Hyderabad, 4th March 2008: IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited, a Hyderabad based construction and infrastructure development Company is celebrating Safety Week nationally at all its 40 sites spread across the country from 4th March 2008 to 10th March 2008. Marking the commencement of Safety Week and 37th National Safety Day, Company organized a Safety Drill at their project site - Hill County today to demonstrate the safety measures for the workers while working at heights and rescue measures in case of emergency. The drill also demonstrated various fall protection systems in place at the sites.

The event started with Flag Hoisting at the site followed by the Safety Drill organized by trained professionals for the workmen. During this Safety Week, Company will be organizing lot of activities and training programmes like Safety training programs, Safety demonstrations in labor camps, Safety slogan contest, Safety poster contest and Selection of the Safe Man. Maytas Infra which is committed to the Safety and Health of its employees and environment is conducting this Safety Week to take a well defined consistent message of safety across all its sites.

At Maytas, safety of its employees, subcontractors and public is as simple and as paramount as ensuring their health and well being. Ensuring that its work sites are incident-free also helps the Company in enhanced quality and productivity for the clients. Company regularly trains its employees for the usage of latest technologies for preventive measures in case of an emergency.

Given this important responsibility, Maytas Infra has set a higher standard for safety excellence than that required by the letter of the law. Maytas, is dedicated to

• A continuous improvement of quality standards in every sphere of activity.
• A strong Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) program which is very much integrated in all operating spheres.
• Providing a safe working environment and protection against Safety and Health risks to all its employees.

In February 2008, Buildings & Structures (B&S) division of Maytas Infra completed 54, 99,616(5.4 million) safe man-hours work on its projects at different locations across India. With Company’s exceptional HSE performance during this period, they achieved this milestone without even one lost time safety incident.

As a part of the safety management system, Maytas Infra is working to get OHSAS 18001:2007 (Occupation Health Safety Assessment Services) specification. It is intended to help them control occupational health and safety risks further. OHSAS compliance requirements are No Child Labour, No Forced Labour, Clean & Safe Environment among others.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. P K Madhav, CEO, Maytas Infra said, “Safety is of paramount importance every where and especially in the Construction Industry. In construction, we continuously face the interface between men and machines operating in situations which are inherently unsafe, and therefore prone to accidents. We at Maytas Infra have a proactive focus towards safe working conditions, and we would like to make Safety our highest priority in whatever we do. ”

About Maytas Infra

IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited, Hyderabad-based infrastructure development Company is one of the leading Infrastructure Development, Construction and Project Management Companies in India with more than two decades of rich and varied experience in executing projects under various domains such as Buildings & Structures, Transportation, Water, Energy and BOT. Maytas Infra currently employs 2130 professionals. Maytas Infra is an ISO 9001 - 2000 certified Company, committed to the highest standards of quality. IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited bagged the ‘Fastest Growing Construction Companies in India’ award in 2007 by Construction World and National Institute of Construction Management & Research (NICMAR)