Tata Steel bags Global Safety Award by Energy Foundation

Private steel major Tata Steel on Wednesday bagged the prestigious Global Safety Award by Energy and Environment Foundation.

As a mark of recognition of its excellence in best safety records, Tata Steel s Jharia Division has been selected for the 6th Annual Global Safety Award 2016 in Gold category, a Tata Steel press release said.

The award was presented on the occasion of the 6th World PetroCoal Congress in New Delhi by Meenakshi Lekhi, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) in the presence of Anil Razdan, Former Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India and Chairman Energy and Environment Foundation.

On behalf of Tata Steel, Sanjay Kumar Singh, General Manager, Jharia Division, Tata Steel received the award.

The ceremony was organized in support with The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and the Ministry of Coal and Ministry of power.

On receiving the award, Singh said that Safety is of great importance and significance in mines and ensuring safety in mining operations will always remain a challenge.

Rajeev Singhal, Vice President (Raw Materials), Tata Steel said, "We at Tata Steel ensure safe, scientific and efficient mining across all locations. This award has greatly motivated us to achieve higher benchmarks for sustainable mining .