Industrial Safety Review February 2019

FEBRUARY 2019

CONTENT

INDUSTRY VIEW

BUSINESS NEWS

Impact on Security & Surveillance Industry

34 COMPANY PROFILE

CASE STUDY

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VdS “Sprinkler Bible” CEA 4001en revised

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Apollo to showcase latest product developments at FSIE 2019

20 The future of health and

safety in India

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TECH UPDATE

22 A first from Prolite - Flame Proof Range

22 Videonetics Ranked Amongst Fastest Growing Companies in Asia Pacific by Deloitte

30 Hikvision Certified Security

Associate (HCSA) Program Successfully Concluded in New Delhi

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Videonetics launches World’s first AI & Deep Learning powered ‘Detection of Use of Cellphone While Driving’ Technology

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Publisher Shilpa Vinayak Kadam Editor Rajeev lyer CEO Shekhar Dongre Assistant Editor Shweta Nanda Marketing Team Ladoji Pendurkar, Amol Powle, Bhavin Shah, Kamlesh Balkrishna, Bharat Shah, Vinod Surve, Kavita Chaudhari Digital Marketing Kailash P. Designer & Layout Arun P. Shinde, Nandan S. Moghe, Dinesh S. Gawade Online Division Ganesh Mahale Circulation Executive Satish Kadam, Amol Ranshur Legal Advisor Advocate Vijay S. Jadhav Branch Offices (Zonal) NORTH (Delhi & NCR regions) Sandesh Jain : 09810837877 / 09871602777 SOUTH (Chennai & Coimbatore) Y. V. Raghu : 09566141224 Bangalore E Vikram : 09591488434 Vaman : 09686721340 Hyderabad E Vikram : 09591488434 Kochi Sanjeev Nair : 09846249568 EAST (Kolkata & Eastern regions) Kamlesh : 09819464242 WEST (Maharashtra & Gujarat) Pune Shilpa K : 09833373371 Nashik Abhijit B. Joshi : 09890002333 Rajkot (Saurashtra) Swapnil Bhatia: 09227909005

CEO CORNER Budget Impact : The positive spin with digital future agenda Since digitalization and security solutions go hand in hand, the government’s impetus on Digital India and building a technologically forward infrastructure is expected to give a further boost to the security and surveillance industry.

Let’s see how the leading players from the industry reacted to Budget 2019 and how it will impact the growth of the industry: The FM also talked about the vision of making India a US$ 5 trillion economy in next 5 years and a US$ 10 trillion economy in the next 8 years thereafter this one is really a very ambitious and appreciable. Electronics, appliances and AI industry will serve as major growth drivers in the achievement of this objective.

The government’s huge investment in highly advanced technological sectors like Geospatial and Defense, envisioning India becoming a launch pad for satellites as part of Vision 2030, reaffirms the Digital India vision holistically.

Proposal towards raising the budget to Rs 3 lakh crore is a welcome move for protecting our soldiers at the borders who are the pride and honour of the nation. India is now definitely at the cusp of digital transformation and this infrastructural growth will augment its positioning globally.

Being in the security and surveillance industry, we are on the same page with the Government expectation on Digitalization by way of use of the Data/WiFi, which supports in creation of Smart City and Safe City ecosystem. With such announcement related to setting up of AI Centre will bring more synergy in country, such move will significantly support in expansion of surveillance devices, hence further fueling the growth of Data Centers, and Internet-ofThings (IoT).

India, on the other hand, is also fast-developing its highways with a prime focus on rural roads. Smart surveillance can tangibly increase the efficiency of authorities on keeping a track of such projects which will later also ensure safe and secure traffic management. There is a great potential in the aim of achieving country’s growth by leveraging digital technologies through security surveillance products as it will further encourage numerous initiatives to promote digital security literacy in the country, and millions of opportunities in this eco-system.

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Editorial Index A

ISR Overseas Associates

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ADITYA INFOTECH

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ADOR WELDING

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AMBETRONICS

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APOLLO

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AVIANS

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AXIS COMMUNICATIONS

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MATRIX COMSEC

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ONVU LEARNING

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VIDEONETICS

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VIVOTEK

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USA Nancy TARTAGLIONE, Mepax USA FRANCE MEPAX SA, Romain CLASS Tel.: +33 1 39 02 77 78, FRANCE ITALY Valeria VILLANI Tel.: +39 339 8610117, Via Firenze, Milano, Italia RUSSIA Garri ZALTS Mepax Russia Tel: +7 495 576-7666

GERMANY Sebastian OLLIER Mepax Deutschland, Tel: +49 711 222 54 456, SPAIN Sofiane JEDIDI Mepax España Tel : +34 963 255 886, UK Liz Jones Tel: +44 (0)1227 276016 CHINA/South Korea/Taiwan Mepax - Konaxis Shanghai Julien PENARD Tel : (+86) 21 6252 2731

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Editorial Board

Dr. Florian Scharr Industry Expert, VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH

Mr. R. R. Nair Director, Safety & Health Information Bureau

Mr. Deepak Kapoor

Mr. Farooq Abdullah Managing Partner, Marvel Gloves Industries

Mr. Nishith Dand Director, Sure Safety India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Hariom Sharma Director-Sales & Marketing, Solus Security Systems Pvt. Ltd.

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Managing Director, FAAC India Pvt.Ltd.

Mr. T. P. Singh Director - S&M, FLIR Systems India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Johnson Mathew Vice President Fire Products Gunnebo India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. P.K. Balasubbramaniian President, VBS Corporate Support

Mr. Kiron Kunte Director, Norik Konsult

BUSINESS NEWS

VdS “Sprinkler Bible” CEA 4001en revised Effective sprinkler systems are often the decisive criterion for immediately stopping the frequent fires from developing their destructive power. // To ensure that these important technolo-gies will always function safely in an emergency, experts all over the world rely on the practical VdS Guidelines CEA 4001en for planning and installation. // Europe’s largest institute for fire pro-tection has now comprehensively updated this standard refer-ence work.

Every five minutes a fire breaks out in a company in Germany. Equal numbers can be assumed for many other countries with fire damage even in the rather small Netherlands reaching one billion Euros every year. The decisive factor for successful firefighting is always the immediate response in this emergency – making sprin-kler systems probably the most important mechanism for the protection of human lives and property against the enormous destructive forces of fire. Until these systems were invented, fires were regarded as natural disasters that could not be controlled

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and repeatedly de-stroyed entire cities.

VdS, Europe’s largest institute for safety, has been testing sprinkler systems since they were first in use on our continent – and is bun-dling its more than 110 years of experience in loss prevention in the international standard for the safe planning and installation of these important systems: the Guidelines VdS CEA 4001en. This technical support tool, known in the industry as the “Sprinkler Bible”, is now available in a comprehensively updated version.

Frank Bieber, head of Product Management

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Over 110 years of experience in testing sprinkler technologies bundled in pre-cise assistance for the planning and installation of these crucial systems: the new Guidelines VdS CEA 4001en.

VdS Inspection Ser-vices, explains the new features: “The core revisions concern, for example, specifications for pipe holders and the use of systems in buildings equipped with SHEVs. Important were also changes for optimal frost protection, requirements for shelf sprinklers specially for the protection of small parts stores, automatic monitoring of sys-tems and the connection of additional users to the water supply.

The regulations for ESFR extinguishing systems have also been greatly expanded.

In addition, we have clarified all points about which questions have arisen from our partners in recent years.

The new edition of the VdS CEA 4001en offers all those responsible for technical fire protection the usual

practical, precise assistance adapted to the latest technologies and conditions.

Goal: proven ef-fectivity in the implementation of reliable sprinkler systems”.

Together with experts from practice, science and authorities, VdS inspectors continuously work on the further development and updat-ing of the institute’s Guidelines. For users, this ensures optimum protection at all times. The new VdS CEA 4001en is available at vds-shop.de/en .

For more information, Website: www.vds-global.com

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BUSINESS NEWS

Apollo to showcase latest product developments at FSIE 2019 Apollo Fire Detectors, specialists in the design and manufacture of high-quality fire detection equipment, will be showcasing SOTERIA® Dimension – the latest addition to the company’s SOTERIA range – and highlighting other recent product developments on stand B76 at Fire & Security India Expo (FSIE) 2019.

Vikrant Patil, Apollo’s Regional Sales Manager for India, comments: “We’re very excited to be able to demonstrate the recent addition to our SOTERIA® range of detectors – SOTERIA Dimension and Dimension Specialist – at FSIE 2019. Combining functionality

and style, the flush-fitting detectors incorporate a new optical sensing technology in a ‘virtual sensing chamber and are designed to fit perfectly in locations with the most demanding aesthetic requirements.”

Apollo’s experts will also be on hand to talk to visitors about the latest

developments across the company’s product range, and to highlight some of the recent projects where Apollo detectors have been installed, both in India and further afield. Visitors will be able to find out about the advantages offered by Apollo’s open protocol solutions, as well as the company’s wide range of Intrinsically Safe (I.S) devices, which are ideally suited for explosive risk areas in commercial and industrial plants.

For more information, Website: www.apollo-fire.co.uk

ONVU Learning enters India and appoints Kajari Bharadwaj as the Regional Manager ONVU Learning, the education division of ONVU Technologies, and global pioneers in 360-degree video for teacher training, professional development and remote coaching, announced its foray into India. The cutting-edge technology platform has also appointed the education industry veteran, Kajari Bharadwaj, as its Regional Manager (India).

ONVU Learning enables teachers to take charge of their own professional development in classroom management and lesson delivery and improves their ability to self-coach.

Using the platform, they can also share their video with a mentor for guided practical improvements. The platform ensures all-round development of teachers

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and helps them to achieve the desired academic results through targeted training.

Kajari, on the other hand, will be responsible for developing, implementing, and spearheading strategic initiatives to build relationships and opportunities for ONVU Learning in India.

With two decades of indepth industry experience, Ms. Bharadwaj has previously worked for Pearson, Hughes Global Education, Tata Consultancy Services, and multiple international boards in various capacities. She was pivotal in helping realize multimillion-dollar contracts and delivered double-digit CAGR growth in India.

Scott Brothers, Group Chief Operating Officer, ONVU Technologies, said:

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“We are delighted that Kajari has joined our successful team in India, which has massive potential for our innovative education solution.

Kajari’s experience will enable us to take advantage of the ever-increasing focus of improving teaching in schools as the government continues its modernization of Indian education sector. ONVU Learning, given its unique value proposition, has been achieving phenomenal results in the UK education sector and we are confident that with Kajari’s experience and knowledge, we will be able to generate similar traction in India.”

Kajari Bharadwaj, Regional Manager, ONVU Learning said, “I am grateful to join an award-winning team that is focused on

making a tangible difference to global education. ONVU Learning’s work with leading UK schools demonstrates the empathetic approach and a true understanding of the needs of teachers, schools and their Principals, and has enabled them to design some really innovative solutions that are being trialed with some of India’s top schools.

Ms. Bharadwaj will simultaneously lead Product Marketing, Communications/ PR, Business Marketing and Operations, Technical Services Group and Product Management for the region and share trends with Head Office to seamlessly drive ONVU’s India operations.

For more information, www.onvulearning.com

BUSINESS NEWS

The future of health and safety in India The British Safety Council, one of the most trusted international leaders in health, safety and environmental management, is hosting its inaugural Annual Conference in India, The Future of Health, Safety and Wellbeing in the Workplace, on Thursday, 7 February 2019, at the Hyatt Regency Mumbai.

Across issues such as automation, ‘any time any place’ work, the impact of modern communication technologies and ‘flexible’ employment contracts, conference speakers will stimulate delegates to examine the present opportunities and risks for employee safety, health and wellbeing. They will also show how excellent management in health, safety and wellbeing can transform organisations, and discuss the best approaches to promoting a positive workplace culture.

For over 60 years, the British Safety Council has been campaigning to protect workers and improve workplace conditions and practices, both in Britain and around the world. In India, where around 80% of the estimated 465 million-strong workforce are not protected by the existing health and safety legal framework, the British Safety Council aims to raise awareness of the importance of managing health and safety risks in the workplace. Overall, workplace deaths in India are 20 times higher than in the UK: it is estimated that there are 48,000 work-related deaths in India each year, while there

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were 144 workplace fatalities in Britain in 2017.

Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of the British Safety Council, whose presentation will cover a number of key technological, societal and regulatory trends that will transform the workplace, said: “The world of work is rapidly changing, bringing both opportunities and considerable risks not only to businesses, the economy and the environment but also to the wellbeing, health and safety of employees. It is imperative that employers gain an understanding of what’s in store and take a strategic view on how to deal with these challenges.

“Some commentators are forecasting that the number of connected devices will grow from less than 50 billion today to over 300 billion by 2026. The lives of people throughout the world will be affected in ways we cannot imagine. For example, the World Bank predicts that over the next 20 years, 69 per cent of jobs in India will be threatened by automation or the use of artificial intelligence. Moreover, the population in India aged over 65 will double over the next 30 years and this, together

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with the predicted growth in the gig economy, means that workers will be at much greater risk of accidents and ill-health, while the always-on culture will lead to higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression. These are just some of the challenges that will pose considerable risks to companies and their workforces.”

