Alcoa Recognized as Having the Best Safety Performance in the Aluminum Industry.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Alcoa (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA) announced today that it was the recipient of the International Aluminium Institute's award for Best Safety Performance in the Worldwide Aluminum Industry for 2006 during the organization's Annual General Meeting in Cape Town Cape Town or Capetown, city (1991 pop. 854,616), legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It was the capital of Cape Province before that province's subdivision in 1994. , South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , last week. The IAI IAI Infection And Immunity (journal) IAI International Alliance for Interoperability IAI Institut für Angewandte Informatik IAI Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research IAI International Association for Identification is the global forum of the world's aluminum producers. The Institute has 25 member companies; together these companies represent more than 80% of world primary aluminum production. Alcoa's Pocos de Caldas, Brazil, Operations was honored in two categories: Best Performing Mine and its 96,000-metric-ton-per-year aluminum smelter won in the Best Performing Smelter in the category of greater than 1.3 million hours worked. Alcoa's San Ciprian alumina alumina (əl  `mĭnə) or aluminum oxide, Al2O3, chemical compound with m.p. about 2,000°C; and sp. gr. about 4.0. refinery in Spain won as the Best Performing Refinery in the less than 2
million hours worked category.
Data for 18 mines, 35 refineries and 102 smelters worldwide was collected and evaluated by the Institute. The top performers in safety are determined following a rigorous multi-stage assessment that includes reviews of Total Recordable Incident Frequency, Lost Time Incident Frequency, and Incident Severity Rate, together with improvements on the previous year's performance. Short-listed plants also carry out a self-assessment, followed by an on site assessment by the IAI. "We are extremely proud that Alcoa is leading the way in safety performance in the worldwide aluminum industry," said Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda. "This accomplishment is a result of the dedicated effort of all Alcoa employees to work safely and a firm belief that safety is the highest internal priority at Alcoa." About Alcoa Alcoa is the world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: aluminum and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components including flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa[R] wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building systems. The Company has 97,000 employees in 34 countries and has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com Note to Editors: The "c" in "Pocos" should have a cedilla ce·dil·la n. A mark ( ¸ ) placed beneath the letter c, as in the spelling of the French word garçon, to indicate that the letter is to be pronounced (s). . |
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