Employee Health & Safety
Digitalisation in EHS - Virtually Safe
Digitalisation is extensively used across GEESYS’s businesses as a key enabler to improve safety performance. It is used to create e-learning modules at project sites, and devise virtual reality-based training modules. It also plays a key role in designing safety cards for reporting unsafe acts/conditions, incident investigation, safety inspection, improved Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs) to reflect changing work methods, EHS suggestion systems; to name a few. A digital walk through a combination of hardware (smart glass) and software solutions are used to observe project progress, safety, quality, workmen welfare and administration from a remote location.
The construction sector which has been a brick-and mortar industry both literally and metaphorically for years, is now transforming with the use of smart technologies. The project sites now use RFID tags to track material entering a site, along with advanced geospatial techniques and Internet of Things. Digitalisation also empowers engineers by eliminating mundane activities, and helping them focus on progressive and more productive areas.
BIM for Safety
The most significant of these smart initiatives is the ‘BIM for Safety’ which is transforming the way EHS functions. BIM comprises 3D-models embedded with data and information, and has been an excellent platform to share resources and improve co-ordination. This path-breaking technology is used to enhance safety at work sites through identification and mitigation of risks, making a paradigm shift in EHS performance.
BIM for Safety was launched with a three-pronged mission to:
- Reduce incidents through BIM tools
- Empower EHS personnel
- Effectively engage with other project stakeholders to improve safety on a daily basis
Employee Health and Safety Management
Health and Safety Policy for Eliminating Workplace Accidents
Employee health and safety is a top management priority. In line with the Health and Safety Basic Philosophy of putting that health and safety of workers takes precedence over everything else, we formulated the Basic Policy on Health and Safety, and have declared it to all business
- Health and safety is one of the most important tasks of corporate management at Geesys. High-quality health and safety activities are practiced to make the workplace safe and comfortable, eradicate industrial accidents and prevent mental and physical diseases.
- Applicable laws and regulations, and autonomous standards established by the Company, individual business offices and departments shall be observed. Health and safety activities sticking to the basics shall be exercised at all times.
- All individuals involved in the business of Geesys shall participate in the voluntary health and safety activities as a team and enroot safety culture in the workplace in order to ensure their own health and safety.
- Health and safety activities focusing on the employees’ health and safety are pursued aggressively in all businesses we conduct. By publicizing these activities, we contribute to creation of a safer, securer and more comfortable society.
Occupational Health and Safety Promotion System
Geesys Pvt Ltd., established the Health and Safety Promotion Committee, made up of officers in charge of labor relations and top management at all business sites at the pinnacle of the GEESYS, and it sets the Company-wide direction of occupational health and safety management while also overseeing specific activities. The committee meets annually to determine the Company-wide Health and Safety Management Policy and a health and safety yearly slogan for each New Year in light of various factors, including the number of occupational and business automobile accidents in the previous year. It also steadily implements the PDCA cycle to ensure workplace safety and health. In response to the Company-wide Policy, we established management policies, regulations, and standards for both ongoing operations and fixed-term projects at our plants, head office, and divisions according to their specific environments and attributes.
We operate under an optimal health and safety management system that emphasizes compliance. Each organization not only implements rigorous top-down command and control, but also emphasizes bottom-up functions that reflect the real voices of workers in the field. We also work closely with our labor union to promote optimal occupational health management at each site. Moreover, our thermal and geothermal plant business division, which have frequent contact with overseas customers
Health Management and Mental Healthcare
In addition to legally mandated regular health checks, active efforts are being made to prevent lifestyle-related diseases through measures such as adopting the latest screening items and methods and making professional health consultations available. In addition, we are developing systems and environments in which all employees can work with good health and vitality. We also established a Company-wide health promotion system and launched Company-wide health promotion activities with the aim of actively helping to maintain and improve the health of each and every employee.
In fiscal 2019, we held an e-learning program on promoting good health for all employees (92% participation rate). We also reduced the number of indoor smoking areas to zero across all offices (24 locations). Meanwhile, our stress check system, which is designed to prevent mental health problems among workers, has resonated among our employees, more than 90% of whom took the test in fiscal 2019. We also conduct collective analyses on an ongoing basis and use the results to revitalize our workplaces. In addition, we provide mental health education from various perspectives, including sleep education and stress coping methods, according to the characteristics of our business bases—factories, head office, and divisions—to emphasize self-care and line care.