THEBUSINESSBYTES
BUREAU
RANCHI,
AUGUST 26, 2026
Tata Steel’s Raw
Materials Division, in collaboration with the Directorate General of Mines
Safety (DGMS) and trade unions, organised a Tripartite Safety Committee Meeting
here on Wednesday, bringing together key stakeholders to deliberate on
workplace safety, green mining initiatives and measures to build a safer and
more productive mining environment.
Held at Chanakya BNR
Hotel, Ranchi, the meeting covered Tata Steel’s four Raw Materials Division
units — West Bokaro Division, Jharia Division, OMQ Division and FAMD.
The meeting was
chaired by DGMS Director General Ujjwal Tah in the presence of Deputy Director
General (Central Zone, Dhanbad) R T Mandekar and Deputy Director General (South
Eastern Zone, Ranchi) Shyam Sundar Prasad.
Senior Tata Steel
officials attending the programme included Narendra Kumar Gupta, General
Manager, Jharia Division; Sushanta Kumar Mishra, Executive-in-Charge, FAMD;
Debashis Jena, General Manager, OMQ Division; Mukesh Ranjan, General Manager,
West Bokaro Division; Neeraj Sinha, Chief, Safety (India & South East
Asia); and Agam Kumar, Chief, Safety (Raw Materials).
During the meeting,
stakeholders reviewed the action taken on recommendations emerging from earlier
Tripartite Safety Committee meetings across West Bokaro, OMQ, FAMD and Jharia
divisions. Initiatives related to green mining were also presented and
discussed.
Union
representatives, DGMS officials and vendor partners shared their views and
suggestions on strengthening safety practices, while senior DGMS officials
offered their observations. The way forward was outlined by Sandeep Kumar,
followed by valedictory remarks by Ujjwal Tah. The programme concluded with the
national anthem.
Around 180
participants, including senior Tata Steel and DGMS officials, union
representatives, vendor partners and company executives, took part in the
meeting.
The Tripartite Safety
Committee Meeting provides a platform for Tata Steel, DGMS and union
representatives to exchange views and jointly identify measures to strengthen
workplace safety and foster a productive working environment.
Tata Steel reiterated its commitment to employee welfare and safety, emphasising the importance of sustained engagement with employees, regulators, unions and other stakeholders to promote safer and more sustainable mining operations.
The company said it looks forward to continuing its collaboration with stakeholders to advance safety standards and contribute to a safer and more sustainable future for the mining industry.
