Gunavali

February 2013

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Interview

JourneySant Seechewal

Since 1983

Employees Corner

VOL1

Events @

IVP

guruduara shri baoli sahib ( 1559 A.D. ), First Sikh Pilgrim age the landm ark m aking goindw al sahib fam ous all over the w orld

A.V. KrishnanExecutive Director

BHEL, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI COMPLEX

Parvinder Singh Gurjeet Singh (Executive HR & HSE) (Engineer Trainee Sub Contg)

Aman Sharma(Mgr. Sub-Contg. & Prodn.)

S.R. Garg(Mgr. Finance)

Vishal Devgon(Mgr. IT, HR & P&D)

THE EDITORIAL BOARDun iAAvL

A ride that was .. EDiTORiAL

By- VISHAL DEVGON MANAGER (IT , P&D) STAFF No-4301471

un iAAvL : Tell us about your childhood and your younger days?

: I was born in a very ordinary family in the Seechewal village. I received my primary education from a school in my village only and then sec-ondary school from a school in the nearby village. For my graduation I joined the DAV College Nako-dar for some time; while I was pursuing my B.A. I had the good fortune of meeting Shriman Sant Avtar Singh Ji and his spiritual ways had a great impact on my life and I left my studies in between and started to devote my life in his service. His teachings which motivated me were that this human life is rare and a human being should not only work for himself but also for the welfare & development of others ( like it’s also mentioned in the Gurbani _"Gobind Milan ki eh Teri Variya Awar kaj tere kite na kam mil Sadh Sangat Bhaj Keval Naam)." He made me question myself what have I done for the society. In 1988 he left for the heavenly abode and left me with his legacy and entrust-ed me with continuing the service he was doing.

Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal

: First of all I started from my own village and began by constructing paths and roads in my own vil-lage, then moving on to the neighboring areas and villages. During that time this message went far and wide through newspapers and people started calling me the “Sadkan Wala Baba (baba who builds roads)”. Then I started with building sewerage systems in villages along with other developmental activities and the newspapers start-ed calling me the “welfare baba”. then I started to take up the conser-vation of water resources (especially the natural sources) in a big way and other environmental issues; first of all this initiative was started from the Divine Kali Bain (this distributary of Beas gets its name as Kali from its color which had turned black from the dis-charge into it from various industries and municipalities). When this initiative started to gain mass, newspapers started calling me as the “Environment Wala Baba”. These initiatives have gone on a global level now and the Former President of India Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam has visited us twice (first time in 2004 while he was the President of India and again in 2006) and during his address counted the cleaning of this whole distributary as One of the Nine Achievements of India on the Environmental front. In 2008 my name figured in the TIME Maga-zine of USA which identified 30 personalities who were working for the environment. All these events contributed towards making envi-ronment an issue which people started to talk about and taking seri-ously. These discussions earlier were on a very macro level; the gov-ernments were discussing these things but now this is happening at a very micro level also and the common people are doing it at their level and top to bottom everywhere environment today is a burning issue.


: You are termed as the most famous Indian environmentalist ? What is your comment?

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: Whatever you do your name will get associated with it, as I have told you earlier also that my name was changed so many times like roads wala baba, environment wala baba etc. Our effort is to mobilize more and more support and awareness for this initiative to save environment worldwide. For this purpose we have also started a community radio station also where we will only spread the message to save and conserve the en-vironmentvironment and its resources (Avtar Community Radio Station). The Gurbani also connects us with the environment; “Pawan Guru Pani Pitaa Mata Tarat Mahat; the message of the Sikh Gurus connects us to the nature and environment and their message is common for the whole mankind and it’s not only for one community. Here, the first Sikh Guru is trying to tell us how we are related to air, water and land. He calls Air the Guru because whatever we learn is coming fromfrom sound vibrations which are carried by the air and air is also the life force and by whatever name you may call God that will be carried by vibrations

through air only. Guru Nanak Patshah calls Pani Pita or father be-cause our origin is from water and since the earth is the mother and for any crop or plant to be grown from the mother earth it will need water or moisture, so the earth is called the mother and water the father.

The nature has maintained such a wonderful balance in the ele-ments and there is nothing which nature has created and is a waste. If the plants take in CO2 they give out O2; the case is opposite in case of animals. Nothing is a waste in nature even the poisons don’t go waste, they also act as medicine for some ailments or diseases.

