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HSE requirements and that there have been no major A self closing gate was designed inhouse by calculating
accident during the year. As of March 2014, Qatalum’s weight of the gate and the inertia. Product simulation
TRIR has been 0.54. In comparison, it is the best was done using simulation software and detailed
figure amongst Hydro and Gulf smelters and stands design was finalized for the gates to be manufactured
at 12.5% of the rate published by the IAI for 2012. The and installed. Self closing maintenance free gates were
winning initiative at the Casthouse stemmed from the developed and installed. The resulting benchmark
vehicular danger to pedestrians in the Casthouse and determining the succes of the initiative was measured
therefore the requirement to segregate the two. The by the reduced TRIFR of 2.85 against a BP of 3.
Casthouse started the year with a high TRIFR of 5.83 Interaction and knowledge sharing followed the
and made a strict commitment to reduce this. initiative with other groups in Qatalum invited to do
At Qatalum’s two section Casthouse, there is an observations on pedestrian/vehicle segregation within
average 22,000 vehicle movements every month
and including logisitics operations, this number the Casthouse. A HSE management leadership tour
is significantly higher. In relationship to this, was done and COO was impressed and requested
each casthouse operations shift crew comprises this be done site wide. Currently more evaluation
approximately 35 employees, with the addition of is planned for 2014 to have similiar gates and
maintenance and service activities, representing a barriers installed in other areas for Phase 2. These
significant potential for pedestrian/vehicle interaction. improvements are sustainable as operating gates are
Thus, a great deal of studies were undertaken to maintenance free and self closing.
throughly investigate the risk picture related to In the future the Casthouse will strive to achieve
Casthouse operations and maintenance activities. a TRIFR of 0 by end 2014. This can be done by
These activities resulted in a revised Traffic commitment from all involved.
Management Plan, including revision of the Casthouse
walkway pattern. Actions taken involved all walkways
to be marked and painted, critical walkways were
identified to have barricades installed.
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accident during the year. As of March 2014, Qatalum’s weight of the gate and the inertia. Product simulation
TRIR has been 0.54. In comparison, it is the best was done using simulation software and detailed
figure amongst Hydro and Gulf smelters and stands design was finalized for the gates to be manufactured
at 12.5% of the rate published by the IAI for 2012. The and installed. Self closing maintenance free gates were
winning initiative at the Casthouse stemmed from the developed and installed. The resulting benchmark
vehicular danger to pedestrians in the Casthouse and determining the succes of the initiative was measured
therefore the requirement to segregate the two. The by the reduced TRIFR of 2.85 against a BP of 3.
Casthouse started the year with a high TRIFR of 5.83 Interaction and knowledge sharing followed the
and made a strict commitment to reduce this. initiative with other groups in Qatalum invited to do
At Qatalum’s two section Casthouse, there is an observations on pedestrian/vehicle segregation within
average 22,000 vehicle movements every month
and including logisitics operations, this number the Casthouse. A HSE management leadership tour
is significantly higher. In relationship to this, was done and COO was impressed and requested
each casthouse operations shift crew comprises this be done site wide. Currently more evaluation
approximately 35 employees, with the addition of is planned for 2014 to have similiar gates and
maintenance and service activities, representing a barriers installed in other areas for Phase 2. These
significant potential for pedestrian/vehicle interaction. improvements are sustainable as operating gates are
Thus, a great deal of studies were undertaken to maintenance free and self closing.
throughly investigate the risk picture related to In the future the Casthouse will strive to achieve
Casthouse operations and maintenance activities. a TRIFR of 0 by end 2014. This can be done by
These activities resulted in a revised Traffic commitment from all involved.
Management Plan, including revision of the Casthouse
walkway pattern. Actions taken involved all walkways
to be marked and painted, critical walkways were
identified to have barricades installed.
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