At 8.02 am April 20, a 7.0 earthquake occurs in Lushan County, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province. Baosteel International West Corporation and Chengdu Baosteel Auto Steel Parts Processing and Distribution Co., Ltd., located in Chengdu, Sichuan are only 130 kilometers in direct line from Ya'an and they feel very strongly the earthquake.
Ya'an earthquake greatly affects Baosteel staff. Through television, newspapers, Internet, Baosteel staff pay close attention to the situation in the affected areas and through weibo, weixin, they pray for the victims of the earthquake zone: "We offer our sincere prayer. May God bless Sichuan and may Lushan be strong!"
After the earthquake, Baosteel leadership, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. and Baosteel International leadership attach great importance and express condolences to the western sector staff at the first moment. At the same time, all Baosteel western sector staff respond quickly, deal with it properly and carry out safety confirmation in time. They organize production equipment professional inspection in time and ensure normal user supply. By the evening of April 21, all Baosteel International West Corporation staff are safe and various aspects of the work in the company have returned to normal.
"During the earthquake, we felt it very strongly in Chengdu. The objects in the house kept shaking", saysYan Gequn, Baosteel International West Corporation general manager on the phone. Faced with this sudden disaster, Baosteel International Western sector Party and administrative leaders gather together in 5 minutes after the earthquake, quickly set up emergency office and launch emergency plan at first moment. As staff live in a scattered manner and communication is interrupted after the earthquake, emergency office tries a variety of ways to contact staff and their families. By 12:40 am April 20, it is known that Baosteel International West Corporation's 77 members and Chengdu Baosteel's 75 members are all safe.
According to emergency plan, Baosteel International Western sector emergency office stations in Chengdu Baosteel and guard on-site at the first moment. At the same time, it asks Chengdu Baosteel to actively contact Baosteel users in Chengdu and get to know production status after earthquake. When informed of the fact that FAW-Volkswagen and other users continue normal production after the earthquake, Baosteel western sector emergency office organizes quickly special equipment inspection and carries out hydraulic equipment, electrical pipe network, plant base piles special equipment and region one by one inspection. Subsequently, Baosteel western sector's production units quickly resume production and ensure user raw material supply.
After earthquake, Chengdu is still in high aftershock probability. To let staff have a correct understanding and scientific response, Baosteel International western sector emergency office sends "earthquake escape rule", after the earthquake plant information report, emergency office contact method to the staff in a timely manner. In addition, Baosteel International western sector and processing center Party and administrative leaders go to the site and talk with staff to sooth their tense mood after the earthquake. Emergency office also organizes staff to carry out emergency evacuation drills and improve staff anti-earthquake self-help capabilities. At the same time, Baosteel International western sector also takes the initiative in contacting Baosteel Brother unit personnel in Chengdu, strengthens communication, exchanges greeting of peace and they work together to tide the storm.
Baosteel International Western Co. Party committee and Youth League call on all western sector staff and donate to the earthquake-stricken compatriots and offer their humble service. It is known that Baosteel International West Corporation has organized voluntary blood donation team. If disaster areas need, they are ready to donate blood.
