Question: RSP has recently (May 2021) introduced a unique incentivising scheme ‘Rakshak’ based on reporting of the near-miss incidents inside the plant by the employees themselves. Here, RSP stands for —
(a)Rourkela Steel Plant
(b)Ranchi Steel Plant
(c)Ranipur Steel Plant
(d)None of the above
Answer- a
Related facts
- RSP has recently (May 2021) introduced a unique incentivizing scheme ‘Rakshak’ based on reporting of the near-miss incidents inside the plant by the employees themselves.
- Here, RSP is Rourkela Steel Plant.
Objective
- The objective is to bring to the record the near-miss cases that are the incidents occurring with no physical injury or property damage.
- Notably, reporting and analysis of the near-miss cases are considered to be an important tool to prevent accidents.The scheme provides a scope on the part of the employees to report about the incident to the HoD or the Departmental Safety Officer (DSO) within 24 hours of the incident.
- The DSO would make the entries in the RSP Intranet Portal and ensure implementation of the recommendations also.
- An assessment committee comprising members from Finance, Personnel, IED and Safety Departments would assess the near-miss cases on a quarterly basis and the employees would be awarded a prize worth Rs 300 for every reported near-miss case.
- Besides, the scheme also has annual awards in three categories, i.e., Rakshak Department, Rakshak DSO and Rakshak Karmi.
- The first award would be in the form of a trophy and a certificate to the department concerned while the latter two awards carry prizes worth Rs 1,000 each to the individuals concerned.
- The Safety Engineering Department of RSP is the nodal agency of the scheme for its effective implementation.
By — Pankaj Pandey.
Link:
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-editions/rsp-introduces-incentivising-scheme—-rakshak—.html