Colt DCS celebrates India’s 53rd National Safety Week

Data Centres12 Mar 2024

Last week, the Colt DCS Mumbai team once again participated in celebrating India’s National Safety Week.

Now in its 53rd year, the campaign was originally initiated in 1972 to commemorate the foundation day of the National Safety Council. Having expanded from a daily occurrence to now a weekly event, National Safety Week is celebrated across the country to raise industry awareness about the importance of organisational health & safety and wellbeing, with the goal for businesses in India to move towards achieving a zero-harm status.

This year’s celebrations took place over the 4th - 11th March, and centred on the theme “Safety Leadership for ESG Excellence”. Over the week, daily activities associated with this year’s theme were carried out by the site team at our Mumbai data centre.

Day 1, Monday 4th March - Opening Event

The first day began with a safety speech conducted by Pratap Mane, Country Head of India and Monish Bhalekar, Heath Safety Environment Manager India at Colt DCS. This was followed by a safety pledge for everyone participating and the hoisting of the campaign flag. Safety badges and Indian sweets were also distributed across the team.

Day 2, Tuesday 5th March – Drawing Competition

On the second day, the team participated in a creative drawing competition which explored the potential risk levels that could be faced on-site with illustrations of how these could be mitigated.

Day 3, Wednesday 6th March – Sincero and Demonstration

The third day started with a mock-up drilling exercise that showcased the potential risk of an electric shock scenario and best practices on how to avoid and manage this in a real-life situation. In addition, all team participants received a live firefighting demonstration on how to safely extinguish a fire risk.

Day 4, Thursday 7th March – Waste Management

On day four, the topic of waste management was explored. The participating team viewed an educational video on hazardous waste that demonstrated the importance of segregating waste material on site.

Day 5, Friday 8th March – Medical Camp

For day five, a medical camp was set up onsite which involved taking participants' temperature and blood pressure. The team also celebrated International Women’s Day with a cake-cutting session.

Day 6, Saturday 9th March – CPR Training

The sixth day started with CPR training given to all participants. Role play and scenario settings were performed amongst participants, where best practice measures were demonstrated should CPR be required in a real-life situation.

Day 7, Monday 11th March – Closing Ceremony

The final day involved the closing of the campaign, where recognition for everyone’s participation was appreciated. The best performers of the week were rewarded by Pratap Mane, Country Head of India at Colt DCS and Kevin Shieber, Chief Operations and Technology Officer at Colt DCS, as a token of appreciation. Lunch packets were also distributed to all partners on site.

The health & safety and wellbeing of all Colt DCS employees, staff, partners, and project teams is of great importance and value. By celebrating India’s 53rd National Safety Week at our Mumbai data centre, this further reinforces our commitment to achieve a zero-harm status. To find out more about our Mumbai data centre, please click here.