2021 Sustainability Report
HEALTH AND SAFETY (403-3, 403-6, 403-9, 403-10)
In 2021, the Group continued to strictly implement measures issued by the public authorities to curb and fight the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace. The employers identified within the Group companies prepared the document entitled Management of the public health emergency resulting from Covid-19 – Anti-infection protocol, laying down how to implement the Shared protocol governing the measures to counter and contain the spread of Covid-19 in workplaces, which the trade unions signed and updated on 6 April 2021. In implementation of the provisions of Decree law no. 127 of 21 September 2021 and subsequent Decree law no. 139 of 8 October 2021, the Green Pass guidelines were issued on 11 October 2021 - “Definition of the Group’s organisational model for checking green passes in the workplace”. The Group companies implemented such provisions and guidelines into their own organisational mod-
els to set up an effective system for checking employee green passes in the workplace. In 2021, the Group companies completed the migration and certification of the Occupational Health and Safety Systems from OHSAS 18001 to UNI ISO 45001:2018 - Occupational health and safety management systems105. Strengthening its commitment to ensuring a workplace safe from Covid-19, Trenitalia also acquired Biosafety Trust Certification, a model of how to prevent and control the spread of viral infections on public transport. The Group also received WELL Health-Safety Rating certification, developed by the International Well Building Institute of New York to certify premises that meet public health emergency requirements. In order to build a responsible and informed culture of health and safety in the workplace, the Group created the “Health & safety culture perceived by FS Group
personnel” project in order to gauge employees’ perception of the tangible commitment of company managers, at various levels, regarding health and safety, via a survey developed in collaboration with the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa based on a model of safety culture focused on nine organisational areas. With the main Group companies involved, roughly 40,000 employees took part in the project overall with an over 50% survey response rate. The results of the survey were positive, with particular evidence of the employees’ acknowledgement of the “Company commitment”, “Training” and “Operating solutions” for safety issues. The companies have used the results as a springboard for improvement actions to strength the culture of safety over time. In October - to mark the European Week for Safety and Health at Work - and November, the companies held the third edition of the Safety Day, a well-established event dedicated to projects to im-
105) UNI ISO 45001:2018 is the global standard on occupational health and safety management systems. It defines the requirements for improving safety, reduce risks in the workplace and improve the health and safety of workers. 106) INAIL data for 2021 are partially consolidated. 107) 2021 data refer to the following companies: FS Italiane, RFI, Trenitalia, Ferservizi, Italferr, FS Sistemi Urbani, Italcertifer, Mercitalia Logistics, Mercitalia Rail and Busitalia Sita Nord.
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