Health and safety
A local focus, a continuous monitoring and improvement process, and a culture where everyone takes responsibility form the basis of ASSA ABLOY’s health and safety strategy.
ASSA ABLOY is committed to providing a safe working environment and to eliminating risks that can cause accidents or impair the health and well-being of its employees. Managers are ultimately responsible for implementing and maintaining compliance with ASSA ABLOY health and safety procedures, and regulatory requirements in their work areas.
However, the Group has also established health and safety committees in each of its production units, with union representation where applicable. It is to these committees that incidents are reported, and this is where performance is monitored and opportunities for improvements are discussed. In addition, the committees establish training programs address to specific risks.
The journey to zero
A number of objectives have been established to allow for continuous improvement. These objectives are based on a zero vision for accidents and injuries. In order to achieve this, ASSA ABLOY has measured the injury rates and the injury lost day rates since 2005. Health and safety audits are included in the internal audit, and risk assessment is routine. Incident reporting and analysis are used to identify preventive measures.
Learning from each other
All entities are benchmarked against each other and special attention is given to those with the most need for improvement. The best performing sites are used to help drive higher standards elsewhere in the Group.
Performance
ASSA ABLOY’s workplace health and safety performance continues to improve. During 2009, the injury rate decreased by more than 3 percent. The injury lost day rate decreased by nearly 7 percent.
Recognized risks
ASSA ABLOY's production process involves health and safety risks, mainly related to the use of chemicals for degreasing, painting and surface treatment, and to production processes such as die-casting, stamping, drilling, cutting and polishing.