Occupational Health & Safety - L&T Sustainability Report 2016

Safety continues to be our top priority and a critical component of any business decision made. Our goal is to ensure 'Zero Harm' for all our employees, contractors and customers. We manage safety across our businesses through a combination of rigorous systems, procedures and by building a culture for safe operations. Our standards and operating procedures define the controls and physical barriers we require to prevent incidents.

All L&T businesses and our contractors must manage safety risks in line with the L&T Corporate Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Policy, local laws and the terms of their contract with relevant permits and approvals. Each business has its own dedicated EHS team for focused business-specific environment, health and safety interventions.

Safety Culture

The policy is explained to our contract workforce during induction training. It is periodically reviewed by senior management. Safety capability of our sub-contractors is evaluated before assigning contracts and compliance to the policy is ensured through regular training, site visits and audits. The EHS framework helps translate our EHS policy into practice at campuses & project sites and is deployed across the organisation through procedures, guidelines and manuals.

Safety is our top priority and is driven from the top. Mr. S. N. Subrahmanyan, Dy. Managing Director & President addresses workers at a project site

Safety Dashboard

Accident Statistics (YoY)	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16
Frequency Rate	0.15	0.15	0.16	Frequency Rate (FR) Number of reportable accidents per million man-hours worked. Severity Rate (SR) Number of man-days lost per million man-hours worked. Fatality Rate Number of fatalities per lakh workforce.
Severity Rate	218	225.94	189.63
Fatality Rate	8.83	8.98	9.55
Fatalities (YoY)	40	43	41

Building a Safety Culture

Committed
to Safety

Safety
Improvement
Slips

Campaigning
on Safety

Committee
for Corrective
Actions

Assessing
Risks

Committed to
Deliver

Learnings
from
Near - Miss

Investigating
Incidents

Job-specific
Training

Safe to Start
Work Card

Strategic
Safety
Objectives

Regular
Safety Audit &
Inspection

Promoting
Upward
Communication

Solving Lofty
Issues

Emergency
Preparedness

= Safety Culture

The Buildings and Factories business executed Olympia Grande, Chennai, India – a residential apartment project, with these safety processes.
Solving lofty issues: wall protection, peripheral working platform and safety net, overhead protection, handrails and anchoring points for lifelines.