Tata Steel’s safety initiatives receive national acclaim

Tata Steel’s emphasis on safety, at all levels of its operations, received national ovation today at New Delhi when the Company was honoured with National Safety Award. The award was given to Tata Steel’s West Bokaro Division – an open cast mine – (Quarry South East) for holding a record of “Lowest Injury Frequency Rate” for the year 2007.

His Excellency, Mohammed Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India, presented the award to Tata Steel representatives comprising Mr Sanjay Kumar Singh, Chief, Quarry South East and Mr S B K Sharma, President, Rashtriya Colliery Mazdoor Sangh, West Bokaro. Mr A K Ojha, General Manager, West Bokaro Division was also present on the occasion. The award was instituted by Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India and Directorate General of Mines Safety, Government of India. This is the third consecutive year that the division’s safe work culture has been acknowledged at the national level.

West Bokaro Division of Tata Steel has three fully mechanised eco-friendly open cast mines which produces 6 mtpa (million tonne per annum) raw coal. The Division is certified to Environment Management System ISO-14001 (first in coal industry), Qimpro Benchmark Award, National Energy Award, Prime Minister Shram Shree Awards, Green Tech Safety Gold Award, Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra Award, OHSAS (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series) 18001 and many other awards in different areas like safety, quality, customer orientation and others. The Division’s commitment to ensure a safe work culture also finds reassurance in the several awards won during Annual Mines Safety Week Competition, 2007.

About Tata Steel
Established in 1907 as Asia's first integrated private sector steel company, Tata Steel Group is among the top ten global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of over 28 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). It is now the world's second-most geographically-diversified steel producer, with operations in 26 countries and a commercial presence in over 50 countries. The Tata Steel Group, with a turnover of US$ 29 billion in FY '09, has over 80,000 employees across five continents and is a Fortune 500 company. The Group’s vision is to be the world’s steel industry benchmark in “Value Creation” and “Corporate Citizenship” through the excellence of its people, its innovative approach and overall conduct. Underpinning this vision is a performance culture committed to aspiration targets, safety and social responsibility, continuous improvement, openness and transparency. In 2008, Tata Steel India became the first integrated steel plant in the world, outside Japan, to be awarded the Deming Application Prize 2008 for excellence in Total Quality Management.