SAIL’s - Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has bagged the prestigious ‘Ispat Suraksha Puraskar-2010’ for no fatal accident in two major areas. The two areas where no fatal accident was recorded were Coal, Coke & Chemicals zone and Blast Furnace, Slag Granulation Plant, Sinter Plants & Raw Materials Department zone.
The company received the award in a function organized at Ranchi recently. The company emphasized on creating a safety culture in the steel plant so that the steel plant can benchmark itself with the best in the industry in the vital field of safety.
SAIL is the country’s largest steel producing company. It is among the five Maharatnas of the country's Central Public Sector Enterprises. Rourkela Steel Plant located in Rourkela, Odisha is the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India and was set up with German collaboration.