Safety & Health
Accidents and workplace safety in the steel sector.
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Outokumpu to Utilize AI, Robotics for Safety Management
21 June 2023 - Finland’s Outokumpu has signed on with Swiss robotics firm ANYbotics for autonomous robotics solutions to be applied in health and safety monitoring.
Fully Staffed Plants a Matter of Safety, Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Says
04 May 2023 - Since acquiring AK Steel, ArcelorMittal’s legacy U.S. mills, and scrap recycler Ferrous Processing and Trading, Cleveland-Cliffs has expanded its headcount by more than one-third, chief executive Lourenco Goncalves said during a union event, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
This Facility Has Gone 36,500 Days Without an Accident. And Counting.
01 June 2022 - Steel plate distributor Leeco Steel is celebrating a major safety milestone today: its Portage, Ind., USA, facility has been accident free for 10 years.
worldsteel Recognizes Six Companies for Safety and Health
13 October 2021 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) yesterday recognized six steel producers for demonstrating improvements in safety and health: BlueScope Steel Ltd., Qatar Steel Co., Tata Steel Europe, Ternium, Tata Steel Ltd. and Gerdau S.A.
Polytec Lands Order for Caster Manipulator
01 July 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc.'s structural and rail division has ordered what will be its first fully automated manipulator from robotics and automation specialist Polytec.
Fire Knocks ArcelorMittal Blast Furnace Off-Line
16 July 2020 - ArcelorMittal is assessing the damage following a Thursday morning fire at its integrated Burns Harbor plant in Indiana.
AIC Contracted for Caster Safety Improvements
09 April 2020 - Automation and robotics specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has been contracted to upgrade safety systems on a continuous caster in northern Italy.
Recognized Safety Training Company Sold
07 April 2020 - Multimedia Training Systems Inc. (MTS), a Pittsburgh, Pa., USA-based provider of safety training for the steel industry, has been sold to compliance software and services specialist KPA.
U. S. Steel Celebrates Safe 2019
17 January 2020 - United States Steel Corporation improved its recordable injury rate in 2019 and set a new company safety record in terms of its days away from work case rate, the company has said.
POSCO Developing Precision Location Tag
02 January 2020 - A POSCO research and development subsidiary is partnering with two tech firms to develop a location-tracking tag to be used in its plants.
worldsteel Recognizes Safety and Health Excellence
24 October 2019 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today recognized six steel-producing companies around the world for their safety and health improvements over the past year.
Coke Plant Pipeline Fire Claims Nine
09 October 2018 - Nine people were killed and 14 others were injured Tuesday morning after a gas line caught fire at the Steel Authority of India Ltd.'s Bhilai works.
Nucor Retrofits Overhead Cranes with Emergency Brakes
05 October 2018 - Industrial brake manufacturer Pintsch Bubenzer recently has received several orders from Nucor Corp. for retrofit emergency brakes on electric overhead traveling cranes, the company has said.
SSAB Sets Price Tag on Mill Fire at More Than US$10 Million
20 June 2018 - A transformer fire that damaged SSAB’s Hämeenlinna mill in Finland is expected to cost the company somewhere between SEK100 and SEK120 million (between US$11.2 million and US$13.5 million) in repairs and lost deliveries, the steelmaker said.
Transformer Fire Damages Finnish Mill
12 June 2018 - A transformer fire has knocked a portion of SSAB’s strip and tube mill in Hämeenlinna, Finland, offline, the company disclosed on Tuesday.
17 Killed in Chinese Mill Accidents
07 February 2018 - Two separate gas leaks have claimed 17 lives at Chinese steel plants, according to the Reuters news service.
AK Steel Completes Mill Upgrades, Explains Cause of Steel Spill
31 January 2018 - AK Steel recently completed US$26 million in upgrades to its Mansfield and Middletown works in Ohio, bringing the projects in on time and without incident, executives reported on Tuesday.
U. S. Steel Sued Over Chromium Discharges
24 January 2018 - The city of Chicago has sued United States Steel Corporation in federal court over two accidental discharges of chromium into Lake Michigan.
Steel Dynamics Had a Great Year. Here's Why.
23 January 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. had a banner year in 2017 as the company set new records for steel shipments, sales and safety, it said on Tuesday.
One Person Killed in Coke Plant Explosion
22 November 2017 - ArcelorMittal is investigating the cause of a coke plant explosion that killed one person and injured two others on Monday.
