Health & Safety
At Speira's Recycling Services, we want all our employees, guests, visitors, and subcontractors to be safe! That is why each of our facilities has a comprehensive health & safety program designed to prevent injuries and work-related illnesses. Many of our sites in Europe are certified according to recognised health & safety management standard ISO 45001.
Speira's Recycling Services deploys a set of standards and elements that establish clear expectations for health & safety processes and activities and support a continuous improvement approach through various monitoring and accountability systems. Beyond compliance with the relevant legal provisions and operational requirements, our management and employees place the utmost importance on the protection of health and safety. We incorporate occupational health and safety considerations into all our operational activities and decisions. “Zero injuries” is our ultimate goal and the driver of our ongoing efforts to improve our health & safety performance, which have so far resulted in injury rates that are low compared to our industry’s average. Beyond the immediate concerns regarding safety in the workplace, we also offer programs for preventative health care and protection, partly in collaboration with external partners like the German “Berufsgenossenschaft”.
Detailed charts referring to our health & safety performance:
The events are divided into clusters. Each event is followed by an assessment and an analysis. Identifiable trends are evaluated separately. Notable events are shared with other plants using the Safety Incident Alert and measures are taken to prevent recurrence.
Occupational Health and Safety Policy
By complying with the various management system standards, we have decided not only to comply with all corresponding legal obligations, but also to improve our operational performance and efficiency continuously and systematically. These certifications are therefore one more important step on our way to sustainable business practices. Even the plants that are not yet certified work in accordance with the individual standards. The aim is to harmonise processes across plants, with project teams working on the specific topics in accordance with the action plans.
Various campaigns were carried out in 2020. The two most prominent topics were “Avoiding Near Misses” with the introduction of a “Safety Card” and the focus on employee involvement as well as “Man Machine Interface” with the assessment of driving and walking routes to identify specific risk areas and optimise them accordingly, whereby the harmonisation of the selected equipment across the plants was also carried out.
Employee Engagement on Health and Safety
Health & safety meetings are held regularly – from the Management Team to the shop floor. The aim is to make sure health & safety related information is exchanged between all relevant parties working at our sites. Every employee is required to attend some form of safety meetings and to actively engage in and contribute to improving health & safety at the workplace. Standardised reporting on health & safety matters, incidents and activities supports transparency within the teams and supports learning and sharing of best practices between sites and also via associations.
Occupational Health and Safety Performance
The events are divided into clusters. Each event is followed by an assessment and an analysis. Identifiable trends are evaluated separately. Notable events are shared with other plants using the Safety Incident Alert and measures are taken to prevent recurrence.
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