Occupational health and safety
Our commitment to occupational health and safety is an integral part of all our business activities and a focal point of our sustainability strategy. With a Group guideline for occupational health and safety, we are establishing our high standards across the Group. We are working continuously to improve occupational health and safety throughout the Group.
Our objective is to minimise the risk of accidents and injury, as well as the risks of occupational illness, by means of increased preventive measures. We improve our high standard in occupational health and safety even further by means of training and technical measures. Many plants have developed management systems for occupational health and safety. We have established an expert group at Group level comprising members from all regions to tackle this topic. The focal areas are the exchange of knowledge concerning accidents, measures to prevent accidents and the circulation of best practice examples.
Initiative for occupational health and safety
In order to further reduce the frequency rate of accidents within the Group, we have started a Group-wide Health and Safety Initiative, which will last several years, bringing together measures to analyse, communicate and manage occupational safety topics. We will intensify occupational health and safety at all levels by means of efficient organisation, targeted communication and the exchange of know-how. We will standardise the occupational safety audits at all locations and devote more attention to the most significant accident risks as part of the annual safety campaigns.
Prevention of HIV/AIDS intensified
At our locations in Asia and Africa, we are increasingly involved in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. One example is Indonesia: The number of infected ones is particularly high among the young working population. Indocement therefore decided to take a proactive approach to combat the disease. In co-operation with local non-governmental organisations, more than 400 employees were informed about AIDS and the spread of the virus during more than 3,000 hours of training from 2004 to 2006.