Occupational health & safety
Sustainability report 2021
Occupational health & safety
> Strategy
Supplier of equipment and services for the packaging industry, Bobst Group has a presence in more than 50 countries and employs more than 5 800 people around the world. For the manufacturing of its machines, their maintenance and repair at its customers’ sites, BOBST cares about the health and safety of its employees. The Group complies with the legal framework of the countries where it operates, and also applies internationally recognized standards that meet its own needs and requirements. For BOBST, the physical and moral integrity of its employees in all their professional activities is an absolute priority. It is a prerequisite for the smooth running of its business, its employer reputation and the achievement of its objectives in terms of sustainable development. In its charter (Charter of Bobst Group policy with regard to health, safety at work and environmental protection), Bobst Group defines the framework for its actions in the field of safety, health at work and environmental protection. Management recognizes its responsibility in each of these areas and treats them with the same consideration as economic matters: – Each professional activity integrates safety, health and environmental aspects; – Safety regulations and means applied are adapted to state of technique; – Occupational risks are dealt with in accordance with legal requirements and aim to prevent injuries and pathologies linked to the work of employees; – Productivity is not attained at the expense of safety and health at work.
> Operations reporting > Equipment reporting > P ackaging use & end-of-life reporting > GRI index
To achieve its commitments, BOBST relies on integrated management systems, on the respect of the legal requirements of the countries where its local entities are located and involves its employees in its thinking. Charter implementation Each local entity deploys the charter within its organization using its own resources. The position of occupational health & safety manager is not yet represented within the Group functions. Depending on whether the local entity is a production site or a service company, it has a different approach and different resources for occupational health & safety. Local production entities employ specialists and occupational health & safety management systems that meet local legal requirements.
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