Focus Topics – Employees
Occupational health and safety
Workplace accidents:
Our goal is zero
Management approach: We strive for zero fatalities and work-related injuries with serious consequences and are creating an environment where the health and safety of employees is prioritised throughout the company. The certification of our sites with complex production processes according to the internationally standardised occupational health and safety management system (ISO 45001 or equivalent) is an important step for us towards achieving even greater workplace safety.
Implementation: To ensure the consistent improvement of our occupational health and safety record, we are continuing to implement ISO 45001, which defines international standards for occupational health and safety. In 2020, our production site in Graenichen was certified. In the 2021 reporting year, we certified the production sites in Lenham, UK and Bolesławiec, Poland. In 2022, two more Zehnder sites were certified – Vaux Andigny, France, and Manisa, Turkey. We have also mapped out the relevance of occupational safety in our organisational structure. In the reporting year, we established clear responsibilities at Group level in the area of occupational safety.
Outlook: In the future, we will be certifying all our production sites that carry out metal-forming or plastic injection moulding activities in accordance with ISO 45001 or an equivalent safety standard and measure the number of occupational accidents accordingly. In addition, we strive to further reduce the number of occupational accidents through targeted measures, including regular occupational safety trainings, the introduction and mandatory use of personal protective equipment, or the use of automatic lifting equipment to reduce manual lifting operations. Furthermore, we intend to increase awareness of occupational health and safety topics, including through audits.
GRI 403: Occupational Health & Safety 2018
GRI 403-8: Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system
|
GRI |
% |
2021 |
2022 |
|
403-8 |
Rate of all employees and workers that are covered by an occupational health and safety management system |
n/a |
79% |
|
403-8 |
Rate of all employees and workers that are covered by an occupational health and safety management system that is internally audited |
n/a |
39% |
|
403-8 |
Rate of all employees and workers that are covered by an occupational health and safety management system that is externally audited |
n/a |
43% |
Total number of employees, i.e. individuals who are in an employment relationship with the organization: 3839
Total number of workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organisation: 491
GRI 403: Occupational Health & Safety 2018
GRI 403-9: Work-related injuries
|
GRI |
# per 200'000 hours worked |
2021 |
2022 |
|
403-9a |
Rate of fatalities as a result of work-related injury for all employees |
n/a |
0 |
|
403-9a |
Rate of high-consequence work-related injuries (excluding fatalities) for all employees |
n/a |
0 |
|
403-9a |
Rate of recordable work-related injuries for all employees |
n/a |
2.7 |
|
GRI |
# per 200'000 hours worked |
2021 |
2022 |
|
403-9b |
Rate of fatalities as a result of work-related injury for all workers |
n/a |
0 |
|
403-9b |
Rate of high-consequence work-related injuries (excluding fatalities) for all workers |
n/a |
0 |
|
403-9b |
Rate of recordable work-related injuries for all workers |
n/a |
4.3 |
Number of hours worked for all employees: 6'494'497 hours
Number of hours worked for all workers: 605’558 hours