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In order to ensure the welfare of those
working on the forest plantations and
the inhabitants of the area affected,
UPM Forestal Oriental classes safety as
a fundamental value and implements a
Risk Prevention System, especially de-
signed by the company to understand
the risks, control the conditions and
avoid unsafe acts that may cause acci-
dents or occupational diseases.
The ongoing programme of selec-
ting and training its own employees and
those of third parties and the applica-
tion of new technologies for more spe-
Safe Work
It is the company’s firm resolve to minimise all
operational risks present in the forest activity carried out.
2014
Lost Time Accident
Frequency
(LTAF)*:
At UPM Forestal
Oriental:
3.4
At Service Providers:
6.4
*Lost time accident per million hours
worked
DID YOU KNOW?
In 2014, the lost time
accident frequency
decreased for
all UPM Forestal
Oriental and
contractor operations
by 42%.
cialist tasks allows us to obtain results
that are proof of a safe and healthy wor-
king environment, as well as providing
greater efficiency and quality in terms of
the results obtained.
We are also constantly seeking to
develop a series of tools that aim to
continually update working procedures,
describe the operational risks and the
precautions to be taken into account,
form security teams by working area
and perform internal and external au-
dits, among other things.