So we have to appreciate and respect nature because if we disturb the nature and its balance, then obviously we will also not remain happy. Guru Nanak Patshah also says that “Balihari Kudrat Vasiya Tera Aant Na Paaya Jayi- the creator lies in this nature and to find an end to it is impossible)”; again he says “Khaalak Khalak, Khalak Main Khaalak- the creator resides in the nature and nature resides in the creator.” So if the nature is not happy how can the creator bebe happy; so if we want to find god we will need to love his creation i.e. nature.

: What is your approach like when you are trying to make the people aware to conserve the water recourses, especially the people in the villages?

: Whatever efforts we have made were started from my own village be it roads, plantation, sewerage etc. as it is said that “Charity begins from Home”. The biggest contribution towards these efforts; be it the cleaning of the Pavitar Kali Bein or any other initiative has been from the villagers. I have observed that even if the villagers may not be very educated but it is very easy to make them aware and sensitize them towards thethe environment and it is a fact that their contribution towards the environmental pollution is not as significant when compared to the educated people. It is the responsibility of the government machin-ery which has all the educated people to make arrangements for making the people aware but we have seen that Crores of rupees from the government’s grants are being spent for the discharges from villages into these pious water resources; which can be prevented. In cities the municipal corporations are run by educated people, don’t they know that the polluted water, solid wastes if dis-charged into these natural resources is harmful ? All the indus-tries are being run by the most educated people; don’t they know that if they discharge untreated water into the natural sources of water or on land it will be highly contagious and is a serious viola-tion of the different acts of prevention of pollution ? And how these will impact the different living beings ?

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: Tell us about how you started on this journey?

These industries and municipal corporations have huge budgets and they what is right and what is wrong but they would still keep doing what is wrong. There are 28 such discharge nallahs which fall into the Yamuna River today. Don’t these people realize that these were not polluted but were sources of fresh water but the discharges of all kinds of waste di-rectly into these tributaries polluted them and turned them into nallahs, similar is the story of the Buddah Nallah in Ludhiana which was earlier a naturalnatural waterway but these untreated waters turned it into a polluted nallah. Its water was so crystal clear that the fishes underneath were also visible but today it stinks so badly that you can smell it from 3-4 kilo-meters.

: People tell me that you have cleaned this drain that drain and now clean the budha drain; but I end up telling that it can only be cleaned when the pol-luted discharge into that drain is stopped. We repeatedly keep telling the industries that if they are causing pollution in any way it is not in favor of the industry itself, today if the industry is getting any orders from any part of the world the customers are very aware and they ask all sort of questions from the industry about the measures taken by them to check pollution, if they are employing child labour.

I am also a member of the Punjab Pollution Control Board and I have seen some industries take wonderful initiative in this respect. I would also like to extend a request to such industries to bring to notice of the Pollution control Boards such units or industries which are spreading pol-lution because they defame the whole industrial community. The government will have to ensure the enforcement of the Pollution Control Act of 1974 in all its aspects be it the industries then or the municipal corporations. Sustainability will not happen without everybody’s cooperation and support and if we are unable to check pollution of these natural resources our development will nevernever be sustainable. Real development will happen and will be sustainable only when we will take nature along with us in all our endeavors and become sensitive towards it.

: Every person has a destination that he has to reach or wants to reach. That goal or that destination can be anything but achieving all these are as good or as simple as crossing a river; to reach the other side or bank you will have to take a leap or jump and leave this end. Whether you reach the other side then will be decided by your will power and determination. It happened to me also; I also took that leap of faith one day when I met my master. If I also had stayed at that end I will also not have seen this day today, all thanks to my Master. A master is like an expert potter, he will support you from the inside and slap you from the outside you give you a wonderful shape. If he does not support from the and slap you from the outside you give you a wonderful shape. If he does not support from the inside that fragile pot would break. Once that leap was taken, the other end was reached; everybody is scared to take that initial leap. All the initial starts we took, were new to us, we had never done that before, but once you start doing anything many people come forward and support you.


un iAAvL : What were the main challenges you faced when you started on this journey of Sustainable Development?

: The initiatives taken by you need no introduction but they cannot be good enough if they are not sustainable. What is your take on Sustainability?

