OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

With the same attention given to all health and safety issues, Comer Industries also applies a preventive approach based on risk assessment in managing occupational diseases. Among the main manufacturing processes, assembly is the process with the highest occupational disease risk, such as manual handling and, to a lesser extent, the use of chemicals and noise.

During 2022 one case of occupational disease was recorded for an employee. Regarding the other types of workers, no cases of occupational diseases were reported based on the information received to date.

Comer Industries intends to take an all-around approach to responsibility, and in this regard considers the management of environmental aspects to be indispensable. Management that, in addition to being a foundational part of the sustainable development strategy, is a growth factor for any industrial choice. As the first step in the journey toward a long-term sustainability strategy, in 2022 the Company defined and published the Integrated Quality, Sustainability and Product Responsibility Policy (see section Governance | Responsible business management). A strong commitment is expressed in the document to promote projects and actions that contribute to effectively responding to the global challenges of climate change: reducing direct and indirect emissions, increasing the use of electricity from renewable sources, reducing energy consumption and the amount of hazardous waste through optimizing production processes, and reducing the environmental and social impact of products throughout their life cycle.

The Company has implemented an Environmental Management System according to the ISO 14001:2015 standard covering more than 90% of its operating sites. In view of the ongoing integration process, as a first step key indicators consistent with the strategic targets have been aligned among all offices and a program of interventions to achieve them has been defined, with a clear allocation of resources, responsibilities, and time lines.

In line with previous years, systematic monitoring was carried out through advanced data collection systems and detailed dashboards to assess trends in the main indicators and implement timely corrective actions in the event of deviations from targets. With this in mind, the project to integrate the production sites of the Walterscheid Powertrain Group perimeter within the sustainability dashboard was completed in 2022.

With the aim of consolidating monitoring actions, the Quality, Sustainability & Lean Development function conducts periodic internal audits with the objective of verifying compliance with applicable mandatory requirements, the proper application of relevant procedures, and ultimately the effectiveness of the system.