPE. • Periodically reviewing, updating and evaluating the effectiveness of the PPE program.

• In general, employees should: • Properly wear PPE, • Attend training sessions on PPE, • Care for, clean and maintain PPE, and • Inform a supervisor of the need to repair or replace PPE.

Specific requirements for PPE are presented in many different OSHA standards, published in 29 CFR. Some standards require that employers provide PPE at no cost to the employee while others simply state that the employer must provide PPE. Appendix A at page 40 lists those standards that require the employer to provide All PPE clothing and equipment should be of safe design and construction, and should be maintained in a clean and reliable fashion. Employers should take the fit and comfort of PPE into consideration when selecting appropriate items for their workplace. PPE that fits well and is comfortable to wear will encourage employee use of PPE. Most protective devices are available in multiple sizes and care should be taken to select the proper size for each employee. If several different types of PPE are worn together, make sure they are compatible. If PPE does not fit properly, it can make the difference between being safely covered or www.ind-safety.com

dangerously exposed. It may not provide the level of protection desired and may discourage employee use.

OSHA requires that many categories of PPE meet or be equivalent to standards developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). ANSI has been preparing safety standards since the 1920s, when the first safety standard was approved to protect the heads and eyes of industrial workers. Employers who need to provide PPE in the categories listed below must make certain that any new equipment procured meets the cited ANSI standard.

Existing PPE stocks must meet the ANSI standard in effect at the time of its manufacture or provide protection equivalent to PPE manufactured to the ANSI criteria.

Employers should inform employees who provide their own PPE of the employer’s selection decisions and ensure that any employee-owned PPE used in the workplace conforms to the employer’s criteria, based on the hazard assessment, OSHA requirements and ANSI standards.

OSHA requires PPE to meet the following ANSI standards:

Eye and Face Protection:

ANSI Z87.1-1989 (USA Standard for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection).

Head Protection:

ANSI Z89.1-1986. All PPE clothing and equipment should be of safe design and construction, and should be maintained in a clean and reliable fashion. Employers should take the fit and comfort of PPE into consideration when selecting appropriate items for their workplace.

PPE that fits well and is comfortable to wear will encourage employee use of PPE. Most protective devices are available in

multiple sizes and care should be taken to select the proper size for each employee.

TYPES OF PPE: Hand Protection

Hand protection shall be worn when hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances, severe cuts or lacerations, severe abrasions, punctures, chemical burns, thermal burns and harmful temperature extremes.

The type of hand protection used shall be based on the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the task(s) to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards or potential hazards identified.

With respect to selection of gloves for protection against chemical hazards:

• The toxic properties of the chemical(s) must be determined; in particular, the ability of the chemical to cause local effects on the skin and/or to pass through the skin and cause systemic effects; • Generally, any “chemical resistant” glove can be used for dry powders; • For mixtures and formulated products (unless specific test data are available), a glove shall be selected on the basis of the chemical component with the shortest breakthrough time, since it is possible for solvents to carry active ingredients through polymeric (a chemical compound or mixture of compounds formed by polymerization and consisting essentially of repeating structural units) materials; and • Employees shall be able to remove the gloves in such a manner as to INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW | AUGUST

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prevent skin contamination.

• Gloves shall be removed before touching public objects such as telephones, elevator buttons, or door handles to avoid cross contamination.

Head Protection

Head protection shall be worn in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from impact, flying or falling objects (e.g., working below other workers who are using tools and materials which could fall through grates), or electrical shock and burns.

Helmets for protection against impact and penetration of falling objects shall comply with the “American National Standard for Personal Protection – Protective Headwear for Industrial Workers Requirements” (ANSI) Z89.1.2009.

Helmets for protection against electrical shock and burns shall comply with ANSI Z89.2-1971.

Eye/Face Protection

Suitable eye protection or face protection shall be worn when there is the potential for exposure to the eyes or face from flying particles, molten metal, chemicals, gases or vapours or potentially injurious light radiation. Side protection is required when there is a hazard potential from flying objects. Detachable side protectors (e.g., clip-on or slideon shields) meeting the pertinent requirements are acceptable.

Eye protection shall be durable, comfortable and easy to clean.

Persons whose vision requires the use of corrective lenses and who by nature of their job duties require eye protection shall wear goggles or a full face shield that can be worn over the prescription lenses.

There are four general classes of eye and face protection: safety glasses, face shields, goggles and welding helmets. The type

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of protection required shall be determined by the type and degree of the hazard and shall comply with ANSIZ87.1-2010 “American National Standard Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection”.

Foot Protection

Foot protection shall be worn when there is the potential for injury to the feet from falling or rolling objects, objects piercing the sole of the foot, electrical hazards, hot surfaces and slippery surfaces. Safety toe shoes are required for all trades at the University of Chicago (e.g., electricians, building engineers, grounds).

Foot protection shall comply with ASTM F2412-05 or F2413-05, which supersedes ANSI Z41-1999 “American National Standard for Personal Protection – Protective Footwear”.

Respirators

Use of respirators shall be done in accordance with the Respiratory Protection Program.

Hearing Protection

Use of hearing protection shall be done in accordance with the Hearing Conservation program.

Fall Protection

Use of fall protection shall be done in accordance with the Fall Protection policy.

Body Protection

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Body protection includes the following: • • • • • •

Lab coats; Boot covers; Aprons; Bouffant caps; Tyvek suits; and Coveralls.

Electrical Protective Devices Rubber insulating equipment shall be used/worn to protect employees from shocks/burns while working on “live” electrical systems.

