At Galaxy, our Human Resource Process, aptly named the 'People Energy Process,' underscores our deep-rooted belief that our employees are an inexhaustible source of energy. They play a pivotal role in driving our continuous growth and contribute significantly to generating valuable resources. Within our organization, we are unwaveringly committed to fostering a high-performance learning culture.
We believe in more than just professional development; we aspire to inspire our employees to embrace sustainable living practices. Our firm conviction is that awareness and engagement can empower individuals to make meaningful contributions toward creating a better world.
Our 'Talent to Outlast' approach ensures that employee initiatives are closely aligned with company goals and are executed successfully and efficiently. This approach identifies the specific human resource needs required for the successful execution of corporate and business plans. It also breaks down business challenges into people-related measures that address existing shortcomings in a targeted manner.
Our employee benefits encompass a diverse array of components, each designed to cater to the diverse needs of our employees. These components include the employee provident fund, employee state insurance scheme, gratuity, and compensated absences.
Galaxy values and respects the rights of its employees to peacefully associate and engage in collective bargaining. While Galaxy is union-free, it has established the Employee Welfare Council (EWC) at its manufacturing sites. The EWC, consisting of senior management, operational employees, and operators, meets monthly to discuss staff and operator issues.
The respect for human rights not only forms a cornerstone of sound business governance but also drives socially responsible growth. This dedication extends beyond Galaxy’s activities to encompass its entire supplier chain and contractual labour. Galaxy expects its suppliers and business partners to maintain the same high human rights standards.
Galaxy’s commitment to human rights is outlined in its Human Rights Policy Statement, demonstrating support for the United Nations Human Rights Declaration and the International Labor Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. The company conducts internal audits to ensure the protection of human rights within its operations, with the same expectations for its suppliers and value chain partners.
Positive labor-management relations, characterized by open communication and fair treatment, contribute to a harmonious work environment. This harmony, in turn, supports environmental protection, resource conservation, and sustainable business practices. Monthly safety committee meetings are conducted, chaired by site and safety heads, with representation from permanent employees and contractors. These meetings prioritize a safe working environment.
Galaxy strictly adheres to international labor rights and local labor laws, ensuring fair treatment, safe conditions, non-discrimination, and freedom of association.
We condemn all forms of child labor and are dedicated to upholding children’s rights. The People Energy Process ensures compliance with national labor laws and regulations regarding minimum age standards and age verification at Galaxy workplaces. Galaxy has not identified any instances of child or forced labor within our operational facilities or during supplier assessments.
Committed to opposing forced labor and upholding human rights principles, our organization ensures that both our suppliers and contractual labor adhere to these stringent standards.
We firmly believe that embracing diversity contributes to higher levels of productivity at Galaxy and enhances our attractiveness to both our current and prospective employees. Upholding the principles of equality is a fundamental aspect of our Human Rights and Human Resource Policy, which includes a strong stance against any form of gender-based discrimination. At Galaxy Group, 10% of our workforce comprises women. To ensure fairness and transparency in our recruitment process, we have implemented a merit-based approach that encompasses both campus and lateral hiring, reflecting our commitment to hiring based on skills and qualifications.
Neglecting investment in occupational health and safety not only leads to human injuries and emotional hardships for employees and their families but also results in production downtime, increased absenteeism, and economic losses for both employees and the company. Conversely, prioritizing good Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) practices ensures the safety, health, and welfare of employees, ultimately leading to higher productivity and motivation levels.
At Galaxy, our top management recognizes the paramount importance of safety and health. We allocate a Safety corpus each year to provide the necessary resources and infrastructure to enhance safety and health measures. Our commitment is reflected in our Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) policy, which has been communicated to all our employees and stakeholders. Galaxy commits to:
- The elimination of occupational hazards and risks at the workplace to prevent injury and ill health.
- The elimination of unsafe acts and unsafe conditions. You can find our detailed policy here Galaxy-SHE-Policy.pdf
Occupational risks include accidents, pneumoconiosis, musculoskeletal injuries, chronic obstructive lung diseases, pesticide poisoning, and noise-induced hearing loss. Addressing these challenges, Galaxy has implemented ISO 45001:2018 across all our locations. We conduct regular inspections, and risk assessments, and provide comprehensive training. Our facilities include Emergency Control Centres (ECC) and an Occupational Health Centre (OHC).