“Managing these unprecedented changes will require first-class leadership skills,” said Lawrence Waterman, Chairman of the British Safety Council, who will explain the importance of top management leadership at the conference. “There is a great need in India for a culture change with regard to workplace health, safety and wellbeing. Legislation is very important in helping to bring about this change, but safety culture needs safety leaders who will champion it every day and at every level.

“Over the years that the British Safety Council has been working in India, we have been very impressed by the business leaders who have been willing to stand out and show that safety and health is a crucial part of what they do. We are encouraging more such leaders to

emerge and make the difference the country needs.

“Safety leadership is not about what we say, but what we do in our daily interactions. It is also a willingness to believe that performance can improve, that accidents and ill health can be prevented and wellbeing can be promoted. It involves listening to your people and the wider world and identifying opportunities to make things better. Only in doing so will we move one step closer to a reality where no-one is injured or made ill through work.”

The British Safety Council has been working with the Indian market for over 30 years, providing health, safety and environmental consultancy services, training and audits from its UK office in London. In November 2017, the organisation opened an office in Mumbai to offer a greater range of products (audit, training, and membership) tailored to the needs of the Indian market and to support its ability to provide local service delivery. The office is also a base from which the British Safety Council will start campaigning and progressing its charitable work in India. In November 2018, the British Safety Council launched the India Safety Leadership Group, a forum for its members in India to share best practice and expertise in health, safety and wellbeing.

For more information, Website: www.britsafe.org

BUSINESS NEWS

A first from Prolite - Flame Proof Range PROLITE is reputed for its vast and diverse range in Exit/Emergency Egress Route Lighting Systems as well as innovative array of Photoluminescent Signages.

PROLITE is an ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company in R&D, Manufacturing, Marketing and Maintenance in India and has earned its distinct identity by constantly changing and evolving with the times and catering to the needs of its customers.

Apart from the standard ranges, PROLITE specializes in catering to specific requirements for specific purposes and this ‘Made to Order’ concept has endeared the company to its vast and

varied clientele and also allowed it to experiment with and improve upon its standard product ranges. We at PROLITE like challenges and that is precisely what sets up apart from run-of-themill companies and firms in our line of business.

FLAME PROOF RANGE A FIRST FROM PROLITE The latest in innovative Emergency Exit Route Lighting Systems that

PROLITE has come up with is its FLAME PROOF range. This basically comprises several variants of Industrial range Flame Proof Emergency lights equipped with 2-hour battery back-up approved by CMRI in die-cast Aluminium housing, heat resistant clear Borosil Glass Diffuser with self-contained Ni-Mh/Ni-Cd Batteries in nonmaintained modes.

A unique product in this range is the EXIT sign light

with 3 in 1 Safety conditions.

Another specialised product in our flameproof range is the portable model as illustrated (diagram 3).

Some other variants available in this flame proof range are as illustrated.

The Halogen flameproof emergency light is available in 2x10 and 2x25 W and also in LED modules.

For more information, Website: www.prolite.in

Videonetics Ranked Amongst Fastest Growing Companies in Asia Pacific by Deloitte Videonetics, World’s first AI & DL powered Unified Video Computing platform development company, announced that it ranked 107th on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ Asia Pacific 2018, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Asia Pacific. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over three years.

Commenting on the achievement, Dr. Tinku Acharya, Fellow IEEE, Founder & MD, Videonetics, “It is a prestigious honor to be recognized in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ Program. This recognition validates our drive for high performance, innovation,

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differentiation and global scalability. Videonetics is preparing itself for global expansion and this award will surely help expediting the global expansion plan.”

“Making the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ is commendable in today’s highly competitive, fastchanging technology industry,” said Toshifumi Kusunoki, DTTL Leader, Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ Asia Pacific Program.

“We congratulate Videonetics on being one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in the region.”

In addition to ranking on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, Videonetics ranked eighth position on the Deloitte

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Technology Fast 50, which is a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology firms in India. Overall, companies that ranked on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ Asia Pacific 2018 program had an average growth rate of 600 percent—the highest average growth rate since 2008.

Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ Asia Pacific selection & qualifications The Technology Fast 500™ list is compiled from the Deloitte Asia Pacific Technology Fast 50 programs, nominations submitted directly to the Technology Fast 500™, and public company database research. To qualify for the Technology Fast 500™,

entrants must have had baseyear operating revenues of at least US$ 50,000. Entrants must also be public or private companies headquartered in Asia Pacific and must be a “technology company,” defined as a company that develops or owns proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company’s operating revenues; or manufactures a technology-related product; or devotes a high percentage of effort to the research and development of technology.

Using other companies’ technology in a unique way does not qualify.

For more information, Website: www.videonetics.com

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Hikvision Certified Security Associate (HCSA) Program Successfully Concluded in New Delhi Hikvision, the world’s leading supplier in innovative video surveillance products and solutions, has conducted the Hikvision Certified Security Associates (HCSA) Program recently in New Delhi.

The three day HCSA training program was conducted from 20th December to 22nd December, 2018 in New Delhi. It got an overwhelming response from the young security professional community.

The participants came from New Delhi and NCR region to take part in HCSA program.

The successful batch of Hikvision Certified Security Associates (HCSA) Program participants will receive the HCSA certificates along with the enriching technology updates and product training experience.

The three day comprehensive HCSA Program, included training sessions on Optics basics, Turbo HD Analog Solution, PTZ Configuration, Network Basics, IP Camera, NVR ,Fish Eye Camera, iVMS 4200 and Smart functions and Applications. The HCSA training program was conducted by Mr. Vinit Narvekar, Manag-

er- Customer Trainings, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd. The idea behind HCSA is to give hands on training and demonstration as a part of the training program. As part of this certification program a dedicated online examination was conducted after training sessions and HCSA certificates were given to the successful participants.

“Hikvision has set the industry standard by offering professional video surveillance certification to validate video expertise under Hikvision Certified Security Associate (HCSA) program in India. This Hikvision certification program is specially designed for the security professionals. Besides, Hikvision provides meaningful endorsement to those, who succeed in the exam and become

Hikvision Certified Professionals,” said Mr. Ashish P. Dhakan, MD & CEO, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd. The Hikvision Certified Security Associate (HCSA) level certification focuses on training participants in essential configurations, operations & maintenance of Hikvision video surveillance products and its features. It is designed for technical engineers, who have worked in the security industry for some years and have already gained knowledge and experience about security basics.

The certification program is open to anyone looking at to gain expertise in video surveillance and total security solution.

The trainee should have at least one- year of work experience in the security industry and be familiar with security basics.

Hikvision Certified Security Associate Program was concluded successfully in New Delhi, it got good response from the young engineers and installers in the Surat and nearby areas. The next HCSA program will be conducted as per schedule.

NEBOSH to visit India for flagship process safety conference NEBOSH is delighted to attend the International Process Safety Conference (INPSC) which takes place on 25-26 February 2019 in New Delhi, India.

This third annual event promises to be informative and interesting with over 200 delegates and more than 40 speakers scheduled to attend.

The conference – this year themed around culture, competence and excellence – aims to tackle the most prevalent issues facing the global process safety industry. It promotes innovative technologies and winning strategies that tackle the challenges being faced by the organisations and

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Chief Executive, Ian Taylor, has been invited to participate. Ian will be a member of the following panel discussions: • National & Global Perspectives on Process Safety Industry 11am, 25 February 2019 • Management of Change 9.30am, 26 February

people that work within the sector.

As India’s flagship process safety event it is a privilege that NEBOSH’s

For more information about NEBOSH’s range of internationally recognised qualifications, including its Certificate in Process Safety Management, website: https://www.nebosh.org.uk/ qualifications/.

BUSINESS NEWS

Videonetics launches World’s first AI & Deep Learning powered ‘Detection of Use of Cellphone While Driving’ Technology Videonetics announced the World’s first AI & Deep Learning based ‘Detection of Use of Cellphone While Driving’, an ultra-smart video-based technology aims to detect in real-time those drivers using cellphones while driving four-wheeler, consequently violating traffic laws and putting their lives to risk.

According to World Health Organization (WHO), road crashes kills 1.25 million people and permanently disable another 50 million every year.

At present, India accounts for highest number of road deaths in the world. Amongst various, distracted driving behavior, mobile phone usage has been identified as a primary source of driver distraction as it can induce drivers to take their attention off the road, thus making vehicle occupants more vulnerable to road crashes.

Powered by patented AI & Deep Learning framework, Detection of Use of Cellphone While Driving technology is trained with real-time video data of over five years, thereby ensuring highest level of precision in identifying the most dangerous driving risks even in tough environmental conditions including night.

The cutting-edge solution is well-competent to analyze gesture movement of the driver who is driving any type of four-wheelers including private car, taxi, jeep, lorry truck so on. After capturing the license plate of the violating

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has achieved benchmark in replacing tedious manual processes to track, regulate and analyze vehicle movement on roads, and to enforce traffic rules for safety of citizens towards success of national Smart City mission.

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vehicle with ANPR, the system generate alert with the evidence video. Additionally, events will be stored for later analysis. Detection of Use of Cellphone while Driving can seamlessly integrate with Integrated e-Challan Management Software to generate challans/e-tickets with details such as violation image, time stamp, date and vehicle number etc. The enormous potential of the solution empowers Videonetics Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) suite to enhance real-time traffic monitoring, identify & process traffic offences, eventually it further modernizing the traffic management solution and establishing traffic regulation and enforcement across the city.

Expressing on the launch, Dr. Tinku Acharya, Fellow IEEE, Founder & MD of Videonetics said, “This is indeed a proud moment to launch World’s first AI & DL based Detection of Use of Cellphone while Driving Solution Technology, that promises to inculcate traffic discipline amongst citizens, increase road safety,

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build traffic management more robust, curb road accidents, eventually to make country smarter and safe.

Our R&D team is continuously innovating stateof-the-art technologies for challenging environment with indigenously developed Intellectual Properties. Our intellectual property and trailblazing initiatives have won us several accolades, patents and recognitions from renowned platforms” he further added.

With this latest addition, Videonetics expands ITMS portfolio that encompasses Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system, Red Light Violation Detection (RLVD) system, No Helmet Detection, Triple Riding Detection, Free Left Turn Block Detection, Over Speed Detection, Traffic Congestion Detection, Wrong Parking Detection, No Parking Detection, Smart Dashboard, Data Visualization to name a few.

ITMS is successfully deployed at many cities such as Kolkata, Ranchi, Indore, Bhopal, Bangalore & many more; that

Videonetics, world’s first AI & DL powered Unified Video Computing platform development company, has developed an integrated software platform to manage video data as well as other sensor generated data in a single unified framework, and emerged as a leading technology player in Smart City, Safe City, Industrial, Enterprise, Commercial, Hospitality so on. The platform is enabled with patented video management technology and is integrated with AI and Deep learning engines for analyzing the video in real time for metadata generation and correlating them in space and time domains. The platform provides an end to end solution from Edge devices to Cloud hosted services for Intelligent Video surveillance, Traffic, Retail, Video-IoT and in other fields of operation related to capture, store, analyze and distribution of data, especially Video.

For more information, Website: www.videonetics.com

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he Interim Budget 2019, NDA government’s last budget before the general elections, was wellreceived by the industry. Announced on February 1 by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, the industry unanimously agreed that the budget is growth-oriented with the vision of making India a USD 5 trillion economy in next 5 years and USD 10 trillion in the subsequent 8 years.

The budget managed to garner positive sentiment with announcements, such as tax rebate to all income earners with less than Rs 5 Lakh annual income and income support scheme for 12 crore farmers. Apart from this, budget’s

focus on digital technology and AI with announcements, such as digitizing 1 lakh digital villages in the next 5 years, national centre for AI and national AI portal, got a thumbs-up from the industry.

The government announced sizeable allocations to flagship infra schemes such as MNREGA, Gram Sadak Yojana, Krishi Sinchai Yojana and the affordable housing scheme. Also, the allocation for smart cities was enhanced by 7% and CAPEX for railways was increased to Rs 1.48 trillion. The government’s focus on infrastructure development, including roads and railways, as well as smart cities development is slated to

open doors of opportunities for security and surveillance sector. As security and surveillance mechanism is at the center of any infrastructure project, the announcements are expected to augur well for the security and surveillance sector.

Since digitalization and security solutions go hand in hand, the government’s impetus on Digital India and building a technologically forward infrastructure is expected to give a further boost to the security and surveillance industry. Let’s see how the leading players from the industry reacted to Budget 2019 and how it will impact the growth of the industry:

Sanjeev Gulati, Country Director India and SAARC at VIVOTEK

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he inclination of IP surveillance industry towards the AI technology is expected to further boost with the establishment of National Artificial Intelligence Portal. Not only this, the ongoing smart surveillance projects in railways is another positive development as Indian railways have been allocated

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a lion’s share in this year’s budget.

India, on the other hand, is also fast-developing its highways with a prime focus on rural roads. Smart surveillance can tangibly increase the efficiency of authorities on keeping a track of such projects which will later also ensure safe and secure traffic management.

