Leading the Journey

Leading the Journey is the theme of our 2009 Health and Safety Day. This year the day will be held on April 28, to coincide with the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) World Day for Safety and Health at Work. As the date fast approaches, preparations get underway for one of the most important dates in the ArcelorMittal calendar.

Health and Safety Day offers an occasion to involve all staff in discussing safety and health improvements, new targets and associated safety and health programmes at Group as well as plant level. Health and Safety remains our top priority.

Safe Sustainable Steel

The day is a call to action to all employees to become leaders in our Journey to Zero injuries and illnesses. The theme calls on us all to Lead by Example (last year’s theme) and commit to our Health and Safety improvement process: Journey to Zero.

The 2009 Day will place more emphasis on health and the sharing of best practices within the Group-wide Health network. For this, there is an important role to be played at every level of the Company. And this year, the responsibility for local Health and Safety Day events will rest more on local Health and Safety teams.

In the coming month, we look forward to sharing a few local Health and Safety Day stories from the ground.