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You would have heard people cleaning ponds etc. but never a river and that too a big one; people, media came to me at that time and told me that this initiative was like scaling the Everest, governments have failed at this how have you come to think of it; but as they say desper-ate situations call for desperate measures. It was the determination that has taken us this far and this has motivated people not only in Punjab but all over the country to save the natural water resources of India.I would also like to point out that this initiative did not start on paper; I remember we were attending a conference in Jalandhar at 2100 hrs. One fine day and everybody said that if this river is not cleaned, our coming generations will not spare us, so we have to clean it. I said okay if all of you think so let’s start right away and that same night most of us came on the banks of this river; next day on that pious day first of all we offered prayers and jumped right into the river and started this service; all I want to say that plans won’t materialize until efforts are mademade on ground. Today this river is back to its original glory and now its internal and natural cleaning mechanism has started working and whatever little discharge is being fed into it is taken care of naturally.

: What other personalities you think should come forward and lead such initiatives?

: It’s not a question of any personality; every single individual should come forward and become more sensitive towards nature. We talk about our rights so much but I feel that if we start to accomplish our duties and responsibilities first our rights will automatically follow. The basic requirements of any being are air, water, food and these are derived from nature so it’s important that we become sensitive towards it and lead our lives ensuring ecological balance. I would take this opportunity to call upon all the re-ligiousligious leaders from all religions to come forward on this front to sensitize people towards nature because they themselves are more sensitive towards nature and should motivate people to lead their own lives the same way.

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For example the industries who do not want to follow these param-eters should once go and see downstream along the banks of water ways into which their water are discharged and probably they will realize how much damage they are causing to the nature and living beings. It doesn’t make any sense in making some extra money but on the other hand Crores of rupees being spent on building hospi-tals for curing diseases being caused from such pollution and that gap can never be met I am sure if the nature and environment are damaged in the first place.If the industrial sector is causing pollution in any sense or is ex-ploiting people in any way it’s not in its own favor. If the industry is able to manage or treat its own wastes it will lead to its own brand building and finding more and better customers. The industry exists because and for the market and never despite it.

: Thank you for giving us your valuable time. : Thank you both of you. I wish and : Thank you both of you. I wish and pray that more and more people come forward in protecting the nature and especially the young generation because they have to carry the human race on their shoulders tomorrow. MAY GOD BLESS ALL. “ NANAK NAAM CHARDI KALAH, TERE BHANE SARBAT DA BHALA “

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Recently I got an opportunity to attend a religious conference in UK where religious personalities from all religions were present and ev-erybody was concerned about nature and appreciated the need that all of them had this responsibility towards environment.

: There was serious concern in some corners es-pecially the industrial sector that you were against industrialization, which has mellowed down or even reversed seeing your real motive in the recent past? What is your message for the industry?

: Wherever we have got an opportunity, we have tried to bring up the environment issue forward prominently be it, elections or pollution control boards, governments at the state or national level. Many times it happened that the industries closed their gates and threatened to close operations but then some people came forward and took tough stand and motivated them to change and made them aware that whatever we were trying to do was even-tuallytually in their favor. We are pro industries but our only request is that the industries should not discharge their wastes directly into the natural resources; it should be treated properly and only then dis-charged. . If any pollution Control Board still harasses the Industry in any way we are definitely ready to help the Industry in such cases. We only request that the parameters laid out by the Pollution Control Acts should be followed; don’t exceed them but at least follow them strictly.

As he stood by me, I noticed his speed on to the keyboard, too fast to draw any opinion about his inten-tions. Even then the actions seemed to indicate, he was in a hurry to do something. But the most strange thing was, I wasn’t able to recognize him. He was a new face who appeared that day in my ofice knowing all the systems & processes and that too pretty eficiently. Though his face was familiar, I didn’t remember any of his previous appearance in my shop area, but on the other hand, mysteriously he knew me & my authority very well. Anyways he was busy in placing some work order on a vendor. AsAs soon as the order was placed on that vendor, there was a call at my number from the same. Mr. Singh said ” Sir, last time also you placed me an order of this heavy body & now I will be doing this job only if you change the delivery date to one month later”. It seemed he became aware about all the details of the order, sitting 200 miles from IVP, Goindwal in just no time . My junior asked me ,” Sir this notiica-tion system makes the system very much transparent, as we place order, the vendor gets notiied in 30 milliseconds about the order on his phone by a system generated prompt and the job can start as well , but can we track down the jobs done by him ? “

