ThyssenKrupp Steel and Packaging Company report

At the same time, exposure of business to both outdoor and indoor environment has made business to be sensitive to occupational safety measures in its operations. The Industrialization has caused both negative and positive effects to the environment in which it operates. Through Social Corporate Responsibility, businesses have been able to improve the environment in which they operate as they obliged by the law to do so. One such agency is the United Nations’ International Labour Organization which was founded in 1919 to encourage social protection at work (Fleishman, 2008). Millions of injuries occurring in steel industry are greatly increasing the potential cost of compensation to employers. Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS) are vital guidelines towards protecting and preserving both facility and human resources in any workplace where production takes place.

The OHSMS also calls upon the employers or the business owners to try and prevent any catastrophic losses that may arise from their operations. For the past three decades, there are so many changes that have taken place in production sector that have created a corresponding change in OHSMS. Some of these changes are Technological changes that are now introducing new hazards in the work environment. These hazards may not have been taken into account in the previous OHSMS stipulations. It is a state of complete mental, physical and social well-being of a person (International Labour Organization, 2018). It also addresses welfare and health concerns of the workers and any stakeholder who is related in one way or another with a particular work environment like steel industry.

OHSMS fosters safe work conditions for not only workers but also their family members, customers, employers and any other person who might be affected by the operational activities of the business. It is the responsibility of the employers to take charge of the health and safety of their employees. Statute laws may create other duties which are either general or specific to the employers to regulate safety issues in a particular workplace. According to Kyle, some of the common hazards in workplaces are (2016): a. Occupational hearing loss. It is a common injury among the workers in the United States of America. Over 242 million workers in the United States are working in environment that is threatened by a lot of noise (Roberts, 2003).

Because of this, the state spends a lot of money on these people in terms of compensation for hearing-associated disabilities. These are also called the Biohazards. Biological hazards in this case may include infectious microorganisms like viruses and bacteria. They produce toxins that are harmful. Examples of these toxins include anthrax. Many workers in various industries are affected differently by the biohazards. The final hazard is psychosocial hazard. This is a group of hazards that have got an effect on emotional and mental well-being of the workers. They include feelings that are associated with long work hours, job insecurity, poor balance between work and their social life. Work directed interventions rather than clinical interventions can be useful in solving these problems.

This is because these are not medical problems but psychological problems. Environment Protection and Climate Change The two major corporate objectivities of ThyssenKrupp are to protect the environment as well as climate and also ensure that there is efficiency usage of energy. This is why the Company has built up a state-of-the-art facility in its environment to deal carry out production with a lot of expertise. The production of the products together with the entire production process is done in a way that safety and health of the various stakeholders involved in the entire production process is taken into account. It goes beyond the safety of the people involved as it extends to conservation of natural resources and even the entire environment.

The production processes are done in a such a way that they are economical, ecological and socially acceptable so that they protect the employees and the any other partners involved in the production process of the Companies so that they are shielded from any foreseeable hazards of the entire process. People are involved in helping the Company environmental protection and also are encourage in using energy effectively. Both the management staffs and the rest of the employees are regularly trained. Through training and exchange of information with other partners in the business and environmental sector, people are normally motivated hence they become proactive in contributing, improving and implementing the OHSMS safety as they protect their environment and also become conscious about the impacts that they can make to the local and global climate.

ii). Top Priority: Safety and Health Health and occupational safety seemed to be playing a very importance part in the key role of the Steel and packaging industry. It assumes its own responsibility for its production actions. Because of this, the Company makes assessments of its activities to make sure that they are compliant with legal requirements as required by the state. It goes with no say that the Company always take charge of the consequences that comes with violations of the legal requirements of its activities. This is evident as the Company has had to pay fines that are imposed by the regulation authorities for failing to comply with the measures that are put in place to ensure that there is minimum pollution.

In order to ensure that there is transparency and common understanding of the occupational safety standards in the entire organization, it engages in the ongoing dialogues with regulatory agencies. • The Company promotes the health of individuals who work with it. • For the employees whose ability to continue working has changed, the Company tries to see the way they can accommodate them by incorporating them in departments in which they can work with comfort. The Company is aware that it has machines that can be dangerous to the health of its employees. It protects its employees from the risks that can be caused by these machineries. The employees are provided with protective gears to use while at work. When Company adopts technology in substituting human manpower with machineries, it will have reduced the probability of occurrence of accidents to its employees (Palanco et al.

This will also reduce greatly minimize production costs incurred through recurring wages and salaries. The Company has got a strong financial base. It can help it in attractive very productive workers who are ready to work to increase its productivity. It can also seek consultative service that can help it in developing the best practices to improve the security of its employees at a low cost. Some of these sources of energy may provide insufficient energy to cater consumption needs of steel processing Company like the ThyssenKrupp. The Company has failed in addressing its response to green energy which is an issue of concern. The Company seems to escape from revealing the real impact that it causes to the environment and its workers as well.

After consultations with former workers of ThyssenKrupp Company, it was realized that there are people who were amputated by “falls” (Maples, 2014). The worst part of consultation is that these individuals were never compensated by the Company. Recommendation The management of the Company has tried to put in a lot of efforts as much as the health of its employees is concerned. However a lot needs to be done in order to ensure that all aspects of safety of its staffs and any person who comes into the Company are taken care of. This report finds it important to make the following three recommendations: a. Someone who is more knowledgeable in matters pertaining technical work should be put in charge of health and safety of the industry rather than delegating this responsibility to the human resource department.

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