Cement Manufacturers Association

35 management Systems and is certified in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 & ISO 50001:2018, GreenCo Gold rating, and is continuing to comply with the requirements as well as the standards. My Home is also an active member of Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) making its humble contribution towards sustainable business model including Energy Conservation.  At present, the limestone requirement for these existing Clinkerisation Units is being met from four captive mining leases i.e. (1) My Home Limestone Mine in Mellacheruvu (2) Yepalamadhavaram Limestone Mine (3) Choutapalli Limestone Mine (4) Choutapalli Limestone Mine-II.  MHIPL captive mines, made many innovations in- house (with Scrap material) with the support of plant head and top management in the areas of safety and environment. Our innovations/ best practices are presented in quality circle forums and bagged par- excellence awards. Few of our innovations are given in this article. Strategies and practices adopted and the impact on Safety of Employees and Workers of the organization We consider Health, Safety & Environment Protection as an integral part of our business. We are committed to protect the environment and to ensure the health and safety of the employees, contractors, visitors, community, Environment, Clients and Stake Holders. In addition to relevant statutory requirements, we have adopted various Best safety practices, for contractors and their workmen in order to maintain the desired safety standards at work place. Strategies and Practices adopted: Health & Safety Practices in MHIPL:  Annual Health & Safety KPIs developed  16 Life Saving Rules Implemented • Contractor Safety Management • Machinery Safety • Energy Isolation • Electrical Safety • Site Transport • Forklift Safety • Use of mobile phones at work place • The management of contact transport • Construction project safety • Road surfacing / repair operations • Lifting Operations • Work at height • Work in Confined space • Lone/ Remote working • Explosive safety • Process Safety  Various Health & Safety Meetings and Awareness Programmes conducted • Tool-box talks and PEP talks • Safety Training on Wheels (STOW) • Safety Induction for all employees, Workmen and Visitors • Weekly Gate meetings • Class room trainings • On Site trainings & Off site trainings • Worker to Worker trainings • Trainings at Safety Park, equipped with live demos • Safety committee meetings • Behaviour Based Safety Implemented  Various Health & Safety Promotional activities • Road Safety Week Celebrations • National Safety Week Celebrations • Observing of Fire Service Week • Environment Week Celebrations • Mines Safety Week Celebrations • Mines Environment & Mineral Conservation Celebrations • Health Checkup camps for workmen • Annual medical health check-ups  Work Permit System linked with isolation matrix  Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment of all activities  SOP, SMP, SWP.  Third party Inspections  Internal & External Audits  Emergency management (On-site & Off-site)