His straight query, created a blur in my mind about the conditions that prevailed at BHEL IVP 20 years ago , How we did the routine jobs at ofice . I was an ET then, in subcontracting dept. It reminded me of the busy ofice schedules creating tenders, material management, placing purchase orders & material account at a single time with SAP package loaded in our terminals. At the shop level there wasn’t any proper means for tracking down the work progress on any product being manufactured else than en-gaging the manual work force after each & every component lying in the premises. As the components ggrew in thousands, so did the dificulties in handling them . Material handling used to be very raw, in the form of manual calculations which in turn made Planning & control in the smallest & most eficient Bhel unit very dificult. The stock used to be disturbed sometimes. This, lead to serious troubles in seeking the materials to be used for products.

Most of the manual labour hours in factory ,obviously, were consumed by production Dept. and they did a pretty good job also as production of IVP rose like an exponential variable after BAY 2 was erect-ed. But as the components were many , one special team was to look for the location & status of com-ponents manufactured or under process, as every 15 minutes, there used to be a new enquiry about a product. Material management was growing so cumbersome that it looked like almost impossible to cover up things within time ,all staff used to work 1-2 Hrs extra daily , scrambling their daily routines.

Even workers were not satisied with their jobs as the order book position was at a low that time. BHEL indeed was in a bad phase then, but taken in contrast with today’s scenario it was just a transition phase , notifying BHEL about the volatility & vulnerability of INDIAN market again. Perhaps there wasn’t any need of new thermal toys across the country for electricity production , instead, they needed nuke-powered units for feeding the power demand for Human resources of INDIA. Scams, material scarcity, international competition hit MARKET in a very bad way then , but also, the might of BHELBHEL came into picture that time only , when the people took the decision of product diversiication, which proved right after the market grew stronger & raised high. The implementation of new & techni-cally sophisticated systems were integrated with SAP which improved the plant performance to a very high index.

“Sir“ breaking the silent realms of my mind, said the unknown face, who had completed placing the orders “ Today , I’ll be accompanying you in the shop loor area to learn about how the shop performs the manufacturing operations. “ I asked him “So, since when you are here in BHEL ? “. “ 7 months & 12 days, Sir “said the boy. I pondered again, how speciic was he in his duration here and how can it happen that I had never seen him in BHEL before . I, observing & maintaining his sense of belonging-ness with BHEL, wasn’t in a mood to ask him about his position or name.

So I just strolled out of my room to just have a look on how shop was performing the routine produc-tion. By this time the older methods of managing production were vanished. To keep track of materi-als & their movements inside factory premises electronic systems were put to use. The system was called Radio frequency identiication system which used to locate & transact data with radio sensors on objects using radio waves. This Radio Frequency Identiication system enabled the bodies to be tracked down in all the BHEL area irrespective of whether it is an employee or it is a product. Consid-ering the employees, they were given an ID card consisting of a RFID chip & to power that silent & small chip, there was a centralized mapping device placed on a high point inside factory space that would just tell the location on a screen & accompanying data about its various other dimensions.

All the factory premises were fed to the system as a fully mapped plan according to speciic coordi-nates deining each & every point in the area. The chips, bouncing back the radio energy, enabled the system to locate in which section, who is working on which product.

While walking in shop loor, supervisor Sharma told me “ Sir, we are having a faulty product which failed thrice in a row, at the testing section, even after being repaired “. “ Can we see that component, Sir “ said my young unknown fellow & I followed them both after giving my consent, trying to regain that same young curiosity as it used to be in the starting of my career, which vanished slowly as i pro-ceeded further in positions.

As we approached, the product was found to be a Conventional Valve, which was not able to handle a certain speciic hydraulic pressure of its rating. After initial inspection, the boy checked its radio tag’s ID with a handy scanner & noted its number. “Let’s go back to the system Sir; I’m sure this prob-lem is not a casting defect, & we have to see detailed data about this ID” he said. I inspected it visibly & after being assured that the problem was not on its casting, came back to my room while the boy followed me. As he logged on to a terminal in the room, he searched the valve inside premises on mappingmapping system & started extracting information. He said “Sir, The valve is a 20-3200 gate valve & had been in process since last month. I found, the following data is associated with the valve in the system :

ID -169853000XXXXXXXXXX4563Created on - 20.06.2032 Description – Body 20” 3200-Class Flanged Gate Valve Motor Operated Material – WCB

