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| GTL is certified with ISO 14001:2004 Environment Management System certificate since 2005, which prescribes controls for those activities that have an effect on the environment. These include the use of Natural Resources, Handling and Treatment of Waste and Energy Consumption. |
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| All the employees performing specific tasks are made aware of Aspects and Impacts associated with their activities and trained on mitigating the effects on environment. Also on a regular basis all the employees and staff are trained on Emergency preparedness. |
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| GTL derives a list of significant environmental impacts by carrying out Aspect Impact analysis of its activities. |
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| Each significant impact is then either “Improved” by means of Environmental Management Program or “Controlled” by means of Work Instructions (WI) and Operational Control Procedures (OCP), as a part of Environmental Management Program (EMP). |
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| GTL is implementing, maintaining and continuously improving its integrated environmental management system with the aim of realizing the Global Group philosophy of better sustainability, designing business activities to reduce environmental impacts and risks, and complying fully with internal policies established for the Group. The framework for the system is based on a plan, do, check, act model that reinforces continual improvement in operations. |
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| By implementing an Environmental Management System, GTL systematically discovers and controls the effects it has on the environment. Cost savings are made through improved efficiency and productivity. These are achieved by detecting ways to minimize waste and dispose of it more effectively and by learning how to use energy more efficiently. |
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| Emergency preparedness plan is available for Onsite hazard. However the off site emergency plan is not required by GTL because of no emergency crisis outside the company which can lead to disaster / hazard to the nearby villages & vicinity. |
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| Safety is considered to be of utmost importance. |
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| The safety features adopted are: |
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Safety Audits |
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Periodic Mock Drills |
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Fire Fighting Training Workshops |
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Usage of Fire Fighting equipments |
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First Aid Training |
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Breakdown / periodical maintenance and preventive maintenance schedule |
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| Hazardous areas like HSD storage tank, gas cylinder banks are designated as “No Smoking” and “No Mobile” zone and “No Parking” zone. |
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| Various PPE is provided to the concerned persons. Equipments, pipelines and storage tanks are properly grounded and earthed. |
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| Other precautions include: |
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Sensitive areas of the company are declared as "No Smoking" and "No Mobile Phone" zone. |
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Various types of personal protective equipments are provided to the concerned |
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Equipments, pipelines, storage tanks are properly grounded and earthed |
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On site training given to site engineers on use of P.P.E. |
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Employees are trained regularly to use P.P.E's for rescue operations. |
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| GTL is committed to ensuring the safety and security of everyone within its community. GTL crisis management team plans and implements crisis and emergency responses and assists the organization to take on a predicament effectively. |
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Emergency Response Team with members from every functions of the company. |
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These ERT members are trained periodically on emergency preparedness and fire fighting |
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Periodic mock drills are conducted to spread awareness among employees |
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Public address system in case of emergency |
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Emergency Escape Route displayed on each floor of the company |
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List of Emergency Contact Numbers displayed in lifts and on each floor of the company |
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Use of Personal Protective Equipments |
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Extinguishers installed air various locations in the company are as under:
Soda ashes, CO2, DCP, Foam are provided wherever required. |
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Water Hydrants are provided wherever required. |
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| Details of training conducted in 2008-09 |
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| Total No of employees |
No of training programs |
No of participants |
Percentage of total employees trained |
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Environment |
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Management |
Non Management |
| 450 Own employees at GTL Mahape |
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25 |
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76% |
| 50 Contract employees at GTL Mahape |
17 |
2 |
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82% |
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Mass awareness campaign conducted on Global warming in association with Greenpeace Foundation. |
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Training provided to all staff on Aspect Impact analysis. |
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Training provided to contract employees on Safety, Health and Environment to help them work efficiently, safely and in a manner which does not affect the environment adversely. |
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Environment Manual developed and circulated to all suppliers. |
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| GTL will increasingly focus on decreasing its carbon footprint and reducing the consumption of natural resources. Towards this end the company is exploring several alternatives that include using alternate sources of power, increasing the coverage of the green belt, rainwater harvesting and recycling of waste. |
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| Some of the goals that we have set for ourselves are: |
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GTL is in the process of getting SA 8000 certified by TUV SUD |
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To implement ISO 14001 at all the locations in a phased manner |
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Sustainability reporting (based on G3 guidelines) |
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Exploring alternate sources of energy generation for captive consumption |
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GTL has not yet taken Carbon Credit out of its activities; however we will be taking credits once Power Plant setup is complete. |
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