Annual Report - 2005-06 - GAIL (India)

SAFE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY
During the year 2005-2006, your Company
has achieved excellent MOU target of HSE
index. GAIL has continued to demonstrate
excellent safety performance. Safety Indices
are meticulously monitored with the aim of
continuous improvement. The rising trend
of safety index is an indicator of continual
improvement.
%
99
98
97
96
95
94
93
95.2
HSE Index
96.4
2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006
PARAMETERS OF HSE INDEX EVALUATION
HSE Briefing Safety Training Mock Drills
(1) Leadership &
Commitment
99
Safety
Suggestions
Safety Data
Year Frequency Severity Incidence
Rate Rate Rate
2003-04 0.18 15.43 0.47
2004-05 0.09 6.69 0.25
2005-06 0.13 7.11 0.35
Frequency Rate = No. of Accidents * 10 6 /Total
Manhours worked
Severity Rate = Mandays lost* 10 6 / Total
Manhours worked
Incidence Rate = No. of Accidents * 1000/
Total Manpower (Manpower is inclusive of
causal workers)
SAFETY TRAINING
Your Company continues to give utmost importance to train the
employees on HSE aspects. Apart from employees, spouses, children,
contract workers, tanker drivers etc. have also been imparted safety
training.
% of employees who have undergone safety training
EXTERNAL SAFETY AUDITS (ESA)
During the year under review, your
Company’s safety practices and
systems were rated by global auditors-
British Safety Council-UK.
No. of ESA
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
NEW CERTIFICATIONS
Number of safety audits done in a year
10
8
2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF
THE COMPANY
ENSURING COMPLIANCE
Your Company continues to recognize the
importance of all the national & international
regulations. GAIL’s environmental performance
is well within the emission limits in statutory
guidelines.
GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT
Your Company constantly endeavors to minimize
the direct and indirect environmental impact of
its business operations and strives to enrich the
environment wherever possible. In continuous
endeavour to develop greenbelt in and around
GAIL premises, plantation of about 2 Lakh trees has
been done during 2005-2006.
11
SAVING PRECIOUS WATER
To conserve natural resources, your
Company continues to make efforts in
maximizing recycle of treated wastewater
and through rain water harvesting. Treated
wastewater is used for horticulture and
firewater use. With these measures effluent
discharge has decreased.
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
Effluent discharge from
Pata Petrochemical complex
200
400
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
600
640
800
1000
During the year 2005-2006, employees of
the Company were medically examined.
Besides, contract workers, CISF personnel,
villagers from nearby areas were also
covered in the program.
(1,000M 3 )
930
1010
1200
(2) Incidents
Reporting
(3) Reporting of Near
Miss Incidents by
employees
(4) Availability of Fire
Appliances & Pressure
safety & control valves
% Availability of
fire appliances
Caibration of
safety Valves
HSE Index
(5 ) External
Audit
(8) Environmental
Monitoring
(7) Health
Monitoring of
employees
(6) Internal
Audit
(%)
95
94
93
92
91
90
89
95
91.4
92.3
2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006
As reported earlier LPG plants,
petrochemical plant and major
pipeline systems have been certified
for Environment Management System
(ISO 14001), Quality Management
System (ISO 9001) and Occupational
Health and Safety Management
System (OHSAS 18001). During the
year 2005-2006, Vizag – Secunderabad
LPG Pipeline (VSPL) has obtained
certification for Integrated
Management System which combines
all the three management systems.
Similarly petrochemical complex
at Pata has also been certified for
Integrated Management System.
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