JSW STEEL LTD.

SAFETY CODE FOR CONTRACTORS

This Safety Code deals with the precautions to be taken for personnel / equipment safety during
contract / construction activities of JSW Steel Limited. This Safety Code is only a guidance of the
Contractor, however, the Contractor shall comply with the “Safety & Engineering Practices” as set
forth in the Indian Safety Laws, Regulations and ordinances as well as the established safety rules
and practices and the Indian Factories Act / Rules, the Indian Electricity Act/Rules, Indian
Explosives Act/Rules, E.S.I Act, Workmen Compensation Act, Payment of Wages Act, Contact
Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act and the other relevant rules of the State and of the District
where the site of the work is situated. The Contractor shall also follow the concern engineer / officer
guidelines for personnel safety given during the work and give first priority to the personnel safety.

Responsibility for all mishaps at site arising out of work such as accident / fire or other loss making
incident shall be of the Contractors and he has to ensure all safety norms at site.

Apart from the above norms the following Safety Precautions are to be observed by the
Contractors.
1. Contractor should take work permit from the user department and fill the form and
approval from the entire agency to avoid any communication gap when the work is to be
carried out near the existing facilities and while carrying out interfacing work.
2. The Contractor should deploy all his workmen having proper safety induction training and
the new Contract workmen should be deployed at site only after the necessary safety
training and getting the training certificate.
3. Contractor should deploy workmen having age 18 years or above.
4. The Contractor should appoint work supervisors at each location while performing the job
at company premises.
5. The Contactor should appoint one Safety officer/ Supervisor for every 100 workmen.
6. The Contractor should always use Good conditioned equipment like Welding lead, Dial -
gauge, Hose pipe, Electrode holder, Welding machine, lifting tools and tackles, sling,
extension cord, plugs etc. for the job.
7. The Contractor should use industrial gas cylinders and ISI marked valves only and follow
all Gas Cylinder rules and regulations.
8. Contractor should ensure Use of Full body harness and safety life line as per job
requirement, while working at heights.

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 9. The Contractor must also get the medical examination of such workmen who shall work at
heights, prior to deputing them for working at height.
10. The Contractor must ensure that when any of his workmen goes up or comes down the
places at height like Roof Trusses, Columns, EOT Cranes, Girders and other structures,
he should not cross or approach any electrical live line, crane bus bar, or any such
installation and equipment. While working for at these places in the plant, he must take the
necessary work permit from the concerned authorities of that area.
11. No work is to be carried out while Company’s employees working below OR over
Gangways & Roads unless all precaution are taken to ensure the safety of persons and
property.
12. The Contractor has to ensure that his workmen do not operate company’s crane, hoist &
Lifts, or Vehicle without permission from competent authorities in the running plant.
13. While handling Chemicals, the Contractor, its supervisor and/or workmen must read &
strictly follow the safety instructions as written in material safety data sheet.
14. All the electrical tools to be used by the Contactor should be ISI mark with proper
insulation.
15. Special care must be taken while connecting or disconnecting electrical hand tools in plug
socket of electrical points. The Contractor must not use tools having damage plug and
defective extension cords. Adequate earthing connection on equipment should be ensured
by the contractor, while using electrical energy for his equipment, because earthing
connection protects the user from electric shocks. It is essential to install suitable earthling
connection to the body of electrical hand tools/Appliances/ Welding sets etc. and Electrical
Circuit Breakers.
16. The Tie rods, Wire ropes, Wire Slings, Chains, etc. which are to be used for holding/lifting
of any material should be of adequate capacity and should be tested regularly for its
condition and life. The Contractor must have the valid test certificates of lifting tools and
tackles and produce to JSW officers on demand.
17. All Transport vehicles including goods carriers should have a valid Registration, Insurance
& PUC (Pollution under Control) Certificate and the driver must have the valid driving
license.
18. The transport vehicle should be in good condition and speed of the vehicle should be
maintained as per company norms.
19. Every goods carriage carrying goods of dangerous or hazardous nature to human life shall
be fitted with a spark arrestor.
20. Every driver of a goods carriage transporting any dangerous or hazardous goods shall
observe at all times all the precaution necessary, for preventing fire, explosion or escape

