Why in News?

=> Recently Tata Steel has been recognized by the World Steel Association (WorldSteel) for its Safety and Health Excellence Initiative under the category 'Occupational Health Management'.

Key Points: 

=> On behalf of Tata Steel, Neeraj Sinha, Chief Safety, Tata Steel received the award during the Safety and Health Committee meeting in Brussels, Belgium.

=> Sanjeev Paul, Vice President (Safety Health and Sustainability) of Tata Steel said that Tata Steel has implemented many technological innovations and leveraged its digital transformation journey to advance workforce safety and business sustainability.

=> The award will inspire Tata Steel to pursue excellence and prepare it for the future.

=> The initiative consists of two technology driven innovative concepts 'POD Concept' and 'Digital COVID Safety Track' deployed at the company's manufacturing units.

=> These applications ensured workforce safety and business continuity by mitigating COVID-19 risks and were rapidly implemented through the COVID Impact Center.

=> POD (A Workforce Modernization Concept) has introduced self-sustaining clusters consisting of operation and maintenance personnel including contractors with self-contained skill sets to perform specific tasks.