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Metso has received an award from Minera Las Bambas (lasbambas.com) for achieving the goal of zero incidents during plant shutdowns. The shutdowns took place from September 2016 to June 2017, totaling 50,000 hours of work without any incidents.
"We are impressed by Metso's commitment to ensuring safety during the shutdowns in the past year. Safety comes first, and we are delighted to see that for Metso, safety is an integral part of every process and assignment," says Manuel Valverde, Maintenance Manager, Minera Las Bambas.
"We are honored to receive this recognition. Our work at the Las Bambas mine demonstrates our ability to deliver services consistently in line with our own standards in health, safety, and environment (HSE), as well as our customers' HSE requirements and applicable regulations. We at Metso have a strong mindset towards preventing incidents and towards continuous improvement," says Aldo Cermenati, Senior Vice President, Pacific Rim Market Area.
Metso is committed to safety
Health, safety, and environmental matters are top priorities for Metso, and prioritizing the health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees, customers, and partners is fundamental to everyone at Metso. Therefore, all Metso employees actively participate in eliminating safety risks. Also, partners and subcontractors are required to take care of occupational health and safety within their operations.
Metso (metso.com) is a world leading industrial company serving the mining, aggregates, recycling, oil, gas, pulp, paper and process industries. We help our customers improve their operational efficiency, reduce risks and increase profitability by using our unique knowledge, experienced people and innovative solutions to build new, sustainable ways of growing together.
Our products range from mining and aggregates processing equipment and systems to industrial valves and controls. Our customers are supported by a broad scope of services and a global network of over 80 service centers and about 6,000 services professionals. Metso has an uncompromising attitude towards safety.
Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki in Finland and had sales of about EUR 2.6 billion in 2016. Metso employs over 11,000 people in more than 50 countries. Expect results.
Contact: Manuel Guzmán, Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) Manager, Metso Chile; T: +56 32 227 0606 - E: manuel.guzman[.]metso.com.
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