" when did the job work start ? " I asked. "Sir, the processing started on 26.06.2032, exactly one month earlier " said the boy. Again I enquired " Who did the Top lange machining on it ? Is there any detail ? "" Yes Sir pretty much is linked ,

it says “ Top lange machining was done on 27.06.2032 1635 Hrs and the Process time was 192 minutesWork Centre – M/c - 325 Worker ID - 185363000XXXXXXXXXX6589 Worker Name – Sanjeev Kumar

Side lange machining – 28.06.2032 1052 Hrs.PProcess time – 376 minutesWork Centre – M/c - 169Worker ID - 18269000XXXXXXXXXX4526Worker Name – Satpal Singh “

““ Now check any aberration in time with the standard estimation data “ said I, pausing him in between as his list would be very long. “Okay Sir “ he said and after murmuring for about 30 seconds, he sighed deeply. As he looked at me conidently it seemed like he has got the problem. “ sir, the seat ring lapping timing is 1/3 of the actual needed”.

“Well, now tell me the machine & the person who did ring lapping on this valve“ I aksed & he was ready with the answer “ Sir, m/c -234 & Vijay Raj” . “OK Lets map his presence in factory area “ I said & logged on to my RFID mapping interface. According to system , That day our Mr. Vijay Raj was not on his machine for most of the time. System history tracked his advances in the shop loor. After loading the job on the machine he left for ADMIN section & was located in Medical ward most of the time. Avoiding presump-tion of his lack of interest, I better thought of calling him in. As he came he told that on the day he was uunwell and had fever. His card records also told that he took medications from the company Doctor that day and the thing that had created the problem in ring was the machine wasn’t able to produce exact ad-vance & pressure for lapping in his absence, created due to his illness, therefore the ring was left un-ma-chined from some surface.

Any ways his past records in the system were excellent. System told that his average Production was nearly 15 % more than maximum of the workers and his machine utilization was one of the maximum re-corded indicating his work obedience. So, not enquiring much , I just suggested him to repair the valve & take care in future otherwise system will automatically drop his performance level, resulting in an automatic drop in his Pay & beneits , as pay scales were synchronized with the work center utilization data & other parameters like his rework ratio , job work success level & his cost effectiveness to company.

As soon as he left, there was a strange noise outside. It seemed that something serious had happened in shop. I and the young unknown fellow were left shocked when we saw black smoke on the open side through the window. It was deinite that there was a heavy ire inside factory as the smoke was accompa-nied by red lames also, which appeared too high to be overcome easily. Noticing the ire, I asked him at once to call at the main gate to enquire how many persons were inside and to call ire brigade, mean-while I raised alarm indicating danger and started the evacuation process by using our system which was shutting down all the fuel supplies automatically & would start spraying ire extinguishing powder as soon as the automatic fuel valves’ shutoff was completed. This was to ensure minimum possible loss from the ire. The system also disengaged all the locks of rooms inside the factory in order to ensure nobody is left locked inside.

After doing these operations, system at last started taking its emergency backup of all data in a secure server at the main gate. As I was nearly done with the hurried actions, The young fellow said in a fear-ing voice “ Sir, we also must get outside the shop premises, my scanner is telling the ire is bursting out very fast, It would be a serious trouble if we don’t leave now.” Till then the smoke was also present in our room, agreeing him, I rushed out with my handy rid scanner in order to see secure pathway inside factory as it was not visible directly because of fumes. But as soon as we came out of room we noticednoticed the severity. It seemed whole shop 1 was engulfed by ire. He was panicked at the scene but anyways we had to cross the burning areas in order to be alive. So believing my scanner, we rushed to the way that was from the bay 3. While Running, he said panting “ Sir, bay 3 has the welding setups, There are plenty of gas lines there , can we believe the way is secure from ire ? “ . He was having a point but as we were accompanied by the rid, which was believable even in 500 centigrades, I assured him and kept running. And the scanner was right, because of evacuation procedure, the ma-jority gas lines were secure in Bay 3 and the ire severity was comparatively lesser. This helped us a quick rush through the bay. As there was no one visible inside, I was pretty conident that there could be no life loss in this accident but machinery may get damaged. Only God knew what would have started it and we were about to know it later by recorded data.

