ESL Steel’s Safety Town Hall Zeroes In on Critical Risks, Zero Harm Goal

Bokaro: ESL Steel Limited on Friday held its second Safety Town Hall, sharpening its focus on Critical Risk Management (CRM) as part of a company-wide push towards Zero Harm.

Senior leaders, department heads, partners and frontline teams participated in the session, reflecting a unified approach to workplace safety. Deputy CEO and Whole-Time Director Ravish Sharma traced ESL’s safety journey and underlined the need for rigorous CRM execution, flagging four key risk areas—molten metal, entanglement, vehicle–pedestrian interaction and isolation. He stressed that hazard identification and critical controls must be driven by leadership and frontline managers, with the “Each One, Lead One” initiative scaled across safety projects.

The town hall featured a frank review of safety gaps and metrics. CFO Anand Dubey shared lessons from the Goa incident, highlighting the role of safety briefings, clear exit planning, regular health checks and human behaviour in risk prevention. Director (CE & HSES) Tapesh Chandra Naskar outlined the CRM Charter, introducing GO/NO-GO criteria and reinforcing stop-work authority, strong supervision and active frontline engagement.

Encouraging open dialogue and innovation, the leadership emphasised recognition as a catalyst for safe behaviour. The Lime & Dolo and DIP departments were honoured for achieving zero Lost Time Injuries, while teams were commended for reducing vehicle and driving incidents.

The session closed with a clear call for visible leadership and sharper on-ground supervision to identify risks early and eliminate unsafe acts—reaffirming ESL Steel’s commitment to a stronger safety culture and Zero Harm.