EDC PR 2016 (Safety section)

When it comes to prioritizing and practicing
occupational health and safety, our Corporate Safety
and Health Policy promotes a workplace culture
emphasizing care as a shared responsibility. Our
Health, Environment, and Safety Group (HESG) sets
the codes of conduct, practices, and mandatory health
and safety standards on all aspects of our operations.
At the core of it, however, is our Lopez value
Employee Welfare and Wellness and the genuine
empathy and goodwill felt by our employees. They
know that they can count on each other, and their
company, to look out for everyone’s welfare.
Apart from ensuring that the physical facilities are
well-maintained and strictly compliant with building
safety codes, EDC also sees to it that the employees
are kept well-informed and trained in the procedures
that guarantee their safety, including in the event
of an emergency. Safety trainings are continuously
conducted in all the facilities to ensure that all workers,
both employees and contractors, are knowledgeable
of the safety standards and programs, aware of the
various hazards and corresponding control measures
at the workplaces, and fully compliant with safety
rules and regulations.
Ours is a case of mutual trust: the employees trust that
the company will keep them safe, and the company
trusts that the employees and contractors take their
safety training to heart and will be able to handle
themselves should the occasion call for it.
EDC recognizes and safeguards the human right
to life and security, and the constitutional right to
healthful ecology. We see the retention of a healthy
workforce and the promotion of their well-being as
crucial to our sustainability as a company.
Our commitment to health even extends beyond
the office setting. Our Lifelong Wellness Program
provides our employees and their families in our
head office and business units with access to healthrelated
education, tools, and programs that promote
good health and well-being.
2016 H&S Programs
Consequence
Management
Program
(Life-Saving
Rules)
Contractor
Safety
Management
Program
Implementation
of Permit to
Work (PTW)
Standard
Safety Audits,
Inspections,
Walkthroughs
Safety
Coordination/
Alignment
Meetings
Safety
Performance
Analysis and
Improvement
Regulatory
Compliance
Reporting
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