| Holcim Philippines: Health and Safety
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Objectives and activities
In the Philippines, the local Exco elevated safety to a high priority level in early 2007 and made it one of the company’s four strategic initiatives. As a result, a full-time, dedicated Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) specialist was hired, a practical safety strategy developed and the workforce engaged through a number of sustainable initiatives. These initiatives included the launching of the “Ligtas Panalo” (Safety Wins) competition among employees and contractors, and additional training.
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Results
Although still in its early days, the safety program has shown encouraging results. Out of 1,400 employees, only one suffered a lost-time injury in 2007 compared to an average of five per year over the last four years.
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