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Health and Safety
Having a strong foundation for safety is fundamental in
a changing environment. Changes in FY09, including
preparation for manufacturing hybrid vehicles in Europe,
meant we faced many new challenges. This process has
given us an opportunity to expand our knowledge and further
strengthen our safety culture.
This effort has already been recognised, with Toyota Motor
Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) winning a national award for
safety in the workplace – “ Pracodawca – Organizator pracy
bezpiecznej ” (Safe Work Organiser) in 2009. More than 400
organisations competed to win this award.
In FY10, we will continue to strengthen safety communication
with the creation of a ‘Safety Promotion Committee,’ made
up of representatives from senior management, who will set
the direction on safety throughout our European operations.
In parallel, the process of sharing safety information and
best practice between different areas of our business will be
strengthened, so that our safety management system will
continue to develop.
Production and health and safety employees at TMMP with the
Safe Work Organiser award
Safety in our parts centres
Our 14 parts distribution centres are responsible for the storage
and distribution of parts and accessories to retailers around Europe.
Following the introduction of a global strategy (called “ STOP
6 ”) in FY08 which aims to reduce the risk of the most
serious and frequently occurring types of accidents within
our operations, a significant improvement was made. This
improvement has continued through FY09.
STOP 6 risk assessment tools and check sheets were
developed and are now used at each depot. As a result
of these assessments, we implemented a number of
improvements and the level of risk has significantly reduced.
As part of its STOP 6 activity, Toyota’s European distribution
centre - Toyota Parts Centre Europe (TPCE), focused on
separating human work and machine work, avoiding falls
from height and developing a safety awareness plan.
Freq rate
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50
40
30
20
10
0
Formula: No of LTI/ Work hours x 1,000,000
Note : TPCE included
Lost Time Injury frequency rate
in Parts Centres and TPCE
35.29
FY07 FY08 FY09
13 Parts Centres only
28.56
27.77
Safety in vehicle logistics
We take an active role in ensuring the safety of our contracted
vehicle logistics network. In FY09, for example, we worked
with our rail logistics partners to prevent falls from height
during rail transport.
Pedestrian access to the top of the rail carriages used to
transport our cars is essential. Due to the height of rail bridges,
it is not possible to install a fixed barrier which would protect
employees from falling from the top of the rail carriage. Our
vehicle logistics team worked with our rail logistics partners
to overcome this challenge. The group developed a system
of adjustable barriers, which protects employees from falling
while ensuring that the carriages remain suitable for rail
travel throughout the European network.
Adjustable barriers fixed to rail carriages
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