Today, April 28 is World Labor Protection Day, a holiday that has been celebrated since 2003on the initiative of the International Labor Organization (ILO).
The date is also known as World Day for Safety and Health at Work.“Samruk-Energy” JSC is constantly working on improving the safety and labor protection system. One of the main tasks of the company and the entire power holding company is to ensure safe working conditions for each employee.
Occupational health and safety is primary segment that requires unfailing implementation. Specialists in occupational health and safety of the head office and subsidiaries are on guard. A variety of actions has been taken. The principles of reporting transparency are introduced in stages: electronic journals of registration of hazardous factors, employee liability for the revealed facts of concealment of accidents has been strengthened, a moratorium on taking disciplinary actions against those responsible for incidents has been introduced, potentially dangerous situations and other events are reported and studied. Advanced equipment is purchased, such as the LOTO locking system and other security control systems. The purpose of the above listed measures is to prevent incidents with serious consequences (accidents, group and fatal accidents). Continuing education in OHS is of great importance.
Thus, the heads of the divisions in charge of occupational safety issues completed international NEBOSH safety courses, CEOs of “Samruk-Energy” JSC companies continuously undergo trainings.Today, the company is introducing a new integrated security management model. The project is implemented as part of “Samruk-Kazyna” JSC transformation and involves a transition to occupational health and safety protection management model based on an occupational risks evaluation. The project’s outcome should be a 30% reduction of workplace accidents until 2025, as well as 20% increase in the safety culture level through the improvement of the HSE management system (health, safety and the environment).However, now, the central focus of “Samruk-Energy” JSC Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Protection Department has become the issues of prevention the spread of coronavirus infection epidemic (CVI).
The main task is to help ensure the regular operation of all strategic energy-producing and coal-mining organizations of Samruk-Energy, the largest Kazakhstani power holding company and full performance of their obligations to consumers regarding the supply of electricity and power producing coal.In order to prevent diseases of employees, “Samruk-Energy” JSC and its power producing enterprises that are part of it, have established Prompt Response Offices and have approved Action Plans for preventing the spread of coronavirus infection.As part of these actions, a set of measures is being implemented at power plants, including sanitization of vehicles for personnel delivery, as well as work and amenity spaces, cancellation of all sports and cultural events, intensified medical examination of workers, purchase of medical masks, thermal cameras, non-contact infrared thermometers, etc. Information on prevention of coronavirus infection has been posted on information boards in all shops and departments of enterprises.As of April 27, 2020, 5 cases of infection among employees were confirmed at the subsidiaries of the company (1 employee each at “Bogatyr Komir” LLP and “ESDPP-2” JSC and 3 employees at “ESDPP-1” LLP).
Contact cases were identified for cases of illness, all enterprises for confirmed cases of CVI disease interact with the sanitary and epidemiological surveillance of Ekibastuz city and the city hospital, workplaces and buses for staff were sanitized intensively.
The prompt response offices make every effort to prevent the spread of CVI.For reference:World Day for Safety and Health at Work is a holiday celebrated annually on April 28. It is also an international commemoration day for workers who have been killed or injured at work.
The idea of holding World Day for Safety and Health at Work dates back to the Day of Remembrance for workers died at a workplace, which was held for the first time by American and Canadian workers in 1989.“Samruk-Energy” JSC is the largest power holding company in Kazakhstan, 100% owned by “Samruk-Kazyna” SWF JSC. It was established in 2007. Core business: electricity and heat production; transmission, distribution and sale of electricity, power coal mining. The holding company comprises energy and coal enterprises, including “Ekibastuz SDPP-1” LLP, “Ekibastuz SDPP-2 Plant” JSC, “Bogatyr Komir” LLP, “Almaty Power Plants” JSC, “Moynak Hydropower Plant named after U.D. Kantayev” JSC, “Shardarinsk HPP” JSC, etc.
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