As we approached the exit of shop we encountered the transparent gate made of thick glass. “ Sir, the gate is locked “ said the young guy in a frightening voice. “ What! How can this be, all the locks were disengaged by the system “ and I was right, the gate was not locked, instead it had stuck just because of heat which melted its glass exterior because which it got bonded with the frame. We were in a seri-ous trouble now as ire was raising high and we weren’t having any passage for escape. I tried to break it with a rod but it was too hot to be held by hand. We both were about to panick but kept trying again by kicking heavily at the glass.

Surprisingly there was no one on the outside also to help us to break the transparent thing. I said him worriedly” Hey, can u go out through that opening somehow “and indicated to an opening in wall at a height of about 15 feet. “ No Sir, but I can pass through this gate “said the boy smiling. “ What! How ? “ was my instant exclamation . But to my astonishment the gate turned permeable & he just passed through the gate as if he was a ghost! My spine went chilled. How was he able to do that & who was he? As he turned his face towards me after passing through, I would have almost been killed by adren-alinealine rise, His face resembled mine when I was in my twenties. Oh God was I Talking to myself earlier, or was he a ghost ? My body started shivering with fear. Oh My God ! What was that happening with me. Suddenly I heard noises like someone was knocking on a door. They grew more intense slowly & as I regained my senses, I heard the voices clearly. It said “Sir, wake up and have your meal, Its eight forty ive & you are going to be late today”. It was the voice of company cook employed in our hostel. He was beating on my door to wake me up & therefore It in itself was a big relaxation , knowing that I amam out of any possible danger & all that had happened was just a dream. “Oh! Gosh! What an automat-ic imagination” said I rising from the bed & picked up my brush after gulping water, to tell my senses that I was still an ET & was in 2013. And whilst brushing, all my mind thought, was that the ire was just there to wake me up, but what about the previous sci-i systems that were appearing amazingly helpful ?

Was it just a laughable realm of my mind or Can BHEL really rise up to that level ?

# House Keeping: Keep work areas clean and neat. Good housekeeping creates a good working environment. # Understand the risks in your work place: Once you know the particular hazards of your job or workplace, you can take steps to reduce your risk of work-related injury or illness. Also know what to do in case of emergency.# Talk over any concerns: Employer or human resources manager need to be informed about hazards and risks in the work place. Employer is legally obliged to ensure a safe working environment.a safe working environment.

# Knowing the working procedure/instructions: Follow the rules and instruction before starting your work.# Wear protective equipment to suit the task: If worn correctly, gear such as earplugs, earmuffs, hard hat, safety goggles, gloves or full-face mask can dramatically reduce your risk of injury.# Take regular breaks: Staying fresh and alert will help you avoid injury or burnout. Schedule the most difficult tasks of each day for times when your concentration is best, such as first thing in the morning. ## Reduce workplace stress: Common causes include long hours, heavy workload, job insecurity and conflicts with coworkers or bosses. Stress can lead to depression, sleeping difficulties and problems with concentration while working.# Avoid stooping or twisting: Use proper designed furniture and equipment or rearrange your work area so that everything you need is within your easy reach.# Use mechanical aids whenever possible: Instead of trying to lift or carry a heavy object, use a wheelbarrow, con-veyor belt, crane or forklift.# Protect your back: If you do need to pick up and carry heavy loads, keep the load close to your body and lift with your thigh muscles.# Stay sober: Alcohol and drugs are a contributing factor in around three per cent of workplace fatalities.# Know Your Right: Be aware that you have the right to work in a safe work environment free of recognized haz-ards and that you have the right to refuse unsafe work tasks.# Training and Awareness: Take part in any training programs offered by your employer on Safety. Make sure you read what is on hazard signs. # Rewarding: Promoting and rewarding safe practices in work.

By - Chittaranjan SamalEngineer/M&S, Dy.Safety Officer

How the unique ID card will work ??

NANDAN NILEKANI’s DREAM

In the future, you could charge your cell phone just by chatting. Researchers have developed a new technology that converts sound waves into electrical energy. With this sound-harvesting technology, batteries could be charged by everything that is from human voice, music to the sound of highway traffic. ResearcherResearcher claims, "Sound which exists in our everyday life and environment has been overlooked as an energy source. This motivated us to realize power generation by turning sound energy from speech, music or noise into electrical power."

Currently, the researchers have created a prototype for the experiment that converts sounds of around 100 decibels (dB) (approximately equivalent to noisy traffic) to 50 millivolts of electric energy. traffic) to 50 millivolts of electric energy.

