TŽ Annual Report 2008 in pdf, 7.5 MB - Třinecké železárny

Environmental InvestmentsIn 2008, the following environmental projects were commenced or completed (settled by investment resources, the repair fund, or fromthe operational costs):– Reconstruction of electric separators at the sinter plant No. 1 (2006 – 2008);– Reconstruction of the tubing of Blast furnace No. 6 to dedust the skip pits (2008);– Reconstruction of the emissions measurement of the hot stoves of blast furnaces No. 4 and 6 (2008);– Reconstruction of the secondary dusting off of the converter steel plant (2008 – 2011);– Technical reclamation of the Neboranka dumping site (2008 – 2012);– Dusting off of the crusher No. 2 (2007 – 2008).In 2008, a total of CZK 34.2 million was covered by the investment resources (besides the redevelopment and projects covered byoperational resources).Emissions of Greenhouse GasesThe emissions of greenhouse gases in 2007 amounted to 2,661,643 tonnes, the specific emissions are 1.039 tonnes of carbon dioxide pertonne of steel.The volume of greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 reached the level of 2,712,074 tonnes. This represents a year-on-year increase by 1.89percent. The main reason for higher emissions is the stricter monitoring set by legislation, especially the procedure of setting up theemission factors of the cogeneration gases according to their chemical composition. The specific emissions of carbon dioxide reachedthe value of 1.108 tonnes per tonne of crude steel.EmployeesIn 2008, management, in the scope of human resources, was focused primarily on the accomplishment of the long-term goals andobjectives resulting from the personnel strategy and policy encompassed in the Business Plan. Fulfilment of the personnel strategy andpolicy leads to the effective rejuvenation of the workforce and staffing all recent as well as future projects and processes.In connection with these aspects, the process of shared services for selected personnel and accounting activities as well as the process ofagency employment was developed in 2008. The type of agency employment was tailored to current needs.Considerable attention was paid to securing personnel replacements.Gradual modernisation and environmental care of facilities required qualitative changes in the structure of professions. This wasensured by controlled selection of graduates of apprentice schools and secondary schools, either to new working positions or to positionsmade vacant by the natural fluctuation.Low fluctuation was maintained during the year and employees in key professions were stabilised. Co-operating with the selectedpersonnel agencies we acquired new qualified employees, mainly graduates of technical schools.In order to achieve the required number of technically proficient employees, well-proven methods of personnel marketing were used:co-operation with all kinds of schools, Trainee Centre, the section Career on our webpage as well as services of selected personnelagencies including the Labour Market Institute. The model of cross border co-operation with the aim of broadening the attraction zoneof new potential employees with technical education is newly developed.The process of transforming the secondary school Třinec-Kanada into a private school has been commenced; this will preparespecialists with regard to the needs of the TŽ – MS Group.Through education of employees, further development of the intellectual capital was achieved. The qualification requirements werefulfilled at the level of 70 percent for all employees, the year-on-year growth was 5 percent. Besides the professional preparation, theeducation was oriented towards to training relating to the standard ISO/TS 16949, preparation of managers, and improving languageskills.20