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Ashish P. Dhakan, MD & CEO, Prama Hikvision India Pvt. Ltd.

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he interim financial budget declared by our Honourable Interim Finance Minister is more of a promising and inclusive budget, it will take India more forward.

The FM. also talked about the vision of making India a US$ 5 trillion economy in next 5 years and a US$ 10 trillion economy in the next 8 years thereafter this one is really a very ambitious and appreciable. Electronics, appliances and AI industry will serve as major growth drivers in the achievement of this objective. Announcements related to Rural, Agriculture, job creation, healthcare, housing, Structural reforms and infrastructure development, which will help to stimulate and strengthen the Indian economy.

Benefit of rebate under section 87A is again a welcome move for individual taxpayers. Other benefits related to Individual Taxation viz. increase in threshold limit for TDS on Rent, No Deemed Income on Second SelfOccupied House, marginal increase in Standard Deduction by INR 10,000 and GST Registered MSMEs to get 2%

interest rebate on an incremental loan of INR 1 Crore etc., are some of the positive highlights. Considering the farmers’ issue on loan, interest waiver, the Finance Minister has given due respect to this and have offered good incentive, subvention benefit with Increase in Minimum Support Price (MSP) by 1.5 times is one of the appreciable move.

Broadly speaking and as aforesaid the budget was all inclusive, it has something for every industry and class, in this digital era Finance Minister have tried to justify by announcing and weighing digital importance with introduction of setting the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Portal, and Electronics Assessment of Income Tax Return in the next two years etc.

Under the Digital India initiative, a scheme called as Common Service Centers (CSC), which provides services such as public utility, social welfare, healthcare, etc. At present, 12 lakh + persons are employed in more than 3 lakh Common Service Centers.

These centers are expanding their services and also helping to create digital infrastructure in the villages.

The government has announced plans to make 1 lakh more villages in to digital villages in the next five years.

These initiatives will play a key role in accelerating the growth for India.

We are at the forefront of technology innovations in AI Applications, IoT Solutions and Video Analytics. We

feel that with Digital India initiative and AI focus will definitely bolster the growth of security Industry.

Digitalization and Security solutions, both complement each other. Digital Village Creation, Public Safety through digital mechanism and set up, open up the path for Security Industry. The awaited announcement post Budget is on GST rates on Security Products, it will be affordable and will really make Truly Digital India if the products are classified to lower and minimum tax bracket.

By and large being in the security and surveillance industry, we are on the same page with the Government expectation on Digitalization by way of use of the Data/Wi-Fi, which supports in creation of Smart City and Safe City ecosystem. With such announcement related to setting up of AI Centre will bring more synergy in country, such move will significantly support in expansion of surveillance devices, hence further fueling the growth of Data Centers, and Internetof-Things (IoT). We look forward to support the Government’s vision of building an exceptional digital infrastructure in the next 7-10 years’ time. There is a great potential in the aim of achieving country’s growth by leveraging digital technologies through security surveillance products as it will further encourage numerous initiatives to promote digital security literacy in the country, and millions of opportunities in this eco-system.

Rahul Kumar, Country Manager India and SAARC at F-Secure

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eading the world in mobile data consumption is a big milestone for India and promises a great opportunity for development. The lower rates of 4G data are pushing the opportunities for digital growth, even in the hinterlands of India. We believe that the next crucial step will be addressing cybersecurity concerns, as a number for first-time users; and users

with a lack of nuanced understanding of cybersecurity are expected to onboard the digital bandwagon. Hence, educating the new internet users about data privacy and online safety should be highly prioritized. As the world moves towards digitization and IoT connected devices, personal data is the most vulnerable commodity and must be carefully safeguarded.

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INDUSTRY VIEW

Aditya Khemka, CEO and Director, Aditya Infotech Ltd.

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e are happy that the Interim Budget 2019-20 was presented with such a clear focus on country’s growth and development.

The budget emphasized on job creation, physical and social infrastructure development, and pollution-free environment. Stressing on building a robust Social and Physical Infrastructure of Roads, Railway, Seaports, Airports,

Urban Transport among others, as per India’s Smart Cities Mission was pivotal in the budget. It’s an immensely positive build-up for the Security and Surveillance sector; we can expect better opportunities coming our way.

Evidently, urbanization demands comprehensive planning for aspects such as Citizen Safety, Smart Transportation System, Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), and Traffic Monitoring etc. Without a reliable Security and Surveillance mechanism in place, thinking of a modern and urbanized infrastructure would be vague.

Everything is falling into place for market players like us. Since inception, we have promulgated the importance of Security and Surveillance solutions relentlessly. And, the budget has spoken about the creation of a society that is modern, high growth, equitable

and technology-driven. So, the spotlight is on building a technologically forward social infrastructure and thus, we are expecting a distinctive shift now.

For Cities-of-the-future, our Advanced Security and Surveillance Solutions such as IP cameras equipped with Artificial Intelligence which allow advanced analytical features like 3D people counting, age & gender detection, behavior monitoring - will be instrumental in ensuring Citizen Safety.

For Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), we have Industry-grade explosion proof cameras, anti-corrosion camera, which can detect equipment failure, leakage in chemical containers, oil & gas leakage; we are constantly reinventing our Security and Surveillance solutions for each vertical. We are quite optimistic and expecting multidimensional growth after this budget.

Sudhindra Holla, Sales Director, Axis Communications India & SAARC

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he Budget 2019 depicts the milestone set towards the rise in GDP growth in last five years.

It brings us one step closer towards the economic growth as part of the

five years plan with key focus on infrastructure development allocating budgets for Roads, Ports, Transport and Infrastructure. We welcome the government’s focus on the construction and development of railways, airports, highways by announcing 100 more operational airports and doubling the passenger traffic.

Also applaud the continued focus and investments towards Rail infrastructure helping Indian Railways attain highest safety recognition last year. This impetus is not only around Make in India but increasing speed, service and citizen safety with the

upcoming Vande Bharat Express train announcement.

The government’s huge investment in highly advanced technological sectors like Geospatial and Defense, envisioning India becoming a launch pad for satellites as part of Vision 2030, reaffirms the Digital India vision holistically. Proposal towards raising the budget to Rs 3 lakh crore is a welcome move for protecting our soldiers at the borders who are the pride and honour of the nation. India is now definitely at the cusp of digital transformation and this infrastructural growth will augment its positioning globally.

Abhishek Kumar, Regional Director, South Asia, Oncam

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his interim Union Budget brings in great investments in Railways, Technology and infrastructure, which will certainly boost the IP surveillance industry market. With all trains to be progressively provided with the stateof-the-art amenities like surveillance and significant investment going into increasing the number of airports, this

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will assist the industry to broaden its horizon. At Oncam, we truly believe that the government’s aim for one lakh digital villages in the next 5 years, in addition to setting up the National Artificial Intelligence Portal, will enable the growth of advanced technologies in the country. Furthermore, these developments will also catalyse the growth of the surveillance industry.

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DAS Offshore: Putting Safety First

Nishant Khade, Director, DAS Offshore Engineering Pvt. Ltd.

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n the past few years, there has been a sea-change in approach towards EHS in India with the organizations recognizing it’s a must-have rather than a choice. Workplace safety is no longer on the back-burner with more and more organizations committed to maintain a safe and healthy workplace.

One such company that puts EHS at the center is DAS Offshore Engineering Pvt. Ltd. Established in 1992 as an

engineering and construction company mainly for fabrication of offshore structures, the company has diversified into various areas. Apart from its core service area upstream oil & gas, the company presently serves sectors such as upstream/downstream hydrocarbon, water supply, infrastructure etc. DAS Offshore today operates under three divisions, namely Oil & Gas Division, Infrastructure Division & Rohini Yard.

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Speaking on the importance on safety in his organization, Nishant Khade, Director, DAS Offshore Engineering Pvt. Ltd. says, “In line with our motto, ‘Safety, Performance, Result,’ Workplace safety is integral to us. We have observed that successful implementation of health and safety management not only helps minimize workplace injuries and accidents, but also rises profitability, competitiveness and motivates the employees.”

One of the key reasons that safety has gained tremendous focus is that any fire and safety incident deeply impacts a company’s brand image and disrupts business continuity. “The primary goal of occupational health and safety is to nourish and foster the work environment for all the individuals in the work field. If we think about it, workplace accidents and injuries not only endanger wellbeing of employees, which is a serious concern, but companies also get caught in legal proceedings. By keeping everyone safe and healthy, businesses could reduce losses, increase the efficiency and productivity and enhance the company reputation and values in the business market,” asserts Khade.

Commitment towards Safety For DAS Offshore, safety is the part of the culture of the organization and it takes proactive measures to eliminate, or at the very least minimize risks, at source. For this, the company identifies the hazard by carrying out a workplace risk assessment, determines how employees might be at risks, evaluate the risks and then take measures to mitigate them. The company reviews hazards at least annually, or earlier in case something changes.

“The best way to protect employees from workplace hazards is to identify and manage them and take reasonable steps to prevent their potential to harm.

Focus your safety efforts on the most likely issues. Plan for major safety concerns but eliminate the small safety violations that contribute the most frequent injuries,” asserts Khade.

DAS Offshore’s 6-point approach to ensure workplace safety 1. Create a safe work area: Proactively identify potential safety risks at the source and manage them thereby preventing disruptions.

2. Maintain a clean work area: Continually remove the clutter and potential safety hazards to ensure a safer workplace.

3. Encourage your employees to have a voice in safety: When workers bring safety deficiencies and new ideas to management’s attention, they are contributing to the culture of safety at workplace.

4. Focus on how each employee performs her job: Watch out for employees who are taking shortcuts that could reduce safety and also look for employees who perform tasks in an improved manner that could be adopted by the other staff members.

5. Maintain all machinery in good working order: It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that all machinery is in good working order and that a routine maintenance program is in place.

6. Conduct routine inspection and audits: Do frequent inspection at workplace to identify any unnecessary hazards.

DAS Offshore has separate allotted budget for the safety initiatives. Some of the key safety initiatives that the company has undertaken include HAZOP/ HAZAID / Risk Assessments studies for the projects, regular fire drills and awareness of evacuation plan and implementation of Waste management procedures. DAS Offshore ensures 100% PPE compliance and conducts safety audits. It utilizes the latest equipment and undertakes its planned and periodic maintenance.

For fire safety, it has installed comprehensive and automatic fire and gas system to identify and control the fire before escalating.

The company continually monitors EHS performance against the KPI and the same is reviewed monthly to instill safety culture among the team.

“Competent safety staff is assigned as per 50:1 ratio in all the work location to ensure adherence to DAS and client EHS requirements,” informs Khade.

The company has strict regulations to ensure zero incidents and safety while working at height at offshore.

“The maximum considerable height is around 10 mtr and above if required.

The below specified objects are followed to ensure the integrity of the safe work system at offshore. We ensure that the staff working at height

is competent and trained. Usage of PPE, including safety harness / work vest / etc., is a must,” says Khade.

Empowering Employees through Training DAS Offshore lays a lot of emphasis on training employees and contractors.

In a bid to ensure adherence with safety standards, the organization also offers HSE Incentive programs to motivate the workforce. “We are legally responsible for the safety of many components in our business, such as our employees, other contractors, environment & company assets that are affected in the work field. At DAS, we believe training initiatives are necessary for any organization that is committed to quality or continuous improvement. In terms of safety, all our employees are trained in safety aspects periodically and undergo behavioural safety training to ensure that safety is implemented at the grass-roots level,” shares Khade.

DAS Offshore firmly believes that workplace safety is a journey and not a destination. The company constantly looks out for new and innovative technologies and products. Looking ahead, it plans to evaluate user-friendly solutions and continue its focus on training and maintenance.

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CASE STUDY

A Manufacturing giant in Maharashtra trusts Matrix Video Surveillance for 24X7 security

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Manufacturing giant in Maharashtra has the distinct mark of making India’s 1st Diesel Engine and Iron Mold Ploughs.

The company’s legacy dates to 1922.

This company is the reason behind a new wave of industrialization in some of the towns in Maharashtra while preserving their rich heritage.

Challenges Large Area to Monitor - The company is spread across a wide area employing more than three thousand people. Being an established and trusted brand, maintaining quality is crucial and therefore, every area needs to be under surveillance. For this reason cameras producing good quality image and can cover a greater area for monitoring was the requirement.

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Centralized Control - The company is divided into various branches which are located at various places in Satara. This gave rise to the need for a centralized solution at a centralized location from where all other sites can be monitored at a time.

Solution Offered To cover the large monitoring area, Matrix provided IP Bullet and Dome Cameras that have greater Field of View when compared to other brands.

According to the requirement, various cameras were installed at different locations such as reception area, canteen, security area, entrance, production area, etc. These cameras also provide exceptional low light images which aid in providing high-class security.

For storing the streamed videos, Matrix offered Network Video Recorders.

These NVRs have features such as Adaptive Recording which aid in storing more data in a dened space. Moreover, it has Intelligent Video Analytics such as Intrusion Detection and Motion Detection which were also applied.

Instant notifications and alerts ensured real-time security of the premises.

Results: • Centralized Control • 24X7 Real-time Surveillance • Higher Security with Intelligent Video Analytics.

