La banque d'un monde qui change 2004 - BNP Paribas

Social and environmental indicators prescribed by the New Economic Regulations (NRE)NRE indicator 2004 Comments Scope concerned20. Employee relations and collectivebargaining21. Health and safetySee Sustainable Development section of Annual Report, under Human ResourcesDevelopment – Constructive Employee-Employer Relations.As in previous years, there was constructive dialogue with employeerepresentatives within BNP Paribas SA in 2004. The Commission on EmploymentLaw – BNP Paribas SA’s labour negotiation body – met on 29 occasions in 2004and 17 new agreements were signed with trade unions.Several of these agreements aimed to further improve or protect the employeebenefits of BNP Paribas SA staff.In 2004, occupational physicians had 23,229 consultations with staff, for annualcheck-ups or returns from extended sick leave or maternity leave, as well as899 spontaneous visits from staff.Occupational physicians referred 2,374 employees to a medical specialist.BNP Paribas continued to pursue its initiatives to promote health and safety andprevent risks, in the following areas:• Medical assistance to employees that have been victims of attacks, in partnershipwith Paris medical emergency services (Urgences Médicales de Paris).A document is given to any employee who has been attacked, explaining whatsteps he or she needs to take. A brochure on how to respond to such situations hasalso been produced for secretaries in the Human Resources departments, as theprocedures involved are often new to them. To prevent any administrative delaysin processing work injury filings, avoid any risk that coverage might be denied andprovide better ongoing medical attention to victims, BNP Paribas SA has broadenedits offer of specialised consultations for post-traumatic stress disorder in hospitals inParis and the Paris region.• More extensive refresher courses on first aid. Two physicians have been assigned firstaid training responsibilities. They provided initial training to 73 employees and took298 others through refresher sessions.• Emergency response and CPR training for all medical staff. A five-year plan has beenlaunched to train all medical personnel in emergency medicine and the use of asemi-automatic defibrillator, with a yearly refresher. Hands-on training sessions havebegun for all nurses, one Monday per month, focusing on reviews of key protocolsand role-play.• Ergonomics.Advice on improving the ergonomics of workstations has been distributed to allemployees of BNP Paribas SA and is available on the HR, Career, Health and BenefitsIntranet portal, alongside recommendations on how to prevent health risks throughappropriate lifestyle choices. Various types of equipment have been reviewed inorder to draw up a list of items and equipment that could be managed by theoccupational medicine department.• Ongoing initiatives to prevent health risks.These programs, launched several years ago, involve health education andawareness-raising on the key public health challenges of cancer, HIV/AIDS, stressand cardiovascular diseases, and musculo-skeletal problems.Special medical attention continues to be devoted, since the success of a pilotprogram in 1991, to employees sent abroad in regions with significant health risks.Employees undergo a full medical examination that includes a vaccinations review,are given medical advice prior to departure, and are handed a brochure entitled“Health, Travelling and Work” as well as a medical kit on preventing HIV/AIDS andhepatitis C.Large-scale vaccination campaigns also continued, with 2,250 flu vaccines administeredin 2004. One-time vaccinations are also carried out upon request from employees.The cardiovascular disease prevention program also continued within theoccupational medicine department. It includes screening for the cardiovascularrisk factors of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking and stress. Whenappropriate, loss of coronary function is measured at a partner hospital, so thatthose employees who need it can get early treatment.Better medical monitoring has been provided for expatriate staff, with new healthcheckups tailored to the employee’s age group and to the health risks of thecountries concerned.967 persons contributed to the blood collection drive.291SA mainlandFranceSA mainlandFranceBNP PARIBAS - ANNUAL REPORT 2004