Annual Report 2005 - Tenaris

The program modules are designed to broaden
participants' technical and managerial skills and
further opportunities for their professional development.
Split up into groups, at the end of the
course participants engage in real-life projects, the
contents of which are determined by the directors
and managers of the areas involved. These managers
are also responsible for providing orientation
for the trainees. The fourth class, with 32 participants,
was begun in May, 2005.
Relations with universities
In order to tighten its links with the universities from
which it recruits people, Confab has established
an intern program, known as the PRV (Summer
Remunerated Practice Program) 10 interns were
hired during the 2005 vacations.
In addition to this program, the company also has
an annual intern program offering opportunities
for undergraduates in the areas of both human
and exact sciences.
In 2005, the company continued to promote its
Roberto Rocca Education Program, designed to promote
the development of human resources in the
science and technology area. Among other actions,
the program provides study grants for undergraduate
students. The latest group consisted of 25 students,
selected from among the best Engineering students
at the Universidade do Estado de State of São Paulo
(UNESP), Escola Politécnica of the Universidade
de São Paulo (Poli/USP), Faculdade de Engenharia
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Industrial (FEI), Faculdade de Engenharia Qúimica
de Lorena (FAENQUIL) and the Instituto Tecnológica
de Aeronáutica (ITA).
The program includes a monthly allowance, quarterly
meetings in the company and monitoring of
the recipients academic performance. The students
selected to receive a grant are given priority for selection
as interns or trainees.
Profit share and rewards
Confab has an employee profit share program
designed to reward employees who achieve their targets
and improve company performance indicators.
In 2005, the company distributed R$ 7,335,000
to its employees under this scheme.
Health, safety and environment
Production, quality and cost control in tune with
environmental preservation – both inside its units
and in the areas surrounding its plants – plus an
overriding concern for the safety and health of its
employees. To ensure this working philosophy,
in 2005 the company strengthened the work tools
used in the action plan prepared for its Accident
Reduction Campaign.
The company also implanted the Tenaris Safety
Environment program, which ensures that records
are kept of all accidents and incidents, as well as
follow up with preventive and corrective actions.
To celebrate International Environment Day
on June 5th, 200 native tree seedlings were planted
in the company's units, in a ceremony attended
by employees and their families.