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TECH UPDATE

Safety in Welding

By S.K. Palit, Head-CCC & Strategic Support Equipment, SGP & WAPS, Ador Welding Ltd.

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afety is a critical consideration for any welding project. Arc welding is a safe occupation when proper precautions are taken. But, if safety measures are ignored, welders face an array of hazards which can be potentially dangerous, including electric shock, fumes and gases, fire and explosions and more.

Welders are members of an occupational group which is exposed to a number of different environmental problems: • Electricity • Electromagnetic fields • UV, IR and visible light radiation • Air pollution • Fire and Spatter • Noise • Ergonomics To help keep welders safe, organizations such as the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) offer safety guidelines to help control, minimize or to help employers and workers avoid welding hazards. Employers should ensure all workers have an opportunity to comply with the following important guidelines in the workplace: • Read and understand manufacturer instructions for equipment • Carefully review material safety data sheets • Follow the company’s internal safety practices • Awareness of the most common

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welding hazards and knowing how to avoid them ensures a safe, productive work environment for all.

Electric shock Electric shock is one of the most serious and immediate risks facing a welder.

Electric shock can lead to severe injury or death, either from the shock itself or from a fall caused by the reaction to a shock.

Electric shock occurs when welders touch two metal objects that have a voltage between them, thereby inserting themselves into the electrical circuit. For instance, if a worker holds a bare wire in one hand and a second bare wire with another, electric current will pass through that wire and through the welding operator, causing an electric shock. The higher the voltage, the higher the current and, thus the higher the risk for the electric shock to result in injury or death.

The most common type of electric shock is secondary voltage shock from an arc welding circuit, which ranges from 20 to 100 volts. Bear in mind that even a shock of 50 volts or less can be enough to injure or kill an operator, depending on the conditions. Due to its constant change in polarity, alternating current (AC) voltage is more likely to stop the heart than direct current (DC) welders.

It is also more likely to make the person holding the wire unable to let go.

To avoid secondary voltage shock, welding operators should wear dry gloves in good condition, never touch the

electrode or metal parts of the electrode holder with skin or wet clothing and be sure to insulate themselves from the work and ground, keeping dry insulation between their body and the metal being welded or ground (such as a metal floor or wet surface).

ADOR Welding Limited (AWL) offers a wide range of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), like Welding Gloves, Safety Shoes and other safety products to ensure the welders’ safety. In addition, AWL offers VRD (Voltage Reducing Device) as a built-in feature as an option, and also VRD Units which can be fitted externally to any AC or DC SMAW Welding machine, which keeps the secondary voltage down to a safe level of 18-20 V when no welding is being done (machine switched on, but in idle condition). Full welding power is automatically enabled whenever the welder strikes the welding arc.

An even more serious shock, primary voltage shock, may occur when a welder touches electrically “hot” or “live” parts

It’s important to remember to never touch the electrode or metal parts of the electrode holder with skin or welding clothing and insulate yourself from the work and ground.

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inside the welder case or the electric distribution system to which the welder is connected. This action can lead to a shock of 230 or 415 volts. AWL offers ELCB as an option in their welding machines to completely eliminate this hazard.

Fumes and gases Overexposure to welding fumes and gases can be hazardous to the health of the welder as well as any other person who is working in the vicinity of the welding area. Welding fume contains potentially harmful complex metal oxide compounds from consumables, base metal and the base-metal coatings, so it is important to keep the head out of the fumes and use enough ventilation and/or exhaust to control the exposure to substances in the fume, depending on the type of rod and base metal being used.

The specific potential health effects which relate to the welding consumable product being used can be found in the Health Hazard Data section of the Safety Data Sheet available from the consumable manufacturer.

Welding areas require adequate ventilation and local exhaust to keep fumes and gases from the breathing zone and the general area. In most situations, a ventilation system- such as a fan, and an exhaust system or fixed or removable exhaust hoods- to remove fumes and gases from the work area are provided.

AWL has introduced in their range different models of Welding Fume extraction systems, both stand-alone as well as centralized systems (KING EX-

Welding areas require adequate ventilation and local exhaust to keep fumes and gases from the breathing zone and the general area.

TRACTORS), with advanced technology, special filters and with or without built-in compressors

Fire and explosions Welding arc creates extreme temperatures, and may pose a significant fire and explosions hazard if safe practices are not followed. While the welding arc may reach temperatures of 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, the real danger is not from the arc itself, but rather the intense near the arc & the heat, sparks and spatter created by the arc. This spatter can reach up to 35 feet away from the welding space.

To prevent fires, before beginning to weld, inspect the work area for any flammable materials and remove them from the area. Flammable materials are comprised of three categories: liquid, such as gasoline, oil and paint; solid, such as wood, cardboard and paper; gas, including acetylene, propane and hydrogen.

Ergonomics When welding heavy material manually and during assembly welding the loads are very static. Positioning welding also gives high loads. Ergonomic control of Welder’s position, arrangement of rotating tables (rotators and turn tables) is important to reduce welder fatigue and chances of poor weld quality.

Other safety considerations Special attachments & extensions to interconnection cables reduce welder fatigue for welding at long distances from the Power Source

Welders should also be aware of other safety considerations within the work environment. For example, those working

Rotators are used to rotate a job with circular or cylindrical profile to help the welder consistently without changing his position and welding torch angle continuously

in a confined space or in an elevated area make need to take extra precautions. In any welding situation, welding operators should pay close attention safety information on the products being used and the material safety data sheets provided by the manufacturer and work with their employer and co-workers to follow appropriate safe practices for their workplace.

Good common sense is also key. If opening cans of electrode, keep hands away from sharp edges. Remove clutter and debris from the welding area to prevent tripping or falling. And never use broken or damaged equipment or PPE. To keep up with the most recent safety practices, welding operators should utilize resources from the American Welding Society (AWS), OSHA and welding manufacturers.

By following these safe practices and using common sense, operators can stay safe and keep production moving with no lost-time accidents. Safety & Health Fact Sheets are provided in the ANSI Z49.1 Standards.

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TECH UPDATE

HD Range of UL Listed Pre-Action Systems

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re-action systems are designed for water sensitive areas that require protection from inadvertent water flow into the sprinkler system piping. These systems employ the basic concept of a dry pipe fire sprinkler system where water is not normally contained within the pipes. But rather holding water from piping via pressurized air or nitrogen, pre-action sprinkler systems restrain water with an electrically operated valve, known as a pre-action valve.

HD Pre-Pack is a pre-assembled Pre-Action System enclosed in a self-contained cabinet. HD Pre-Pack comes with grooved ends to provide

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minimum installation time. It comes in a compact, space-saving, selfstanding cabinet while providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance.

The system is also available as a skidmounted unit.

Key Features: • Single and Double-Interlock • Professionally pre-assembled and factory tested • Internally wired • Quick and convenient installation • Compact, space-saving and aesthetically pleasing appearance • All sides and door removable for ease of maintenance • UL Listed

The system includes Pre-Action Deluge Valve H3, Riser Check Valve RH, Water Supply Stop Valve, Water Flow Supervisory Switch, Pressure Gauges, Built-in Air Compressor and Control Panel with battery backup.

The water motor gong bell is pre-assembled. All internal valves and major components are individually tagged for identification.

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TECH UPDATE

Ambetronics offers Oxygen Analyzer for Ensuring Safety in Reactor and Centrifuge Applications

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rom pharmaceuticals to chemical industries, reactors and centrifuge systems play a critical role in mixing or separating Flammable Solvents, Slurries and highly combustible powders. Such combination of ingredients raise the possibility of flash fire and explosions within the systems. The amount of heat or the electrostatic discharge generated by the rotating equipment, is all that is needed to ignite the mixture, which at a presence of oxygen more than 4% can lead to a dangerous explosion.

If the Oxygen concentration within the combustible mixture is decreased sufficiently, a flame cannot propagate. To achieve this, the centrifuge or reactor tank is purged with a controlled stream of inert nitrogen gas to keep the oxygen level below the Limiting Oxygen Concentration (LOC usually < 4%).

Previously, the companies used to achieve a non-combustible atmosphere by continuously purging inert Nitrogen gas into the reactors and centrifuges. However, this non-stop consumption of nitrogen was unnecessarily expensive.

Problems associated with Inerting Centrifuge and Reactor vessels: 1. Associated cost with continuous consumption of Nitrogen gas in purging 2. Air ingress via leaks – Rise in Oxygen level – Increased chance of explosion 3. In case the Oxygen Monitoring System is used – Reduced system performance due to moisture content and traces of organic solvents on the sensing element.

Ambetronics Solution: To ensure plant and operator safety, it is highly essential to control the amount of oxygen that can intrude into the reactor or centrifuge. And this can be done by installing Ambetronics Oxygen Analyzer at the site. The chemically resistant oxygen

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sensor (electrochemical sensor) is normally placed on the vent of the centrifuge, where the O2 content of the exhaust airstream is constantly measured.

Whenever the oxygen content exceeds the LOC, the nitrogen valve is automatically opened and the inert gas is purged into the system till the oxygen content comes below 4%. To compensate for air ingress via leaks, oxygen analyzers are used to control the Nitrogen injection.

The analyzer incorporates an easy-to-read LED display of measured oxygen content. The IP66 Flameproof enclosure makes the analyzer suitable to be used in hazardous areas.

The 4-20mA output of the analyzer can be used for PLC/DCS purpose. The relay output of the analyzer can be used for automatically activating buzzer cum flasher and Nitrogen valve.

Solution Benefits: • Accurate and reliable measurement: ± 2% accuracy • Easy installation – with direct/remote sensor connecting facility • Sensor resistant to organic solvent vapors, chemicals and moisture • Performance unaffected by background solvent gases • Inbuilt buzzer cum flasher for alert signals • Automatically operates the Nitrogen inlet valve • Intrinsically safe with IP 66 Flame proof enclosure • Gas calibration kit • R-485 communication port for further processing and monitoring on PC based configurable software

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AVIANS: High Speed Doors

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igh Speed Doors Designed and manufactured by Avians Innovations Technology are robust, quick and fully secured doors in operations, best suited for manufacturing applications. These doors are manufactured as per European standard and are CE certified. Avians doors are characterized by their high-quality components and well-conceived design.

Avians high speed roll up doors curtain are made of high tear tensile strength German PVC material which gives strength to doors in frequent operations & controlling environment conditions inside the factory. The door curtain rolls up quickly on the shaft which is directly connected to the high performance German make drive with intelligent control system. High speed roll up doors improves the flow of traffic through busy doorways.

Variety High Speed doors are available suiting applications like Food industries, Pharma Industries, Cold Storage & all Manufacturing Industries High speed Doors are available in different types like Plain, Modular, self repairable etc. with vision & full transparent.

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Clean room doors can maintain the hygiene and optimizes your clean room operation. Pressure levels are kept stable, air leakage is minimized and the exchange of contaminants and airborne particles is significantly limited These doors protect against drafts, humidity, dust and dirt. Specially designed and engineered for cleanliness with standard and self-repairable type.

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Self-repairable Design

The tight seals and high speed minimizes air exchange between areas, Mechanical accessibility and the ability to clean are seamlessly integrated as well as the collection points and conventional seams are minimized.

Clean room doors have an aesthetical and slim appearance; the pressure resistant flexible PVC door curtain keeps clean rooms in constant over- or under-pressure. Having high opening and closing speed which minimizes the air leakage which results in optimize the operational cost of clean room. A combination of high-speed operation and perfect sealing protects against drafts and humidity makes the door special.

Smooth and even textured flexible PVC door curtain is easy to clean and wash as it is water protected.

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Speed • Opening speed of up to 0.8 m/sec to 1.5m/sec improves traffic flow and operational efficiency.

• Fast opening- and closing-speed helps control air exchange and reduces contaminants.

Smooth Operation In clean room door frequency converter is placed in the control panel. Control panel is equipped for easy integration with various safety & operational accessories.

Tight Seal • Full-height weather seal • Flexible bottom profile with provision for safety edge sensor makes operation safe.

Drive Design Stainless steel components allow for easy wipe down ensuring sanitary conditions.

These doors have a standard design which is economical option and selfrepairable for special applications.

User friendly construction Features like Full-width PVC vision window, photo cells and bottom profile safety edge makes the door very popular in many industries.

• Direct drive European motor, smart control panels reduce maintenance and increase door life.

• Smart control panel with ease of integration with ease of safety,indicative, operational accessories makes the door more efficient.

Positive & Negative air pressure Interlock system with automatic opening based on the concept that the low air

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permeability in pressurized rooms with positive and negative air pressure. This offers high door efficiency with a very low permeability values.

Common use-cases for these clean room doors • • • • • •

Medical Facilities Pharmaceutical Operations Food Storage Cold storages Electronic Industries.

Micro-mechanics industries.