Rubber insulating equipment shall comply with the following American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards:

• Specification for Rubber Insulating Gloves (D120-87); • Specification for Rubber Insulating Matting (ASTM D178-93 or D178-88); • Specification for Rubber Insulating Blankets (ASTM D1048-93 or D1048-88a); • Specification for Rubber Insulating Covers (ASTM D1049-93 or D1049-88); • Specification for Rubber Insulating Line Hose (ASTM D1050-90); and • Specification for Rubber Insulating Sleeves (ASTM D105187).

test intervals shall occur as follows: • Rubber insulating line hoses shall be tested upon indication that the insulating valve is suspect; • Rubber insulating covers shall be tested upon indication that the insulating valve is suspect; • Rubber insulating blankets shall be tested before first issue and every twelve months thereafter; • Rubber insulating gloves shall be tested before first issue and every six months thereafter; and • Rubber insulating sleeves shall be tested before first issue and every twelve months thereafter

Global and Indian scope:

As India emerges to be a big contender in the world manufacturing market, personal safety has emerged to be a major concern. As India becomes the world factory, adoption of hazards makes safety and health of workers, especially those involved in

Organisational structure

This diagram shows the main actors and organisations involved in adopting, implementing, applying and enforcing the PPE Directive

All electrical protective equipment shall be subjected to periodic electrical tests conducted in accordance with appropriate voltages identified

by ASTM standards to reliably indicate whether the insulating equipment can withstand the voltage involved. Insulating equipment failing to pass inspections or electrical tests shall NOT be used by employees.

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Personal protective equipment types Face and Eye Protection

Welding Helmets

Head Protection

Spectacles w/ No side shield Half side shield Full side shield Detachable side shield Non-removable lens Lift front Headband temple

Burning Goggles

Helmets by Type: Type 1: Full brim 1.25” side Type 2: No brim, forward peak

Cover goggles w/ No ventilation Indirect ventilation Direct ventilation

Welding Helmets w/ Stationary window Lift front window Hand held (See MIOSHA, General Industry Safety Standard, Part 33, Personal Protective Equipment, Table 2)

Cut goggles w/ Direct ventilation Indirect ventilation

Foot and Leg

Safety shoes/boots w/ Impact resistant toe Metal insoles Metatarsal guards Chemical Resistant Electrical protection Wet slippery surfaces Cold weather protection

Leggings Molten metal and welding

Arm and Hand Protection Types Gloves Hand Pads Sleeves Wristlets

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Class A – General service w/limited voltage protection Class B – Utility service w/high voltage protection Class C – Special service No voltage protection

Class D – Fire fighters full brim w/ ear flaps and chin strap Hair enclosures

Face Shield

(See MIOSHA, General Industry Safety Standard Part 33, Personal Protective Equipment, Table 1)

Helmets by Class:

Electrical Protection* Insulating Blankets Matting Covers Line Hose Gloves Sleeves Hot Stick *Must be capable of withstanding imposed voltage Body Protection

Fall Protection Safety Belts*

Safety harnesses Lifelines

Lanyards *No safety belts for fall protection after 1-1-98.

Types Vests Jackets Aprons Coveralls Full Body Suits

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the manufacturing industry very important. This is besides the creation of an environment which ensures safe and healthy living. Though this is possible with visible hazards, but what about the unseen hazards?

As we all know personal protective equipment (PPE) comes last in the control of hazards hierarchy, but cannot be negated. Moreover, when we all are trying to elevate standards of safety, PPE plays a pivotal role in addressing safety where hazards are unseen or cannot be quantified- natural calamities, fire services, military operationswarfare and disaster management among others. All these encounter unpredictable and unforeseen situations or emergencies where the only thing which probably works is the courage to face a situation and the preparedness to meet any eventuality and this is possible only through the use of PPE. This is when we talk about the national bodies that are directly or indirectly involved in the safe keeping of the country, but when it comes to industries like manufacturing things are differently perceived and looked upon. Interestingly, there has been a shift in the attitude both of employee and employer besides the statue becoming stricter and highly enforcing its commitment in ensuring safety of the stakeholders at all levels.

While safety is being brought to apex attention with different means like workers’ health, lower liability, higher productivity and global market participation, global risks and the new terrorism to bring international perspective to important issue of PPE becomes inevitable, the standard of ‘PPE’ used also gains prime importance as it is directly linked both with the health of the asset and the productivity of the organisation in every respect.

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to be used in the correct manner, maintained and serviced, only then will it ensure protection. So when we are talking about the ‘PPE’ meeting international standards, it is to be understood that we are talking about product/ usage/ maintenance/ servicing and disposal all meeting global perspectives to ensure allround protection and productivity.

Information and training

Right product may have been identified but till product usage is not properly established or the user is not educated of the benefits it offers to him/ her and information on regular up-keep and timely disposal is not provided, the ‘PPE’ shall have lost its value. Hence, this area needs further reinforcement with the involvement of both the provider and the enforcer. Products are often supplied without usage, storage, maintenance information; this also needs to be further improved upon. Internal communication to the users on product specifications and limitations of use needs further reinforcement.

‘PPE’ enhances confidence, which is the first step in taking longer strides and the longer the stride you take, the faster you reach towards your goals, which in our case is profitability and productivity, which is the need of the hour.

The safest risk is the one you did not take

Implementation of safety standards in the industry holds true only if PPE provides the protection they are made for. We need to adopt and make a resolve that we shall achieve our goals come what may and when it is concerning the human safety, why not? This is not a single individual’s job; it is a combined effort of the industry and the statue and the stakeholders who may like to believe that if they want productive gains then they will have to believe in the safety of their workforce as

only a protected workforce can give growth and lead to profits not only for themselves but for the nation at large.

New study shows differences in ppe use across the globe:

A booming manufacturing sector combined with a relatively recent focus on workplace safety make China the biggest potential market for PPE, according to a comprehensive new market study conducted by 3M. The survey of 298 safety professionals in 10 countries, representing the Americas, Europe and Asia, covered a spectrum of industries, including construction, oil and gas, transportation and mining.

Safety gloves are the most commonly used safety product worldwide, with 91 percent of respondents indicating their use. Other items on the top ten most popular PPE products: shoes, ear plugs, goggles, helmets/hard hats, nonprescription eyewear, face shields, disposable respirators, earmuffs and welding protection shields.

