Safety-first culture
Building internal capability remains central to our safety strategy. During the year, we further strengthened safety processes and practices through focused training programmes, structured assessments and independent reviews. Our continuous learning approach equips employees and contractors with the knowledge and skills required to identify hazards, manage risks and respond effectively to potential incidents.
Capability building and training
During the year, we strengthened safety process and practices through focused training, structured assessments and expert reviews. We follow a continuous learning approach to enhance employee skills and build strong safety capabilities across all operations.
Key initiatives included
Internal training programmes
Including Train-the-Trainer and Auditor programmes to build in-house expertise and enhance the effectiveness of safety audits, risk assessments and safety management systems.
Behaviour-Based Safety (BBS) training
To strengthen hazard recognition, encourage meaningful safety conversations and promote preventive actions across the workplace.
Internal safety assessments
Conducted across manufacturing locations to evaluate safety practices, system effectiveness and emergency preparedness, while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
External expert reviews and audits
To benchmark performance against industry best practices and provide an independent evaluation of safety systems, controls and processes, helping strengthen risk management and operational effectiveness.
In addition, we continued to enhance our incident management framework through systematic root cause analysis, corrective action tracking and cross-location sharing of learnings, helping drive continuous improvement across the organisation.
SPECIAL 30: Enhancing emergency response capabilities
Building on the ‘Special 27’ initiative introduced in the previous year, Asian Paints further strengthened its emergency response framework at the Mysuru plant during the year. The programme was expanded to ‘Special 30’, with increased team strength, enhanced diversity and improved cross-functional representation. The team underwent advanced refresher training focused on firefighting, rescue techniques, emergency equipment handling and evacuation support, strengthening on-ground response capabilities across a range of scenarios.
A structured deployment framework has been institutionalised, with clearly-defined roles covering first aid, firefighting, rescue operations and emergency coordination, ensuring swift and organised response during incidents.
The ‘Special 30’ initiative reflects a transition from capability creation to capability institutionalisation and continues to serve as a benchmark for strengthening emergency preparedness across manufacturing locations.