FLEXI ROLL COLD STORAGE APPLICATION DOOR (Insulated PVC fabric available in standard & Anti crash design) Avians Cold room PVC curtain rollup door is designed to reduce energy consumptions, insulated doors help to minimizes temperature losses and to accelerate process. A better PUF insulation is filled between PVC materials. Door insulation is improved to provide excellent horizontal and vertical sealing. Comply food safety requirements with Avians high performance cold room doors that maintain cold temperature and minimizing energy use and costs. Our high performance cold room doors with open/close door cycle keep air cool and dry with reduced moisture levels. The exceptional seal minimizes the loss of conditioned air.

Cold storage roll up doors are designed

to meet expectation of clients for high level insulation for areas like freezer/ chiller rooms & Cold storages. Mainly losing of energy is occurred during door operations. Conventional sliding cold room doors are slow in operational speed, obstructs the forklift traffic resulting high energy consumptions. These doors with high speed operation and specially designed for maintaining ambient environment between chilled and freezer area.

The curtain of Avians rapid doors is reinforced at regular intervals from top to bottom of the opening by flexible stiffeners incorporated under sealed welds. They tension the curtain evenly down to the bottom of the slides to provide good sealing and distribute the pressure over the whole of the frame uniformly for reliable and continuous operation, even under pressure, without additional weight or a rigid bar at the bottom, or a system holding the curtain captive in the slides.

On contact with a vehicle, the curtain comes out of its slides without causing any damage and goes back into them again on the next cycle without any manual intervention

Features • Excellent Sealing

Side guide has isolation rubber and guide is designed to lose temperature.

Cold room door has soft edge system specially made from pot to increase isolation. The fabric is insulated of PUF of 18-20 mm • Low maintenance Cold room flexi roll up doors doesn’t require any special maintenance.

Applications • For industries that require isolation, flexibility, performance, uptime and high traffic areas roll up door is a feasible solution.

Manual Operations • In Emergency situations or power is off Doors can be operated manually with standard hand crank attached to output shaft of motor.

Highly efficient • Avians offers a wide range of opening commands. Automatic opening and closing results in considerable time saving and improves the efficiency of daily operations.

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Intelligent Video: The key to transforming the in-store shopping experience

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he retail sector has felt the disruptive impact of e-commerce more than most. The inevitable costs of staffing, rent, maintenance and daily operations has left traditional brick-and-mortar stores struggling to stay dynamic and compete effectively with their more agile online counterparts.

Not only that, but the one competitive advantage of physical retail outlets – being able to provide a more personal customer experience – has also taken a hit in recent years, thanks to a lack of in-store and operational efficiency.

Customers find it hard to locate the products they’re shopping for, are faced with longer queues for payment, and the most valuable ‘VIP’ customers are often overlooked. At a time when retailers should be striving to excel, this is bad news, as a 2018 study from KPMG reinforces: “The customer experience is more important than ever as retailers are striving to differentiate themselves in a challenging and crowded market.

Consequently, experience per square foot will be the new retail metric to measure

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success.”

The question, therefore, is how can stores optimise operations and improve the customer experience at this critical time?

Technology: at the heart of a better customer experience One challenge that retailers often face is not having a way to collect accurate data and visualise it intelligently in order to make smarter business decisions about the shop floor. For many, reorganising store layout and installing additional equipment is not a realistic option – either because there is not the available space, or because of budgetary constraints.

In these circumstances, an effective solution could be artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning. Together, these cutting-edge technologies create a video surveillance offering that can give retailers valuable insight into real-time operating conditions, to boost customer service and in-store competitive advantage.

Intelligent video technologies can be

applied to retail in a multitude of ways.

This includes: • People-counting, to track customer flow and numbers • VIP recognition, so retailers can tailor service to key individuals • Heat mapping, to reveal the popularity of specific goods in the store • Queue detection, to monitor the queuing situation in real-time • Point of Sale (POS) integration, to retrieve precisely when dispute occurs.

Below, we explore each of these technologies in more detail.

People Counting Understanding the flow of customers is the key to optimising a store’s sales performance. And by using an accurate people-counting camera, stores can understand daily/weekly/monthly peak times, so that store managers can arrange staffing accordingly. What’s more, by layering this data over days,

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weeks and months, retailers can start to see customer flow trends. The data can be benchmarked against the storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sales figures and its overheads, to inform future operational strategy, and help managers to optimise store profitability.

Furthermore, people counting can also help retail managers gain insights into the customer experience. One example would be to evaluate the conversion rate, which depends on the actual number of purchases divided by the number of people entering the store. Retailers can calculate this rate easily using people counting technology. Even better, people counting can also help stores determine the results of their marketing activities. Each marketing campaign can be quantified by people counting to measure return on investment. This is just one of several technologies that provide insight into consumer behaviour and optimal marketing practices.

VIP Recognition Loyal high-end or VIP customers are enormously valuable to retailers, but service staff cannot always identify them immediately. This means that business operators miss valuable opportunities to extend a special service.

Intelligent facial recognition cameras, however, can provide unique opportunities that were previously unavailable. When customers opt to participate in VIP marketing promotions or other incentives, facial recognition technology will give retailers accurate tools to identify VIPs so staff can provide the right kind of service at the right time. There would be no more need for customers to show membership cards to receive special offers, for example. The whole shopping experience becomes more convenient and efficient.

Heat Mapping Retailers usually want to know which products customers are most interested in, and which promotional products can attract customers to stop. With heatmapping technology, retailers can see a colour-coded map of how much time

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shoppers spend in specific store areas.

This can reveal hot spots and dead zones, as well as how many people actually shop for a specific product, versus those who just decide to pick it up as they casually walk by.

By layering this data over time, retailers can get insight into how to best place items in store, and how best to design the overall store layout.

One of the most useful heat-mapping tools available to the retail market is the fisheye camera. A single, compact camera can capture a panoramic highdefinition image over an impressively wide area, while its heat-mapping function provides the colour-coded map.

Because fewer cameras are needed than with most heat-mapping solutions, installation is cost-effective, making this the ideal solution for a location such as an independent shopping mall.

Queue Detection Waiting time can have a devastating effect on the in-store customer experience. If a customer sees a long queue in a store, they may stop shopping and go elsewhere. Worse still, if there is always a long queue every time they visit the store, they may avoid that store completely in future.

Queue detection solutions can help retailers manage their checkout lines, and the queue detection cameras are designed to monitor queues in realtime. The cameras count the number of people in each queue, and if there are too many people in each checkout line and customers still continue to flock to the checkout area it triggers an alarm to store management, who can open a new checkout.

Point of Sale integration Transaction records and surveillance

videos can provide valuable information to reduce disputes at checkout. In the past, these are two completely independent data systems. In order to find the right video footage, the surveillance video must be retrieved manually. Therefore, collecting evidence around a transaction normally can take several hours, which is costly for the business.

Point of Sale (POS) integration, also known as POS Text Overlay, is uploading of transaction data to the video management system through the POS and encoding it with the video stream.

This combination of retail transaction data with surveillance videos makes it easy to identify certain transactions to be reviewed for customer complaints, mainly used for post-retrieval when a transaction disputes occurs.

Intelligent video: transforming the in-store shopping experience The intelligent, self-learning video solutions outlined above are designed to empower retailers with much of the insight they need to bring brick-andmortar stores right up to date. Those that are willing to adopt these solutions will very rapidly see their value, and be able to reap the rewards of increased competitive edge.

Through accurate people-counting, quick identification of VIPs, optimal layout of goods and reduced waiting times, retailers can transform the shopping experience and enhance their sales strategy very quickly indeed. And thanks to the valuable customer insight that is generated on an ongoing basis, they will have the tools to create an instore shopping experience that should only get better and better.

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Construction Safety in India â&#x20AC;&#x153;Safety in construction sites comes at a price, but has no alternative.â&#x20AC;?

1.0 INTRODUCTION: Construction is one of the important activates in India. It is the second largest employer and contributor to the national economy after agriculture.

Construction account for about 62% of the GDP. According to government estimates, it grew to 80% in the last four years, from $ 78 billion in 2013 to approximately $ 140 billion in 2017.

Construction sector offers employment to all categories of people right from highly skilled to unskilled labourer.

More than 16% of the Indian population earns their livelihood as construction workers. Although, the development of technology is rapid in most of the industrial sectors, construction work is still labour intensive in India. Most construction workers in India come from rural areas looking for jobs.

In India, the construction sector employs more than 75 million people which is next to agriculture. Every year, hundreds of men and women workers either fall to their deaths or are electrocuted or are buried under rubble. As per an international report, nearly 40,000 workers die in India due to occupational accidents, of which the construction sector contributes 24.20% for the fatalities. According to the British Safety Council, the workplace deaths in India is 20 times higher than in Britain. This article will deal with safety aspects of workers in the construction sector in India.

2.0 INDIAN SENARIO: The rate of fatal accidents in construction sector in India is about 5 times that of the manufacturing sector. It may be pointed out here that, most injuries and even deaths are not reported in India. Accident statistics of

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the Indian construction sector are not properly and regularly published and therefore they are not easily available.

Therefore, little or no official records exists in India on the deaths of workers in construction sites. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is to publish data pertaining to accidental deaths & suicides in India every year and the latest data available is for the year 2015. However, it is unfortunate that this publication is no longer being published.

It is presumed that many fatal and non-fatal accidents would be happening in Indian construction sector due to its characteristic such as dynamic name and involvement of many stakeholders including migrated labours in a project, and less controlled environment.

The data collected by NDTV through RTI from 24 cities in 17 states showed 452 workers died while 212 were injured in construction sites between 2013 and 2016. One cannot relay on this data as it focus only on a fraction of the actuals.

The empirical analysis carried out

by D.A. Patel and K.N. Jha, revealed that the figure of real fatal accidents in Indian construction sector might be between 11,614 and 22,080 during the year 2012.

Apart from accidental deaths, construction workers in India are constantly exposed to hazardous chemicals like asbestos, cement and welding fumes. Noise and vibration also account for risks to health of construction workers. There is also a serious potential of fires, due to the storage and use of many flammable substances. Collapse of structures is another potential hazard for construction workers.

Construction safety is a major cause

- R. R. NAIR

for concern in the working world, as it is one of the most dangerous. Even in USA, the construction is the fourth most dangerous profession with second most fatal injuries.

According to Safeopedia, the construction safety involves any safety procedure that is related to the construction industry or construction sites. Construction safety aims to ensure that a construction site or the industry as whole is not the cause of immediate danger to the public around a construction site or the workers at construction site as well as making sure that the finished product of construction meets the required safety standards.

3.0 POTENTIAL HAZARDS: Accidents in constructions sites can be caused due to several reasons such as, falls & slips, struck by objects, electrocution, caught in between, ladder accidents, scaffolding accidents, exposure to irritants and defective equipment. Many a times accidents also occur due to some type of negligence and can involve the improper use of tools/equipment, unsafe worksite conditions and lack of protective safeguards.

Some of the potential hazards involved in Indian construction sites can be listed as: 1. Fall from height 2. Scaffold collapse 3. Trench collapse 4. Electrocution 5. Struck by falling objects 6. Unsafe use of cranes 7. Unsafe material handling 8. Fire & Explosions 9. Unguarded machines 10. Failure to use PPE

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The deaths due to falls, fire and electrocution are most common in construction sites in India. Accidental deaths due to falls, electrocution and fire from 2012 - 2015 is shown in Table It may be reminded here that the data quoted in the table is not exclusively for the construction sector.

3.1 Falls: Falls is one of the most of common causes of accidents or deaths in construction sites. It may be seen from the Table that the number of deaths due to falls in India rose from 12319 in 2012 to 16759 in 2015, though these figures cannot be attributed to construction sector alone.

Scattered materials, stray tools, faulty construction of scaffolding, unsafe use of ladders to uneven holes or ground are some of the perils encountered on a construction site, which could lead to dangerous slip, trip or fall causing serious injuries like broken limbs, fractures, back injuries and also head injuries. Thus all construction safety plans should contain necessary provisions to protect the workers from falling from perilous heights.

3.2 Electrocution: According to the NCRB sources during the year 2012 around 8750 workers died in India due to electrocution. However, the death toll gradually increased to 9606 in 2014 and 9986 in 2015, even though there was a sharp increase in 2013. Here also these figures cannot be attributed to construction sector alone.

Construction workers often exposed to power lines, electrical wiring, and unfinished electrical systems. If workers come in direct contact with

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such energised power sources, it could lead to electrocution or shock. Many times accidents also occur due to lack of awareness by workers. Shocks or electrocution can cause several types of burns, internal wounds and even cardiac arrests.

3.3 Fire: The most common causes of industrial fires and explosions are due to combustible dusts, hot works, flammable liquids and gases, equipment and machinery, electrical hazards, etc.

Leaking gases and unfinished piping and incomplete electrical systems are the main causes for fires in constructions sites. It may be seen from Table, that fires due to shortcircuit gradually increased from 1439 in the year 2012 to 2255 in the year 2015.

The above figures cannot be attributed to construction sector alone.

4.0 LEGAL PROVISIONS: As the workers in the construction sector are exposed to a host of hazards, many statutory provisions are made in India to protect the workers, and some of the statutory provisions enforced to take care of the needs of the workers are: 1. Building and Oher Construction Workers (BOCW) (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act 1996.

This act is framed to provide regulation of employment and conditions of service of construction workers. The responsibly of the enforcement of BOCW has been given to the Labour Commissioners.

