1SAFETYMANUALSAFETYMANUAL2015HPGCL23INDEXSECTIONSPAGE1SAFETYPOLICY5-102SAFETYREGULATIONS&GENERALSAFETYRULES11-193CAUSESANDREPORTINGOFACCIDENTS21-264SAFETYCOMMITTEES37-305GUIDELINESFORCONDUCTINGSAFETYAUDIT31-396SAFETY/GUIDELINESFORCONTRACTORS41-467SAFETY/GUIDELINESFORMECHANICALWORKS47-568SAFETY/GUIDELINESFORHANDLINGCHEMICALS57-639SAFETY/GUIDELINESFORELECTICALWORKS65-7110SAFETYGUIDELINESFORFIRE73-7811OCCUPATIONALHEALTH&SAFETY79-8712POTENTIALTHERMALPLANTHAZARDS89-11313PERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT115-12314CHECKLISTFORCONSTRUCTION&OPERATIONOFPLANT125-14415WORKPERMITS145-15116PERFORMAS153-16445CHAPTER1SAFETYPOLICY67SAFETYPOLICY1.0HPGCLrecognizesandacceptsitsresponsibilityforestablishingandmaintainingasafeworkingenvironmentforallitsemployees.Thisresponsibilityarisesfrom:Corporation'smoralresponsibilitytoitsemployees,toprovidethebestpracticableconditionsofworkfromthepointofviewofhealthandsafety.Theobligationtoconsultwithitsstaffandtheirrepresentativestoimplementpoliciesandproceduresdevelopedasaresultofdiscussions.Statutoryresponsibilityinrespectofhealth,safetyandwelfareofemployeesemanatingfromrelevantlegislationssuchasTheFactoriesAct,TheIndianElectricityAct,TheExplosiveact,TheBoilerActetc.1.1Quality,Environment,Health&SafetyPolicyHPGCLisanISO9001-2008,ISO14001-2004andOHSAS18001-2007accreditedorganization.HPGCLiscommittedtogeneratesufficient,uninterruptedenvironmentfriendlypowerformillionsconsumersoftheStateofHaryanawithoptimumefficiencyundersafeworkingconditions.Toachievethisgoal,HPGCLshall:Set&achieveregulartargetsofPlantefficiency.ComplywithallapplicablelegalandotherrequirementrelatedtoQuality,EnvironmentandOccupationalHealth&Safety(OH&S)issues.Preventpollution&accidentsduetoourvariousPlantoperations.MakecontinuousimprovementsintheeffectivenessofQuality,EnvironmentandOH&Smanagementsystems.Reducetheenvironmentalimpactfromvariousemissions&dischargesfromPlantoperations,byoptimumutilizationofresources.ImprovetheHealth&Safetyofouremployees&associateswhileperformingvarioustasksrelatedtogenerationofpower.1.2Corporation’sresponsibilityTheHPGCLshalltakeallsuchstepswhicharereasonablypracticabletoensurebestpossibleconditionsofworkandwiththisendinview,todothefollowing:Toallocatesufficientresourcestoprovideandmaintainsafeandhealthyconditionsofwork.Totakestepstoensurethatallknownsafetyfactorsaretakenintoaccountinthedesign,construction,operationandmaintenanceofPlants,machineryand8equipment.Toensurethatadequatesafetyinstructionsaregiventoallemployees.Toprovidewherevernecessaryprotectiveequipment,safetyappliancesandclothingandtoensuretheirproperuse.Toinformemployeesaboutmaterials,equipmentorprocessesusedintheirworkwhichareknowntobepotentiallyhazardoustohealthandsafety.Tokeepalloperationsandmethodsofworkunderregularreviewformakingnecessarychangesfromthepointofviewofsafetyinthelightofexperienceanduptodateknowledge.Toprovideappropriatefacilitiesforfirstaidandprompttreatmentofinjuriesandillnessatwork.Toprovideappropriateinstruction,training,retrainingandsupervisioninhealthandsafetyandfirstaidandensurethatadequatepublicityisgiventothesematters.Toensureproperimplementationofpreventionandanappropriatefirefightingservice,togetherwithtrainingfacilitiesforpersonnelinvolvedinthisservice.Toensurethatprofessionaladviceismadeavailablewhereverpotentiallyhazardoussituati...