The report includes a short profile of the Jaipur Dairy and review of international and national guidelines on health and safety management in dairy plants. Findings are based on direct observations of the plant and processes, interviews with workers and management, perusal of relevant documents and policies. Major topics covered are employee health and welfare, health of consumers and milk producers, plant level safety measures, environment and energy management.
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Abbreviations Used
BMC Bulk Mick Chiller
CIP Clean In Place system
CPCB Central Pollution Control Board
DCS Dairy Cooperative Society
EPF Employee Provident Fund
ETP Effluent Treatment Plant
FSS Act Food Safety and Security Act
GoI Government of India
HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
MBRT Methylene Blue Reduction Test
MLD Million Litres per Day
ODS Ozone Depleting Substances
OHS Occupational Health and Safety
PHED Pubic Health Engineering Department
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
SCBA Self Confined Breathing Apparatus
SS Stainless Steel
UHT Ultra High Temperature
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Table 2 Products of Jaipur Dairy
Packed Milk Milk Products
Toned Curd
Double Toned Lassi
Standard Chaach
Gold Ghee
UHT Milk Butter
Paneer
Shrikhand
Flavoured ice creams
Rasgulla
Organizational Structure
The Jaipur Dairy is headed by a Chairman and Board of Directors. The Jaipur
Dairy situated in Jaipur has a staff of 290 permanent and more than 1000
contractual staff. These include staff ranging from senior management to dairy
supervisors working at village level.
Figure 1 Organizational Structure
Chairman & BOD
Manager
Deputy Manager
Assistant Manager
Managing Director
Clerks, Operators,
Dairy Supervisors (in field)
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premises. Visitors are accompanied by staff who appraise the visitors about the
dairy processes as well as safety procedures.
Personal Protective Equipment: The staff working in the plants use following
PPEs:
1. Safety helmets
2. Goggles
3. Ammonia half face mask
4. (SCBA) Self-confined breathing apparatus
5. Gloves
6. Gum boots/shoes
7. Aprons
8. Safety belts
Showering and cooling facilities are available for workers who experience dust
or spillage of chemicals. In some of the plants the noise level was high so as to
deter normal conversation. Ear muffs were not in use, these may help workers to
perform better.
Floors of all plants are maintained in good condition for easy washing. Drains are
covered to avoid entry of lies and rodents. Roads are well maintained for
facilitating movement of vehicles without raising dust.
Awareness and Capacity Building for Safety: Signs for necessary safety
precautions to be taken are prominently and clearly displaced at appropriate
places in different plants. The technical workers met know about the precautions
to be taken in working with pressure machines and ammonia containers, as well
as the first aid measures. However, a large part of the workforce in plants
comprises contract labour workers with high turnover. The management takes
precautions while engaging such workers. New workers are assigned to
peripheral jobs such as crate lifting and gradually as they are shifted to
packaging, and then for operating machines. Whenever new machines are
installed, the workers are given training on their safe operation. Afterwards, new