2. Building & Other construction Workers (Regulation of

Employment and Conditions of Services) Central Rules, 1998.

This rule came into force on 1911-1998. These rules apply to all buildings and other construction work relating to any establishment in which appropriate government is the Central Government.

3. Building and Other Construction Workerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Welfare Cess Act 1986.

This act is framed to provide of levy and collection of cess on the cost of construction incurred by the employees.

4. National Building Code of India 2016, This code is framed to provide as model code for adoption by all agencies involved in building construction works, be the PWD, other government construction departments, local bodies, or private construction agencies.

The code is a national instrument providing guidelines for regulating the building construction activities across India.

Some of the other statutory provisions/ codes in force to take care of the working conditions of the construction workers are: 1. Fatal Accidents Act 1855, This act is framed to provide compensation to families for loss due to death.

2. Workmen Compensation Act 1923, This act is framed to provide for the compensation during the injuries/ disablement etc. caused during the work in the premises. The process needs to be cleared of obstacles, so that the compensation reaches in time.

3. Factories Act 1948, This act is framed to combine and amend the law regulating labour in factories.

4. Employees State Insurance Act 1948, This act is framed to provide

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employee’s medical benefits, sickness benefits, accident benefits, etc. on a contributory basis.

Minimum Wages Act 1948, This act is framed to provide for minimum statutory wages in scheduled employments with a view to obviate the chances of exploitation of labour.

Employees Provident Fund Act 1952, This act is framed to provide the institution of a fund, where employer and employee contribute an equal amount. It extends to all establishments employing 10 or more person and covers all employees under the purview of the act.

Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act 1970, This act is framed to provide just and human conditions of work for contract labour and to put them at par with regular employees.

Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, This act is framed to provide financial incentive in token of recognition of long years of service rendered by an employee, but this is not in practice as in the case of construction industry.

5.0 CONCLUSION: The construction safety is a major cause for concerned in working world, as it is one of the most dangerous. The construction sector is very hazardous and contribute towards maximum number of accidents, deaths and illness to the workers. Construction workers can find themselves facing dangers of high risk working environment, surrounded by building materials, machinery and tools.

It may be reminded here that on the job injuries could lead to expensive medical treatment and also lost income and earnings for the injured.

For the construction firm, the consequences can be extremely costly

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as any worker who fall victim to fatal accident on the construction site due to unlawful negligence can cause sue the firm for compensation. If the claim is proved, it could cost the construction firm significant amount and even reputation too.

It may be remembered here that when safety measures are closely observed in constructions sites, the productivity improves immensely and timelines for task completion are more likely to be met. It also builds trust and instils confidence between the company’s leadership and the workers, while also reducing the number of lawsuits the employer has to deal with.

The importance of safety as a cost controlling measure is often overlooked by owners and contractors. As a means of reducing the risks associated with construction, safety can significantly impact the overall cost. Hidden costs of an accident are 4 to 10 times the actual cost of the claim and account for items such as, employee replacement cost, penalties, increased insurance cost, damaged products, medical expenses, ambulance cost, etc.

Safety in construction sites comes at a price, but has no alternative. Safety should be planed into the job as an integral part of the operation rather than something that is used only when it is necessary. Safety training is often a good measure of a company to establish and maintain a safety programme.

Although there are many regulations and programmes exists, there is no going back from an injury or death.

Despite the construction site would be always dangerous, many of these accidents can be avoided if proper protective measures such as gloves, hard hats, proper footwear, protective eyewear are used by workers. Remember, prevention starts not only with creating awareness but also providing proper working environment, i.e., safe and secure. Above all, safety should be paramount importance to all.

Mr. R. R. Nair is currently the Director of Safety and Health Information Bureau.

He is an ex-employee of Central Labour Institute, DGFASLI, Mumbai, and retired from the Government Service after 28 years. He had undergone specialised training in Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) at ILO-CIS, WHO, HSE (UK) and RoSPA (UK). He has more than 50 years’ experience in OHS & Fire Protection. He had represented India at the 23rd meeting of ILO-CIS held at Geneva. He has also participated in a number of seminars, conferences, workshops on OHS & Fire Protection at National levels. He has carried out about 85 projects in safety, health, environment and fire protection (safety audits, accident investigations, environmental studies, hazard identification and risk assessment (HIRA), hazardous zone classifications, fire safety audits in high rise buildings, etc.) PAN India. He is author of 15 books and about 90 articles in various topics on safety and allied subjects.

He can be contacted on: M: +91 7045172050, +91 9224212544 Resi: +91 477 2266994 Email: ceo@shib.co.in / shib@vsnl.com Website: www.shib.co.in

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FACTS ABOUT FIRE SAFETY - Vinod R. Alappad 1.0 INTRODUCTION: Almost every day we come across a major fire across our country. As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 18,450 cases of fire accidents were reported in the country during 2015 which resulted in 17,700 deaths and injuries to 1,193 persons.

Whenever a fire occurs in our country, there was a hue and cry about the incident, the lapses on the part of various stakeholders and the measures that could have taken to mitigate such incidents. However it was observed that these ‘blame game’ dies out within few days without taking any concrete steps to mitigate the recurrence of such incidents. There is a feeling that the general awareness about fire safety is lacking. With this in view this article is made and the article focus on the principles of fire safety.

2.0 THE HISTORY: Fire was accidentally invented by primitive man in the Stone Age. As the material needs of the society increased, use of fire also increased and it has become an essential element of our life. Today, we are using fire in the kitchens. Fire is used in various industrial operations.

Fire is also used to launch missiles and rockets to sky. Fire is also used to propel weapons of mass destruction, etc.

In Indian history, Maurya Dynasty existed during the 322 BC to 187 BC. Kautilya was the minister of Chandragupta Maurya. Kautilya’s book entitled “Arthashastra”, while covering various aspects of governance and management, also covers fire safety and fire prevention.

Arthashastra is divided into 15 books, 150 chapters and 180 topics.

The fire related information is scattered in Arthashastra. It contains on fire hazards – safety and prevention, fire,

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fire retardant treatment, town planning for fire safety, law enforcement and punishment.

Under the Roman Emperor, Caesar Augustus (63 BC to AD 14), the first municipal type fire department emerged. The command structure was almost identical that used by fire departments of today.

One cannot avoid in retracing the massive explosions occurred at the Victoria Dock, Bombay, on the 14th April 1944. It killed more than 800, although some estimates put the figure around 1,300. The explosion originated in a ship, named SS Fort Stikine which was carrying a mixed cargo of cotton bales, chemicals, gold bars, around 1,400 tons of explosives (ammunition like shells, torpedoes, mines, signal rockets, and 238 tons of highly sensitive ‘A’ explosives). There were two explosions. Both the explosions were powerful enough to be recorded by seismographs at the Colaba Observatory in the city. Sensors recorded that the earth trembled at Shimla, a city located at a distance of over 1700 km. The intensity of the explosion was such that it destroyed not only the ship SS Fort Stikine but also 12 other ships including three Royal Indian Navy ships. Few other ships and small vessels were heavily or partially damaged.

Due to the impact of the explosion, debris were thrown about 2000 feet (600 metres) high and fell on several civilian populations causing death and injuries to several hundred. The blast also sent a shower of gold ingots over Bombay. The gold bricks each weighing 25 Kgs also injured several persons.

Some gold bricks fell into the sea and other areas. To the surprise of many, gold bricks crashed through roofs and fell in their homes. The shower of burning material set fire to slums in the

area. Around two square miles were set ablaze in an 800 m arc around the ship. Burning cotton bales fell from the sky on docked ships, on the dock yard, and on slum areas outside the harbour.

The sound of explosions was heard as far as 80 km away. Some of the most developed and economically important parts of Bombay were wiped out because of the blast and resulting fire.

During the firefighting operations, 71 firemen sacrificed their lives.

Incidentally, as a mark of respect to these firemen, 14th April is observed as Fire Brigade Day and from 14th to 21st April of every year is celebrated as the National Fire Safety Week.

The biggest historical event that gave way for the modern fire services occurred on 2nd September, 1966, in the form of “The Great Fire of London”.

It burnt for 5 days, leaving 373 acres of ashes. To prevent further fires of similar magnitude, the London City Council passed legislation, to build houses using brick or stones.

3.0 RECENT MAJOR FIRES: Ever since our country got independence, hundreds of major fires have been reported across the country.

Due to limitation of space, we cannot go into all these and only a selected major fires reported from 2016 to 2019 are listed below: 1. On 12-02-2019, a massive fire had broken out at Hotel Arpit Palace in Delhi’s Karol Bagh, which claimed the lives of 17 persons and serious injury to 3 persons.

2. On 17-12-2018, a major fire had occurred at ESIC Kamgar Hospital at Andheri, Mumbai, which killed nine people and 175 injured.

3. On 13-02-2018, a blast occurred in the Docked Vessel at Cochin Shipyard, Kerala, which had

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claimed 5 deaths and injuries to 11.

4. On 29-01-2018, a fire cracker caught fire in the godown of a Plastic Factory, at Outer Delhi, which had claimed the death of 17 persons and injury to 30.

5. On 09-01-2018, a fire erupted at Vardaan Tower, Ahmedabad, which claimed the death of 4 persons due to asphyxiation.

6. On 29-12-2017, a fire started from flying embers of a hookah at Mojo’s Bistro, Mumbai, which resulted in the death of 14 persons and injuries to 21.

7. On 18-12-2017, a fire occurred at a Farsan Shop, in Mumbai which killed 12 persons and injured 1 due to the suffocation and Burn injuries.

8. On 06-09-2017, a LPG Cylinder blasted at Prarthana, a residential building, in Mumbai, which killed 6 persons and injuring 11.

9. On 06-09-2017, a fire broke out at Chennai Silks Building, Chennai.

Though no causalities were reported, property worth about Rs. 420 cores was lost.

10. On 08-05-2017, a fire broke out from a junction box at a parking lot in Chennai, which killed 4 persons and injuring to 5.

11. On 19-04-2017, a fire occurred due to short-circuit at Greentech Pvt. Ltd., Noida, which claimed the lives of 6.

12. On 19-02-2017, a fire occurred due to short-circuit at a Plastic Factory, in Bhiwandi, which claimed the deaths of 4 persons.

13. On 17-10-2016, a fire claimed the deaths of 22 persons and injury to 120 at a Dialysis Unit of SUM Hospital, Bhubaneshwar.

14. On 31-05-2016, leaking explosives caused explosions at the Ammunition Depot, Pulgaon, which killed 17 persons and injury to 19.

15. On 10-04-2016, an accidental ignition occurred at a storeroom of fireworks at the Puttingal Devi Temple, Kerala, which claimed the death of 116 persons and injury to more than 380.

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4.0 FIRE PREVENTION: Man has learned that fire can be controlled making it a valuable tool in today’s workplace. A fire can happen at any time at any place posing a very high risk to life and property. We have to constantly fight against the loss of human life and property by following guidelines for fire protection. Knowing and understanding how and why a fire starts, can help you prevent fires.

Fire is a combustion process which release heat and light energy. It is usually associated with rapid oxidisation of a fuel.

4.1 Fire Triangle: The three factors needed for combustion are represented in the form of 3 angles of a triangle, i.e., Oxygen, Heat and Fuel, which is known as “Fire Triangle” (See Fig 01). Just as removal of one or more sides of a triangle causes its breakdown. Thus the removal of one or more factors causes the fire to cease.

to produce ignition). Just as removal of one or more sides of a triangle causes its breakdown, removal of one or more factors causes the fire to cease.

Fig 02: Fire Tetrahedron

4.3 Fire Square: The fire square is a model created by fire ecologist Richard W. Halsey. It shows how catastrophic wild fires are formed. It includes the three original elements from the fire triangle, but adds an extra side showing extreme weather as another important element – Hot Winds, Long Draught, etc.

5.0 EXTINGUISHING METHODS:

Fig 01: Fire Triangle

4.2 Fire Tetrahedron: When the 4th element, ‘Chain Reaction’ is added to the Fire Triangle, it becomes a “Fire Tetrahedron” (See Fig 02). The fire tetrahedron is a four-sided geometric representation of the four factors necessary for fire: fuel (any substance that can undergo combustion), heat (heat energy sufficient to release vapor from the fuel and cause ignition), oxidizing agent (air containing oxygen), and uninhibited chemical chain reaction (sufficient exothermic reaction energy

The basic idea of fighting a fire is to affect as many as the fire components, i.e., oxygen, heat, fuel and chain reaction, as quickly as possible. Thus, a fire can be extinguished by: • cooling the heat source • limiting the oxygen by using a fire blanket • covering with sand • using a foam chemical • using carbon dioxide Incidentally, the water is the most common cooling agent.

Irrespective of fire-fighting media or the equipment used for fighting the fire, the following are the 4 universal fire extinguishing methods: 1. Elimination of fuel is carried out by using starvation method.

2. Limitation of Oxygen is carried out by smothering method.

3. Bringing down the temperature of burning material below its ignition

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point is carried out by cooling method 4. Breaking the chain reaction is carried out by inhibition method.