10 run our plants efficiently and effectively with Zero incidents, we ve undertaken several key intiatives.
- Embedding Safety in the organisational strategy and governance: Safety pillar was included as 2 priorty pillar in the corporate Balanee score card and a 40 % KRA rating was allocated to process safety at site operations, Safety performance Is reviewed by the top management in monthly Safety and Conversion meet. External/ internal Board also reviews the safety performance quarterly ang provides their inputs for improvement. Scaling up the effectiveness of Behaviour-based safety (BES) programme to rejuvenate safety thinking and behaviour of employees: BBS was digitized to have better analysis of BBS observation’ & immediate closure of high-risk unsafe conditions January 2025 was celebrated as BES month with various competitions & recognitions for both employees & contractors, such as, BBS champion of the year, best investigation team of the year, best OPL (One Point Lesson) of the year, best site of the year which demonstrated best safety performance both on jagging & leading indicators etc.
- Galaxy Pariwar Banay Surakshit (GPBS) program: Under this program, safety observations are reported by all employees across all sites.
- Safety risk assessment of projects and processes: Focus on HAZOP (Hazard Operabilty Study), MOC (Management of Change), PSSR (Pro- Start up Safety Review), HAC (Hazard Area Classification study have been made for both existing & new projects at Galaxy for safe operation and commissioning of new projects.
- Safety Month Celebration: Safety month, a week-long campaign. is celebrated across all sites every yearn March, It's a campaign to spread health and safety aveareness with various competitions along with participation & engagement of all employees & contractors.
- Sustenance of Abhayatam: "Abhayatam., A Fearless, New Beginning” is a project that comprises an B-step review mechanism by a team of subject specialists to strengthen and enhance the Design, Operations, Safety and Skil levels of all our plant personnel across the organisation and to identify areas requiring improvement in Safety, During the year two rounds of audits were conducted on various pillars like
- P&ID
- Design review
- SOP/BMR
- Aspect/Impact & HIRA
- Maintenance Management
- MSDS Training
- Legal compliance
- Periodic HAZOP, HAC Study and review
- Suraksha Day & Safety Anthem: Suraksha day Is organized on 13th April of every year. This Day focuses on adopting the learnings from case studies of past incidences. Safety Anthem is sung at start of each shift to reaffirm the commitment of each & every employee & contractor that he will ensuresafety throughout his duty & operation.
- Rewards & Recognition for contract employees: Contractors at project sites are rewarded periodically through rewards such as “Dil Se Safety Award”, “Best Near Miss Award”.
- Education & Training: Training on topics like Behavioural Safety, Fire Safety, SCBA, MSDS, EMSOH and Standards, Responsible Care, etc provided regularly to company and contractor employees.
IGC-NEBOSH Certification: 3 employees were certified IGC-NEBOSH -International certification in Occupation Safety & Health
Responsible Care Certification Renewal: ICC Auditors audited site & granted to use Responsible Care Logo for 3 years from Feb 21 to Jan 24
At Galaxy, we prioritize worker participation and open communication regarding occupational health and safety. We employ various mechanisms and tools to achieve this:
- Monthly Safety Committee: Chaired by the Site Head, Safety Head, and Safety In-charges, this committee includes equal participation from employees and operators/contractors.
- BBS (Behaviour Based Safety): All operators, contractors, and employees are encouraged to share their safety observations through this platform.
- WESAP and Poka-Yoke: We offer the WESAP and Poka-Yoke platforms for sharing suggestions related to safety, productivity, and quality.
To encourage safe behaviour among transporters, we’ve undertaken several initiatives:
- Training for dedicated transporters on safety practices at the Safety Training Kiosk for drivers.
- Regular audits of dedicated and hazardous transporters, including route mapping.
- GPS monitoring, including the use of Nicer Globe, for all hazardous chemical transportation.
- Periodic stakeholder meetings to raise awareness about chemical-related risks and necessary precautions.
Galaxy Surfactants monitors several safety and health-related performance indicators:
