SUPPLIERS

EN33 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF OUR SUPPLIERS

Although supplier’s environmental performance monitoring is not undertaken, stringent procedures have been developed under ISO-14001 for contractors, including strong punitive actions for defaulters. The procedure for monitoring contractors/suppliers compliance with Labour Laws also furnished under Section-3.16.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

EN14 SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

International Iron & Steel Institute (IISI), Brussels, has initiated Life Cycle Study for steel products, at present restricting the scope from mining of raw materials to the despatch of material from steel plant gates. At Tata Steel LCA has proved to be very successful in analysing inputs to the processes and discharges to the atmosphere. As per IISI norms the tracking of performance and significant impacts of products and services beyond the gate is not considered, hence has not been assessed and reported.

EN15 RECYCLING AND REUSE OF OUR PRODUCTS

Steel products are 100% recyclable in their life cycle. However, it is difficult to keep track after the product leaves the factory gate and hence information is not available. Tata Steel recycles scrap steel to the extent generated in the plants. During the reporting period 535,195 tonnes of scrap generated in the plant was recycled in the Steel Melting Shops against 319,637 tonnes during the year 02-03.

COMPLIANCE

EN16 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE STATUS

Major complaints received during the year are furnished below;

  • No penalty or fines have been posed for non-compliance.

  • The State Pollution Control Board (Jharkhand) served noticed to the company in the month of July 2003 for non-compliance of the direct finalized in the "Charter on Corporate Responsibility" for environmental protection by Central Pollution Control Board. The company representative attended the show cause notice in the office of Chairman, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board and clarified the issues to their satisfaction and provided required information.

  • Tata Steel has fixed up display board in a conspicuous place close to its works main entrance displaying various environmental related emission, discharge and wastes generated in the unit as per the directives of Hon’ble Supreme Court.

  • On 9th January 2004 the BOD plant faced a great set back when one of the major units of the effluent treatment plant broke down stopping the treatment process completely. This was informed to State Pollution Control Board immediately as there was a major violation of statutory norms due to high level of ammonia, cyanide and phenol getting discharged out of works untreated. Innovative idea was used to tackle the situation and keep running the plant along with major maintenance of treatment of effluent and meeting the statutory norms till 21.01.2004 when finally the plant came back to its normal auto operation mode.

  • There were altogether 135 cases of non-compliances out of which 94 cases (69.63%) of non-compliances were with regard to emission of particulate matters from process stacks and discharge through works drain during reporting period.
      
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