The 3M study found that the use of PPE varies widely by country, with Norway employing the most PPE, followed closely by the United States. Of the top ten most commonly used categories of PPE, China reported the lowest use in seven categories.

The geographical differences in PPE use were evident in specific types of PPE that are used. For example, earmuffs are used by 100 percent of study participants in Norway, but only by 15 percent of respondents in China. Communication headsets are specified by 67 percent of respondents in France but only 10 percent of respondents in Italy.

Future trends in PPE

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Report, published by 3M. The report was complied using recent global research in occupational health and safety trends.

The report focuses on two areas where effective use of PPE can minimise risks – hearing and respiratory protection.

Effectiveness of PPE is governed by the fit and one size will not fit all, when it comes to hearing and respiratory protection. Fortunately, technology has developed in response to demand and the report draws attention to innovative new fit testing techniques for hearing and respiratory protection that allow health and safety managers to confirm that the PPE is suitable for each individual.

In Australia and New Zealand, a respiratory fit test is now mandated for compliance to AS/ NZS 1715:2009 (the standard for uses of respiratory protection). The report also looks into improvements in design, as workers demand that their respirators release hot humid air quickly to avoid build up of unpleasant heat inside their masks.

An emerging issue it highlights is the need for end-of-service life indicators for respirators.

Currently, the cartridge change schedule is based on modeling, but the report looks to future developments in end-of-service life indicators that may allow workers to tailor the cartridge change schedule

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to individual situations.

The report draws attention to the importance of comfort as well as the potential fit and comfort problems created by combining separate items of PPE. The report says ‘When PPE is competing for space on the same face and head, and the products are designed to be used individually, workers may be tempted to remove or improperly use one component or the other’.

The report urges safety and health professionals consider all the different types of PPE being used when selecting specific models and to provide equipment that works well together, in terms of fit and comfort. Other trends detailed in the report include: managing PPE supply and demand through a vending machine, the need for customised PPE for certain industries, and sustainability.

The advantages of using a vending machine for dispensing PPE include being able to track which employee and department received each piece of equipment.

The machine also notifies the distributor when stock needs to be replenished.

It is easy to see that demand for industry-specific PPE would increase as the knowledge around what is causing health and safety problems increases. Industries cited in the report as potentially benefiting from specifically designed PPE, include

mining – where hearing loss is a huge issue, food and beverage – where respirators need to protect against particulate hazards, such as fl our and grain, and the military, which has to combine hearing protection with the need to be able to hear and communicate instructions. Although not mentioned in the report, increasing use and awareness of the risks of nanomaterials could also lead to more demand for specifically designed PPE. Sustainability is a worthy inclusion in the report and also an important one. Companies are increasingly looking to become more sustainable in the way they operate and companies manufacturing and providing PPE are no exception.

The report states that currently PPE manufacturers use materials derived from fossils resources – such as polyester, polyamide, polyethylene and other polymers – and in the future PPE manufacturers may look at using more biopolymers for disposable PPE, and other natural fibres, such as hemp and linen. The report also reminds that improvements in tracking and tracing and the addition of endof-service indicators would help extend the life of PPE and so reduce its carbon footprint.

Summing up, PPE is a mandatory module in the context of GIP (Good Industrial Practices). It relates to a superior ethos or mindset that the human factor is the most important and indispensable aspect of Industrial resources. Hence, any constructive means of conserving and nurturing this resource is value addition to the Industrial setup.

“Adequate safety like good quality is never an Accident.”

Dr. JYOTI D. VORA, Dr.Jyoti D.Vora, M.Sc, Ph.D, F.S.Sc., Head, Department of Biochemistry and Food Science and Quality Control, Ramnarain Ruia College,Matunga, Mumbai-400 019 INDIA.

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he foundation stone has been laid for Nirbhaya Bhawan, the headquarter building of National Commission for Women to be executed by NBCC in New Delhi.

Location : New Delhi, Delhi/NCR National Building Construction Corporation Ltd (NBCC) Mr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, MD N P Aggarwal, Sr General Manager (BD), NBCC Bhawan, New Dehli -110003.

Tel: 011-24367314-17, Fax : 011-24366995, E-mail: bd.nbcc@nic.in

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lans to upgrade marine aquarium and research centre into modern marine science centre at Digha. Bids are invited in this regard for design and construction on turnkey basis.

Location : Digha, West Bengal Budget : Rs. 6 crore Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal Mr. Subrato Mukherjee-Project Director Ashok Kumar Maiti, Administration Officer, Integrated coastal zone management project, DD-24, Sector 1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 700064,

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lans to set up National Geoscience museum at Kolkata. The request for Proposal has been invited for preparation of detailed project report recently.

Location : Kolkata, West Bengal Geological Survey of India Mr. S K Banerjee, Dy Controller of Stores, Central Head quarters, Assets procurement and Management Division, GN-40, Sector-V, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091.

Tel: 033-23573959, 54,55, Fax : 033-23573466, E-mail: cosgsi@gsi.gov.in

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agged a contract from NBCC Ltd for construction of 21 storied commercial complex at New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata. The work is likely to start in a month and complete in 24 months.

Location : Kolkata, West Bengal Budget : Rs. 95 crore Supreme Infrastructure Ltd. Nitin S Jagdale, Sr. Engineer, 8, Bhawani Services Industrial Estate, 3rd Floor, Opp. IIT Main Gate, Powai, Mumbai - 400076.

Tel: 022-25783214,3549, 25794216

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he construction work on community centre at Maloya village has commenced. The project is coming up in an area of 11321 sq ft with modern facilities. The completion will take a year.

Location : Chandigarh, (U.T.) Budget : Rs. 2 crore Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Mr. Vivek Pratap Singh, Commissioner Mukesh Anand, Superintending Engineer (B & R), #1012,Sector 8

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Chandigarh.

Tel : 0172-5039553, M: 9872511125

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he corporation has signed an MoU with Ministry of Urban Development for re-development project of East Kidwai Nagar area of New Delhi. The project comprises residential and commercial spread over 86 acre of land.

