Worldsteel recognizes four member companies for safety and health excellence

During the World Steel Association's (worldsteel) 46th annual meeting held in New Delhi on October 10, worldsteel announced that it has recognized four of its member companies, China Steel Corporation, Gerdau, NatSteel and Tata Steel, for excellence in their safety and health programs.
 
Commenting on the safety and health issue, worlsteel's chairman for 2011-2012, Xiaogang Zhang, said, "The goal of an injury-free work environment is the highest priority for our industry and the safety and health of our people is the core value of the industry. This is even more important in difficult economic times when it may be tempting to reduce safety efforts and resources. I am very pleased to see increased level of participation from our industry and improved safety performance this year despite the recent challenging business environment."