SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) recently organised a two-day Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) training programme for outsourced workers engaged as Coupling and Shunting Porters in its Traffic and Raw Material Department.
The programme aimed to enhance participants’ job-related knowledge, technical understanding and safety awareness. It focused on helping workers identify workplace hazards, prevent accidents and follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and safe working practices.
Rourkela Steel Plant Focuses on Worker Safety
The sessions covered several aspects of industrial safety, including steel plant hazards, the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and precautions while working at heights, during lifting operations and in confined spaces. The programme also addressed chemical and electrical safety, fire safety, housekeeping, and the safe handling of tools and equipment.
Alongside technical training, the programme emphasised soft skills such as communication, teamwork, workplace discipline, work ethics, cost and quality consciousness, and waste management.
Participants also received theoretical inputs based on the prescribed Qualification Pack (QP) to strengthen their understanding of the job and their specific roles and responsibilities.
A question-and-answer session and mock assessment were conducted to prepare the trainees for the final evaluation.
Assessment and Certification to Follow
Following the training, assessment tests and individual viva sessions and interviews have been scheduled to evaluate participants’ competencies. The process will help facilitate their certification as qualified workers.
