PROCEDURE FOR ISSUE OF SAFETY PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR THE RENEWAL OF LICENSE OF THE STEVEDORES

The proforma for forwarding the proposal by the Port Authority to the Inspectorate Dock Safety for assessment of Safety Performance Report of employer of the dock workers (as per Regulation 94 of the Dock Workers (Safety, Health & Welfare) Regulation, 1990,   contains Part A, B & C.  The details of Part A, B & C are given below:

PART A

Part A of the format is to be filled by the concerned Port authority and submitted to the Inspectorate Dock Safety concerned along with Part-B (duly filled-in by the Stevedores concerned) in duplicate, 60 days in advance of the expiry of the existing license vide Annexure – I.

PART B

Part B of the format is to be filled by the Stevedoring Company (in duplicate) and submitted to the concerned Port Authority vide Annexure – II. 

PART C

Part C of the format is to be filled by the Inspectorate Dock Safety concerned after the receipt of the application from the Port authority and later submitted to the Director General and Chief Inspector of Dock Safety, DGFASLI within 45 days in advance of the expiry of the existing license vide Annexure – III.

DGFASLI will scrutinize the application and inform the concerned IDS Office to advise the concerned stevedoring company for compliance of contraventions/ discrepancies if any, otherwise the satisfactory SPR will be issued and intimated to the concerned Port Chairman regarding the same under intimation to the concerned IDS Office.

ANNEXURE – I

Proforma for forwarding the proposal by the Port Authority to the Inspectorate Dock Safety for assessment of Safety Performance Report of employer of the dock workers

(As per Regulation 94 of the Dock Workers (Safety, Health & Welfare) Regulations, 1990)

PART – A

(To be filled in by the Port Authority and submitted sixty days in advance of expiry of the existing license to Inspectorate Dock Safety)

Ref.No. :		Date :

To

Deputy/ Asstt./ Addl. Asstt. Director (Safety),

Inspectorate Dock Safety,

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Sub:    Assessment of Safety Performance of employer of Dock Workers (as per Regulation 94 of Dock Workers (Safety, Health & Welfare) Regulations, 1990

Sir,

            M/s. ----------------------------------------------------------------- are the registered Stevedores of this Port.  Their Stevedoring license expires on ------------------------- .  As such they have submitted the proposal to us in the prescribed proforma for renewal of their license for the period from ------------------------------ to --------------------------.  The same is forwarded herewith for necessary action at your end.

            Further, it is certified that the details furnished by the employer at Item IV of Part-B (Details of cargo handled) are correct as per records available with the Port Trust.

            It is also certified that the conditions laid down in the Performance Report issued by the Chief Inspector Dock Safety in respect of above employer for the last renewal have been complied with / could not be complied with due to the following reasons.

Date :		Name :
Place :		Designation:
		SEAL
		(Signature of Representative)

ANNEXURE – II

Proforma for furnishing details for assesing Safety Performance of employer of dock workers

(As per Regulation 94 of the Dock Workers (Safety, Health & Welfare) Regulations, 1990)

PART – B

(To be filled in by the employer of Dock workers and submitted to the Port Authority)

 

I. ABOUT THE COMPANY / FIRM/ ORGANISATION

(i)	Name and Address
(ii)	(a) Name of the Responsible Person
	(b) Designation of the responsible person (as per Section 15 of the Dock Workers (Safety, Health & Welfare) Act, 1986
(iii)	Telephone No.
(iv)	Fax No.
(v)	Details of Last Stevedoring License
	(a) Date of Issue
	(b) Valid upto
	(c) Period for which renewal         required	From -------------- To ------

Note:

Responsible person in case of:

1.	Stevedoring company	----------	Director / Partner
2.	Port Authority	----------	Chairman/ Dy. Chairman of the Port
3.	Dock Labour Board	----------	Chairman/ Dy. Chairman

II. TECHNICAL FACILITIES OWNED BY THE EMPLOYER

A  Lifting Appliances

B Loose Gear

(i) Available during the preceding year (s) (during the period of last renewal)

(ii) Available on the date of application for renewal

• Personal Protective Equipment

(Available on the date of application for renewal)

III. MANPOWER (On roll of the organization / firm/ company)

• Supervisory Staff and Workers:

