Occupational health and safety

Occupational health and safety is one of the company’s priorities, with strong commitments made in this direction. We take all necessary measures to ensure a safe working environment for employees and to minimise the risk of work related accidents, injuries or illness.

At HeidelbergCement Romania level, the direct management is responsible for monitoring compliance with the legislative framework and the rules and guidelines laid down by the Group’s H&S policy. All of the company’s operating locations have appointed at least one H&S consultant locally. The Occupational Health and Safety (H&S) Policy is adopted at Group level. The main purpose of this policy is to develop a solid culture of Occupational Health and Safety and stipulates the company’s obligation to: ` comply with all national rules, legislation in force and occupational health and safety guidelines ` manage H&S using appropriate H&S management systems ` report and analyse H&S data on a regular basis ` continuously improve the H&S performance by conducting periodic assessment of occupational accidents and illness risks and development of appropriate prevention and protection plans ` provide instructions and guidance to enable employees to carry out their activity safely.

the company did not register any work-related accidents in 2019.

There are Occupational Health and Safety Committees (OH&SC) within the company consisting of: ` employer representatives with H&S responsibilities; ` employee representatives with specific responsibilities in the field of H&S; ` occupational physician.

The number of employee representatives is equal to the number of the employer representatives. Employee representatives with specific H&S responsibilities are chosen by and from the employees for a period of 2 years. The members of the Occupational Health and Safety Committee are nominated through a written decision of its chairman and the componence of the Committee is communicated to all employees. The role of the H&S Committee is to plan, participate in and carry out actions aimed at improving occupational health and safety at the level of the unit and to monitor their implementation. In addition, the Collective Labour Agreement includes a section on occupational health and safety. The contract stipulates the obligation to consult the trade union when drawing up the Prevention and Protection Plan. At the same time, the company’s internal rules, drawn up in consultation with the union, cover issues related to occupational health and safety.

We take all necessary measures to protect the health and safety of all employees and workers that conduct different activities at our locations, by regularly assessing and reviewing work-related injury or illness risks. However, a work-related accident was recorded in 2019, at subcontractors level, resulting in the temporary incapacity for a period of 11 days and a work-related accident resulting in the death of the worker.

water wash pledge – access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene at the workplace

In 2018, we committed, at Group level, to ensure that all our employees have access to drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene at the workplace. Thus, in 2019, we went through an intensive process of self-assessment and development of action and intervention plans in areas where there is a need for improvement.

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OUR LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES