Governance Health, safety and security are at the very heart of GEODIS’s concerns and they are addressed at the highest level. The Group’s Health, Safety and Security policy is signed by all members of the Management Board. The Group manages the Health, Safety and Security (HSS) aspects of its operations using a systemic approach. The policy is implemented in each entity according to the principle of subsidiarity. Roles, responsibilities & powers From the GEODIS Executive Board to its smallest operation, the General Management of each entity is responsible for the Health, Safety and Security performance of its scope. Key information and details of performance are reported to the Management Board on a monthly basis and to the Supervisory Board at least annually. Each entity’s General Management is supported by Health and Safety experts. These experts also work in a network to share experiences and develop the Group’s policy and practices. This network is led by the Group Health and Safety Department, which reports to the director of Sustainability, who is a member of the Management Board. Incident & crisis management The processes for managing major incidents and crises are common across the whole Group. They set out roles and responsibilities, as well as the organization and procedures to be implemented for the various situations that may be encountered. The departments involved depend on the impact of the incident. Management of changes in scope Health, Safety and Security are among the evaluation criteria applied to acquisition targets, notably through the management systems in place, performance indicators and, in general, the culture that can be seen at management level and during visits. Thanks to this evaluation, any upgrading measures that may be needed to bring the target up to standard can be integrated into the project. Health, Safety and Security criteria are also taken into account in investment projects and new business projects, so that best practices are incorporated from the outset. 4.1.2 Health and Safety programs and actions Protecting the physical well-being of employees requires the implementation of prevention plans that include regular health and safety risk assessments, the development of certifications (ISO 45001 in particular), the continuous improvement of machinery and personal equipment, as well as the continuing raising of awareness through training programs and information campaigns. Roadmap 2021-2023 GEODIS’s Health, Safety and Security roadmap for 2021-2023 aims to achieve progress in four key areas: • preventing serious injuries; • improving anticipation of and response to crises; • strengthening the management of incidents; • better integrating human performance, ergonomics and wellbeing. The Health, Safety and Security Department is responsible for coordinating the programs. Each line of business and region develops its own initiatives according to its context and to its specific needs. A sharing of experiences allows each organization to benefit from the best practices. Preventing serious injuries A prevention policy consists of eliminating as far as possible any hazards that may temporarily or permanently affect the health or well-being of people, and, where the hazard cannot be avoided, of minimizing the consequences and reducing the risk to an acceptable level. Prevention policies at each site are based on first of all identifying and analyzing the risks and regularly updating them. With regard to road transport, the prevention approach includes ongoing training for drivers, with increasingly sophisticated and efficient on-board systems that make it possible to analyze the main driving parameters and thus identify the additional training to be provided. More specific modules, focusing for example on avoiding distractions while driving, are also provided by means of simulators that effectively raise participants’ awareness of the risks involved. For warehouse management, a number of complementary approaches have been deployed, such as behavior-based safety (BBS) audits, which are based on observation of tasks and help to better identify dangerous situations, to promote discussion and awareness of these dangerous situations among employees and, if necessary, to take immediate action. In France, the Global Contract Logistics activity has trained more than 280 people to 50 2022 ACTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 04 SOCIAL
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