60 Occupational hygiene With a focus on improving employee’s health at the workplace, we have made investments to the tune of USD 3 million and continue efforts to improve industrial hygiene and containment capabilities. We plan to complete risk assessments for other occupational hygiene considerations such as vibration and biological hazards and enhance existing engineering controls. Our in-house Industrial Hygienist is responsible for the implementation of the Occupational Hygiene programs across all our sites. Continuous improvements in Occupational Hygiene Process Safety Strategy for scale-up Process safety capabilities Developing safe, eco-friendly, and efficient processes are a priority at Sai and we have a dedicated lab and team to ensure that each process, at each stage, is thoroughly evaluated for HSE before scale-up. The new R&D center in Hyderabad leverages the experience of our team to embed process safety and an ‘intelligent’ lab design to enhance safety and productivity. The lab is ergonomically designed with logical workflows. Each process lab has dedicated analytical support and compliant storage for solvents and chemicals. The lab is also equipped with fume hoods that meet global standards of containment for hazardous chemicals. Engineering controls validated by performing re-monitoring Solvent transfer booths were validated at Unit IV, Bidar. Flexi containment used for various operations such as reactor charging, drying, powder processing, etc. was validated down to 1 µg/m3. Ergonomics Assessment Ergonomics assessments were conducted for containment systems at Unit II and IV. Containment validation conducted for Glove boxes at R&D facility Reactor charging and ANFD unloading Glove boxes were validated down to 1 µg/ m3 at Unit II, Shamirpet. Assess • Theoretical desktop screening • Initial thermal stability tests DSC, TSU – products, RMs distillation crudes and so on • Reaction calorimetry of synthesis reaction along with Gas evolution (SRC, uRC) Report • Evaluation of chemical reaction hazards • Define influence of operating hazards • Define Basis of Safety (BoS) – e.g. safe operating temperatures or suggest process modification Implement • Communicate BoS in Process Risk Assessment(PRA) and ensure safety measures are incorporated into plant and process design • Inclusion of HSE instruction in BPRs.
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