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 of dangerous or hazardous goods carried by him while the goods carriage is in motion and
when it is not being driven, he shall ensure that the goods carriage is parked in a place
which is safe from fire explosion and any other risk and is at all times under the control
and supervision of himself or some other competent person above the age of eighteen
years. At the parking, the driver must ensure that parking brake has been applied.
21. The Parking Light, Brake Light, Rear & Front Lights and Horn must be in working condition
all the times.
22. No person shall smoke in any installation, storage shed or service stations save in places
specially authorized by the licensing authority for the purpose.
23. No person shall carry matches, fuses or other appliances capable of producing ignition or
explosion in any installation or storage shed which is used for the storage of petroleum.
24. No Contractor and his Supervisor or his workmen is to use any chemical drum, paints,
thinner or any explosive chemicals and materials to avoid any Fire & Explosion for any
work inside JSW Steel Limited.
25. The Contractor has to ensure that his workmen shall only use company’s electrical power
and compressed air for any purpose with consent of competent authorities.
26. To ensure effective enforcement of the rules and regulations relating to safety precautions,
the arrangements made by the Contractor shall be open to inspection by the Fire and
Safety Professional, engineer-in-charge of the department of their representatives.
27. The Contractor shall take all safety precautions and provide adequate supervision in order
to do the job safely and without damage to equipment.
28. The contracting department would take necessary shutdowns wherever there are hazards
of gases, electricity, moving machinery etc. The Contractor shall ensure that the shut
down / clearance are taken before sending workers in such locations.
29. Operation inside the factory will be the subject to monitoring by the Safety Committee
coordinator and Fire & Safety team. They are empowered to stop any work or process if
found being undertaken in a hazardous manner.
30. In case of any accident occurred at the site, the Contractor must provide all the information
about the accident to the concerned authorities.
31. All gas cutting sets must be provided with flash back arrestors and all welding machines
must be equipped with ELCBs of proper ratings.
32. Workmen while moving at heights from one work place to other work place such as
walking along the rafters. roof beams etc the provision of life line to be made and diligently
used to protect themselves from falling.
33. While climbing columns the workmen must have safety belts fixed to fall arrestor to
prevent falling.

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 34. All step rods must be properly welded to ensure safe climbing.
35. Hydra is not allowed.
36. The Contractor must strictly observe all safety rules and regulations issued by the
company from time to time and enforce such observance on the part of employees. Non
observation of any such safety rules and regulations by Contractor or his employee shall
render the Contractor liable irrespective of any other law and rules for the time being in
force to penalty as indicated below:
• First Offence/Non Compliance : Cash fine of Rs. 500/-
• Second Offence/Non Compliance : Cash fine of Rs. 1,000/-
• Third Offence/Non Compliance : Cash fine of Rs. 10,000/-
• After third Offence/Non Compliance : Removal of the Contractor from the company’s
approved Vendor List.
• Any Accident : Cash Fine of Rs. 25,000/- per accident
• Fatal Accident : Cash fine @10% of Contract value (with a maximum limit of Rs.
10,00,000/-) per fatality
• In case of second incident of Fatal Accident, the Contract may be terminated and the
Contractor would be removed from the approved Vendor List

The following work shall be performed as per the standard norms and practices and also as per the JSW
Safety Code of Conduct for Contractors:-
• All types of Electrical work
• All types of Civil works
• All types of Construction Works
• All types of Refractory work
• All types of Structural Fabrication & Erection works
• All types of Equipment & Machine Installation works
• Installation & Maintenance works of Air Conditioners
• All types of Material Handling works
• All types of loading & unloading of material and equipment
• All types of Transportation for equipment & materials
• All types of Vehicle deployment and their movement
• All types of Painting and Slag Blasting
• All types of Sheeting & Roofing works
• All types of Dumping, filling and stacking
• All types of Scaffolding, Gangway Ladders
• All types of Water Proofing
• Riveting and bolting
• Welding and Gas Cutting
• Any other Maintenance Job

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