Alstom is committed to providing a safe working environment for each and every individual. The breadth of our commitment is demonstrated in our Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) policy deployed through our EHS management system, alongside more specific programmes designed to ensure health and safety for our employees across the globe. In addition our goal is to provide life and disability cover for all our employees, currently covering 97% of our workforce.
EHS Roadmap
Alstom commits to maintain and develop a pro-active Environment, Health and Safety culture throughout the Group. Each Alstom entity is responsible for implementing programmes and training to achieve best practice for EHS protections.
Our EHS management involves:
• assess regularly operations, management systems and procedures,
• establish measurement systems to ensure compliance with this policy and applicable laws and regulations,
• communicate with employees, communities, customers and government agencies regarding EHS,
• consider EHS impact in any change to existing practice.
Alstom’s Zero Serious Accident Programme
Designed to maintain a tight rein on risk management and ensure the reduction of injury throughout our operations, Alstom launched this campaign to allow the Group to:
• better manage risks related to contractors’ employees;
• update self-assessment criteria;
• deploy a process to better analyse incidents in order to anticipate accidents; promote health and safety culture in the workplaces.
Thanks to the efforts of Alstom’s EHS culture and Zero Serious Accident programme, by February 2009 Alstom had already reached the original goal of 2.5 for December 2010, and are working towards less than one by December 2015.
Alstom Commits to the Global Compact
Alstom signed the Global Compact in 2008, designed to encourage companies to commit to a set of key values spanning human rights, labour standards, environmental protection and non-corrupt business practices.