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Health & Safety

These symposiums covered high-risk activities such as live Public Safety Campaign: Padi Harvester Safety both employees and contractors are authorised to stop work
installation diagnostics, working at heights, and confined in unsafe conditions, fostering a culture where safety is
space operations. Participants gained valuable insights into always prioritised. This programme builds confidence, allowing
the latest safety regulations and environmental standards. Electrical installations near rural work environments, such as teams to perform their duties without fear, knowing the have
Feedback showed that 88% of attendees were satisfied with rice paddies, pose a unique risk to the public. The Padi Harvester the authority to halt work if conditions become unsafe. The
the content, the presentations by speakers, and the overall (Jentuai) Safety Campaign, introduced in 2017, addresses the ISW programme reflects our core value of Mindfulness, where
success of the programme. This initiative ensures that our risks faced by operators of padi harvester machinery. Some taking proactive steps under ISW demonstrates a shared
contractors stay informed and compliant with health, safety, rice paddy areas in Peninsular Malaysia are located near responsibility for the safety of colleagues and the protection
and environmental standards. TNB’s 11kV or 33kV voltage lines, which increases the danger of the environment.
of electrical accidents. As stipulated in Act 514 of the
The primary objectives of the symposium include improving
the understanding of HSE requirements among TNB Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Part IV, Section 17), The ISW initiative has been delivered through multiple platforms,
TNB is responsible for ensuring the safety of all individuals
contractors’ management, enhancing compliance with the including webinars and more than nine roll-down sessions
latest regulations, reducing accidents involving contractors, working in or near its equipment or installations. conducted across divisions, departments, and subsidiaries.
and minimising legal actions against us. The symposium also The key objectives of the ISW programme are:
aims to establish strong cooperation between TNB, DOSH, In 2024, the campaign engaged a total of 70 rice machinery
DOE, and ST to support HSE programmes at the national level. operators and entrepreneurs, with a focus on raising 1. Ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
awareness about the installations near rice fields. The goal
The programme targets our contractors involved in high-risk is to prevent accidents and electrocutions during rice field 2. Providing guidance to all Divisions, Departments, and
work, such as live installation diagnostics, working at heights, activities, covering a total area of 96,558 hectares annually. Subsidiaries on implementing ISW at TNB.
high-voltage maintenance, and confined space operations. The programme provides operators with the knowledge
The outcome of this initiative is an increase in contractors’ needed to understand electrical hazards and take necessary 3. Enhancing the management of HSE leading indicators at
awareness of HSE legal compliance, directly improving safety precautions. These sessions offer an opportunity for operators all organisational levels.
practices and reducing accidents at our worksites. to increase their awareness of the risks posed by electrical
infrastructure near their work environment, reducing the 4. Raising awareness that all personnel have the right and
Symposium Participation Overview: likelihood of accidents. responsibility to act against unsafe behaviours or conditions.
5. Cultivating a self-compliant, generative safety culture
Employee Safety: Stop Work Policy and Life-Saving across the organisation.
Rules To further assess and improve safety practices, we adopted
the UK Energy Institute’s five-stage safety cultural ladder,
conducting safety culture assessments every two years. These
Ensuring that every employee and contractor can take
immediate action when safety is compromised is fundamental assessments led to a score of 4.02 in 2021, which improved to
to our operations. Through the Stop Work Policy and 4.16 in 2023, demonstrating ongoing progress toward a more
Figure 1: Each symposium was held at key TNB locations, with strong participation across mature safety culture.
all four zones, ensuring that contractors in the North, South, Central, and East regions had Intervention Stop Work (ISW) Programme,
access to critical health, safety, and environmental insights.

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