OREANDA-NEWS. December 17, 2012. Metinvest Group, the international vertically integrated mining and steel company, organized the 2nd International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment. Participants included the representatives of more than 90 manufacturing companies, in addition to government officials, international experts and consultants.

The conference’s theme was "Good Safety = Good Business."

Attendees included more than 300 specialists on industrial, occupational and environmental safety, including experts from DuPont, Shell, RAG, ArcelorMittal, Celsa Group, SUEK, DTEK, CCS, InfoTech, IPM Advisors, and the World Steel Association.

The focus of the conference was on improving safety rules at manufacturing enterprises; establishing modern safety cultures; implementing modern techniques for managing and overcoming efficiency barriers; the interaction of business, government and society in resolving environmental problems; and implementing lean manufacturing principles.

Igor Syry, Metinvest Group’s CEO (in opening comments at the conference): “At Metinvest, health, life and the environment have the highest priority in decision making and are key corporate values. The strong interest in our conference from different countries, government agencies and leading international experts means that there are many other like-minded thinkers. This conference is a good platform for efficiently exchanging knowledge, best practices and experience in occupational safety and ecology, and helps to support the critical task of making all our companies safer.”