Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited (JSHL) has been awarded the ‘International Safety Award 2021 Merit’ by the UK-based British Safety Council, the world’s leading guide for health, safety, and well-being management, for the second time in a row.
The globally distinguished award recognizes commitment to exemplary health, safety, and well-being management and acknowledges the steps taken by JSHL throughout 2020 to ensure world-class safety standards at its workplace, while withstanding the adverse impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
JSHL’s managing director Abhyuday Jindal commented, “Second consecutive recognition by the British Safety Council is testimony to our determination towards ensuring the best safety standards in the manufacturing industry. I congratulate my team at JSHL for setting the bar high despite unparalleled challenges in the fight against COVID. JSHL not only ensured safety within its premises, but also helped strengthen the health infrastructure within the state of Haryana during the pandemic.”
"I congratulate my team at JSHL for setting the bar high despite unparalleled challenges in the fight against COVID. JSHL not only ensured safety within its premises, but also helped strengthen the health infrastructure within the state of Haryana during the pandemic.”
Abhyuday Jindal, managing director, JSHL.
JSHL says that safety is an organizational culture and that the company promotes both occupational and personal safety practices. While the pandemic posed new challenges in terms of safety protocols for employees, the company ensured intensive adherence to COVID guidelines and protocols across its manufacturing locations. JSHL proactively adopted a flexibleworking model of for its employees and plant workers in order to maintain social distancing.
The company also announced a policy to extend all-round support to immediate family members of all employees, including those working in its subsidiaries. It is supporting inoculation drives for over 35,000 employees and their families across various locations.