5.0 CLASSES OF FIRES: Fires are classified according to various classes, which are given below. It may be kept in mind that the Classes of Fires varies from country to country.

5.1 Class A Fires: Class A Fires involving solid materials such as wood, paper or textiles. They are best extinguished by water.

on their own, as electricity is a source for ignition that will feed the fire until removed. When the electrical supply has been isolated, the fire can be treated (generally) as Class A for extinguishing purposes. You should always isolate the supply before fire fighting the fire, if this is not possible, then a non-electrical conducting extinguishing agent is to be used regardless of the power status, on all occasions. Incidentally short-circuits are assigned as one of the causes for most of the fires in India.

6.2 Carbon Dioxide: Carbon Dioxide fire extinguishers extinguish fire by taking away the oxygen element of the fire triangle and also be removing the heat with a very cold discharge.

Carbon dioxide can be used on Class B & C fires. They are usually ineffective on Class A fires.

6.0 TYPES OF EXTINGUISHERS: 5.2 Class B Fires: Class B fires occurs in the vapour air mixture over the surfaces of flammable and combustible liquids such as petrol, diesel or oils. They are extinguished by dry chemical, carbon di oxide, foam or halogenated agents.

5.3 Class C Fires: Class C fires occurs in flammable gases. They can extinguished by dry chemical, carbon di oxide, foam or halogenated agents.

5.4 Class D Fires: Class D fires occurs in combustible metals, which requires specialised techniques in extinguishing procedures.

5.5 Class E Fires: Class E fires involving live electrical apparatus. (Technically ‘Class E’ doesn’t exists however this is used for convenience here)

Fire extinguishers are the first line of defence. Fire extinguishers are commonly known as First Aid Fire Extinguishers. Extinguishers can help to prevent fires, reduce their seriousness and save lives. The proper use of fire extinguishers can affect the four elements of fire.

Fire extinguishers are manufactured as per the classes of fire, which are given below (See Fig 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08):

Fig 04: Carbon Dioxide Extinguisher

6.1 Water and Foam: Water and Foam fire extinguishers extinguish the fire by taking away the heat element of the fire triangle.

Foam agents also separate the oxygen element from the other elements.

Water extinguishers are for Class A fires only - they should not be used on Class B or C fires. The discharge stream could spread the flammable liquid in a Class B fire or could create a shock hazard on a Class C fire.

6.3 Dry Chemical: Dry Chemical fire extinguishers extinguish the fire primarily by interrupting the chemical reaction of the fire triangle.

Today’s most widely used type of fire extinguisher is the multipurpose dry chemical that is effective on Class A, B, and C fires. This agent also works by creating a barrier between the oxygen element and the fuel element on Class A fires.

Ordinary dry chemical is for Class B & C fires only. It is important to use the

Fig 03: Water Extinguisher

Fig 05: Dry Chemical Extinguisher

5.6 Class F or K Fires: Class F or K fires involving commercial cooking using vegetable oils, animal oil or fats at high temperature ≥ 360 degree celsius. A wet Potassium Acetate, low PH based agent is used for extinguishing this class of fires.

5.7 Electrical Fires: Remember electrical fires are not considered to constitute a fire class

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correct extinguisher for the type of fuel.

Using the incorrect agent can allow the fire to re-ignite after apparently being extinguished successfully.

6.4 Wet Chemical: Wet Chemical is a new agent that extinguishes the fire by removing the heat of the fire triangle and prevents reignition by creating a barrier between the oxygen and fuel elements.

Wet chemical of Class K extinguishers were developed for modern, high efficiency deep fat fryers in commercial cooking operations.

Some may also be used on Class A fires in commercial kitchens.

removing the heat element of the fire triangle.

However, dry powder extinguishers are for Class D or combustible metal fires, only. They are ineffective on all other classes of fires.

6.7 Water Mist: Water Mist extinguishers are a recent development that extinguish the fire by taking away the heat element of the fire triangle. They are an alternative to the clean agent extinguishers where contamination is a concern.

Water mist extinguishers are primarily for Class A fires, although they are safe for use on Class C fires as well.

friendly and safe for humans, plants and animals. It can be used by any person without any formal training.

It can be placed anywhere having potential fires. It contains Ammonium Phosphate Mono.

Fire Balls are used for Class A, B, C, and E in conformity with EU Standards.

Fig 08: Fire Extinguisher Ball

7.0 MODERN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM: Modern fire suppression system consist of smoke detectors, sprinklers, fire alarms, etc. (See Fig 09, 10): Fig 06: Wet Chemical Extinguisher

Fig 07: Water Mist Extinguisher

6.5 Clean Agent: Halogenated or Clean Agent extinguishers include the halon agents as well as the newer and less ozone depleting halocarbon agents.

Incidentally, halons are banned due to its high ozone depletion. They extinguish the fire by interrupting the chemical reaction and/or removing heat from the fire triangle.

Clean agent extinguishers are effective on Class A, B and C fires.

Smaller sized handheld extinguishers are not large enough to obtain a 1A rating and may carry only a Class B and C rating. The most popular clean agents are FM 200 and NOVEC 1230.

6.8 Cartridge Operated Dry Chemical: Cartridge Operated Dry Chemical fire extinguishers extinguish the fire primarily by interrupting the chemical reaction of the fire triangle.

Like the stored pressure dry chemical extinguishers, the multipurpose dry chemical is effective on Class A, B, and C fires. This agent also works by creating a barrier between the oxygen element and the fuel element on Class A fires.

Ordinary dry chemical is for Class B & C fires only. It is important to use the correct extinguisher for the type of fuel!

Using the incorrect agent can allow the fire to re-ignite after apparently being extinguished successfully.

7.1 Sprinklers: Fire sprinklers are extensively used worldwide for fire suppression. In 1875, Henry S. Parmelee from Ohio invented the first modern sprinkler.

Fire suppression system in a building is typically activated by individual heatsensitive valves, or remotely controlled by other types of sensors, releasing water onto the fire. It consists of a shell and soldered brass cap. Sprinkler may be “wet” (water-filled) or “dry” (airpressurized).

Fire sprinklers are manufactured as per required temperature and are colour coded as: • 058–076OC = RED • 080–107OC = GREEN • 121–149OC = BLUE • 163–191ºC = PURPLE • 205–343ºC = BLACK

6.9 Fire Balls: The Fire Ball is a dry chemical fire extinguisher. It is environmentally

The following 4 types of sprinklers are commonly used for fire suppression: • Pendent Type

6.6 Dry Powder: Dry Powder extinguishers are similar to dry chemical except that they extinguish the fire by separating the fuel from the oxygen element or by

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• Upright Type • Side Wall Type • Concealed Type

such occupants may put into practice the measures required by the Fire Safety Plan.

Two main types of fire alarm system, viz. single stage systems and two-stage systems are available. All fire alarm system shall be maintained in full operational condition at all times.

Remember: • Kill the fire before it kills you.

• Think of fire before it starts.

• What burns never returns.

• Uncontrolled fires know no frontiers.

• Fire loss is a national loss • Above all match stick have heads without brain, when you see their heads use your brain.

5.0 CONCLUSION:

Fig 09: Pendent Type Spinkler

7.2 Smoke Detectors: A smoke detector is a device that detects smoke, typically as an indicator of fire. Most smoke detectors work either by optical detection (photoelectric) or by physical process (ionization), while others use both detection methods to increase sensitivity to smoke.

Smoke detectors in large commercial, industrial, and residential buildings are usually powered by a central fire alarm system, which is powered by the building power with a battery backup.

7.3 Fire Alarms: The purpose of a fire alarm system is to alert all the occupants of a building that an emergency of fire exists, so that

Short-circuits have been assigned as the one of the main cause of fires in our country. We should take adequate precautions to prevent overloading of electrical fittings and gadgets, so that incidents of short-circuits can be reduced.

Though fire extinguishers, sprinklers, smoke detectors, and fire alarms play an important role in fire protection and prevention, the role of water still plays an important role. Water being the best extinguishing agent, hydrants, hoses, pumping systems, water monitors, sprinklers, etc. are to be maintained in good conditions at all times, so that they can be effectively used in the event of a fire.

Maintenance of escape routes, staircases, approach roads, refuge areas, assembly points, communication networks, etc. are also important, because they play a crucial role in evacuating the victims to a safer place.

Mr. Vinod R. Alappad is Director (Tech.) in Safety and Health Information Bureau. He holds a Master’s Degree in Information Technology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Applications. He also holds International Certifications like MCSE, MCSA, CCNA. He has participated as a Team Member in more than 25 safety projects Pan India which includes, Safety / Fire Safety Audits, HIRA Studies, Hazardous Area Classifications, On-Site emergency Plans, Training Programs, etc. in various industries, occupancies. He has also published a number of articles relating to safety and allied topics.

He can be contacted on: M: +91 9702986790, +91 9821662435 Resi: +91 477 2266994 E-mail: vinod.shib@gmail.com / shib@vsnl.com

Fig 10: Smoke Detector

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The Journey of Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) in India: An overview Dr Kaila Harbans Lal, Founder Director-Forum of behavioural safety, Mumbai The journey of safety cultural mindset assessments and management has not been smooth rather painful for the safety officers as well as the companies employing them, as the focus was not on the human behaviour that is the root cause of almost all incidents and accidents harming both the people and the business. This article is an update about how the behavioral based safety approach developed in Indian organizations, in brief, a description about the journey of BBS in India. The results of a few organizations are described that implemented BBS and found the transformation in order to achieve a level up towards their zero-harm culture. Corporate Insights would help organizations attaining mission of zero-harm.

Key words: Behaviour Based Safety, BBS, Safety Culture, India.

1. Introduction Indian industry or workplaces would have accidents almost every day as behavioural compliance on an average is 70%. Most of the safety management systems have aimed at controlling unsafe conditions, whereas almost 100% of accidents are triggered by unsafe acts or behaviours. Globally, achieving zero accident at the workplace remains one of the major social and economic areas of concern. Every day, 6,300 people die as a result of occupational accidents or workrelated diseases - more than 2.3 million deaths per year (International Labour Organization, 2013).

Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) as an application of behavioural science has been widely accepted worldwide as an important tool of building a safety culture in industry, helping in achieving zero accident. BBS has been successfully implemented in prestigious Indian organisations such as GAIL, HPCL, IOCL, L&T, Vedanta, Tata Projects, Sterlite Power, Pidilite, Hindustan Construction, Afcons, Privi Organics, DCM, Galaxy etc.

BBS is to fill the gaps of action within safety systems by way of increased observations on all unsafe behaviours resulting into accidents such as PPE, housekeeping, tools, body positioning, equipment, material handling,

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communications, SOP, work permits, LOTO, visual focus, and using mobile while working.

2. The Journey of BBS in India, How it developed from an organization to organization over the past 20 years is depicted in 10 points below.

• Participation in BBS training programs: changed from Contract staff to CEO, MD, business heads, Directors • Change in focus from mere observation to spot-correction • Focus from conditions to at-risk behaviour • Change in Approach: from reactiveness to interdependent safety culture • Understanding that behavior impacts and hits the business • Realizing that organizational Culture drives at-risk behaviors • BBS Score board is necessary to understand trends of at-risk behaviors • Understanding that more observers, more observations, more corrections at site • Rewarding observers is must to sustain BBS system • More industries have joined BBS, earlier only manufacturing and engineering companies were

interested, now construction and chemical companies are coming forward.

3. Further Challenges in BBS Sustaining to deal with are: • Most safety professionals are reactive, harsh and too instructive, which works contrary to the safety objectives.

• Management Concern for safety of low-income groups is low • Mindset Shift from profits to a corporate value for saving life: greed for excessive profits is killing people • BBS Awareness to all in an organization till last person is absolutely necessary to achieve best results • BBS is back & forth: from personal life to plant/site to society: its beyond zero concept.

• Support (for spot-correction of atrisk behavior and situations at site) from sectional in-charges is urgently needed.

• Maintain BBS Register with plant/ site head for daily entry of the number of people covered in mass BBS awareness sessions by each trained lead trainer.

• Make safety an easier function for everyone to implement through BBS

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implementation • More effort is required to convince top executives for BBS implementation.

They are still thinking, it’s a last choice.

4. Third Annual National BBS Conference “Measurable Impacts of Behavioural Based Safety Implementation in Indian Industry” (Figure 1) was held at the PHD Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi on January 28, 2019 in collaboration with the Indo American Chamber of Commerce and VisionOSH, New Delhi. The Forum for Behavioural Safety (BESAFE), Mumbai, a non-profit organisation has been spearheading the cause of fostering a safe and healthy work place in Indian industry (Forum of behavioral safety, 2019). Addressing the occasion, BBS India, Project Leader, Dr H L Kaila said, “The objective of BESAFE is to focus on ensuring zero unsafe behaviours which in effect would mean zero harm and zero incidence of accidents. This national conference would enable Indian industry to achieve zero harm criterion to save life as well as business. In this conference, the Indian companies that implemented BBS will share the results achieved towards zero harm mission”. Rajam Krishnamurthy, Lead EHS, Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, Devanahalli said, “focusing on safety measures, we

Figure 1: Forum of behavioral safety (2019).

plan to introduce new electrical and tool switches with 1/10th voltage, which is a very new technology innovation in India.