Here's how it works – A pad absorbs sound waves and causes zinc oxide wires mounted between elec-trodes to compression and expulsion, creating an electrical current which can be used to charge a battery. Fifty millivolts isn't enough to charge a mobile phone, but researchers say that the technology could be improved by using different material. Fortunately, it is discovered that the present created prototypes generates enough energy that can be usable in small, low-power sensors and implantable devices.

By - Vikram Singh RathoreET , IT

The informal groups in an organization are the strongest. They have to be; because your social bonding in an informal group is generally on the basis of common traits of your personalities or attitude whereas the formal group in an organization is not necessarily so and could be be-cause of the acquired qualifications or competence. These informal groups in an organization go a long way in structuring your own work ethics and other types of interventions or even decision making at the workwork place. Generally the formal groups are more dynamic in nature as compared to the informal groups which stay for a long time and do sometimes lead to decisions out of an indispensible social and informal order. On the other hand it also needs to be reiterated that no individual is a slave and has to use his own moral judgment especially while making decisions in a professional environment. So it is very important to choose your friends wisely in your work environment because these willwill define the work place which you create around yourself. Following are some learning’s from the age old Panchtantra tales about friend-ships and their relevance in a competitive work environment.

1. Never trust anybody without realizing their true intentions, es-pecially if someone is manipulative: A old and worn out crane was able to convince all the fish in a pond that soon there would be a draught as it’s not going to rain for a long time and that they would all die but that he could help them by picking each one at a time and dropping them in a nearby lake. All of them were scared to death and wanted his help. The crane as was his intention picked each one at a time and took them away only to eat them at luxury. away only to eat them at luxury. Similarly in a work place also one should first judge the intension of the person and then only trust that person in the facilitation of any job.

2. Win - Win Strategy: Once a Seagull laid eggs on the sea shore very near to the coast thinking that the sea was not powerful enough such that it could sweep its eggs along with its tides. The sea came to know of its arrogance and swept its eggs just to teach it a lesson. The seagull realized its foolishness that it had underestimated the power of the ocean. The next day it realized its mistake and requested the sea to return its eggs. The ocean obliged and since that day the seagull and the seasea has an indispensible relationship because both have their own space and respect each other’s sanctity.A good and a cordial relationship with the boss can lead to a workplace that is conducive to using, enhancing and sharpening your competence, skills and learning.

3. Never cause delays just to harass someone: Another story of the Panchtantra says that once a monk was constructing a God’s temple but every day a monkey would come and disturb all the tools and build-ing materials of the temple and trouble the workmen. One day it so hap-pens that it gets trapped between two big logs of wood and gets itself killed.Everyone should end up facilitating and not obstructing the organiza-tions cause as there is nothing personal in a work which is for the sake of the organization. You will not just earn a good reputation but also many good friends and respect in general at the work place.

4. Deceit ends in defeat: A jackal one accidentally gets dipped in a tub filled with indigo and its color changes because of that; all the animals in the jungle are scared of him. He takes advantage of the fact and keeps all of them at his service but one day he suddenly gets caught as the die fades away and all the other wild cats fell ashamed of them-selves and kill it together.Similarly deceit can fetch you laurels or comfort for sometime but in the long run it’s only going to get you nowhere.

5.5. Friendships are Rare- Value Them But Beware: In a jungle a Rat, a Python, A rabbit, A crow and A tortoise were very good friends and used to live together. One day a Jackal comes there and is envious of their wonderful friendship and requests them to befriend him too; they refuse but eventually he is able to convince them. But one day the rabbit falls into the trap of the hunter. It asks the jackal to save it but he makes some excuses thinking that the hunter would kill the rabbit and he would getget to eat the leftovers. But meanwhile before the hunter arrives at the spot the other friends save him (the rat cuts away the net). Friendship is a valuable gift and friendships with the right people not only teach you a lot of things but also help you keep out of the harm’s way many a times.If we revisit these age old stories and take for ourselves whatever les-sons these stories have to offer us we would be able to achieve much more at our workplace; earn friendships and respect that would be par-amount in making the workplace congenial places to work at.

- Parvinder SinghExecutive (HR & HSE)Staff No-6162851

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IVPSh. W V K KRISHNA SHANKAR

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BHEL TRICHY COMPLEX)

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