Key initiatives piloted at our plants are mentioned below. Such initiatives are deployed horizontally subsequently
1.1 SUPER-30 - Emergency Response Team:
When seconds count…
At our Ankleshwar plant, we strengthened our Emergency Response Team (ERT), SUPER-30,
by conducting rigorous external training. During the year, we completed 312 mandays of
training consisting of 80% of practical training and 20% classroom training. Further, multiple
emergency response team drills were conducted by the members of SUPER-30.
2.1 Enhancement of Contractor Safety:
We provided a fume extractor for welding/gas cutting
operation to mitigate the risk due to exposure to welding
fumes in the Contractor Fabrication Yard. Visual SOPs and
safety signages were also displayed in the yard to improve
awareness which act as a continuous reminder for working
personnel. We also created an isolated seating space
for contractors with locker arrangement for personal
belongings, better segregation of different gas cylinders
and physical barricades to minimise exposure.
These interventions resulted in improved morale and
productivity along with Health and Safety.
2.2 Profibus Redundancy in monomer tank farm:
Learning from the Styrene leakage incident in one of the
MNCs in Vizag, we strengthened controls available in
the existing setup of monomer operations and utilities.
Improvements are done by installing Profibus Master and
Profibus Slave with individual line redundancy. The alternate
communication line was laid in different routes creating ring
architecture. Following benefits were realised through this
initiative:
100% uptime in Monomer Operations
Redundancy in case of a Profibus line failure
Redundancy in case of a Profibus master failure i.e., if one
CI854 fails, redundant unit shall take over
Ease of maintenance at Master end by performing online
firmware upgrade
3.1 Safety Awareness Gamification:
An offline interactive dashboard was prepared to aware the employees of electrical
hazards, safe uses of the electrical system, safe working practices and correct uses
of PPEs. Employees are required to match the correct signages of PPEs, the correct
sequence to isolation, hazards, and their safety measures
3.2 External Emergency Fire Call:
Apart from keeping the workplace safe, Asian Paints also strives to provide its best efforts in
keeping its neighbourhood safe, by extending the required support in responding to external
emergencies. In this process, the emergency contact number for Asian Paints fire tender has
been shared with the mutual aid group members, district administration and local press