Location : New Delhi, Delhi/NCR National Building Construction Corporation Ltd (NBCC) Mr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, MD N P Aggarwal, Sr General Manager (Business Development), NBCC Bhawan, Lodhi Road, New Dehli -110003.

Tel : 011-24367314-17,24367022, Fax : 011-24366995, E-mail: bd.nbcc@nic.in

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lans to build 3,000 houses for EWS and 7,000 flats for lower and middle income groups. The EWS houses will be mainly for slum dwellers who will be rehabilitated in these new housing units. Areas like Kathwada, Nikol, Bhat-Sughad and Khodiyar are among the villages chosen where affordable houses will come up.

Location : Ahmedabad, Gujarat Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)

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Mr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, IAS, Commissioner Anand Patel, Additional City Planner, Mahanagar Seva Sadan, Sardar Patel Bhavan, Danapith, Ahmedabad- 380001, Gujarat.

Tel : 079-25391811, Fax : 079-25350926, E-mail: info@egovamc.com,

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lans to construct 8,799 houses for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of the society at different locations in the state.The state government has approved Rs 329 crore in this regard.

Location : Haryana Budget : Rs. 329 crore Housing Board RS Kharb, Chief Administrator N K Mahajan, Cheif Engineer, C-15, Awas Bhawan, Sector 6, Panchkula, Haryana.

Tel : 0172-2568007, 2568022, Fax : 0172-2568005

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he board aims to build 25,000 to 40,000 houses every year. Currently it has started constructing 2,132 flats in Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara which are likely to be completed in 2 years time. In coming months it has planned to build houses in Ahmedabad, Sanand, Mahemdavad, Bharuch, Valsad, Location : Jamnagar and Bhuj. Gujarat Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) C J Munia, Public Information Officer, Gujarat Housing Board, Pragatinagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

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he Centre has proposed to construct 88,436 houses in rural areas of Tamil Nadu this year. The state govt has allocated Rs 603.39 cr towards construction of houses under the Indira Awaas Yojana.

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Ennore Port Ltd. V. Nagarajan, Senior Manager Projects, No-23 Rajaji Salai, First Floor, Chennai-600001, Tamil Nadu.

Tel : 044-25251666-70, Fax : 044-25251665

Budget : Rs. 603.39 crore

Tamil Nadu Housing Board Mr. K.Sellamuthu, MD Thayunanasamy, Assistant Executive Engineer, 493, Anna Salai, Nandanam, Chennai-35, Tamil Nadu.

Tel : 044-24331508,

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lans to set up ship recycling facility adjacent to the existing Mundra West Port. The project will recycle about 40 ships annually to recover about 266,000 tonne of steel, cast iron, nonferrous metals, reusable machinery and other items. It will handle ships of light displacement tonnage 4000 tonne -16,000 tonne.

Location : Kutch, District, Gujarat Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd (APSEZ) Mr. Gautam S Adani, CMD Adani House, Shrimali Society, Near Mithakhali Circle, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380009, Gujarat.

Tel : 079-25556628, 25555801, 25555101, 25556628, E-mail: roy.paul@adani.in

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lans to build container terminal with a capacity to load 1.4 million standard containers a year from berth length of 730 mtr. Bids were invited recently.

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etting up a second LNG jetty at Dahej port with 2.5 MTPA capacity. This project is expected to be operational by Qtr-1 of 2014.

Location : Dahej, Gujarat Budget : Rs. 1000 crore Petronet LNG Ltd. Peter Fernandes, Manager-Project, 1st Floor, World Trade Center, NewDelhi - 110001.

Tel : 011-23411411,23413130, Fax : 011-23414271

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he construction of second liquid chemical berth off pir Pau, Mumbai is underway. So far about 50 percent of work has completed and the rest is targeted by September 2014.

Location : Mumbai, Maharashtra Mumbai Port Trust Rajeev Gupta, Chairman Keshav Sundar, Superintending Engineer, P ort Bhavan, Mumbai - 400001, Tel : 022-66566501, Fax : 022-23730611, 23744277, M: 9870997225

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lans to build a 700 meter long moving walkway travelator connecting Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) to Kurla suburban station.

Location : Mumbai, Maharashtra Budget : Rs. 9 crore Central Railway Mukesh Nigam, DRM, Annex building, Gr floor, Mumbai-CST-400001.

Tel : 022-22621450, E-mail: drmbb@cr.railnet.gov.in

completion is targeted by 2016.

Location : Shirdi, Maharashtra Budget : Rs. 100 crore

Assotech Realty Pvt Ltd. Neeraj Gulati, MD Shrilikha Sharma, Marketing and PR, Windsor Club, 5,Vaibhav Khand, Indirapuram-201014, Uttar Pradesh.

Tel : 0120-2685211, 2685212, 2685213, Fax : 0120-2685214, M: 09910365252, E-mail: info@assotech.in

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he company in joint venture with Oasis Buildhome Pvt Ltd plans to develop a premium residential group housing project on 14 acre of land in Gurgaon.

Location : Gurgaon, Haryana Godrej Properties Ltd. Mr. Pirojsha Godrej, MD & CEO Alok Singh, Sr Executive (Marketing), 4th Floor, Godrej Bhavan 4A, Home Street, Fort, Mumbai - 400001.

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he real estate firm plans to set up a premier service residential project â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sandal Suitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; over 2.5 acre in pilgrimage town of Shirdi. The project comprises 125 elegantly designed suites and amenities like meditation hall, yoga centre, swimming pools and other facilities. The www.ind-safety.com

he real estate company plans to foray in Mumbai with a redevelopment project at Khar (West). It has also identified areas such as Dadar- Chembur, Worli, Mulund and Santacruz as possible locations for their future redevelopment projects.

Location : Mumbai, Maharashtra Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd. Mr. Sujay Kalele, Group CEO Mahesh Yadav, Sales Executive, 501, 5th Floor, B wing, The Capital, Plot No. C 70, G - Block, Behind ICICI Bank, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400051.

