Sterlite Copper celebrates National Safety Month

Tuticorin : Sterlite Copper concluded its month long safety celebrations by organising a valedictory function at Tamira Auditorium in Sterlite premises here on Friday.

Mr.K.Ayyanu, Chief Inspector of Factories, Government of Tamil Nadu was the Chief Guest for the programme while Mr.Ramesh Nair, Chief Operating Officer, Sterlite Copper presided the function.

Mr.Sandeep K.Acharya, Head – Safety, Sterlite Copper read out the safety annual report during the occasion. He also listed the various proactive measures adopted by the company to improve the safety standards.

Mr.K.Ayyanu along with Mr.Ramesh Nair released the ‘Sterlite Fire Protection Manual’ during the event. Mr.K.Ayyanu lauded the efforts taken by SIIL to improve safety to become a zero incident industry.  Speaking on the occasion, Mr.Ramesh Nair said,“Safety is our priority in the operations and we do not want productivity without safety. We have taken various measures to improve safety in our industry”.

The month-long safety celebrations at Sterlite Copper included various competitions like slogan competition, poster making competition, online quiz and spot the hazard competition for the employees, contract workforce and their family members. Sterlite Copper has encouraged a culture of safety in its organization. The purpose of including the families in the safety celebrations was to inculcate safety not only in the work place but also in everyday life.

Mr.K.Ayyanu distributed the prizes to the winners of the contests. Cultural programmes imbibing safety concepts were also part of the event.

Mrs.A.Sumathi, Associate General Manager – Health, Safety & Environment proposed the Welcome address and Dr.R.Kailasam, Chief Medical Officer, Sterlite Copper proposed the Vote of Thanks for the event.

Photo Cut - Line: Mr.K.Ayyanu, Chief Inspector of Factories, Government of Tamil Nadu along with Mr.Ramesh Nair, Chief Operating Officer, Sterlite Copper releasing the Sterlite Fire Protection Manual during national safety month valedictory function held at Sterlite premises on Friday.

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Sundar Raj Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

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Sterlite Copper Wins RBNQ Performance Excellence Trophy 2010

Sterlite Copper has bagged the prestigious Indian Merchants Chambers (IMC) Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality (RBNQ) ‘Performance Excellence Trophy 2010’ under manufacturing category.
The award was presented by HE Mr. K Shankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra, at a glittering ceremony held today at the YB Chavan Auditorium in Mumbai. Mr. K Pankaj, AVP (Operations), received the award on behalf of Sterlite Copper.

The IMC-RBNQA for business excellence is held under four categories namely manufacturing organizations, service organizations, small businesses and overseas organizations. Sterlite Copper has bagged the trophy under the ‘manufacturing organizations’ category.

The award is in recognition of the company’s excellence in senior leadership, strategic planning, customer and market focus, measurement analysis and knowledge management, work force focus, process management and business results. Sterlite Copper had started the journey towards business excellence in 2006, and has won Commendation Certificate, Certificate of Merit, Performance Excellence Trophy, and Outstanding achievement Trophy for the years 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively.

 The IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Awards (IMC-RBNQA) was instituted in 1996 to give special recognition to excellence in organizations. Modelled on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (USA), the IMC-RBNQA is one of India's most prestigious quality and business excellence awards since 1996. The IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award is presented annually by the Indian Merchants Chambers to promote quality awareness and practices among Indian businesses and recognize quality achievements of Indian companies and publicise successful quality strategies and programmes. The award categories include manufacturing, service, small business, education, health care and overseas organization. Ideally, only one award is presented in each of the six categories. 

Caption: Mr. K Pankaj, AVP (Operations), Sterlite Copper, and his team receiving the RBNQ Performance Excellence Trophy 2010  from HE Shri K Shankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra.

Sterlite Copper celebrates International Women’s day

Tuticorin: Sterlite Copper observed International women’s day at Tharuvai grounds here on Tuesday.

As part of the celebrations, Mr.G.Srinivasan, Senior Vice President (Administration), DCW Limited hoisted the women’s day flag and reviewed the ceremonial parade by Sterlite employees, Non-governmental organisation (NGO) and Self Help Groups (SHGs) staff.

With the main theme of women marching forward despite the odds, women’s day theme song was sung by Sterlite Women Empowerment Project (SWEP) staff. Mr.G.Srinivasan also presented the awards for the best 32 self-help groups and 64 entrepreneurs. Prizes were distributed to the winners of various sports events organised by Sterlite recently.

Cultural events were also part of the event and around 6500 members of Sterlite SHGs participated in the event. Mr.S.R.Srinivasan, Vice President, Projects, Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, Mrs.Suganthi Chelladurai, Associate Manager – Corporate Social Responsibility and Dr.J.Tagore Derose, Director – Chevaliar Roche Society, shared the dais on the occasion.

Dr.R.Sunitha, Medical Officer, State Bank of India, Mr.Jeyapaul, Able Foundation, Mr.Dharmar, Vanavil Society, Ms.Kamalam, Chitaranjan Das Organisation, Mr.Jesudasan, Ugaseva Trust and Ms.Jeyarani, Justice Iyakkam were present.  

Photo Cut - Line: Mr.G.Srinivasan, Senior Vice President (Administration) presenting an award to one of the best Self Help Groups in the women’s day celebration organised by Sterlite Copper.

