Korba 7th May : Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), India’s iconic aluminium producer, has been declared as the ‘Platinum Winner’ at the 5th CII National Safety Practices Competition for its ‘Suraksha Sankalp Kutumbh’ project on safety digitzaiton. The theme of this year’s contest, ‘Excellence in Workplace Safety’, required participating organizations to present safety digitization practices implemented by them and the resulting improvement in safety performance & culture at workplace.
Suraksha Sankalp Kutumbh is BALCO’s umbrella project for digital transformation of safety, which is aimed at integrating five safety modules for enhancement of safety leading indicators and building a strong safety culture. These include Augmented/Virtual/Mixed Reality Training Centre, Video Analytics, Sustainability Mobile App, E-learning course on Safety Modules for Competency Building, and Digitalization of Workforce Connectivity, aimed at skill development, auto detection of unsafe acts and conditions, driving digital safety culture & safety interactions, work force safety, productivity improvement and tracking of red zones.
Speaking about this exemplary achievement, Mr. Abhijit Pati, CEO and Director, BALCO, said, “Our unwavering commitment towards safety sees us continually improve upon and augment our safety measures. At BALCO, every employee is empowered to stop any unsafe activity at site. Each member of the BALCO family is committed towards enhancing safety at workplace by adhering to cardinal rules of Industrial Safety, Occupational Health and Environment. We are extensively utilizing technology and innovation to further enhance the safety culture. The achievement testifies our diligent and earnest approach towards establishing best safety standards across our operations.”
To ensure best-in-class safety standards, BALCO has also partnered with DuPont Sustainability Solutions to implement their industry-leading safety management solutions at site. The company has rolled out several initiatives and institutionalized best practices to bolster safety performance, such as ‘Suraksha Sankalp’, a safety meet on first day of every month to sensitize the workforce on various modules of safety.
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