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ahindra group real estate arm has entered into JV with SCM Real Estate (Singapore) Pvt Ltd for development of real estate projects in India. Watsonia Developers Pvt Ltd - JVC would take the first 2 premium residential developments in Gurgaon and Bangalore.

Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd. Ms. Anita Arjundas, MD & CEO Roma Balwani, Chief Group Communications Officer, Mahindra Towers, 5th Floor Road No. 13, Worli, Mumbai- 400018.

Tel : 022- 67478600,67478601, Fax : 022-24975084, E-mail: homes@mahindralifespaces.com

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olden Jubilee Signature is coming up at Vasco in Mormugao. The project comprises 5 storied commercial building. The foundation stone for this project is laid recently.

Location : Mormugao, Goa Budget : Rs. 5 crore Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) Mr. Y.B. Tavde Chief Officer Surendra Goinkar, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa-403802. Tel: 0832-2512275, Fax : 0832-2512447, M: 09822689084, E-mail: info@mmcvasco.com

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he company has started construction of exhibitioncum-convention centre, commercial complex and service apartments on plot C-64 spread over 18.5 acre at Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai. The project comprises 82 lakh sq ft built up area, 18-storey tower with four basements for parking, a commercial complex and a 348-room block of flats. The project completion will take three years.

Location : Mumbai, Maharashtra Budget : Rs. 7566 crore Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Mr. Mukesh Ambani, CMD Tushar Pania, GM-CC, Makers Chambers - IV, Nariman Point,Mumbai - 400021, Tel : 022-22785000, M: 9820088536, E-mail: tushar.pania@ril.com

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lans to add 48 MW wind power generation capacity in Andhra Pradesh by next fiscal. Currently the company is having 70 MW wind farm capacity, mostly in Tamil Nadu.

Location : Andhra Pradesh Budget : Rs. 300.00 crore ITC Ltd Nazeeb Arif, Vice-President-CC, Foods Division, Pulikeshinagar P O, Bengaluru-560005. T: 080-22981100, 22981200, F: 25493677, 78

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lans to set up 5 MW solar power plant project at Muzaffarpur. The approvals are in place. The work is likely to start in three months.

Location : Muzaffarpur Bihar Budget : Rs. 69.97 crore Agritech Engineering Pvt Ltd Ashok Babu, MD, Plot No. 235 N-1, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Bangalore - 560099.

T: 080-27832329, M: 09980008131

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lobal pharma major signed an agreement with Suzlon Energy for setting up 2.1 MW offsite windmill station for captive consumption at its Ankleshwar plant.

Location : Ankleshwar Gujarat Sanofi India Ltd Kavita Jairaman, Corp Comm, 54/A, Sir Mathuradas Vasanji Road, Andheri East, Mumbai 400093.

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lans to set up waste to energy project at Taloja and aims to generate 30 MW of power. The plant would be able to process nearly 2,500 tonnes of municipal waste to generate electricity. The contract is awarded to a consortium of Ramky Enviro Eng & Chinese firm Chongqing Sanfeng Environmental Industry Group on PPP basis. The work is likely to start in 2 months. Completion is targeted in 2 years.

Location : Mumbai Maharashtra Budget : Rs. 300.00 crore Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority D M Shrodriya, Project Advisor,

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lans to set up 100 MW wind power projects in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, M.P, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. The projects will be executed in modules of minimum 20 MW. Offers are invited from Project Management Consultancy (PMC) for these projects.

Location : Multiple GAIL (India) Ltd P K Das, Wind Project-Head, Gail Bhawan, 16 Bhikaji Cama Place, R K Puram, New Delhi - 110066, T: 011- 26172580, 26182956, F: 26185941

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he authority is likely to sign an MoU with NHPC for setting up a 100 MW solar power plant at Jalaun.

NEDA will provide land and contribute in terms of equity.

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he capacity of Bhakra left bank power house hydro power project is up-rated to 630 MW from 540 MW. After upgrade, the installed capacity touched 2,883 MW. In case up-rating projects, the civil structures remains the same and new machinery is fitted to increase the power generation capacity.

Location : Bilaspur District Himachal Pradesh Budget : Rs. 490 crore Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Abhas Saini, Director, Chandigarh- 160002, Punjab, T:0172-5046571, 2654468, F: 2654468, dirpp@bbmb.nic.in

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ational Capital Region Transport Corporation Ltd (NCRTC) is being formed to build three Rapid Regional Transit System (RRTS) corridors connecting Delhi-Gurgaon-Alwar, Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut and DelhiPanipat. The RRTS Project is expected to be built in 5 years time once the construction work starts.

Location : Delhi/NCR Budget : Rs. 72000 crore Naini Jayaseelan, Member Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, CoreIV B, First Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003.

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he Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd route is the second corridor to be built in the 1st phase of Mumbai Metro project covering the length of 32-km. This would be fullyelevated corridor with 27 stations. Reliance Infrastructure Ltd led consortium is the project developer. Mumbai Metro Transport Pvt Ltd is the SPV for this project. This project is in delay mode owing to lack of complete right of way and CRZ issues with the proposed metro car depot at Charkop, shifting of utilities, etc.

Location : Mumbai Maharashtra Budget : Rs. 11500 crore Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Dilip Kawathkar, Joint Project Director, Advisor,

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iemens AG and Siemens Ltd China has won an order from IL&FS Rail Ltd for extension of Gurgaon Metro line with a new southern line on turnkey basis, which is around 7 km long. The new line will add six stations in the south-east of Gurgaon.

Location : Gurgaon Haryana Budget : Rs. 574 crore Siemens Ltd Viswakumar Menon, Head-Corp Comm, 130, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli, Mumbai-400018.

Maharashtra.

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he Union Cabinet has granted clearance to Line 3 of Mumbai Metro Project Phase-I. This will be 33.5km long corridor covering Colaba-Bandra- Seepz with 27 stations connecting business and industrial districts such as Nariman Point, Worli, Dadar, BKC, MIDC and SEEPZ. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has inprinciple agreed to fund 56 per cent of the project cost. The project is expected to complete by 2020. The corporation has recently invited bids for consultants / advisors for civil tunnel works, stations, intermodal integration, rolling stock & systems, S&T interface etc.

