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Borusan Mannesmann Halkalı

Safety Button Practice

We provided easy to use, unin-
structive panic buttons for employ-
ees who work alone or on critical

assignments so that they can call
emergency units by a single press
in cases of emergency, which is
vital in preventing dangerous situ-
ations they may be in and getting
immediate information about their
health.

Panic buttons can be used like emergency crews to use to reach
telephones, and employees can those in need in the shortest time.
use it to call to notify emergency
units about a situation. In cases The employees were given neces-
where an individual is not able to sary training prior to the handing
make the call, the device uses its over of the devices. At the end
automatic detection abilities to of the trial period, all of the users
send warning signals to the emer- gave a positive feedback, and ex-

gency units about a case of mo- pressed their satisfaction with the
tionlessness or a fall from a height. practice. Our users thankfully have
The emergency information device not experienced a single emergen-
also features a map at the receiv- cy situation since the day our pan-
ing end which indicates the pre- ic buttons were taken into opera-
cise location of the incident for our tion.

Borçelik – Reducing Work Safety

Risks in Goods Storage Areas

Storage areas have become much safer places after preventive measures
taken in order to eliminate life threatening runaway spool rolling and other
work accidents. Crane and field operators’ motivations have increased.

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