On Tuesday, Tata Steel conducted an onsite mock drill to check the company’s preparedness for chemical emergencies inside its Jamshedpur Works’ premise.

The National Disaster Response Force ( NDRF ) team led by two deputy commandants were present as observers to witness the compliance of Standard Operating Procedure ( SOP) by various teams of the company.

To check the response capability of various teams to a potential gas leak scenario. The drill entailed the creation of a simulated scenario on various aspects to test the readiness of different teams like - fire brigade, medical, technical and operations.

It was mainly aimed at ascertaining the compliance of SOP by various teams and reviewing the emergency preparedness plan to ensure an augmented state of preparedness for any such emergency.

The NDRF observers witnessed the entire drill including exhibited skills and techniques for the management of incident and evacuation as well as rescue of the affected people from the simulated gas leakage site.

Following the drill, the NDRF team debriefed the onsite emergency management team and shared the observed opportunities for improvement and learnings with them. And even appreciated the evacuation drill by Tata Steel.

Significantly, Tata Steel has a robust system of emergency management and has a procedure in place to tackle any kind of safety related emergencies.

The emergency management team at the company is led by vice- presidents and has members from fire brigade, security, medical services, safety, human resources, Corporate Communications and chiefs of operations and maintenance.

Significantly, the company conducts mock drill on a regular basis as part of its emergency preparedness plan.

Tata Steel is one of world’s most ethical companies

The company adds another feather to its cap, as Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices recognises it as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies.

Tata Steel received this recognition in 2021 for the tenth time .This honour is reserved for a select number of companies with exceptional programmes and a commitment to advancing business integrity.

T. V. Narendran, CEO and managing director , Tata Steel, said : “It is indeed an honour to be recognised by Ethisphere as one of the most ethical companies in the world. Today, for companies like Tata Steel that have a global footprint, there is a large societal responsibility and therefore following the highest level of ethical standards receives topmost priority. The robust internal systems that we have created including various policies and initiatives ensure that understanding and maintaining global and regional standards for ethical way of doing business is embraced across the company and around the world. The recognition encourages us to further our journey towards sustainable development by reemphasising our focus on the highest ethical values, environment and well-being of our people and community.”