A daylong safety workshop was organised by the blast furnace department of SAIl’s largest unit Bhilai Steel Plant recently.
The theme of workshop was ‘operational and hidden safety hazards’ in blast furnaces. The participants comprised of employees from blast furnace and its associated departments like T&D, WMD, EMD and Instrumentation. The idea of the workshop was to share information amongst the working population of blast furnace and associated department regarding the safety hazards, both operational and hidden.
The participants brainstormed the possible hidden hazards in different areas of blast furnaces and came out with specific action plans to address the same. Case studies were prepared to discuss the examples in detail. A total of 21 participants including four executives participated in this workshop. Ten such workshops are planned to be conducted.
MD Sahu, GM (Traffic) who inaugurated the workshop appreciated its concept and called upon each employee to become safety compliant. He stressed that most of the accidents are due to overconfidence or carelessness. He urged that all the PPEs be used properly while working. HN Rai, GM (BFs) while welcoming the participants stressed on the importance of safety in all walks of life. He asked all present to be fully aware of the actions being performed while on duty.
Ajay Mairal, DGM (T&D), special guest in the concluding session witnessed the presentations and action plans prepared by the participants on the topic of hazards on loco movement, ore racks & ladle movement/operating system in Blast furnace area and gave many valuable safety tips to the participants.Surendra Singh, DGM (E), BFs proposed vote of thanks and explained the expectations from participants of the workshop. SP Singh, AGM (E) BFs conducted the proceedings.