PLANT SAFETY AND
EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING
RUTCHENE C. QUINSAY
ABOUT NESTLE PHILS.
At Nestlé, they believe that
sustainable success can be reached
only through people. No other
asset in the company is as
important as the people that
contribute with their work to their
culture and they business results.
Therefore, they devote all the
necessary energy and attention to
protect employees, contractors
and any other people involved with
the company along the value chain,
including suppliers, customers and
the public.
COMPLIANCE
To be at the forefront of
accident prevention in the
industry, they implement in
all their sites the mandatory
Nestlé Occupational Safety
and Health Management
System, which meets or
exceeds the requirements of
the health and safety laws
applicable in the countries in
which they operate.
OBJECTIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
reduce the risks to the
employees and other
people .
increase the efficiency
of the business
operations.
help the organization
to build a responsible
image.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
INITIAL REVIEW STATUS
An initial status review compares
your existing safety management
system with related legislation, with
your occupational safety and health
guidelines and with best practice and
performance in related sectors.
The results of the review will help you
to establish safety policy, safety
goals and a safety plan..
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
SAFETY POLICY
The safety policy states in clear
and unambiguous terms your
management's approach
and commitment to safety and
health. It documents procedures
for communicating, implementing
and maintaining the policy at all
levels of your organisation. You
should review the policy
periodically and amend it when
necessary.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
ORGANIZING FOR SAFETY
•Safety Organization
Your safety organization clearly
defines the safety and health
responsibilities of all levels of staff to
ensure that safety and health
commitments are being
implemented within your
organization. It will also help to
ensure that sufficient manpower
resources are provided to implement
management's commitments and
that external assistance is acquired if
necessary.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
ORGANIZING FOR SAFETY
•Safety Committees
Safety committees provide a forum for staff with
responsibilities for work safety and health to
formally address issues and take appropriate
actions in relation to achieving your safety
management objectives. Committee members
should represent all aspects of the operation of
your organisation and should be competent in
their tasks. They should be committed to safety
and health in your workplace and given the
necessary support so that they can effectively
perform their duties. The safety committee should
effectively communicate its decisions and actions
to the persons responsible for their
implementation.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
ORGANIZING FOR SAFETY
•Safety Training
Safety training will equip your personnel
with the knowledge, skill and attitudes
necessary to perform their duties in a safe
manner. It includes procedures to ensure
that all personnel, particularly new recruits
and personnel transferred to new
assignments, are given proper safety and
health training that is relevant to their
duties. It also includes programmes
developed to identify training needs t o
ensure that appropriate training is provided.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
ORGANIZING FOR SAFETY
•Promotion of Safety and
General Awareness
By promoting a general awareness of safety and
health in the workplace you will be able to develop
a culture of safety and health in your organization.
Relatively simple promotion techniques include
displaying the company safety policy, posters or
other visual material; distributing and promoting
your safety performance statistics; and organising
safety talks and video shows. Award schemes that
recognise and give credit to individuals, teams,
sections and departments demonstrating good
safety performance can also be very effective.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTING
•In-House Safety Rules
Safety rules provide personnel with a
common understanding of their obligations
and responsibilities with respect to the
achievement of your safety management
objectives.
