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AN EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIBLE GROUP
3. A Group that is committed to the professional growth of its employees
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introduction of minimum requirements on all
Group sites
Technical standards, a guarantee of effective
b)
corresponding standards drawn up:
Based on the analysis of serious accidents, the underlying
causes contributing most often were identified and the
Technical safety standards, focused on high risks
Management of external businesses
Work permits
Working at height
Lock-out/tag-out
Confined spaces
Safety of machines
Vehicles and pedestrians
Forklift trucks
Storage and logistics operations
Road risks
so as to share good practices.
A self-assessment questionnaire is made available for each
standard, so as to evaluate their introduction. Some General
Delegations and Sectors organize cross-audits between sites
events and to identify the underlying causes.
In addition to these technical standards, an accident analysis
standard lays down the methodologies to be used to analyze
The Sectors and the Activities also draw up standards
specific to their processes, or guides on application.
for the various technical standards. At the same time, the
establishments identify the standards whose implementation
is a priority and draw up an annual action plan on that basis.
The Sectors define the compliance objectives to be achieved
Encouraging safety results
c)
reduction in the recordable accident rate. The Group’s TRAR
fell from 3.9 in 2015 to 3.5 in 2016.
For several years, thanks to the efforts made by everyone,
the Group has recorded a constant fall in the number of
work-related accidents, with lost time or non-lost time. In
2016, the improvement in safety results was reflected in a
and sharing a common culture of safety.
This improvement is the result of reinforcing risk assessments,
introducing technical safety standards, involving everyone
and 9 at December 31, 2015.
“silver millionaires” (specifically with 10 years with no
lost-time accidents) and 11 are “gold millionaires” (specifically
with 15 years with no lost-time accidents) compared to 68
2015. Gaining entry to this “Club” increases the standing of
the establishments that have the best results and that
demonstrate to the entire Group that the objective of zero
work-related accidents is possible. Out of these sites, 78 are
“Millionaires Club” comprises the most exemplary sites in
terms of safety, with 1 million hours worked or 5 years without
any accidents involving lost time specifically. In 2016, it
included a total of 251 sites compared to 243 at the end of
Saint-Gobain endeavors to share best practices and to
develop the good results and progress made in the field. The
four to distinguish exemplary programs conducted by a
company or an Activity within the Group in the field of health
and safety prevention.
Every year, Saint-Gobain rewards its most exemplary sites
and companies. 21 health and safety Diamonds were awarded
in 2016, 17 to reward sites making remarkable progress and
Employee health
3.1.3
A Health Policy covering the various
a)
Saint-Gobain parties involved
customers and users of its products, as well as for residents
adjacent to its sites.
In 2013, Saint-Gobain adopted a Health Policy that falls within
the framework of the continuity of actions already
undertaken by the Group. It establishes the guidelines of its
action for protecting the health of its employees, its
it, in accordance with their local regulations and in addition to
the health and industrial hygiene standards and tools already
in place.
All the Group’s sites throughout the world have to implement
working conditions.
physical constraints of the workstations, promoting a balance
between private and work life and preventing the
psycho-social risks and the stress connected with work are all
challenges to ensure the health of employees and good
connected with individual risk factors such as a sedentary
lifestyle or nicotine addiction. Taking into account the
the Group employees, by taking actions to prevent illness
its employees, temporary workers and subcontractors
working on its sites throughout the world, by anticipating and
preventing risks of occupational illness or disability. The
Health Policy also promotes the individual health of each of
Saint-Gobain’s ambition is to collectively protect the health of
in this sense.
product. Each Activity incorporates control over the health
risks in responsible product management, by carrying out
Lifecycle Analyses (ACV) in particular. The Group’s Health
Policy supplements Saint-Gobain’s eco-innovation approach
when designing and launching new products and solutions
onto the market. EHS tools are available to R&D and
marketing to identify the risks throughout the lifetime of the
The second aspect of the Group’s Health Policy relates to
respect for the health of customers and users of its products
and services. This is a major aspect to be taken into account
Residents’ health is the third aspect of this policy. The sites
take measures to reduce environmental impact that could
have consequences on the residential areas nearby: noise and
emissions and discharge into the air, water, soil and sub-soil.
by listing the number and causes of illnesses to adapt its
prevention measures to the local contexts.
Within the scope of the Health Policy, Saint-Gobain is
strengthening its system of monitoring occupational illness
trend of indicators connected with health and occupational
illnesses.
medical monitoring system that enables it to establish the
consultation with the Sectors and Activities. Saint-Gobain’s
General Delegation in Brazil, for example, has introduced a
Each General Delegation draws up and applies action plans
for the implementation of the Health Policy following