Hindustan Zinc Reaffirms its Commitment towards Safety during 52nd National Safety Week

Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc, India’s largest & only integrated producer of Zinc, Lead & Silver, value safety as a fundamental element in the way they conduct their business. To reinforce the message that Safety comes before productivity, the company observed 52^nd National Safety Week under the theme ‘Our Aim – Zero Harm’.  A Series of sensitization workshopswere conducted to celebrate 52^nd National Safety Week for the employees, business partners and the community around all its operational units.

The Safety Week celebration witnessed various government officials coming forward to support Hindustan Zinc to spread awareness about Safety First Culture. The company conducted a safety rally, training sessions, Nukkad Natak, and various competition like poster making, poem recitation & slogan writingto bring light to the safety measure and to make the communities vigilant about the possible accidents.

Furthermore, to tackle the safety hazards, the company trained the communities around its operations about Safety StandardGap Assessment, emergency response and safe operating procedures. The objective is to identify those risks and implement controls to prevent or mitigate the potential impacts.

Hindustan Zinc, a Vedanta Group company, believes that safety of its people and the communities where they operate must always come first. The company has also been recognised by S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment and ranked 3^rd Globally and 1^st in Asia Pacific Region in metal & mining sector for the steps taken under Environment, Social and Governance.