VINCI - 2005 annual report

A RESPONSIBLE GROUP / SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Our social responsibility
With almost 134,000 employees in over 80 countries, human resources are
the key to VINCI’s performance. The Group’s decentralised human resources
management aims to develop and promote skills, ensure safe working conditions
and foster social dialogue that refl ects the reality on the ground.
VINCI posted 4%
growth in its
work-force
(+5,000 jobs),
primarily in the
construction and
roads business
lines.
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VINCI 2005 ANNUAL REPORT
Ensuring employee
safety and health
SAFETY
VINCI’s goal is zero accidents, so safety
is a constant focus for the whole Group.
The policy initiated in 2002 and the
subsequent action plans have cut the
accident frequency rate by more than 40%
and reduced accident severity. More than
half of VINCI’s profi t centres ended 2005
without reporting any work accidents
involving lost time.
The awards obtained by VINCI companies
for their safety initiatives can be consulted
on www.vinci.com.
Goal: zero accidents
Action plans were reinforced and adapted
to the varying situations in all business
lines and companies. They included the
appointment of safety coordinators,
organisation of 15-minute safety sessions
on worksites, inter-company competitions,
worksite induction programmes, risk
evaluation procedures and the publication
of statistics. Among the initiatives launched
in 2005, some stand out for their particularly
innovative and exemplary nature.
At VINCI Concessions, in partnership with
the French government’s road safety
and traffi c department (DSCR), Cofi route is
raising its customers’ awareness of motorway
safety rules and participates in many joint
actions in this fi eld. The accident prevention
plan put in place in-house has reduced
the number of accidents involving Cofi route
employees by 33% in four years.
VINCI Energies’ senior management
convened a meeting in June for its
150 managers, as well as the coordinators
responsible for accident prevention and
safety in the various divisions and countries.
The aim of the meeting was to analyse
accident prevention and safety results,
discuss ways of improving performance
while consolidating the progress already
made and reaffi rm the key role played by
management in achieving the zero
accident target. After focusing on reducing
the number of worksite accidents due to
falls from heights, injuries, cuts and electric
shocks, the senior managers, safety
coordinators and human resources managers
turned their attention to near miss situations.
In Belgium, all employees must fi ll in
a form to report any potentially dangerous
situation witnessed. Solutions are discussed
in worksite meetings and customers are
informed.
Eurovia introduced safety training for all
new employees arriving at a worksite. They
are asked to take a test based on 30 real-life
situations and must obtain a minimum
score of 25 to gain access to the site. The
test, which is available via the company’s
intranet and on all the Papyrus tablet PCs
used by foremen, also allows continuous
assessment of the safety knowledge
acquired and subsequent adaptation of
preventive actions. Some 12,000 employees
have taken the test in the past two years
and the initiative won a prize in the VINCI
2005 Innovation Awards Competition.
VINCI Construction launched an in-house
campaign to raise employee awareness of
the risks associated with the consumption
of alcohol and drugs. The campaign
was tested on pilot worksites and is now
being extended across the business line, in