THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME IN 2010 – IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY AT NWR'S OPERATIONS

The programme is designed to increase the involvement of NWR’s employees in daily operational life, to work together to improve efficiency and safety at the operations.

Teams as well as individuals are encouraged to put forward their suggestions on issues including ways of improving working conditions, increasing occupational safety and methods of streamlining workflows. The project is not only open to NWR’s own employees but also contractors, and anyone who provides a feasible idea is rewarded. Specially deployed optimisation teams solely focus on this project and then implement these ideas. In 2010, those who contributed successfully received cash bonuses as well as other special rewards.

Employees of OKD and its suppliers submitted 742 practical improvement proposals in 2010. Of these, 558 projects have been completed, and another 154 are being implemented. Thanks to this single programme, OKD has made overall savings of around EUR 9 million. We remain committed to improving our operations and welcome further input from our employees during 2011.

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