Cement, Energy and Environment

- ISO 50001: Industry's Perspective Experiences of J . K. White Cement Works, Gotan Mr. V. S. Rathore, J. K. White Cement, Gotan Introduction JK White Cement Works, Gotan, was commissioned in 1984 with state-of-the-art technological assistance from M/s F.L. Smidth & Co, Copenhagen , Denmark. Most of the improvements and modifications to the plant were brought about by in-house talent. The commitment of JK White's team and leadership to technological innovations is borne out by increasing production and decreased energy consumption. Journey towards implementation of management systems The journey The President (Works), Mr B K Arora, initiated the process leading to the implementation of ISO 50001 at JK White Cement works. It was decided to train two lead auditors , Mr. V. S. Rathore (Manager, Planning), and Mr. Manish Todwal (Engineer, Projects), for ISO 50001. The management sent them to a 3-day training in December 2013 and April 2014. Both these lead auditors prepared the ISO 50001 manual for JK White Cement works without the involvement of any external consultants. A core energy management team was formed and Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Vice President (Technical) was appointed Management towards implementing international management systems started in 1993 (Figure 1). The plant is among the leading companies in the world to acquire IS0-9001 (1993), IS0-14001 (1998) and OHSAS-18001 Figure 1: JK White Cement's journey towards implementing Management Systems Representative (MR) for ISO 50001 to implement the MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - JOURNEY - JK 1-\'HlTE EnMS requirements and to ensure y 1~ ~----------~---=~~~ E 2cro +-------~,_....,:::t smooth functioning of EnMS activities at organization level. Mr. Sharma is a certified energy manager and A R l S95 +-----c::::::...._-i 1S90 1S85 1900 15:) 9001 tSO 1¥J01 (2005) certification OHSi\S ~SCCl from LRQA, UK. The plant acquired SA-8000 certification in March, 2006, from RINA, Italy. The plant's cement products got CE mark certification by LRQA, UK, in 2010 to cater to the requirement of European countries . The JK White Cement quality control laboratory achieved NABL accreditation under the Bureau of Indian Standards, as well as EN-197-1 in 2011. Implementation of ISO 50001, Energy Management System at JK White Cement Works The implementation of ISO 50001 started in early 2014-15; with other management systems (for quality, environment, health and safety & social accountability) having matured, it was not hard to implement the Energy Management System (ISO 50001 ). A structured road map along with rol es and responsibilities was prepared to implement the EnMS. 5A 8000 Cf Mri MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS auditor, with rich 0 & M experience and has handled versatile functions. The Energy Management team supports the MR in energy management activities including delivery of energy performance improvements. The team included: • • • • • • 6 Mr. Nitin Kaushik, Head, Mechanical, who also headed the energy management team. Mr. K. R. Yadav, Head, Electrical Mr. Diwakar Bishnoi, Head, Instrumentation Mr. Mahesh Bhatnagar, DGM (Process)/ Mr. Abhinav Thada, Asst. Engineer(Process) Mr. Gajendra Panwar, Engineer (Process) Mr. Manish Todwal, Engineer (Proj ect), Secretary of the energy management team.