OREANDA-NEWS. PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the largest company of mining and smelting sector of Ukraine, is conducting annual Health Week, September 8-12, 2014. Within the annual Health Week social graffiti contest “Your Health and Safety” was finalized, that was announced by PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih jointly with 3M Ukraine Company in August 2014.

The graffiti contest is aimed at drawing attention to occupational safety and significance of personal protective equipment use for workers at production site. The designer's graffiti of Yuliya Pysanko, the contest winner and Kryvyi Rih resident, was transferred on the wall of 11 m high building on the territory of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih's Coke Plant. The best work was determined by a professional jury. The contest winner was awarded by valuable prizes from PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih and 3M Ukraine.

Andrey Yudin, Head of security and visual communication of 3M Ukraine Company: “According to the International Labour Organization, every year 2.3 million people died as a result of occupational accidents and diseases worldwide. In addition there are about 860 thousand incidents with traumatic consequences. That is why measures to ensure the safety of workers are the priority. Also we need to mention the direct and indirect losses related to occupational diseases and injuries at work, that are estimated at USD 2.8 trillion. 3M invests more than USD 1.5 billion in innovative high efficient solutions including for health and safety applications. Our health and safety specialists make many efforts that the employees will have responsible and commitment attitude to safety at work. This creative contest demonstrates social responsibility of our companies".

The graffiti contest was open for ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih's employees, as well as their families, friends and other city residents. Participants of the contest provided drafts of their works on safety at work. The main criteria for assessment of works were originality of idea, matching the drawing to the contest theme, method and quality of execution.

Iryna Pristupa, Director of Medical Center of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih: “Every year within Health Week at the plant we try to involve in special activities our employees and contractors. Health Week helps to emphasize significance of healthy lifestyle, as well as take care of health and safety in working environment. Traditionally during Health Week every employee of the plant who wishes can make check-up at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih's polyclinics. The plant also held mobile medical examinations of drivers and development of practical skills rendering first aid. The bright result of the graffiti contest on the territory of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih motivates our employees to use personal protection equipment and adds positive emotions before the working day”.

Sergey Teslyuk, Deputy CEO for Health and Safety and Environment: “Health of employees is one of the most important priorities for ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih. To safe the health of people we are continually improving working conditions, our experts do mandatory preventive examinations, render highly skilled medical services, as well as, we provide health insurance and vouchers for rehabilitation and treatment of our employees and their families. In 2013 ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih invested 186.3 million UAH in health and safety and occupational safety activities. ArcelorMittal Health Week is aimed at attracting the attention of every employee of the plant and their families to the problems of their own health and health in general. We are reminding that it is important to be responsible and attentive to health lifelong".