New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Jindal Steel Limited has won the World Steel Association's (Worldsteel) 2026 Steelie Award for Excellence in People for its Dakshata Engineering Safety: One Duty Position at a Time programme. The winner was announced at the 17th Steelie Awards in New Delhi on October 12, 2026.
Dakshata addresses workplace safety by assessing employees' role-specific knowledge, practical skills, emergency preparedness and behaviour. The programme identifies capability gaps, provides targeted training and reassesses proficiency to guide workforce deployment and supervision.
Its Safety Lens has covered more than 27,100 executives and non-executives across six locations. An assessment of 11,639 non-executives recorded an average safety knowledge score of 0.81 against a practical skill score of 0.71.
The company has also conducted 16,539 new-hire assessments and delivered 372 safety and HSE programmes, achieving 96 per cent completion through 69 certified trainers.
At its Raipur Machinery Division, AI-enabled workplace observations, digital risk analytics and engineered risk reduction support safety initiatives.
During FY26, the site recorded 17,752 safety observations and eliminated or mechanised 379 high-risk tasks. Emergency response time improved by 15 per cent to 5.25 minutes, while the LTIFR
stood at 0.00.
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