This is a safety measure taken so that people can use safe and secure electrical equipment, particularly hand power tools. Kempegowda airport is pioneering several such safety measures. I am looking forward to set a lasting and remembering legacy among Indians regarding Safety culture”.

“BBS is a Total Employee Engagement approach to ensure a sustainable safe workplace through a safety cultural transformation. This is addressed by the identification of at-risk behaviours and mitigation by simple observation, intervention, interaction, and internalization process with an emphasis on positive reinforcement to usher in the change”, said Shankar Rajagopalan, Global Brand Ambassador, BBS, VP Quality, SHE, Sustainability & Business Excellence, Tata Projects.

This Behavioural Based Safety (BBS) conference was an opportunity to understand, benchmark your own company’s safety culture with national and international practices and interactions with corporates. About 200 industry representatives participated to focus on behavioural aspects of safety as per ISO 45001 standards. Organizations that don’t consider behavioural aspects of safety are safe only accidentally, as unsafe behaviour is the root cause of all accidents worldwide. The Forum for Behavioural Safety (Besafe) emphasises that more and more we need to look at new approaches to achieving safe and healthy workplaces. We need to apply the learning from the many years of analyses of accidents and ill health because this will contribute to future prevention strategies and activities. Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) is an approach that the forum believes can be applied successfully; it is gaining more interest across industry sectors globally and has the great advantage of needing the involvement of the individual employee, in addition of course, to employer commitment. It is closely linked to company culture and values and, most

importantly, when it works, it is an excellent tool to improve safety performance in the workplace. The daylong session put the conference deliberations into a realistic perspective towards main theme of this national conference linking past, present and future of safety culture of Indian corporates.

5. BBS Review for Effective implementation at site Involved the following 17 questions that assisted organizations for effective implementation insights 1. When did your organization implement BBS? The duration or periodicity?

2. How was it implemented: methodology and process followed?

3. In general, how many employees were trained in BBS in your organization?

4. In your view, has the BBS program been helpful in reducing accidents in your organization? (Yes or no), How, specify briefly.

5. BBS has improved your chances of being safe at work. (Agree or disagree): How, specify briefly.

6. BBS is the best strategy that has been implemented by your organization in relation to accident reduction. (Agree or disagree): How, specify briefly.

7. The accident-occurrence rates were high in your department before the introduction of the BBS system.

(Agree or disagree): specify briefly.

8. Has the witnessed accident and injury reduction been an outcome of the BBS program implementation?

(Agree or disagree): How, specify briefly.

9. Do you think the BBS system has influenced behaviour change in employees? (Yes or no): How, specify briefly.

10. Do you think the BBS system honours the right people at the workplace?

(Yes or no): How, specify briefly.

11. Are you committed to this strategy fully? (Yes or no): How, specify briefly.

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your organization? (Yes or no): How, specify briefly.

Would you recommend this strategy to other units? (Yes or no): How, specify briefly.

Has your organization formed BBS steering team, is it meeting every month? (Yes or No).

Does your organization account for safe and at-risk behaviour every month? (Yes or No).

Do you find Safety Culture has improved because of BBS? specify briefly.

Which approach you find better? Top down or bottoms up? specify briefly.

6. Corporate Insights on BBS According to S P Garg, Executive Director (HSE & TQM), GAIL (India) Limited, during 2013, while discussing development of good safety culture within an organization the need for bringing in Behaviour Based Safety intervention was felt. It was seen that in spite of having best of technology, best of processes and most qualified and competent people, incidents keep happening here and there.

After deliberation with Directors and CMD it was decided to make conscious efforts to address “At Risk Behaviour” of employees working at various sites of GAIL. During base line data collection, it was understood that about 65% Safe Behaviour were observed at GAIL sites on an average. To increase the Safe Behaviour to 90% and above level, programme was chalked out. After 3 years journey of implementation of BBS across GAIL installations, it was seen that the per-

safety. So far we trained 1000 employees as BBS observers; first time we reached 15000+ observations (Safe Behaviour + unsafe behaviour / at –risk Behaviour).

Behavioural Safety is a statistically meaningful improvement of the Safety Performance (Figure 2 & 3) in the Workplace. The following is our BBS statistics for past 7 months.

The main findings are: • % of safe behaviors is increasing • % at-risk behaviors decreasing • %Correction is increasing along with number of observations.

• Both the number of observations and level of participation is increasing • Frequency & severity of injuries decreasing The main objective of every industry is now to achieve zero incident which can be fulfilled by targeting Zero Unsafe Behaviour. Before BBS implementation, Safety was like a police inspection. BBS training has improved communication among line managers, engineers, supervisors and safety officers and also attitude of workmen towards safety.

After BBS training; we found many of our contract employees started carrying two helmets (Crash Helmet for Bike and Hard hat for working inside the plant) and following / implementing the same outside the plant (i.e. Journey towards Plant to home vice-versa). We are actively working to get an App for recording of BBS Observations. SEIL found that BBS works well in Indian environment because most of the workers because

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centage of Safe Behaviour at sites slowly increased to about 90% Safe Behaviour.

This success story was shared with other colleagues in Oil and Gas Industry and helped them to design the BBS roll out programmes for their organizations. A team from IIM, Indore carried out a study on BBS implementation in GAIL which was later published by internationally renowned Ivey Publishing House on their sites for the benefit of students of Business School. It is learnt that to develop a good safety culture in the organization, it is necessary to have good Safety Management System, Behaviour Safety Intervention, Adoption of Best practices from other organization at regular basis, Benchmarking of lagging and leading indicators and technological upgradation on regular basis.

According to Pavan Kumar Rao, HEAD – HSE, Sembcorp Energy India Limited, SEIL officially launched BBS on 18th April 2018 with declaration from our MD and Country Head – Mr. Vipul Tuli committing Senior Management commitment for BBS implementation. ISO 45001: 2018 mandates that Human Competence and Behavioural Elements need to be considered in hazard identification and as internal issue for managing risks.

Implementing BBS meant to train and actively involve each employee/workman at workplace to appreciate safe behaviours as well as correct unsafe/at-risk behaviours of their fellow employees on daily basis so as to create a safe environment. We can accomplish this objective if we train every workman / employee on the concept and process of behavioural

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(Figure 3: BBS Journey 2018)

we are emotional people and appreciate empathy. We all understand the importance of the Positive Attitude and Safe Behaviour to protect ourselves, our fellow employees and thereby our families.

SEIL endorse “Common Myths About Safety” • Conditions cause accidents!

• Enforcing rules improves safety!

• Safety professionals can keep workers safe!

• Low accident rates indicate safety programs are working well!

• Investigating to find the root cause of accidents will improve safety!

• Awareness training improves safety!

• Rewards improve safety!

According to Kuldeep Singh Sengar, Project Safety Manager, Turner Project Management India, behaviour based training should include the following elements.

• Make observations no longer than 05 minutes.

• Observe only 02 or 03 behaviors at a time.

• Integrate observations in to the work process so that there is no time off the job.

• Design self-observations for employees who operate vehicles or work alone.

• Daily: ensure spot-correction of at-risk behaviors by all workforce during Tool Box Talk and mass communications • Weekly: calculate observations during

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observers meeting to develop BBS score board • Monthly: steering team meeting to review action plan According to Vikas Gupta, DGM (SED) / SAIL, Bokaro Steel Plant, before launching of BBS, we were working on the theory of “Big Boss Safety” and afterwards, we are working on the model of “Big Brother Safety”. We are now getting the desired result also to achieve “Bokaro Bane Surakshit”. The employees are regularly being convinced that safety of our co-worker is our moral responsibility under the umbrella of “Bhai Bandhu Suraksha” for which we have to follow “Bar Bar Samjhao”. Till 2017, Bokaro Steel Plant never achieved a target of Zero Fatal Accident in a calendar year. But under the BBS team leadership, there was no fatal accident in 2018. Though we have made a record of zero fatal accident for continuous period of 16 months and 10 days, as the last fatal accident occurred on 28.08.2017 in BSL, we hope that this year, Bokaro Steel Plant will achieve the target of Zero Fatal Accident in a financial year also.

7. Remember: its important to understand and emphasize the realistic ABCD aspects/ syllabus of BBS implementation in organizations: A: BBS behavioural science application A: Connect between safe conditions and At-risk behaviour

A: Daily BBS Announcements on PA System for spot-correcting at-risk behaviour B: big brother not big boss approach B: BBS banners across site to display B: Link between behaviour and business C: Use of BBS checklist online & offline C: International & Indian case studies C: Correlation between Personal safety and site safety practices C: 6-time correction to tough employee D: Difference between process safety and behavioral safety D: Scientific Definition of behavioural safety E: Examples of unsafe behaviour F: Measuring Final improvement due to BBS implementation F: six steps to feedback F: Four safety cultures F: Five minutes observation round by everyone from top to bottom G: Equality in safety approach to low income groups.

H: HOD Mass-communications on BBS I: ILO statistics on industrial accidents and fatalities daily I: BBS as an organizational procedure/ intervention to change safety Mindset J: journey of BBS in India J: Juxtapositioning of BBS, PMS, EHS K: knowledge of BBS to observers L: Launch of BBS by MD/ CEO L: lead-trainers of BBS to implement M: BBS awareness Mass-communications L: BBS-Month to observe L: Monthly BBS-Day on every 10th N: Naming BBS Project at site for

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identification and continued practice N: nine behaviours to focus O: Developing active BBS observers P: Psychology of at-risk behaviours P: 10 Ps for feedback process R: Corporate and site BBS Rewards & awards R: Risk-based conversation (RBC) S: make Spot-correction a practice S: Developing BBS score-board at site S: Self-correction of own at-risk behaviour T: BBS steering Teams across site T: BBS triangle T: Tracking Barriers to safe behaviours T: Top management fatalities and BBS U: spot-correction of Unsafe behaviour V: PPE Van Round by store department V: Visiting site for BBS observation, analysis, & Early warning assessment V: video, I could have saved a life V: video of seatbelt V: video of Jeet Bindra V: video, BBS launch W: What is BBS and what it is Not? X: walk an extra mile to save life Y: always Yes to lead safe behaviours Z: target of zero-harm, zero tolerance

8. Creating BBS Procedure Guidelines to follow • Company adopts BBS in its EHS, PMS Policy • Forms BBS corporate and site steering teams • Company Communicates BBS procedure down the levels • Trains BBS Trainers at each site to spread down the level • Each HOD takes role and responsibility as site BBS implementer for training, implementing, reporting, reviewing, rewarding employees and workmen each week • BBS steering teams reviews progress 10th of every month • All HODs are members of steering team • Each site will have a BBS program leader • Each site will Display BBS score board as well as BBS banners • Company Issues BBS sticker to all trained observers

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9. Conclusion and Implications The intensity and continuity with which a company carries out the BBS implementation action plan, makes all the difference for its partial success or partial failure. Leaving BBS implementation merely in the hands of consultants is one reason for its failure. Maintaining spot-correction culture for a long time and replacing reactive safety culture with BBS approach is one reason for its success. Many organizations thought that one time training would serve the purpose of BBS implementation which is a myth by itself. Making BBS a huge documentation has led to its failure. Big versus small organizations has shown variations in the success failure ratio of BBS implementation due to management’s varying engagement and commitment for it. Each HOD must demonstrate engagement savviness in their behaviours, and conduct mass communications of spot-corrections each week and ask employees to share their observations for spot-reward more frequently. BBS is to create a sense of belief not fear of spot-corrections by many people who are observers around each workplace. Employees and workmen ought to be conscious of the fact that when they do any unsafe behaviour, many eyes are looking and caring for them to correct on-the-spot. Quarterly earnings of BBS implementation must reflect in safety statistics of the company i.e. decline in incidents, injuries, etc.

Organizations need to ponder over above issues seriously. Finally, BBS is turning a company into a caring system or turning an organization into caring people, and that would be done by the trained and passionate lead trainers (Kaila, 2019).

aspx?id=97085 • International Labour Organization (2013). Safety and health at work. Retrieved on June 30, 2013. http://www. ilo.org/global/topics/safety-andhealth-at-work/lang--en/index.htm • Kaila Harbanslal (2017). Behavioral Intervention in safety management of Indian corporates. Udyog Pragati, vol.

41 (1), Jan- March 2017, 57-78.

• Kaila H. L. (2019). Critical Review of Managing Behavioral Safety Culture in Indian Industry: Extracts From a • Longitudinal Action Research.

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Dr. Harbans Lal Kaila, earned his Masters’ degree in Psychology from Guru Nanak Dev University, Doctorate from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, is a retired Professor of Organizational Psychology with 36 years of professional experience, published books/articles and participated in national/international conferences.

He pioneered BBS training in India, conducted 1000 BBS workshops in

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panel for National Safety Council. Dr. Kaila represented India in Conferences at New York, Berlin, Muscat, Rome, New Zealand, Japan, London, Dubai and Sydney. He is an Editor - Journal of Psychosocial Research and DirectorForum of Behavioural Safety.

E-mail: kailahl@hotmail.com

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