Metro sets up safety park on Hingna Road

Nagpur: In order to train its workers and that of other infrastructure agencies, MahaMetro has set up a safety park on its plantation Little Woods’ premises on Hingna Road.
Giving deatils about the park to the media, MahaMetro managing director Brijesh Dixit said, “It consists of three hexagonal structures of around 600 square feet each. The first structure will serve as training hall for Metro staffers, construction workers and visitors, especially those from schools and colleges. It is designed to accommodate around 30 persons at a time. New, used or damaged hand tools used in the project and their safety would be on display there.”

“This hall is also equipped with display screen, projector and audio system. Posters of best practices followed in the project have been put up there. Mannequin displaying personal protective equipment (PPE) is also kept there. PPE is clothing and equipment designed to protect workers from physical hazards when at work,” said Dixit.

“The second hexagon will have an excavation prototype, models using safety control measures during excavation, prototype of pile rig machine, pile winch machine, excavator, tower crane and safety control measures. A LED screen will show audio visuals of safety precautions and measures being taken,” said the MD.

“Safety control measures and practices adopted during segment launching have been showcased by prototypes of launching girders and ground support structures, including display of traffic safety precautions in the third hexagon. Prototypes of tyre mounted crane, trailers and traffic cones, water barriers, caution tapes, baton lights and traffic flags have been displayed there,” he said.