National OSH Excellence Awards

2022
Expert Review
Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC
 Organization Profile
• Number of Employees (Own+3rd Party): 528
• Initial date of commencement of Operation:
10th May 1998
• Company affiliation: Carlsberg, Diageo & Brown -
Forman
• Main Operation: Brewing, processing and packaging
of Beer
 Export facility
Water site Packaging site Main site
Meegoda
1.5 acres 10 acres 14 acres
19 acres
 Demonstrated proactive safety related
activities (Two examples)
HSE Audits/ Assessment/Monitoring

Thermographic survey Structural stability Fire Safety

SMETA 4 pillar ISO 45001 OHSMS OSH expert Audit

Demonstrated proactive safety related
activities (Two examples)

Proactive Maintenance Schedule

 Top/Senior Management engagement
in OH&S (Two examples)

1.Top management signed HSE policy, HSE objectives, HSE vision, Mission
statements.

HSE Vision & Mission FSEHS Integrated HSE Objectives

policy
 Top/Senior Management engagement
in OH&S (Two examples)

2. Visible Management Commitment

Lion EHS team (37 members)

Chief Supply Chain officer - 01
Senior vice presidents - 08
VPs / AVPs – 06
40 % from Senior management
 Top/Senior Management engagement
in OH&S (Two examples)

2. Visible Management Commitment

Last 3 financial years EHS budget

Facilitating monthly industrial visits Reviewing H & S as the first priority

for benchmarking best EHS practices at the monthly management review
meeting headed by CEO
 OSH internal recognition programs
(Two examples)

Lion Employees Recognition programs

Lion Safety first award Lion Health & Safety Quiz

Monthly awards for best proactive H & S Winner recognition of H & S quiz
initiatives (6 Nos - Department Vise) 28th April - World OSH day
OSH internal recognition programs
(Two examples)

Service Provider Summit 2022

Annual event for appreciation & recognition of service provider’s EHS
performance under the categories of Manpower supply,
Construction, MEP Services & Machinery supply.
 “Most critical risk identified” and
relevant control measures
•NH3 using as a refrigerant

Design, Infrastructure Accidental release management Emergency

& preventive response
maintenance
 Contractor workers involvement in OSH
(Two examples)

Complying with Lion contractor Management system

Registration Access card Monthly evaluation

 Contractor workers involvement in OSH
(Two examples)

Participation for Health & Safety training programs

Daily Safety briefings Work site Safety Monthly contractor

by supervisors arrangement meeting
 Management of Change in OSH
• Management of change Format
Demonstrated behavioral based safety
initiative (one example)
• BBS Observation
Working at height in unsafe manner at multiple locations.
Root causes for the behavior were Limitations of work at height
infrastructure and Lack of knowledge of workmen.

Before situation
Demonstrated behavioral based safety
initiative (one example)
• BBS Initiatives

Work at height infrastructure Work at height

development Trainings
Demonstrated behavioral based safety
initiative (one example)
• After taking BBS Actions

Working at
platform
 H&S related communication
methodologies (Two examples)
Communication through mobile devices

Internal & external H & S related Communication at

communication by several emergencies through
WhatsApp groups handsets
 H&S related communication
methodologies (Two examples)
Communication through e mails & leaflets

Hazard communication H & S awareness Induction leaflet for visitors

 Occupational health improvement
program for employees
(one example)
Access controlled dedicated facility for Hazardous chemical
storing & handling.

To minimize the exposure,

1.Storing chemicals in accordance with the compatibility
2.Facilitated with local exhaust ventilation system
3.Semi-automated chemical dosing system
4.Working with essential PPEs
Techniques using for incident/accident
investigations
1. Data gathering related to
accident / incident
2. Root cause analysis by a
cross functional team using
Problem solving tool (Fish
bone / 5 why)
3. GENBA walk to validate the
causes
4. Taking corrective actions
for validated root causes
5. Review the actions for
effectiveness
6. Horizontal deployment of
relevant actions throughout
the plant
OSH related CSR activities

Building an international level fully pledged swift water search & rescue team who has been
trained by A – PAD international.

Hope to deploy them in a flooding situation to save the lives of community

 OSH related CSR activities
Supporting for enhancing the Fire Safety in healthcare sector
Donated fire extinguisher sets & conducted fire safety awareness session for
the Biyagama hospital.
 OSH related innovation
(One example)
Mobile apps

Safety Kaizens

Installed indication
light system for
forklifts
Best recognized achievement related to OSH
(one example - except awards received)

ISO 45001 : 2018 – Occupational

Health & Safety Management
System Certification.
 Most advance H&S practice in
Company
• Always providing the best safe solution for risk mitigation.

Working at Confined
CO2 NH3 space
height
 Most advance H&S practice in
Company
• Always providing the best safe solution for risk mitigation.

Machine Rice & malt Sophisticated

Electrical
Safety unloading PPEs
Thank you