Siegfried Annual Report 2009

the Siegfried teams pedaled the distance of almost 13,000
km (over 8,000 miles), a notable distance that, unfortunately,
did not reach the internal “Siegfried bikes around the
world” goal. But the goal that every participant bikes to
work at least 50% of the time during the month was clearly
met – a valuable contribution to personal health and the
environment.
In Q4/2009, an ergonomics presentation (part of the “Preventive
Healthcare at the Workplace” program) was made
by the in-house Workplace Safety team. They offered employee
consultations and personal checklists to evaluate the
workplace.
Siegfried also organized an annual free flu vaccination campaign;
over 100 people participated. The campaign was
expanded due to the threat of an H1N1 pandemic, which
also saw many employees participate.
Medical consultations and (SUVA-mandated) check-ups for
about 200 employees were made possible again this year
through our cooperation with the Institute for Workplace
Medicine (ifa Baden).
A workplace hygienist answers questions about workplace
hygiene; this includes workplace evaluations and classification
of production systems. When necessary, technical, organizational,
and personnel (TOP) measures ensure that the
workplace is laid out well and job processes are established
for every employee; their effectiveness is tested by our
in-house SHE lab.
Goals & outlook
The activities and goals for our SHE program for 2010
include:
– Less than 8 accidents with sick days per 1,000 employees
– Less than 120 sick days resulting from workplace accidents
per 1,000 employees
– Less than 30 accidents per 1,000 employees
– Availability of interim ‘light duty’ work for
quick reintegration of injured employees
– Carry out informational campaigns to promote
health awareness and reduce accidents
– Implement a Global Harmonized System
as part of our EPR system
– Optimize resources at our fire fighting / HAZMAT unit
– Modernize the production systems
to safely handle solid and gas materials
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