Safety Concerns at Construction Site
Labourers alleged that the contractor did not provide them with adequate safety equipment. "Hasan was breathing when he fell. The contractor and the management's employees kept watching this instead of taking him to the hospital," said labourers Jeetu and Shamsher. "If he had reached the hospital on time, his life could have been saved," Shamsher said. The developer, however, claimed Hasan was immediately taken to a private hospital in its ambulance.
Some others demolished a portion of the housing project while many blocked the road and vandalized several vehicles, including a BMW.
It's a project run by Great L&T.
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510Labourers alleged that the contractor did not provide them with adequate safety equipment. "Hasan was breathing when he fell. The contractor and the management's employees kept watching this instead of taking him to the hospital," said labourers Jeetu and Shamsher. "If he had reached the hospital on time, his life could have been saved," Shamsher said. The developer, however, claimed Hasan was immediately taken to a private hospital in its ambulance.
Some others demolished a portion of the housing project while many blocked the road and vandalized several vehicles, including a BMW.
It's a project run by Great L&T.
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Thanks for sharing the incident news with us. It is a very unfortunate event. Let's pray for the soul of the victim.
You see, in the entire news, everyone was mentioning the post-injury management, but nobody mentioned why this fall took place. What was the root cause and all?
However, we can hope that the management of L&T will take preventive and corrective actions to prevent the recurrence of such incidents at their construction sites.
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You see, in the entire news, everyone was mentioning the post-injury management, but nobody mentioned why this fall took place. What was the root cause and all?
However, we can hope that the management of L&T will take preventive and corrective actions to prevent the recurrence of such incidents at their construction sites.
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Incident at L&T Site, Hajira
In Gujarat, on the night of 3 March 2009, at the L&T site in Hajira, two workers fell from a height. Ajay Yadav, 23, died on the spot, and Shyambahadur was seriously injured. On 4th March, National Safety Day was celebrated, but workers resorted to vandalism. Twenty cars were damaged, and security personnel and police were injured in the stone pelting. Workers even set fire to a police van. It is reported that the workers demanded compensation and treatment expenses, which the contractor refused.
Similar Incidents of Worker Violence
I am aware of at least four similar incidents where workers turned violent following fatal accidents at work:
1. May 6, 2009, Mundra (Kutchchh, Gujarat) - Adani power plant construction site.
2. November 2008 - ABG Shipping, Magdalla (Surat).
3. September 1998 - Reliance, Jamnagar.
4. Reliance Hajira - 1995.
I have newspaper clippings related to these incidents. If someone is interested in conducting research, I can provide them.
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In Gujarat, on the night of 3 March 2009, at the L&T site in Hajira, two workers fell from a height. Ajay Yadav, 23, died on the spot, and Shyambahadur was seriously injured. On 4th March, National Safety Day was celebrated, but workers resorted to vandalism. Twenty cars were damaged, and security personnel and police were injured in the stone pelting. Workers even set fire to a police van. It is reported that the workers demanded compensation and treatment expenses, which the contractor refused.
Similar Incidents of Worker Violence
I am aware of at least four similar incidents where workers turned violent following fatal accidents at work:
1. May 6, 2009, Mundra (Kutchchh, Gujarat) - Adani power plant construction site.
2. November 2008 - ABG Shipping, Magdalla (Surat).
3. September 1998 - Reliance, Jamnagar.
4. Reliance Hajira - 1995.
I have newspaper clippings related to these incidents. If someone is interested in conducting research, I can provide them.
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Dear Raghu, L&T safety culture is only showing, when I was at Jamnagar Refinery project, I saw the L&T safety, the safety only at papers.
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Dear PTRC,
Nice to see you after a very long time. In our country, we always have such kinds of problems; most of them blame companies only. I remembered Mr. Sudhir or Mr. Kesava Pillai said this on one thread, "I strongly believe changes start from mine." I hope the same as well. Our culture is totally different from others; we need to take care of ourselves. You mentioned L&T incidents as a good example; it's one of the biggest groups in India, and they have a good culture. I believe 90% of accidents or incidents happened in L&T due to workers not following the procedures. I am not blaming them 100%; I just said they are also a reason for accidents and incidents.
Anyhow, Mr. PTRC, please share the videos as mentioned with me. I am available at [Email Removed For Privacy Reasons]. Keep in touch...
In Gujarat, on 3 March 2009 night at L&T site, Hajira, two workers fell from height. Ajay Yadav, 23, died on the spot, and Shyambahadur was seriously injured. On 4th March, National Safety Day was celebrated by workers' vandalism. Twenty cars were broken down. In stone pelting, security and police were injured, and workers put a police van on fire. It is said that workers demanded compensation and expenses for treatment to which the contractor refused.
I know of at least four such incidents when workers went on violence following fatal accidents at work:
1. May 6, 2009, Mundra (Kutchchh, Gujarat) Adani power plant construction site.
2. Nov 2008, ABG Shipping, Magdalla (Surat).
3. September 1998, Reliance Jamnagar.
4. Reliance Hajira 1995.
I have all the clippings if someone wants to take up research; I can supply.
