2007 Reference document (PDF) - Valeo

Valeo’s “Well-being and effectiveness at the workstation” project
was finalized in 2007 and underwent initial tests at pilot sites.
It seeks to prevent work-related accidents and illness among both
production and administrative employees. Under this project a
method for identifying high-risk positions and dangerous situations
was formalized.
In addition to the systematic audits, Valeo uses three indicators to
gauge the effectiveness of the measures adopted:
■
number of workplace accidents, regardless of whether or not they
lead to time off work, and accidents involving a potential risk of
personal injury (indicator implemented in 2006);
Group
Management Report
Social indicators
■ frequency rate (number of accidents leading to absence per million
hours worked);
■ gravity rate (number of days lost because of work-related accidents
per thousand hours worked).
In 2007, the number of workplace accidents (with or without time
off work) and accidents involving a potential risk of personal injury
was down almost 27% on 2006, to 4,914. There were 555 accidents
leading to absence, compared with 763 in 2006.
The main causes of accidents leading to absence could be traced to
machines and processes (48.1%) and ergonomics (19.5%).
2005 2006 2007
Frequency rate* 5.07 5.55 5.47
Gravity rate** 0.16 0.15 0.14
* Frequency rate: number of accidents leading to absence per million hours worked.
** Gravity rate: number of days lost because of work-related accidents per thousand hours worked.
France
2005 2006 2007
Frequency rate 12.74 11.35 8.94
Gravity rate 0.33 0.28 0.21
In France the frequency and gravity rates for work-related accidents
are lower by 0.83 and 15.76 points respectively than the industry
average (source: CNAMTS 2006 - latest survey).
The main causes of accidents leading to absence could be traced to
machines and processes (48.0%) and ergonomics (19.7%).
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Around 13% of the training hours provided within the Group in 2007
were dedicated to safety, up 2.2 points on 2006.
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