In-house safety rules and regulations should
give clear instructions to personnel in all
areas. Safety rules and regulations should be
documented, reviewed and revised as
necessary, and communicated to appropriate
levels of your organization.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTING
•Evaluating Job Related
Hazards
Evaluating job related hazards or potential hazards
is a vital first step in developing basic safe working
procedures. Safe procedures begin with training
personnel to perform tasks in a safe manner;
establishing and maintaining procedures to ensure
that safe working practices are followed; and
documenting and maintaining a list of safe working
procedures. It is also important to periodically
review and evaluate safe work procedures to
ensure that they remain relevant and material to
the tasks being performed.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTING
•Personal Protection
Programme
After considering other control methods,
protective equipment is the last line of defence. As
part o f your personal protection programme, you
should identify actual or potential exposure to
hazards; select suitable equipment to prevent or
reduce the hazard; and ensure the proper use of
such equipment. You must also maintain records,
enforce compliance and regularly monitor
personnel to ensure they abide by the
programme
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTING
•Emergency Preparedness
A key part of your safety management system is to
develop and communicate plans for effectively
managing emergency situations. You must
establish procedures to identify, describe and
respond to emergency situations; establish a
programme of drills and exercises to test and
evaluate your preparedness for emergency actions;
and establish an effective programme to provide
first aid and emergency treatment to accident
victims.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTING
•Programme for Protecting
Occupational Health
This programme should include regular monitoring;
reducing exposure through technological and
administrative control measures; selecting,
providing and maintaining suitable personal
protective equipment and supervising use; pre-
employment and periodic medical examinations of
exposed workers; and training and education of
workers.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTING
•Evaluating, Selecting and
Controlling Sub-Contractors
You must ensure that sub-contractors are fully
aware of their safety obligations and that you only
employ sub-contractors who can meet these
obligations. You must clearly define the safety
responsibilities and obligations of sub-contractors
before they start work; make sub-contracting
personnel aware of safety rules and regulations as
well as instructions and procedures for safe
working practices; and establish procedures to
evaluate the safety performance of sub-
contractors.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
MEASURING PERFORMANCE
•Inspecting Hazardous
Conditions
You must establish procedures to
identify and rectify hazardous
conditions. This includes planning
a nd conducting inspecti on s ,
developing inspection check-lists,
recording hazards, and taking
preventive and immediate
corrective actions against hazards.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
MEASURING PERFORMANCE
•Investigating Accidents and
Incidents
Investigations give you the means to find out what
has caused an accident and t o develop
arrangements to prevent recurrence. Your
investigation procedure should include reporting,
recording and investigating accidents; as well as
keeping accident statistics, analysing accident
causes and making recommendations to prevent
recurrence. Also include a mechanism to ensure
that any recommendations are implemented
promptly.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
MEASURING PERFORMANCE
•Safety Audit and Safety
Review
Periodically you must conduct a safety audit of your
safety management system to determine
whether it is meeting the objectives of your safety
plan. Your safety audit should be
both systematic and documented and the results
should be reviewed by the management
level.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM GUIDELINES
PERIODIC REVIEW
To ensure your occupational safety management
system is effective and in operation
throughout your organization, senior management
should conduct a periodic review. The
scope should include: .
• Overall performance of the safety management
system .
• Performance of individual elements of the safety
management system .
•Results and recommendations of the safety audit
or safety review .
•Internal and external factors such as changes of
legislation, organisation and technology.
•Established action plan
SAFETY IS NON-NEGOTIABLE
Nestlé believes that accidents are Nestlé commit to perform systematic
preventable and therefore “one identification of hazards and to manage
accident is one too many”. them with appropriate risk assessments
and subsequent actions to minimize
Nestlé integrate Safety and Health in danger.
the management of our business in
such a way that all activities are Nestlé establish emergency and
considered with a perspective of contingency plans to deal with residual
prevention of all types of accidents and risks. This approach also minimizes
protection of the people at work. threats to the business, protecting
our shareholders’ interests.
To advance a strong safety culture that
effectively prevents accidents, we
establish local safety and health
organisations that provide specialist
advice to managers and employees.
COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION AND
TRAINING
Nestlé builds a proactive safety culture by:
– driving the implementation and continual improvement of
the Nestlé Occupational Safety and Health Management
System through communication with employees, contractors
and other stakeholders;
– educating, training and equipping employees to ensure that
they are empowered to avoid unsafe situations and to respond
rapidly to unexpected events;
– influencing training and education of
contractors, suppliers and community.
IMPLEMENTATION CERTIFICATION
AND AUDITS
Nestlé implements this policy through the Nestlé Occupational
Safety and Health Management System, which includes
periodic self-assessments and specific audits.
Local management is accountable for its implementation.
To ensure a consistent and coherent implementation
worldwide, Nestlé submits all its manufacturing sites to OHSAS
18001 certification by independent accredited bodies.
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Nestlé Occupational Safety and Health management
system is based on the concept of continuous improvement.
Nestlé improve constantly their performance by designing and
adapting processes, work practices and systems in the direction
of ergonomics and greater safety.
Nestlé base their improvement on the monitoring of safety and
health performance as well as on the analysis of incidents that
produce injuries and of workplace activities whose cumulative
effects may lead to illnesses.
THANK YOU!