Regards.
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Nice to see you after a very long time. In our country, we always have such kinds of problems; most of them blame companies only. I remembered Mr. Sudhir or Mr. Kesava Pillai said this on one thread, "I strongly believe changes start from mine." I hope the same as well. Our culture is totally different from others; we need to take care of ourselves. You mentioned L&T incidents as a good example; it's one of the biggest groups in India, and they have a good culture. I believe 90% of accidents or incidents happened in L&T due to workers not following the procedures. I am not blaming them 100%; I just said they are also a reason for accidents and incidents.
Anyhow, Mr. PTRC, please share the videos as mentioned with me. I am available at [Email Removed For Privacy Reasons]. Keep in touch...
In Gujarat, on 3 March 2009 night at L&T site, Hajira, two workers fell from height. Ajay Yadav, 23, died on the spot, and Shyambahadur was seriously injured. On 4th March, National Safety Day was celebrated by workers' vandalism. Twenty cars were broken down. In stone pelting, security and police were injured, and workers put a police van on fire. It is said that workers demanded compensation and expenses for treatment to which the contractor refused.
I know of at least four such incidents when workers went on violence following fatal accidents at work:
1. May 6, 2009, Mundra (Kutchchh, Gujarat) Adani power plant construction site.
2. Nov 2008, ABG Shipping, Magdalla (Surat).
3. September 1998, Reliance Jamnagar.
4. Reliance Hajira 1995.
I have all the clippings if someone wants to take up research; I can supply.
Regards.
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Absolutely not, Mr. Manish. It's one of the leading companies in our country. We cannot blame management for everything, especially in L&T construction. It's very challenging to monitor our workers at all times. Do we have rules in our country that every 50 employees should have a safety officer like this?
When I last visited India, in Chennai on the Vellore highway, L&T was very busy starting construction projects, installing barriers (I hope they withstand more than 300 lbs), signboards, and deflective signs. I observed that the public often removes barriers and damages signs. In such cases, if someone crosses the road or falls into a trench, who is to blame for L&T's safety culture?
This is just my perspective.
Keep in touch.
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When I last visited India, in Chennai on the Vellore highway, L&T was very busy starting construction projects, installing barriers (I hope they withstand more than 300 lbs), signboards, and deflective signs. I observed that the public often removes barriers and damages signs. In such cases, if someone crosses the road or falls into a trench, who is to blame for L&T's safety culture?
This is just my perspective.
Keep in touch.
Regards.
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from times immemorial, Trips and Falls are two of the most frequent hazards in construction domain as per NIOSH. its another thing most companies cut corners.
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I am a little bit disagreeing with your point here.
L&T in the Indian Construction Industry
When it comes to the Indian Construction Industry, L&T is not just doing something; they are doing many things, and moreover, they are the best. Who else is competing with L&T ECC's safety culture in India? Please name a few with whom you are satisfied or who, according to you, maintain a good safety standard.
The recent updates from the Corporate Safety of L&T ECC indicate that they are banning Hydra at project sites due to repeated incidents. In our company, we are also going to implement the same and replace Hydra with modified models like K10 or HP-216.
Regarding DuPont
You pointed out the same issue earlier in another thread, against which I have put my comments. However, you have not replied to the same. I am requesting you to have a look at the following link and reply:
https://www.citehr.com/384070-behavi...ety-bbs-3.html
"Fatal Incident at DuPont Plant: This is a process safety incident. More than 10 years ago, a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) was done on this very hazardous process, where recommendations were made to prevent serious incidents. Again, this is an issue with leadership who did not take action on the recommendations. As in DuPont, 'safety is a condition of employment,' that leadership is gone after the incident. What we call 'operational discipline' was lacking here."
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L&T in the Indian Construction Industry
When it comes to the Indian Construction Industry, L&T is not just doing something; they are doing many things, and moreover, they are the best. Who else is competing with L&T ECC's safety culture in India? Please name a few with whom you are satisfied or who, according to you, maintain a good safety standard.
The recent updates from the Corporate Safety of L&T ECC indicate that they are banning Hydra at project sites due to repeated incidents. In our company, we are also going to implement the same and replace Hydra with modified models like K10 or HP-216.
Regarding DuPont
You pointed out the same issue earlier in another thread, against which I have put my comments. However, you have not replied to the same. I am requesting you to have a look at the following link and reply:
https://www.citehr.com/384070-behavi...ety-bbs-3.html
"Fatal Incident at DuPont Plant: This is a process safety incident. More than 10 years ago, a Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) was done on this very hazardous process, where recommendations were made to prevent serious incidents. Again, this is an issue with leadership who did not take action on the recommendations. As in DuPont, 'safety is a condition of employment,' that leadership is gone after the incident. What we call 'operational discipline' was lacking here."
Regards.
From India
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