Safety

“Also customers take into account safety levels. They often ask us about injury frequency. It’s an important indicator that tells how safely Ruukki manufactures the products they order,” says Sakari Kallo, Senior Vice President, Production at Ruukki Metals.Based on the results of group discussions heard during the day and actual measures, it was decided to clarify the roles and responsibilities of immediate supervisors and management with regard to safety. In addition, a decision was made to strengthen exchange of information between industrial safety specialists and safety specialists at different sites.Alpo Pirneskoski, industrial safety delegate at the Raahe Works, considered the day a productive one. He considers it important in safety matters for the various parties to be included already at the planning stage. “Teamwork is the only way forward to build safety. The fact that we really put our heads together and that the personnel are also represented,” Pirneskoski says.