Location : Mumbai Maharashtra Budget : Rs. 21000 crore Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd Bandra-Kurla Complex, East, Mumbai - 400051.

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he 22 km Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) connecting Mumbai and Nhava island might get more time to take off. Bids were invited recently, but failed to attract any bidders for a third time as private companies stayed away from participating in the tender.

Location : Mumbai Maharashtra Budget : Rs. 9360 crore Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Sanjay Karadi, Media Advisor, Bandra-Kurla Complex, East, Mumbai-400051.

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he work on the first phase of the Monorail project covering 8.8-km stretch between Wadala and Chembur is going on a frantic pace. Expected to complete

by September 2013. L&T is the civil contractor. The PhaseII comprising 10.74 km stretch between Wadala and Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk is targeted by August 2014.

Location : Mumbai Maharashtra Budget : Rs. 2800 crore Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Sanjay Karadi, Media Advisor, Bandra-Kurla Complex, East, Mumbai-400051.

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umbai metro one project trial process has started.

The work on first line of phase-I is underway. The project covers 11.40-km-long Versova- Andheri-Ghatkopar stretch. It is likely to be ready by December 2013.

Location : Mumbai Maharashtra Budget : Rs. 2356 crore Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd Tapan Rai, Manager-Public Relation, Mumbai Metro One Depot, D N Nagar, J.P. Road, 4 Bungalows Andheri (West), Mumbai 400053.

T: 022-33789895, 30091410, F: 33789820, tapan.rai@mumbaimetro1.com

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SUCCESS STORY

A success par excellence Mr. Nishith Dand a budding entrepreneur then with a vision to innovate set out to explore areas vulnerable to accidents within the Industry which were caused either by negligence or want of product and equipment or lack of awareness or training to use such products which would otherwise avert a possible disaster and ensure workmen safety at all costs.

Nishith A. Dand, Director, Sure Safety [I] Pvt. Ltd.

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ear 2001 heralded a new era for the Industries in India.

Industrialization at its best was compounded by the statue enforcing Safety as an important measure to ensure workmen welfare.

This was also recognized as a must by the Industry who slowly started to believe in investing in human safety as a must to ensure uninterrupted production to meet the Globalization challenges.

Mr. Nishith Dand a budding entrepreneur then with a vision to innovate set out to explore areas vulnerable to accidents within the Industry which were caused either by negligence or want of product and equipment or lack of awareness or training to use such products which would otherwise avert a possible disaster and ensure workmen safety at all costs. He found out that there were majorly two causes for accidents first and foremost was the non availability of many products either due to lack of sales outlets and or because the products were being imported and were out of reach of normal industry.

The second was the lack of attitude both of the Industry owners and that of the workmen and the supervisory staff to recognize the need of personal protective

equipments not only for the safety but as a tool to improve or increase production to meet the Globalization needs and competitiveness to enter the world market. This also set forth his strategy which was manifold; one was to align with the best in the world to provide ultimate safety PPEs, second was to innovate to ensure that all could take benefit from products and equipments at an affordable price, third was to ensure availability at all places by creating a network of men and suppliers and last was to integrate all what is required to make work place a safe Heaven for stakeholders. Thus a man with vision had his mission clear and set out in true earnest to accomplish this.

The Journey of Innovation Excellence:

Eleanor Everet said ‘For safety is not a gadget but a state of mind’.

As Mr. Nishith Dand recalls that “during my visit to one of the Industries I found that Chlorine gas had leaked out and the control equipment available was so cumbersome that the workmen had no option but to douse the Tonner with continuous spray of water resulting in flooding the premises with virtual acid water besides INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW | AUGUST

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the process had chlorine gas at all corners of the factory, this made me think an alternate and a ready to use leakage control kit which was user friendly and I with the help of my Industry friends ended up creating our ‘Saviour’ Chlorine control kit which can be installed by any one in less than a minute”.

This paved the way to many a innovations form the house of ‘Sure Safety’ and set the tone for innovating products which were either a replacement of import or were created to protect both Men and Environment form possible known or unknown hazards.

The Technical textiles comprising of Fire retardant and Molten Metal protection suits, Electric Arc Suits, Aluminized Heat and Steam protection garments, Breathing Apparatus, Airline Trolleys, Fume Exhausters etc. the journey is long and never ending now as Mr. Nishith Dand adds that “As India becomes the factory of the world, adoption of hazards makes worker’s Safety and Health very important as not only life is important but to live healthy is more important.

This is besides the creation of an environment which ensures safe and healthy living. But though this is possible where the hazards are seen or visible but what about unseen hazards? Hence there preparedness is necessary in the segment we are in as overconfidence can create disasters hence we go on understanding the segments and try innovating to protect from the unseen hazards which we presume can happen without knocking and all our products are so economical that any Industry big or small can afford to prepare them for any eventuality”

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Integrated Approach : The ‘niche’ offering to the Industry This was just the beginning of one part of the recognized fact the other had to be addressed and that made Mr. Nishith Dand venture into the field of Industrial Hygiene and Industrial Training? While one helped the Industry in identifying hazards, study hazards, identify vulnerable areas prone to effect the human and work place safety the other ensured that the workmen at all levels were trained to meet emergent requirements whether it would be a crafted happening or the question of adopting the right methodology of use of the right PPEs and or Equipments which shall ensure a safe work place.

This complimentary approach along with Sure Safety providing the product support worked and the Industry started recognizing the Group promoted by Mr. Nishith Dand as a niche company providing them complete support in all facets of their requirements be it a product or identifying a hazard or providing training to their people for emergency preparedness.