About Sterlite Women Empowerment Project

Sterlite Women Empowerment Project (SWEP) was conceived to help rural and coastal women become self confident and economically independent. It aims to promote family savings among self help groups (SHGs), which also allows them to take up projects that generate additional income for their families. Launched in March 2005, and engaged with six NGOs as project partners, SWEP has inspired the forming of 1074 SHGs covering 15,000 rural women from the marginalised sections of society. From the time of its inception, more than 160 groups have taken up profitable income generation activities to raise additional income to families, and the combined savings of these SHGs today amounts to Rs.4.5 crore.

Successful income generation activities started by the SHGs are varied and include pickle manufacture, mushroom cultivation, dry flower making, provision stores, candle making, readymade garment manufacture, farm animals rearing, milk vending, cotton bed making, ornamental fish making, petty shops etc.

Sterlite also helps the SHGs market their products and helped them showcase their products in the company and district level exhibitions to generate awareness revenue. This also exposed them to understand customer perceptions and prompted them modify the products according to market demand.

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Sundar Raj Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

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Sterlite Copper observes National Safety Day

Sterlite Copper observed 40^th National Safety Day on its premises in a grand manner here on Friday. Safety pledge, both in English and Tamil was taken by all the employees as part of safety day celebration.

Hoisting the safety day flag and speaking at the function, Mr.Ramesh Nair, Chief Operating Officer, Sterlite Copper endorsed the perpetual commitment of management towards improvement of health & safety performance in the plant.

“Each and every employee is a safety steward himself, therefore all action taken by an individual should match highest standards of health & safety,” he added. Mr.Ramesh Nair also stressed the importance of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) and urged all the employees to adhere to the laid down rules and regulations.

The company has celebrated Safety month and will continue to focus on increasing awareness on health & safety amongst employees, families and contractor workers. Various competitions including essay writing, slogan writing, 'spot the hazard', posters designing, drawing competitions for all SIIL employees, contract workers and kids were conducted. Mrs.A.Sumathi, Associate General Manager, HSE and Mr. Sandeep Acharya, Head - Safety, Sterlite Copper were also present.

Photo Cut - Line : Mr.Ramesh Nair, Chief Operating Officer, Sterlite Copper addressing the employees during 40^th National Safety Day celebration held at Sterlite

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Sundar Raj Head - Public Relations Sterlite Industries (India) Limited

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Sterlite Copper extends financial assistance to M.Tech Student

Sterlite Copper has extended financial assistance to M.Raymond Julie, an M.Tech student at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.

Mr.C.Prabakaran, Associate Vice President – Finance, Sterlite Copper presented a cheque for Rs 20,000 to Raymond Julie in the presence of Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility in a function held at Sterlite premises here on Wednesday. 

The cheque was presented towards her tuition fees for second year studies. Sterlite decided to provide scholarship considering her academic ability and economic status. The company would bear the tuition fee for the remaining years of her studies too.

Mrs.Jesutherese, a widow and mother of Ms.Raymond Julie, runs a roadside idly shop at Tharuvaikulam and has been finding it difficult to run her family of four children with her meagre income.

M.Raymond Julie, a resident of the town who passed the Plus two examinations with flying colours fighting penury was enrolled for M.Tech (Information and Communication Technology) at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli in 2009. She received financial assistance from the corporate for her first year studies also.

As part of CSR initiatives, Sterlite sponsors students to pursue higher education every year. More than three lakh is being spent by Sterlite for presenting scholarships.

Sterlite’s other initiatives to promote education include presenting scholastic excellence awards to district toppers, providing free notebooks and uniforms to 1794 students of evening study centres to encourage students from villages to pursue education, improving infrastructure in schools of Tuticorin.

Cut Line : Mr.C.Prabakaran, Associate Vice President, Finance, Sterlite Copper presents a cheque for Rs 20,000 to an M.Tech student.

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Sundar Raj Head - Public Relations Sterlite Industries (India) Limited

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Sterlite donates two lakh worth materials to Thoothukudi government hospital

Thoothukudi : Sterlite Copper has donated Rs 2 lakh worth of pillows, pillow covers and bed sheets to Thoothukudi Government Hospital. 

Col.S.Krishnan, General Manager- Admin & Security, Sterlite Copper formally handed over the materials to Dr.Rajendra Rathnam, Medical Superintendent, Thoothukudi Government Hospital in the presence of Mrs.Geetha Jeevan, Minister for Social Welfare in a function held at the hospital premises here on Saturday.

The materials were manufactured by Women Self Help Groups promoted by Sterlite. Speaking on the occasion, Col.S.Krishnan said, “Sterlite is committed in improving the health facilities in Tuticorin by partnering with district administration. The company has also set up an exclusive paediatric block at the hospital campus at a cost of Rs 80 lakh”.

Sterlite has also signed a MoU with the district administration for construction of a Primary Health Centre at Mappillaiyurani under Namakku Naame Thittam at a cost of Rs 1.05 crore.

Sterlite also runs mobile health clinics in six villages in Tuticorin district and provides free treatment and medicines to the poor.

Dr.Sailus, Resident Medical Officer, Thoothukudi Government Hospital, Mr.R.Rajasekarapandy, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, Sterlite Copper and employees were also present during the occasion.

Cut Line : Col.S.Krishnan, General Manager, Admin & Security handing over the materials to Dr.Rajendra Rathnam, Medical Superintendent, Thoothukudi Government Hospital in the presence of Mrs.Geetha Jeevan, Minister for Social Welfare in a function here on Saturday.

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Sundar Raj Head - Public Relations Sterlite Copper

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