Sustainability report 2019

54 At AAK, health and safety are integral parts of our busi- ness strategy and our daily lives. However, we always VWULYH WR PDNH $$. DQ HYHQ VDIHU SODFH WR ZRUN )RU this reason, we began a Global Safety Team initiative in 2018, which has been enforced in 2019 by a new Global Operations Team. The Global Safety Team comprises a group of profes- sionals who represent more than 100 years of combined safety experience. The team’s overall objective is to achieve zero lost-time injuries across the Group and has, to this end, developed a strategic program for continuous improvement which aligns the Group’s global safety efforts. Creating key safety parameters and goals In May 2019, the Global Safety Team kick-off meeting was held, giving everyone the opportunity to share their local initiatives and discuss ways to develop a strong Global Safety Program. Part of the outcome involved an improvement program based on risk assessment and GAP analysis from every site in the Group. The global outcome and analysis were shared with all Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Managers and the local sites and led to new safety actions that have been implemented directly into site operations. Working seamlessly together at the monthly meetings, the team formulated the following agreements: 1) Introduction of new Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standards and safety training for all opera- tions to reach zero lost-time injuries 2) An AAK global safety model, with clear ambitions and objectives; with data monthly recorded 3) A Key Performance Indicator structure with additional KPIs and a follow-up scheme for imple- mentation that will be widely communicated A safer place to work Any work-related injury is clearly unacceptable and AAK constantly strives to be a zero-injuries workplace. The global LTIR in 2019 was 0.4, a decrease by 30 percent versus 2018. The majority of the incidents were behavior based and the time of absence due to injury decreased with 39 percent. The Global Safety Team will follow up the incidents that took place during 2019 with more focus on behavior based safety going forward to enforce the safety culture and a preventative mindset. AAK Global Safety Program Working towards zero lost-time injuries 54 Contributes to: