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Health and Safety

BEST PRACTICE

At BlueScope Steel, health and safety are valued as an integral part of the way we do business. We continue to work towards our goal of Zero Harm, where every person who enters any one of our sites around the world will leave in the same or better condition than when they arrived.

Renee Findling of North Star BlueScope Steel.



BlueScope Steel's North
American businesses
have embraced our
safety journey and
have substantially
surpassed previous
injury free records.


Renee Findling of North Star
BlueScope Steel.

BlueScope Steel's safety improvement initiatives have contributed to a substantial reduction in injuries. We have continued to make good overall progress, with many businesses reporting noteworthy results.

Thailand Achieves a Remarkable Safety Milestone

Our Thailand operations at Map Ta Phut achieved 18 million hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI) in July 2006.

Safety and Environment Manager Thailand, Teerapong Raksasang thanked all employees and contractors for their contribution to this achievement.

“This is a great achievement for us, particularly while growing our businesses,” he said. “We look forward to achieving the next milestone.”

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Best Ever Performance for Western Port Uncoated

Western Port's Uncoated Department work team.

Western Port's Uncoated Department has four operating areas, each with a work team. All have achieved significant milestones in LTI-free periods.

Western Port's Uncoated Department has four operating areas, each with a work team. All have achieved significant milestones in LTI-free periods.

Uncoated Products 3 years LTI free 140 employees
Cold Strip Plant Warehouse 6 years LTI free 25 employees
Material Handling 5 years LTI free 40 employees
Hot Coil Processing 7 years LTI free 22 employees

Manufacturing Manager Mike Hamilton said: “This is a great result. Individual teams have achieved good safety results. But this is the best ever from the department as a whole."

The sustained safety performance has been made possible by a strong commitment from area Superintendents, Supervisors, OH&S representatives and everyone working together in the department.

Incident reporting has increased to 35 incidents per 10,000 hours, reflecting the attention paid to safety on each and every shift and there is a 100 per cent participation rate in safety audits.

One great example of OH&S leadership is Chad Holmes who works on D crew in Uncoated Products. Chad redesigned the floor plan for the Uncoated Products department to reduce pedestrian and vehicle interactions. This initiative was as a direct result of the Company’s 'Stop for Safety' activity. Chad's colleagues have nominated him for a WorkSafe award for this project.

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Our Newest Businesses Excel

BlueScope Steel’s North American businesses have embraced our safety journey and have substantially surpassed previous injury free records.

Butler Buildings Achieves 5 Million Hours LTI Free

In May 2006, Butler Buildings in North America reached a best ever milestone along the Zero Harm journey by exceeding five million hours of work without a lost time injury.

The Medically Treated Injury Frequency Rate (MTIFR) improved with 50 per cent fewer medically treated injuries reported during the year.

President North American Buildings Group, Pat Finan said: “Everyone has demonstrated that with a strong effort and commitment we can reach goals that seemed unattainable just a short time ago.

“Our improvement in safety is evident in many ways and has been recognised across BlueScope Steel. But no accomplishment is more gratifying than our employees returning home from work in the same condition as they arrived. This is what we expect. We should be satisfied with nothing less.”

Vistawall Terrell Reaches 2 Million Hours LTI Free

For the first time ever, the Vistawall Terrell facility in Texas achieved two million hours without an LTI in April.

Acknowledging this significant achievement, Vistawall Division President, Tom Harris said: “Achieving two million hours of safe work activity requires the total involvement and commitment from everyone. Managers, supervisors and all employees are to be congratulated and thanked.

“As we develop our new safety culture, we now fully understand that all medically treated and lost time injuries can and should be prevented. The achievement of this milestone indicates our potential to continue to even greater levels of performance in the future. I look forward to celebrating the next million hours of safe work with you,” he said.

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Safety Performance Highlights

Many BlueScope Steel sites around the world have celebrated safety milestones and achievements, reflecting employees’ commitment to the goal of Zero Harm and determination to prevent workplace injuries.

Some of our international achievements include:

Achievements in Australia include:

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