HERMÈS - 2018 Registration document

Corporate social responsibility

People: teams

These initiatives aim to establish a workplace health and safety culture, and more generally, they encourage everyone to take a proactive approach to their health. As part of the workplace health & safety roadmap, actions commenced in 2014 to improve the fleet of machines are ongoing. Noise reduction is a major objective of this work. Working closely with manufacturers or suppliers of equipment, the central teams are revising the systems for noise reduction at source to ensure greater acoustic comfort in the workshops. Workbench lighting (helping to reduce the visual fatigue of craftsmen and women) and thermal comfort management in workshops are also two issues central to the concerns of leather goods sites and benefit from substantial investments. In2018, asoundproofing systemfor digital cuttingequipment was imple- mented at the Pierre-Bénite production unit to reduce the ambient noise level for artisan cutters by 7 dBA. Results Within the Leather Goods division, the frequency index for workplace accidents with stoppage improved by 17% between 2017 and 2018, and by 27% over the last three years. The severity index improved by 54% between 2017 and 2018. No irreversible injury or injury causing permanent disability as a result of a workplace accident was recorded. Each workplace accident and near-accident with a high severity risk is subject to an investigation analysing the causes, whose findings are sys- tematically shared with the other production units in the Leather Goods division. Thus, a sharing of experiences and best practices is in place, allowing health and safety at work departments to exchange their opi- nions and think about common solutions to the risks identified. Tanneries For several years, the sites have been working to improve health and safety conditions, and many initiatives have already been undertaken, in line with workplace risk assessments. Dedicated Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) managers are responsible for health, safety and wor- king conditions at each production site. They are supported in this by the Site Directors, who are directly involved in these subjects. All of the data is shared within the division, and joint improvements are implemented at the instigation of the industrial department. To coordinate cross-division duties, quarterly meetings among the HSE managers of the tanneries are held at the division’s sites or at other Hermès sites. These meetings are a chance to discuss regulatory updates and share best tanneries practice. Lastly, since 2017, French sites have been appointing advisers in the safe transport of hazardous goods. They are responsible for helping prevent risks to people, property or the environment.

In order to strengthen the safety culture within the tanneries, a training module on operational safety had been rolled out for craftsmen and women and managers in 2017, and shared during an inter-tanneries seminar. The roll-out of local action plans continued in 2018. Many annual risk-prevention training sessions were delivered across the sites, to complement regulatory training: chemicals handling, movement and posture, workplace first aiders, fire drills and emergency evacua- tion exercises with the fire services, and improved inductions for new employees. Numerous actions were implemented in the tanneries to make work sta- tions more ergonomic. By way of example, the “A Body for Life” MSD (Musculo-SkeletalDisorders)preventiontrainingrolledoutforthe leather goods métiers was also adapted to the tannery activity in 2018, and the Montereau tannery volunteered to be the pilot site. This training module has been devised to disseminate a better knowledge of one’s body. This is a long-term workplace health approach that is based on a national network of experts. It has been provided to all craftsmen and women of the production units, and to employees in the support functions. It constitutes the first step in a commitment to healthy living every day. The Montereau tannery also continued the ergonomic study of its work stations this year, with the “shaving” workshop. The RTL tannery conduc- ted a collaborative project in the raw alligator skin inspection workshop. Lastly, the Annonay and Vivoin tanneries continued the “MSD Pros” ini- tiative in partnership with the Carsats (health and pension insurance providers) Rhône Alpes and Pays de la Loire. With respect to regulations aimed at preventing and taking into account the effects of exposure to certain occupational risk factors, the French tanneries have declaredwhich employeeswere exposed to these factors for the year 2018. Working environment All tanneries continued work to optimise the management of chemical products and replace certain substances in order to comply with current regulations and anticipate future changes (REACH and POP [persistent organic pollutants] regulations, biocides, etc.). The programme for mea- suring employee exposure to certain chemical agents continued at all sites. The following examples illustrate this: s s improved machine fleet safety; s s improved air collection, extraction and renewal mechanisms in the workshops; s s reduced noise pollution at the workstations; s s monthly communication campaigns and on-site safety training car- ried out; s s improved safety on sites when renovating buildings.

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