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New Delhi 24-Apr-2007
PTA Project at Panipat Refinery has won the Golden Safety Award from National Safety Council of India which was announced yesterday. IndianOil's efforts in playing leadership role in guiding and motivating contractors to improve safety at the project site helped in achieving the highest award in the field of Construction Safety. The assessments of applications were based on the following:<ul><li>Statistics of accidents, dangerous occurrences and occupational diseases.</li><li>Quality and adequacy of safety management systems and procedures. </li></ul> As part of the evaluation process, Mr. S K Kaushik, Sr. Manager (Fire & Safety) with a Safety team of M/S L&T made a presentation to the Awards Committee. The process also involved verification of the data provided in the application and if necessary field visits by technical teams of NSC to a few selected sites. Last year, PTA project was bestowed with Safety Awards from Royal Society of Prevention of accidents (ROSPA), UK. Amongst the category of construction companies; M/S Larsen & Toubro won the Golden Safety award for Best Safety performance at PTA Project at Panipat. Congratulations to all the stake holders involved in the PTA Project, Panipat for achieving the coveted award and completing more than 25 million man hours of work without any reportable accident.
