TK Stainless

Employees
ThyssenKrupp sTainless aG Employees
At September 30, 2008 ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG had 12,212 employees worldwide,
30 more than at the end of the 2006/07 fiscal year. The workforce will grow further as
work on the new plant in Alabama progresses.
Measures to build the ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA location
Numerous measures are under way to recruit and train new employees for the ThyssenKrupp Stainless
USA production location in Calvert (Alabama). The local agency AIDT has been called in to help with
the recruitment of blue collar workers. Altogether more than 15,000 applications have been received so
far. Up to September 30, 2008 over 650 candidates had been invited to take part in training. The first
six training classes have completed their final examinations.
After the theory, the core team (approx. 120 employees) will spend several months undergoing
practical training. These courses are being held at ThyssenKrupp Stainless locations in Germany,
Italy and Mexico. The employees take part in shift work on site. They have the support of a mentor
who passes on his experience and expertise to promote the transfer of best practices. Since mid-
July 2008 groups of US maintenance employees have been traveling to Germany to complete four
months of training at ThyssenKrupp Nirosta’s cold-rolling mills in Krefeld and Düsseldorf-Benrath
and Dillenburg.
Health and safety
Occupational safety is a key priority in the Stainless segment. In the past fiscal year numerous new
projects and measures were implemented to support the “zero accidents” strategy.
SAFE-Award
The SAFE Award (Safety At-Work For Employees) was launched in the Stainless segment in fiscal
year 2007/08. The first award was presented at the end of the contest. The aim of the contest is to
acknowledge the contributions made by all ThyssenKrupp Stainless employees to improve occupational
safety and to promote the development of a sustained safety culture. Groups of employees had the
opportunity to nominate completed or ongoing projects. An independent panel of judges and health
and safety experts from the business units selected the ten best projects, for which prizes were
awarded. In addition, the overall winners - a team from ThyssenKrupp VDM in Altena - also received a
trophy. At the start of the new calendar year the second safety contest will be launched.
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