Samarco won 1st place in the Health category, of the 2022 Best Practices in Mining Award, provided by the Brazilian Mining Institute (Ibram), on Tuesday (Nov-22), with the Mental Health Program. And it reached the 2nd position in terms of security and innovation with the Digital Block project. In addition, on Wednesday (Nov-23), the general manager of Human and Organizational Development, Vera Lucia, received the award “2022 Most Admired HR” - Southeast MG Award, from Grupo Gestão RH, in São Paulo.
This award belongs to Samarco as a whole, and especially to the entire team of the General Management of Organizational Development at Samarco, made up of diverse people who carry out daily work in favor of the care and development of our people, with integrity, respect and competence", highlighted Vera Lucia.
The award, provided by Grupo Gestão RH, aims at recognizing the HRs operating in Brazil and Latin America and the most admired CEOs in the market. Eligible for the award are top Human Resources executives from the largest and best companies to work for. The research involves qualitative and quantitative steps to define the winners.
Initiatives awarded by IBRAM
Samarco's Mental Health Program, developed in a multidisciplinary manner, aims at influencing and acting at all levels of the organization, including third parties and employees' families, to ensure the quality of the work environment and the promotion of comprehensive health. The approach aims at developing the individual's role in self-care and their ability to manage their physical and mental well-being, making appropriate use of support and prevention solutions provided internally. The action was carried out to reinforce the company's performance in psychological assistance, aiming at improving the quality of life.
“The Ibram award represents a lot for the company. It is an issue that we seriously work on at Samarco, to make our environment increasingly psychologically safe and encourage mental health at all levels of the company", evaluated the doctor and specialist in Integrated Health, Victor Colodetti Caus.
The other winning action was the Digital Block project. The initiative will bring more safety to processes by reducing failures in the execution of energy blocking, in addition to a gain in productivity in maintenance activities. The awards, promoted by Ibram, include initiatives aimed at sustainable development, providing transparency to the actions developed by the sector for safety and health.