We must run our business in a way that is
safe for our employees and for our host
communities. Although brewing is not a
hazardous operation per se, each process
step has its specific safety risks. Measuring
and managing these risks and maintaining
adequate preventive measures are the core
of our policies and practice.
What we did
Improvements in safety performance are made sustainable
by using the methodology of the Safety Pillar from our TPM
programme. Presently, around half of our breweries have
started the Safety Pillar.
The obligations in relation to health and safety were
highlighted across all breweries and production units,
particularly the non-negotiable provision and proper
use of personal protective equipment.
We developed and distributed a company-wide booklet,
sharing best practices in the area of safety. This has been
backed up by posters in local languages that can be used
by operating companies to inform and instruct employees
on how to work in a safer manner.
Through the year, we organised five training sessions
for safety engineers in Central and Eastern Europe in
order to equip them with the right knowledge and skills
to successfully implement the Safety Pillar of TPM.
We developed a training brochure for operating
companies to improve road safety. This tool was discussed
and presented during our Global Medical Conference
in October 2008. In addition, we have added road safety
as a cause for absence and (temporary) disability in our
international Incidents and Accidents database.
For larger events such as the UEFA Champions League
final and hospitality offered in the Holland Heineken House,
we appointed a specific group to consider, plan for
and manage risks associated with that particular event.
The Group addresses health and safety, as well as security
and insurance-related issues connected to organising i
such events.
SAFETY
