A NEW APPROACH TO
SAFETY IN RUSSIA
Safety of installations*
The majority of reported environmental and safety
incidents related to waste water issues. In most instances,
the quality of the effluent exceeded legal limits. Twelve
production units had to pay fines because of one or more
environmental incidents. The associated amount of fines
paid in 2008 was €646,000 (in 2007: €1,270,000).
In total, 10 production units reported one or more
violations of local safety regulations. Fines were imposed
in four of these cases. The total sum amounted to €10,300
(in 2007: €32,600).
The number of registered environmental complaints for
nuisance caused by noise, odour emissions and waste water
discharges increased from 37 in 2007 to 74 in 2008. This
is mainly the result of new acquisitions (mainly Scottish
Newcastle) in 2008. It has been noted during audits that not
all operations have appropriate procedures in place which
may lead to under reporting of this figure.
What we will do in 2009
Heineken Africa and the Middle East has pronounced
2009 as the year of health and safety for the region
More attention will be paid to the safety of contractors
We will review our approach to safety and extend
the scope of our safety management to the areas
outside production
We will improve communication on road traffic safety
and vehicle safety at our sites.
Data refers to Heineken Group 2008.
HEINEKEN SAFETY BOOKLET
The first stage of a new safety management system was
implemented across the breweries of Heineken's Russian operations
in 2008, resulting in notable performance improvements and new
efficiencies. The new system covers plant-wide safety procedures,
on-site training, new safety equipment for forklifts and the use
of the latest personal protective equipment.
"It began with a risk assessment for health and safety in
December 2007," says Aleksandr Khitrov, Group Health, Safety,
and Environment Manager at Heineken Breweries in Russia.
"During the roll-out phase we held specific training sessions that
went through the various controls, safety procedures, audits, the
use of Personal Protective Equipment and meetings with suppliers."
Additional safety management measures were introduced as a pilot
project at one of the breweries in 2008. These included a trial audit
system, a dedicated safety committee and a new electronic safety
tag registration (STR) system designed to monitor safety controls
across the entire plant. In 2009, these measures will also
be implemented at the other nine breweries.
The STR also allows brewery staff to analyse safety information and
processes related to specific areas such as the bottling line, the PET
line and warehouse. It helps staff avoid unnecessary meetings by
granting real-time access to the system from their workplaces.
"The results from the pilot have been excellent and this is reflected
in the unprecedented level of communication that now takes place
between the technical and production departments," says Aleksandr.
"We're aiming to implement STR in all our breweries by 2010."
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