Published on July 10, 2023
Critical to safety stations
Tata Motors has been implementing Safety Standards developed in association with DuPont since 2011. To achieve the stated goal of ‘Zero Harm’, the company has introduced a Drive on ‘Critical to Safety Stations’ (CTS Stations). These CTS Stations are those work stations which comprise activities with potential hazards that could result in injuries or property damage. The aim of this Drive is:
(i) To provide a systematic approach to identifying CTS Stations, identifying hazards and mitigating the risks arising from activities involved in those stations through a system of progressive safety controls in the form of S1 (administrative/people control), S2 (engineering controls), S3 (elimination/substitution/fail-safe).
ii) To keep focused monitoring of these stations to reduce high injury potential and overall incident rate.
Parameters for Identification of CTS
Mandatory:
- History of any injury (FAC, MTC, RWC, LTI, Fatal) during last FY.
- Stations where the highest 2 percentile RPN is observed with mitigation.
Optional:
- Any legal requirement
- Emergency situations
- FIC discretion
Governance
The Drive on CTS Stations is done based on the proactive PDCA approach of resolving issues, followed by SDCA. Based on the criteria, CTS Stations are identified, CTS signages displayed in those work stations, CTS attributes and check sheets prepared, hazard identification and risk assessment of all activities and sub-activities carried out by the process owner / line in-charge by forming a team. The governance mechanism is the key to sustaining any process. Accountability, participation, predictability, and transparency are key elements to sustaining the CTS drive.
Results:
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTS Stations (nos.) | 647 | 747 | 1076 |
| Total Injuries, including first aid cases (nos.) | 278 (6 LTI’s) | 95 ( 2 LTI’s) | 94 (Zero LTI) |