(i)                 Total number of supervisory staff and workers employed on dock work:

(a) Supervisory staff   -------------------

(b) Workers -----------------------

(ii)               Details of training on Occupational Safety

(iii) Action Plan for training of remaining staff/workers --------------

• Safety Officers (As per regulation 93)

(i)                 Appointed by the employer          ----------------------------

(ii)               Appointed by any group of employers/

Employers Association                ---------------------------------  

• Details of Medical Examination of Supervisory Staff/ Workers

(Including periodical as prescribed by the Chief Inspector of Dock Safety)

Please give details for:

(a)  Nos. examined                                              --------------------------               

(b)  Date of last examination                              ----------------------------

(c)   Name and address of Doctor/ Hospital      ----------------------------

where the examination is conducted

IV. DETAILS OF CARGO HANDLED

Cargo handled (except POL and other bulk liquids and gases during the period of last renewal:

                                                                                                            Years

i)                    Bulk (in Tones)                                                    ----------------------------

ii)                  Break bulk (in Tones) excluding steel cargo    ----------------------------

iii)                Dangerous goods (in Tones)                             ----------------------------

iv)                Containers (in TEUs)                                          ----------------------------

v)                  Steel cargo (in Tones)                                        ----------------------------

vi)               Wooden logs (in Tones)                                     ----------------------------

vii)              Granite stones                                                     ----------------------------

viii)            Other Cargo (Please specify)                            ----------------------------

I certify that the information furnished above is correct to the best of my knowledge.

Date :		Name :
Place :		Designation:
		SEAL (Signature of responsible person) (As per item No.I (ii) of Part-B of the Proforma)

ANNEXURE – III

 

PART – C

(To be filled in by the Inspector Dock Safety)

 

PORT                                                            

NAME OF THE EMPLOYER                     :

PERIOD OF RENEWAL                             :

DATE ON WHICH PROPOSAL

RECEIVED FROM THE                             :

PORT AUTHORITY WITH REF. NO.       :

 

I. ACCIDENT STATISTICS                                                            YEARS

(a) Reportable Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences  __             ___

(i) Fatal                                                                                   __             ___

(ii) Non-Fatal                                                                          __             ___

iii) Dangerous Occurrences                                                 __             ___

II. CONTRAVENTIONS

(a) As per Regulation 7(4) (b)                                              __             ___

(b) As per Regulation 7(7)(a)                                               __             ___

(c) State whether the employer compiled with

     Regulation 7(7)(a) the notice(s) issued for

     Contraventions mentioned therein (give details)          __             ___

III.GENERAL ATTITUDE OF THE EMPLOYER IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS (Give details wherever necessary)

(a)        Reporting of accidents                                                      _____

(b)        Response to statutory notices                                          _____

(c)        Response to workers’ complaints                                    _____

(d)         Implementation of the decisions taken in the

(e)           Safety Committee Meetings.                                         _____

(f)           Co-operation during enforcement of the status e.g-

- Investigation of accidents/ dangerous Occurrences    _____

            - Inspections                                                                       _____

- Training                                                                             _____

(g)        Compliance of the recommendations made in the

   Investigation reports                                                          _____

IV. STATUS OF PROSECUTION CASES

(a). Number of cases filed                                                                _____

(b). Number of cases decided                                                         _____

    (i) If decided, whether the employer was
         acquitted or convicted?                                                           _____

    (ii) If convicted, what was the penalty?                                        _____

    (iii) Cumulative number of cases pending                                  _____

V. VERIFICATION OF DETAILS GIVEN BY EMPLOYER IN PART-B

      (Please give comments and observations):

VI. BRIEF RESUME OF THE OVERALL SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF THE    EMPLOYER DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW INCLUDING THE STATUS ON USE OF PPE AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS OF THE LOOSE GEARS USED.

VII. STATUS OF COMPLIANCE ON CONDITIONS LAID DOWN FOR SAFETY PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR LAST RENEWAL

VIII. RECOMMENDATION ON RENEWAL OF LICENSE :

Date :		Name :
Place :		Designation:
		SEAL (Signature of the Inspector) (As per item No.I (ii) of Part-B of the Proforma)