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US: Harsco Environmental’s Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) fell by 27% year-on-year to 0.45 in 2022 from 0.62 in 2021. The division of Harsco Corporation says it is its third consecutive year of improvements in workplace health and safety. It was attributed this to its Visible Felt Leadership program, which launched in 2021. The initiative is focused on engaging and empowering employees to take personal responsibility for safety and communicate with their peers and leaders when they spot health and safety concerns.

In 2022, Harsco Environmental added four International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 45001 certified sites. With the addition of these four sites, Harsco Environmental has a total of 65 ISO 45001 certified sites globally.

India: The slag yard at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant in Andhra Pradesh has collapsed. No injuries were reported during the incident, according to the Hindu newspaper. The cause of the accident remains unknown. The slag yard was built at the time of commissioning of the steel plant. An official said that production remained unaffected. Slag from the steel plant is supplied to cement and brick producers.