This was again not the end because a need was recognized thereafter that what about those areas where the jobs were critical and required expertise in execution not only for maintaining Equipments or ensuring their preparedness for use in emergent times but also providing Men and services to accomplish jobs when it comes to working at heights, Confined Space jobs and many such areas prone to expert execution and handling and to close the gap Mr. Nishith Dand ventured in the field of Resource provision and providing Men, equipment and Services under Sure Resources to the benefit of the

Industry thereby offering a complete basket which earned for itself a “NICHE” in the Industry as the only Integrated solutions providing Company in the country.

Today with 200 big and small Business associates across the country and a chain of franchisees ‘Sure Safety’ and Nishith Dand both are pursuing the mission set for themselves with utmost zeal and commitment which makes Sure Safety a force to reckon with in the field of Industrial safety in India.

END NOTE : From Mr. Nishith Dand

‘The safest risk is the one you didn’t take’ “Implementation of Safety Standards in the industry holds true only if ‘PPE’ provided provide the protection they are made for.

As I always say we don’t have to reinvent the wheel when Technology is readily available. What is needed is the will to adopt and make a resolve that we shall achieve our goals come what may and when it is concerning the Human safety why not? This is not a single individual’s job it is a combined effort of the Industry and the Statue and the stake holders who may like to believe that if they want Productive gains then they will have to believe in the safety of their workforce as only a protected workforce can give growth and lead to profits not only for themselves but for the nation at large. “

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Employee involvement in Behaviour Based Safety (BBS)

By Dr HL Kaila, Professor and BBS Expert, Mumbai

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illing thousands of people at workplace across the globe every year is a major concern and one wonders whether achieving zero accident is a mere documentation exercise or is it really achievable for industry. Unsafe or at-risk behaviours are considered to be the ultimate cause of most workplace accidents. In this paper, the author shares reflections of his most recent behavioural research for the benefit of management practice of safety in organizations.

Globally, achieving zero accident at the workplace remains one of the major areas of concern.

Every day, 6,300 people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases – more than 2.3 million deaths per year (International Labour Organization, 2013). OHSAS 18001 : 2007 recommended that organizations must adopt a procedure whereby all employees can be involved in order to identify and control the risk.

According to CEO Vedanta, “Safety at present scenario focuses on observation for finding fault.

Companies need to adopt a procedure of correction not finding faults if employees engage in unsafe behaviours. Right behaviour is a reflection of right existence. To be a support to others - is the best virtue and being selfish is an ugliest characteristic. Ignoring an unsafe behaviour would equal to a crime”.

Safety is service-to-others which is contained in BBS approach.

BBS encourages contribution

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towards safety from everyone in the organization. It is a simple catalyst to produce big results for safety. It joins the entire organization with safety function. But this is a great challenge.

It is realized by companies all over the world that there is a significant difference between the organizational safety policies/ procedures and its implementation, and this difference is visibly reflected in the employee’s behaviour. The BBS intervention which is an application of organizational psychology helps to bridge this gap.

Should unsafe behaviour be punished is a question that concerns safety professionals. People do unsafe bahviour as they learned it or due to lack of awareness of safe behaviour. Would it mean that we intend to teach safe behaviour by punishment. Would it also mean that we intend to reward safe behaviour.

The concept of punishment brings many questions such as whom to punish, how to punish, will it sustain safe behaviour. Would punishment be given to all – top to bottom who engage in unsafe behaviour.

Practically speaking, every body engages in unsafe bahaviour whether manager, workman, general manager, or vice president. Hence punishment is to be uniformally applicable to all.

Prioritizing safety over production targets and not penality for unsafe behaviours would save people. The penality for contractors is as per agreement. The punishment method also has to match with management

philosophy, hence it can not be generalized to organizations.

Alertness more than punishment is needed for safe behaviour. BBS is safety by affection as brother-tobrother safety approach. Instead of punishment to employees, keep reminding them about safe behaviours and correcting unsafe behaviours. People need to be alert and vigilant all the time to observe and correct unsafe behaviours on the spot.

“Supervisors ask engineers to execute hazarious operations in an unsafe way in their presence in order to complete their targets”, - a manager. Lack of safety ownership and ‘valuing money more than human life’ in organzations are the root cause of unsafe behaviours leading to accidents. Make BBS training compulsory for all employees as an emphasis on human life.

An organization which implemented BBS realized that certain aspects need emphasis such as the refresher training to passive observers, making observations more qualitative, accuracy and consistancy in hand-holding during awarness and practical training.

A safety officer realized that BBS observers observed some atrisk behvaiours which she could not do during her routine round in the plant. According to a BBS observer, “before getting trained in BBS appraoch, we used to speak out if we noticed any safety violation, now we go for an observation round with a safety objective in mind and INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW | AUGUST

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actively look for at-risk behaviours for corrections”. Another observer said, “earlier I looked at the machine, now I looked at the individual for his safety. For safety, we need to adopt a procedure of correction rather observation for blaming somebody”.

Another observer added, “coming to terms with safety for a large number of contract workmen at site is the toughest goal to achieve, however we can do it as observing with a proactive mind acts as a vrtual PPE”.

Conflict between safety-incharge and project manager is often noticed for implementing safety norms while targeting completion of work. Completion of work while meeting a deadline is the major conern of a project manager and enforcing safety procedure

is the major objective of a safety professional at the site. Balancing the two poses a great challenge for both of them.

Table-1 below indicates an average of 68.19% of safe behaviour, 31.81% of at-risk behaviour out of which 77.19% of at-risk behaviour were corrected by 549 observers who participated in BBS programs during July 2012-2013 from amongst four plants such as aluminum, power, construction, chemicals, manufacturing. This data reflect that every plant has almost 1/3rd of at-risk behaviours that could trigger an accident or injuries which are correctable by BBS trained observers who observe and correct at-risk/unsafe behaviours on the spot. ‘Display of zero accident for a

certain period in an organization’ does not ensure that it would not occur in future, if an organization is not monitoring behavioural trends as per BBS approach.

BBS implementation at India glycols (IGL):

The IGL’s BBS mission was named through an open competition among the employees, as “Bhavishya Banaye Surakshit”.

