The health and safety of our employees is an absolute priority
We want our workers to be healthy and happy, because only then can they be innovative and productive. We work hard to ensure that every single employee has a safe workplace and safe working environment. That means preventing accidents at the workplace, while moving around the company, or operating machinery. And, of course, we comply with all currently valid rules and regulations. In order to ensure the highest level of safety and to reduce risks further, we work closely with qualified, independent experts. We have implemented the following measures to optimize work safety:
- Regular risk assessments to minimize existing risks
- Continuous schooling of our employees on dangers specific to our workplace
- Clear documentation and instructions, including standardized rules for dealing with risk situations and regarding safety at the workplace, are easily accessible for all employees
- Regular simulations of danger and emergency scenarios to practise emergency procedures
- Strict guidelines regarding the treatment of and working with hazardous materials, which may only be handled by specifically trained employees
- We provide our employees with fruit and a flu shot free of charge
- Training of safety officers to support preventive health and safety measures
- Analysis of events and accidents to improve safety measures and avoid future incidents
Information for the public in accordance with article 8 a of the 12th Federal Emission Protection Ordinance (BImSchV)
The information presented here is intended for those living in the neighborhood of the operating area and for any members of the general public who may be interested.
Our activities in the operating area
Since 1989, GTP Schäfer GmbH has developed and manufactured riser technology products for use in foundries worldwide within its company premises located at Benzstraße 15, 41515 Grevenbroich, Germany. Risers are molds that adsorb liquid metals during the casting process. The exothermic and/or insulating material properties of the risers allow the solidification of the castings to be controlled so that flawless castings can be produced.
Various raw and auxiliary materials are mixed on the company premises, shaped in processing machines by means of compressed air, and subsequently dried.
At its premises in Grevenbroich, GTP Schäfer GmbH is subject to the provisions of the 12th Ordinance implementing the Federal Emission Protection Act (12th BImSchV – Hazardous Incidents Ordinance) for lower-category operating areas.
The hazard potential of the operating area results from the storage and handling of substances listed in the Appendix to the Hazardous Incidents Ordinance. The presence of these substances is notified to the competent authority by means of an incident report in accordance with the Hazardous Incidents Ordinance. The notification of the operating area in accordance with article 7 and the concept for the prevention of hazardous incidents in accordance with article 8 of the 12th BImSchV have been submitted to the District Government of Düsseldorf.
