Press releases

Ostrava (May 6, 2010) – The Karviná handball team, which can now pride itself on another title, won in the men's extra-league, won its place in the sun namely thanks to an elaborate system of work with the younger generations. Student, junior and youth teams of HCB OKD Karviná are on the top of the national championships and are a natural source of players of the national team. Care of the talents in Karviná brings success also thanks to the systematic support of the general sponsor, the OKD mining company.... more

Ostrava (6 May 2010) – Together with the OKD Foundation and other partners, OKD, the mining company has prepared an original project to take people to the places associated with mining or improved thanks to the non-profit-making organizations, supported by the OKD Foundation. The list of travel destinations includes for example the Mining Museum, natural trail passing by the Ema Slag-Heap and the Paskov Mine training mine gallery, as well as... more

Ostrava (26 April 2010) – Today, OKD, the mining company became a premium member of the new platform of “Business for Society”, which wants to participate in improving the corporate responsibility of Czech businesses.  The premium members include other 16 significant companies, such as ČEZ, Česká spořitelna (Czech Savings Bank), T-Mobile and Plzeňský Prazdroj.... more

Ostrava (April 16, 2010) – OKD defended its position in last year's contest for the CZECH TOP 100 Most Admired Companies in the Czech Republic. Also this year, it was awarded the first place in the category of Mining and Quarrying by a panel of executives of major companies, financial analysts, representatives of professional organisations and trade unions.... more

OSTRAVA (8 April 2010) – The management of the coal mining company OKD,  which reduced the number of injuries by approximately 17 per cent last year, intends to continue placing great emphasis upon occupational safety. By the year 2015, the company plans to reduce the accident incident rate from last year’s twelve per cent to five per cent, i.e. by more than a half.... more

OSTRAVA (March 25, 2010) – In 2009, the Continuous Improvement Programme, whose aim is the involvement of the staff to submit proposals to streamline the work in the mines, brought savings exceeding one hundred millions to the OKD mining company. ”A number of proposals included labour safety so, in addition to the savings brought by the initiative of the employees, labour safety of the mining operations increased,” Leo Bayer, OKD's Chief Operating Officer, summed up the essential importance of the project.... more

OSTRAVA (23 February 2010) – In the Karviná Mine, an unfortunate accident occurred in the night between Monday and Tuesday, when a forty-three years old miner of a contractor company died.... more

STONAVA (9 February 2010) – The OKD Central Training Centre, where the company started to train miners and other employees, means literally a revolution in the mining company’s training system. Whereas not long ago, training courses were held on the premises of the individual mines or external trainers, and the main teaching materials were films recorded on video-tapes, OKD currently trains its employees in the new Central Training Centre on the Darkov Mine premises, which is equipped with interactive boards and computer terminals.... more

Ostrava (28 January 2010) – The OKD keynote of “Safety First” and the investments in new mining technologies and personal protective equipment at billions of Czech crowns are bearing fruit. In 2009, the number of registered injuries of OKD and contractor personnel decreased by 17 per cent from the previous year.... more

Ostrava (January 22, 2010) – Representatives of the OKD management have signed a collective agreement with the trade unions for the years 2010 – 2012 today. Regarding the wage issue, it was agreed, among other things, to retain the last year’s standard wage rate for 2010; moreover the company will pay out to its employees a total of 22 average daily earnings as vacation and Christmas bonuses.... more