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voluntary standards such as process Safety and risk Management, and Sriperumbudur, (f) re-launch of e-learning module related
ISo 45001, responsible Care and the British Safety Council to defensive driving for the Company’s Indian employees, (g)
guidelines. the Company’s approach to safety is cohesive and improvements in the training programme, including training
integrates individual and group values, attitudes, competencies programmes for the contract employees in India and introduction
and patterns of behaviour. of certification programme at various locations of the Company as
well as global operations.
as an organisation, the Company’s commitment towards its
safety management programmes follows a top-down approach, In FY 2019-20, a global ‘Safety Head’ meeting was held in Mumbai.
with the senior management persistently working towards all Safety Heads from across the geographies came together to
establishing, demonstrating, sustaining and improving the safety share their best practices. In addition, to assist individual units,
culture and incorporating the Company’s core value of safety in the Company is working on digitisation and data analytics to
their daily responsibilities. the Company demands excellence forecast key vulnerable areas. over the past 9 years, the Company
and safety accountability from every individual. the workforce has reduced its recordable Injury Frequency rate by 51%. In
is actively involved in promoting safety and a conscious effort is supply chain safety, the Company’s safety requirements are
made to keep them engaged. Cross-functional teams and joint communicated to the third parties. periodic audits are conducted
management-workmen committees with active participation by and the Company is handholding the third parties to improve their
senior management are formed at the site level. these teams work safety practices and align their performance to the Company’s
with a focussed agenda across occupational health and safety target Zero Harm.
areas, best safety practices, risk control, etc. a stronger individual
commitment to safety is also built by linking variable pay/incentive rallis is also a responsible Care member company. the leadership
to the safety record of the business for the year. team at rallis is fully committed to building an organisation that
creates new benchmarks in health and safety. rallis is increasingly
all locations of the Company assess high hazard areas and activities focussing on the production of environment-friendly formulations
with the intent to minimise risk to the lowest extent possible. the through safer chemistry and processes that ensure safety for all
employees are specially trained to tackle any potential hazards stakeholders handling these products. at rallis, a culture of safety
that may arise in the course of their work. additionally, tailored is encouraged across hierarchies by promoting behavioural
periodic medical check-ups are administered to the Company’s safety, process safety and road safety as key focus areas among
employees, based on the risk profile of their work area, to identify its workforce. to enhance process safety, gap assessment of
risks to human health. adequate medical facilities are present existing pSrM is carried out with the help of external experts. Work
at all manufacturing sites and specialised medical facilities are Safe online (WSo), the e-portal, has also been implemented to
provided through tie-ups with other hospitals, nursing homes, record safety performance and take action on deviations. rallis is
etc. unfortunately, one fatal incident occurred at the Mithapur taking various measures to further strengthen its process safety.
site in FY 2019-20. detailed investigations were carried out and It has started a daily Behaviour Safety observation rounds with
critical gaps were identified for the incidents. necessary actions 100% coverage of the Company and associate employees. rallis
have been taken to prevent their recurrence. these incidents led has regularly organised awareness workshops and campaigns
the Company to introspect and now the Company is working on to sensitise the farmer community. during FY 2019-20, under the
evaluating innovative solutions to monitor the health and safety ‘You are Safe’ campaign, rallis conducted safety awareness contact
of its employees and contract employees working at critical areas.
programmes in 293 villages across 7 districts, covering 19,530
farmers and 5,972 students.
In order to ensure safety at sites, specific new programmes were
initiated and many other programmes were continued e.g. process Sustainability
Safety & risk Management at Mithapur was declared operational
and further improvisation is in progress under phase-2 and tCna at tCl, sustainability is aligned with the un Sustainable
identified and introduced Safety one plan to achieve injury-free development goals. the Company works towards ‘inclusive
workplace. the focus will be on (a) everyone is involved and growth’ to achieve a robust triple bottom line encompassing
engaged, (b) re-think risk in everything and increase training economic, social and environmental aspects.
and development, (c) improvement in safety review mechanism
at Magadi, (d) contract management through hazard awareness aligned to the tata group’s Sustainability policy, the Company’s
improvements initiatives based on risk perceptions, as part of sustainability policy encompasses actions towards responsible
updating Construction (design & Management) procedures in the manufacturing, supporting climate change mitigation and
uK, (e) training on golden Safety rules at Mambattu, Cuddalore adaptation, circular economy, biodiversity conservation and being

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