Occupational health and safety is key priority for the HeidelbergCement. This is reflected by HeidelbergCement India’s efforts to instil a health and safety culture at an organisational and technical level, and the implementation of a number of initiatives to enhance employee workplace safety and reduce accident-related plant downtime. By Jamshed N Cooper and SK Tiwari, HeidelbergCement India.

HeidelbergCement AG operates in India through subsidiaries HeidelbergCement India and Zuari Cement. In total, the group has four integrated cement plants, five grinding units and a cement terminal, capable of delivering 12.7Mta of cement.