Health

GS
Environment
EHS Quarterly News Letter
Volume 2, Issue 4 December 2008

Gulf Spic Trading & Contracting Company W.L.L,

Safety Fall prevention— need of the Hour

Work at, more than
1.83 meter, is consid-
ered at Elevation. An
 Fall Protection— employee who is dis-
Need of the charging a normal duty
hour at ground level, needs
 additional protection to
deliver the same at
height. Risk is the vital
factor that dictates the
requirement to safety
protection in terms of,
work plan such as lifting,
scaffold erection plan,
work plan with man-lifts
etc; procedures ; loss
prevention technique

such as fall protection
Inside this issue: through full body har-
ness, ascending / de-
scending ropes, anchor-
Road Safety Week 2 Ha
line, safety net etc.
Training imparted 2
Project Compliance
. po rti ng Aw ) ,
Scaffolding 3
Safe Rigging
Safety Awards & 3 P
Contests
Anchor-line needs to
have load rating of mini-
mum 5000 lbs (2000 kg)
at force kN 22.2 & the
harness 1800 lbs to the
force of 4 kN (Kilo New-
ton). Shock observer
needs to be tested peri-
odically to verify its load
rating. Anchor point to be
selected vertical so that to
avoid pendulum effect in
the event of any fall.
A conjecture by
Mr. David Lake, Gen. Suptd,
KPPC, on EMS 14001
s t N e ar-Mis . Valavan, G
Be
re s e nted by
Merely, wearing a
harness is not suffi-
cient. A continuous
hazard identification
& risk assessment is
to be carried out be-
fore start of the job. It
includes falling ob-
jects from height
other than your own
activity, hazards con-
tributed by activities
of lateral / linear con-
tractors close-by.
Fall & falling objects
are significant haz-
ard. Have a right
evacuation plan to ts
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save em- tH
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Meetings , Confer- 3
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Safe Rigging—A 3
tool for improving
HSE performance

Clients vouch GS 4
HSE Commit-
ment.

Poster 4

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Road Safety— A pledge to safe guard lives on the road

Winter sets in. Major hazard that every talking to co-passengers.

driver pose is “ poor visibility” & “ slippery
road condition”. Fog limits the visibility, at
times to 10 foot. Side & rear view mirrors
are obscured to the traffic. Moreover, the
heater radiates vapor & embeds on wind-
screen in the front and back.
Drive cool. If you are annoyed or
mentally disturbed avoid driving.
Take a deep breath & fresh air to
refresh & drive cautiously .
Speed thrills but kills.

Put on the head light & use wiper, if nec-

essary, to clear fog assembled on the
screen. Drive very cautiously & at low
speed. Never try to over take the queue in
the traffic & wait for clearance.
Drive always defensively & do not indulge
in distracting activities such as using a mo-
bile phone while driving, tuning radios or

EHS Paper presentation

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Safety Performance till Sept 2008

GC-24— 36, 530
Aromatics off-plot— 17, 72, 018
Safety News
Aromatics on-plot—4, 30, 600
Aromatics Off-plot completed
Gravity system— 10, 688 2 Million man hours without
LTI.
CS Shuiba— 3, 57, 087

Dehazing—1, 63, 144 GS Congratulates every-

one who contributed to
GC-28— 3, 36, 381 achieve this Milestone.
 Volume 2, Issue 4 Page 3

Safe Rigging— A tool to improve HSE performance

Most of the construction Always a rigger is to refer use depends heav-

activities involve “rigging of to the “ Riggers Card” ily on the rigger.
load” . Loads may be of before lifting heavy loads. Ropes & slings
varying size & weights. needs to be pro-
Depending on the shape & Not only do we to con- tected from sharp
weight, a rigger needs to sider the sling rating & the edges & care
determine the lifting tech- load weight but also the needs to be exer-
niques such as ,” selection CG (Centre of Gravity) of cised when used in
of lifting ropes / slings / the hook. Centre of the corrosive environ-
chains etc”. In addition to, hook needs to be aligned ment such as lifting
the rigger decides the type to the CG of the object so chemicals, acids
s
of hitch. Hitch plays a vital that it’s balanced when etc.
A w arenes
role to determine the load lifting. y
rating of the lifting tackles. Safe Rigging adds oa d Safet ring Road 8
More the angle more the Selection of slings, value to improve
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load rating. That’s to say ropes, shackles and the HSE Performance
ty W e ek 0
90 degree hitch lifts more
than a 30 degree hitch.
hitch only assures lifting
capability. But, the right
in Construction.
Safe

Sc EHS Training o n
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Do not use
Mobile Phone
during driving

Safe Rigging

Corporate HSE Meeting

Use “ Color code “
Corporate HSE meeting  Webinar organized when using ropes,
held on 29.11.2008 at on Hazard Communi- slings, shackles
1400 hrs. Top execu- cation on 08.10.2008.
tives attended. Delib-
 Road Safety Week
erations recorded & Oct – Dec Jan-
02-08 November ob-
circulated to all con- 4 Qtr Mar
served.
cerned. 1 Qtr
 Safety awards to
EVENTS drivers presented on
 HSE Quiz contest 07.11.2008 for the
conducted & win- quarter Dec’2008
ners awarded. HSE Quiz Award
Jul – Sep Apr – Jun
3 Qtr 2 Qtr
 Gulf Spic Trading & Contracting
Company W.L.L., Head Office, P.O.
Box:46551, Fahaheel 64016, Kuwait.

I AM GEARED UP FOR THE JOB.

ARE YOU?.
Phone: 23260243, 0271, 0259
Fax: 23263527
n ing E-mail: gs@gulfspic.com
rai
o bT Kindly send all your queries, suggestion
t he-J to: EHS Dept, Gulf Spic, Kuwait.
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