Tata Steel on Wednesday introduced the ‘5S and Visual Workplace Management Assessments’ under the aegis of Apex Safety Management System & Audit Safety Subcommittee, across all its locations, with an objective to make the shop floor safe and vibrant.

The initiative was launched jointly by T.V. Narendran, CEO and managing director of Tata Steel and Sanjeev K. Choudhary, president, Tata Workers' Union on a digital platform in the presence of employees across all locations of Tata Steel.

5S refers to five Japanese terms used to describe the steps of the 5S system of visual management.

The 5S stands for Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardise and Sustain.

Speaking on the occasion, Narendran stressed upon the importance of basics in the organisation.

He said that a strong 5S visual workplace process is the foundation for any continuous improvement strategy.

"This kind of an initiative will help the organisation to demonstrate the same level of excellence all across its locations," he said.

TWU president Choudhary highlighted the importance of 5S in professional and personal life.

The context of the programme was set by Neeraj Kumar Sinha, chief (Safety), Tata Steel who gave the background of initiating the latest initiative.

"Tata Steel is committed to the safety and well-being of its stakeholders and has taken several steps in the past as well to ensure zero harm to people," he said.

Notably, Tata Steel group is among the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 34 million tonnes per annum. It is one of the world's most geographically-diversified steel producers, with operations and commercial presence across the world.

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In a statement issued by the company N Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons said, “I would like to thank Guenter for leading Tata Motors successfully over the last five years and creating a strong foundation for the future. I look forward to his continued inputs as a consultant to the company.”

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Wagh is currently the president of commercial vehicles division. He alongwith Shailesh Chandra, president – passenger vehicles division and Thierry Bollore, CEO – Jaguar Land Rover will continue to work closely with the chairman, N Chandrasekaran, said the company statement.