Players in the agri-food sector
Putting safety and risk management at the heart of your organisation to improve your performance
Putting safety and risk management at the heart of your organisation to improve your performance
Evolving consumer expectations, being aware of the environmental impact of production, or even integrating cobots into the production chain... the agri-food sector faces multiple challenges throughout its value chain.
Recruiting and retaining staff are also major challenges which give you the incentive to take measures to develop the skills and the quality of working life of your staff.
For several years now, the prevention of health risks concerning food products has been another of your top priorities. Your objective is to ensure consumer satisfaction while simultaneously also ensuring health security.
Are you a professional in the agri-food industry? Apave supports you throughout the value chain of your line of business. Our cross-functional approach aims to develop your performance while providing better management of the human, technical, environmental and digital risks.
Managing your environmental impact
• Optimise energy consumption.
• Reduce your greenhouse gas emissions and make a success of your low-carbon transition (carbon footprint, decarbonisation strategy)
• Comply with ICPE legislation - the French system for the classification of installations for environmental protection.
• Carry out water and air analyses.
• ISO 14001 certification which specifies requirements for an effective Environmental Management System (EMS).
Securing your equipment & facilities at production sites
Ensure the compliance of your equipment and facilities at production sites
• Electrical installations.
• Combustible gas and heating installations.
• Fire safety systems.
• Automatic doors and gates.
• Lifts.
• Pressure equipment, particularly refrigerating equipment.
• Lifting equipment.
Perform a complete risk analysis on your machines and production lines.
Our digital application – “Pilot Exploitation”
– which has been specially designed to help you manage your task data online, enables you to monitor your inspection data easily and in complete safety.
Developing your staff’s skills and performance
Whether face-to-face, Blended Learning or digital learning, develop your staff’s skills with innovative formats based on active learning (electrical accreditation, CACES – the safe driving aptitude certificate, chemical risk, fire safety).
• Virtual classroom.
• Fire simulator.
• Virtual reality.
The Apave group adapts to the specific constraints of your line of business, in particular where training times are concerned, according to the availability of your “learners”.
Successfully integrating collaborative robots into your production chains
Make the interaction between humans and robotic equipment safe and efficient: robots, motorised lines, cobots, exoskeletons, etc.
• Validate the feasibility of the project.
• Support change management.
• Guarantee the technical control and conformity of equipment.
• Get staff involved and train them in proper use.
Preventing health risks concerning food products
• Train your staff in good agri-food hygiene practices.
• Prevent the risk of Legionella contamination by carrying out the necessary analyses.
• Obtain ISO 22 000 certification for foodstuffs.
Constructing and maintaining your buildings
Enhance your real estate assets
• Anticipate site issues and monitor construction work with the Technical Construction Inspection and Health and Safety Protection Coordination.
• Carry out audits of your establishment’s real estate.
• Assess the risks associated with lead and asbestos exposure during a property survey.
• Measure your energy consumption as part of the Energy Performance Diagnostic.
Maintaining the health and safety of your staff
Initiate a health & safety approach with the Risk Assessment Single Document, and take preventive actions to address the potential risks identified.
Improve staff working conditions by taking a “quality of life at work” approach.
• Reduce stress in the workplace by tackling the psycho-social risks.
• Focus on addressing musculoskeletal disorders.
• Encourage your staff to adopt good workplace practices and postures by addressing ergonomics in the workplace.
Protect employees at the production site, in particular with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Measure staff exposure to workstations: dust and pollutants, radon, noise and vibrations.
Monitor and measure the indoor air quality of your establishment in real time with permanently connected sensors.
Verify the ventilation and sanitation of your work premises.
Obtain ISO 45 001-certification: Occupational Health and Safety Management System.
Implement digital solutions focused on the safety of your employees: Alert (reporting risk situations), Pilot Santé Sécurité (Single Risk Assessment Document) and Pilot Veille (regulatory monitoring), to improve the performance of your risk prevention policy.
Why choose Apave as a partner in the agri-food sector?
Unique experience of over more than 150 years
A trusted partner of industry players, particularly in the agri-food sector, for over 150 years.
Advanced technical expertise in your line of business and thorough knowledge of the regulations that you need to comply with to improve your overall performance.
A local network to support you
A dense regional network enabling us to be as close as possible to you, thanks to our 17,500 employees spread across our 130 branches and 170 training centres.
Timetables and service formats adapted to the constraints of your line of business and staff, to ensure the continuity of your production.
Comprehensive support to meet all the requirements of your projects
Comprehensive support for all your projects in managing human, technical, environmental and digital risks, for regulatory and non-regulatory services.
The development of numerous online services to enable you to manage your projects easily and remotely.
A global approach towards addressing all the challenges you face through the Apave Group’s 5 business lines: inspection, training, consulting and technical support, testing and measurements, as well as certification and labels.