We are practicing BBS in a systematic manner with motivating schemes. Initially, an effective training was conducted for awareness and understanding of all concerned.

Subsequently a procedure was crafted and implemented effectively.

To encourage more participation and recognition, an award scheme was launched on 20th April’2013 on the occasion Table-1: Behavioural trends of safe behaviour and at-risk behaviour of closing ceremony after a month long safety celebra% of Safe % of At-risk % of At-risk Group Number of Plant tions as started from 4th behaviour behaviour behaviour observers March’2013 as National corrected Safety Day. 67 33 88 Sr. managers 25 Plant 1 Outcome of moni64 36 69 md. mgt.

30 Plant 1 toring by each and every 60 40 66 Supervisors 28 Plant 1 department is being evalu74 26 85 Managers 39 Plant 2 ated and overviewed by the executive director on 58 42 75 Supervisors 40 Plant 2 a monthly basis besides 53 47 54 md. mgt 31 Plant 2 other performances of 68 32 84 Supervisors 41 Plant 3 that department. Our BBS 67 33 68 Safety officers 41 Plant 3 mission will be more em64 36 82 md. mgt 48 Plant 3 phasized upon in future so that an effective pro-active 81 19 97 Executives 24 Plant 3 safety approach can be 85 15 79 Sr. managers 23 Plant 3 conferred upon through 74 26 87 md. mgt.

25 Plant 4 active participation from 70 30 80 Supervisors 25 Plant 4 one and all.

For the guidance of 67 33 62 HODs 48 Plant 4 organization to implement 71 29 90 Sr. mgt.

56 Plant 4 behavioural safety, Table 68 32 69 Safety officers 25 Plant 4 -2 below indicates the Average: 31.81 77.19 Total: 549 actions required for the 68.19 development of behavior based safety (BBS) Note: this table is an extract of a larger study (Kaila, 2013).

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procedure in an organization as per OHSAS 18001:2007.

Conclusion

In India, safety departments are understaffed and over-worked. It is most unlikely for them to observe and correct at-risk behaviours of employees/workmen across organization. Behavioural based safety (BBS) approach is a planned effort and an organizational intervention/ procedure for involving employees at all levels in order to making safety a true line function. It needs to be underlined that the top managements’ role is significant in terms of monitoring, motivating, and mentoring those

involved in BBS project. “Safety is not a priority; it is a core value which has to emanate from highest level of leadership in the organization, it is necessary to combine safety systems with BBS method”, Director – L&T. Figure 1: some BBS programs conducted by the author at Larsen & Toubro

References for further reading

International Labour Organization (2013). Safety and health at work.

Retrieved on June 30, 2013. http:// www.ilo.org/global/topics/safetya n d - h e a l t h - a t - wo rk / l a n g - - e n / index.htm

Kaila HL. (2010), Behavior-based Safety Programs Improve Worker Safety in India. Ergonomics in Design’ vol. 18 (4), Fall, 17-22. CA, USA. Kaila HL. (2008), BBS Winning Over Employees in India. Occupational Health & Safety, December 2008. h t t p : / / w w w. o h s o n l i n e . c o m / Articles/2008/12/BBS-WinningOver-Employees-in-India.aspx

Kaila HL. (2011). Organizational Cases on Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) in India. International Journal of Human Resource Management, vol. 22, 10-12, 2135-46, June-July

Table – 2: Development of BBS Procedure as per OHSAS 18001:2007

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Actions Circular of CEO / Plant Head message for BBS project implementation; Forming BBS Teams for every plant; Inauguration of BBS programme by senior management; Announcing BBS inaugural ceremony on company portal as corporate initiative; Time frame for full implementation of BBS – one year and sustaining further.

Conducting BBS observers practical training for every plant (10% of workforce); Conducting BBS awareness training for all employees and contract workmen; Displaying BBS banners and posters across areas.

Developing IT enabled BBS observation checklist; Ensuring daily observation rounds by trained observers; Allocation of observers to each shift/area; Ensuring strong leadership drive by all HODs for BBS project activities.

Compliance with proceedings of Steering Team (ST) meetings; Monthly BBS co-ordinators meeting with ST; Linking BBS with PMS and EHS system; Conducting quarterly external BBS Audit by BBS expert.

Monthly review Meeting of BBS Steering Team with observers; Display of behavioural trends across plant; Comparing safety statistics every six months before /after launch of BBS; Celebrating BBS Annual Day.

Fixing BBS training budget; Issuing BBS sticker for observers’ identity to all trained observers; Including BBS Rules in vendor’s terms & conditions; Rewarding monthly best observers based on maximum number of observations.

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Author’s profile:

Figure 1: some BBS programs conducted by the author at Larsen & Toubro 2011.

Kaila HL. (2012). 100 Reflections on Behavioral Safety: Developing injuryfree organizations. Industrial safety chronicle, vol. XLIII, 3, 21-26, Oct-Dec 2012.

OHSAS 18001. (2007). Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series. http://www.scribd.com/doc/10081792/OHSAS-18001-2007-OccupationalHealth-and-Safety-Management-Systems-Requirements1. Retrieved on 02 February 2010.

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Dr H L Kaila (56 years), earned his Doctorate from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, is a Professor of Psychology, has 30 years professional experience in the field of Industrial /Organizational Psychology. He pioneered Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) training in India and is a member expert panel for National Safety Council.

He served at the Central Labour Institute, Ministry of Labour for 10 years and at the SNDT Women’s university for 18 years at Mumbai.

Dr. Kaila represented India at the International Conferences at New York, Berlin, Rome, New Zealand, London and Sydney. He is an Editor - Journal of Psychosocial Research indexed in American Psychological Association. Dr Kaila conducted about 500 BBS workshops.

Address of Author: Dr Harbans Lal Kaila, 4, Shiv Sagar Apts, Bhabola Chulne road Vasai (west), District – Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA, 401202, Tel. 00919322006518.

Correspondence regarding this article can be addressed to email: kailahl@hotmail.com

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