The document discusses an HSE alert regarding the unsafe use of heavy machinery at a hybrid solar power plant project. Operators were covering equipment cabin windows with cardboard for shade, creating blind spots and potential for accidents. Key lessons are to enhance training, supervision, and inspections to ensure safe equipment operation and working conditions.
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The document discusses an HSE alert regarding the unsafe use of heavy machinery at a hybrid solar power plant project. Operators were covering equipment cabin windows with cardboard for shade, creating blind spots and potential for accidents. Key lessons are to enhance training, supervision, and inspections to ensure safe equipment operation and working conditions.
Client: NE1 • Lack of competency, training and awareness. Principal Contractor: SEGC • Lack of adequate supervision and monitoring In heavy equipment, it has been observed that • Lack of Daily routine inspections to ensure safe operators are covering the equipment cabin practices glasses with the cardboards to protect themselves from sunlight (for the purpose of shade) unknowingly creating blind spots while operation LESSON LEARNED AND KEY MESSAGES: of heavy equipment and in turn can lead to • Enhance training program for operators accidents. regarding safe operation of equipment. • Enhance supervision by management for the all equipment and operators to ensure proper working conditions. • It is solely the responsibility of the supervisor to ensure adequate provisions are in place and are continuously monitored in order to arrange additional tinting of windows or shade stickers. • Report unsafe acts and unsafe conditions to avoid incidents and accidents.
Issued by: SEGC HSE Department Issued Date: 6th Sept 2020