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Volume 3, Issue 1 March 2009

Gulf Spic Trading & Contracting Company W.L.L,

Safety
Load Chart & Lifting
The operator, the ma- ( lesser radius), the GC of chine principle, the
chine & the load plays a load lies close to it & the stability of lifting de-
vital role in lifting. For lif t r em ains st able pend much on the op-
• Use of load the machine, the radius (balanced). Where as, far- erators skill. More-
chart & lift- of working, boom angle, ther the load, i.e. longer over, the size of the
ing lifting capacity are a few radius, the GC of load lies load, site configuration
considerations. The away from the machine. (load, machine, loca-
closer the load , i.e. the Even though the load is tion, operating condi-
higher the boom angle balanced by simple ma- tion) poses additional
challenge to the op-
Mr. Hans, HSE Manager, SKE, erator. Machine cou-
awards at GC-24 pled with operator
makes a lift safe. Load
chart helps operator to
judge the lift & assess
the capacity of the
• machine. Remember,
over-side lift is always
Inside this issue: lesser than other lifts
by virtue of the ma-
chine configuration.
Boom truck opera- 2
tion
Ensure safe lift always

EHS Papers presen- 2 Project Compliance

tation

Mr. Rao, giving away Key-note to

Mock Drills 3
GS, MAB, KNPC

Safety Awards & 3

Contests

Meetings , Confer- 3
ences

Hazard Identifica- 3
tion

KNPC Appraises 4
GS HSE perform- Mr. Kumar, Bechtel, KPPC, giving
ance.
away motivational award to GS,
Poster 4
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Boom truck operation

a ctice Boom truck is a much preferred equip- signal man & load movements.
ow Safe pr
Foll ment in construction job, mainly, be-
cause of its mobility & easiness. But, if
due consideration is not given for the
load to be lifted with respect to radius
of working, it tends to tip-over very eas-
ily. Working both on tyres & out-
riggers, the load should not exceed the
limit specified in the Load Chart. Drag-
and-lift-load, never be allowed. Before
any lift, ensure proper positioning of
the truck (surface conditions) & correct
lifting tackles. Also operate always
from the controls opposite to the side
where lifting is planned. It helps see

• Yes safety
EHS Paper presentation
is my

business
Safety Strategies

• Put Safety

into action

-- stay out

of Traction!
Fire explosion & Gas dispersion
H2S –A Silent killer
Mr. Kumar awards at
Off-plot, MAB, KNPC Safety Performance till Feb 2009

EBSM—24, 82, 598

Aromatics off-plot— 1, 28, 130
Aromatics on-plot—7, 56, 360
Gravity system— 17, 496
CS Shuiba— 3, 57, 087
Dehazing— 2, 90, 694
Safety News
GS Plan to conduct BSC
External audit during
Aug’09.
GS issued Annual Report
for the year 2008-09.

GC-28— 5, 63, 825 Boom truck operator

training organized on
GC-24— 1, 66, 880 17.01.09
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Hazard Identification

Hazard Identification helps one, discussed. The real

Risk assessment. Many factor that counts for that
techniques are available but hazard is then discounted
the simplest and easiest to with a practical safety
follow is Brain Storming measure. Thus HAZID tech-
sessions, Fish-bone Analy- nique help reduce accident
sis ( Cause & Effect ). For & improve safety perform-
identifying the Root cause , ance.
generally, a fish-bone (bow
-tie) is used to tick out the
cause & subsequently to
introduce appropriate safety
measure to avoid recur-
,
rence. In fish-bone analysis,
1 2 J an’09
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the main hazard & the con-
y W eek 0 n employe
tributing factors are, one by t
Safe awards a
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EHS Training Fire drill , GC-24
Safety Watch
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of the month

Check lifting
tackles before
every use.

First aid evacuation, GC-24

Corporate HSE Meeting

Use “ Color code “
Corporate HSE meeting held on when using ropes,
27.02.2009 at 1400 hrs. Top executives slings, shackles
attended. Deliberations recorded & circu-
lated to all concerned.
Oct – Dec Jan-
EVENTS 4 Qtr Mar
• HSE Quiz contest conducted & win- 1 Qtr
ners awarded.
• Safety Week 06-12 January,09 ob-
served.
• Employee of the month awarded on Mr. Suresh, Engineering
Apr – Jun
15.01. 2009 Coordinator, MAB, KNPC, Jul – Sep
3 Qtr 2 Qtr
awards
 Poster by employee

Gulf Spic Trading & Contracting Company

W.L.L., Head Office, P.O. Box:46551, Fahaheel
64016, Kuwait.

I AM GEARED UP FOR THE JOB. ARE

YOU?.
Phone: 23260243, 0271, 0259
Fax: 23263527

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E-mail: gs@gulfspic.com
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H EHS Dept, Gulf Spic, Kuwait.

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