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Tiger Brands Limited integrated annual report
2015
Our people
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The Tiger Brands environmental, health and safety risk
management programme has been implemented at all our
business units. Rigorous operational controls manage known
risks and align with international best practice. An
accredited independent risk management company assesses
implementation and adherence, and provides third-party
verification. Any non-conformance is identified and
assessed, and risk mitigation and corrective actions are
implemented. In addition, compliance audits on applicable
laws and regulations as well as the group’s occupational
health and safety requirements are conducted bi-annually
at each manufacturing operation.
During the year, all permanent and temporary employees in
the manufacturing facilities received health and safety
training. We continue to provide our safety managers and
supervisors with the requisite knowledge, skills and attitude
to recognise hazards and take effective preventive actions
to reduce injuries and foster a healthy, safe culture at our
manufacturing sites.
In support of our aim to achieve zero fatalities, zero injuries
and zero tolerance of unsafe behaviour and practices,
during the year a group of our safety managers attended
the RISK-STAR training qualification, delivered by SGS –
South Africa. This intensive 11-module programme focuses
on practical application of the outcomes required for the
health and safety qualification and has assisted our
manufacturing facilities to improve key areas, including:
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Behaviour-based safety culture
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Interpreting hazard identification and risk assessments
(HIRAs)
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Rigorous procedures for issuing work permits (such as
lockout/tag out)
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Quality of root-cause analysis and understanding
consequences of incidents
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Educating all employees and contractors on good safety
practices and managing safety outliers
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Leadership skills for supervisors and safety officers
through coaching for behaviour-based safety
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Safety audits to reinforce the integration of safety,
health, environment and quality (SHEQ) management
programmes
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Enforcing legal standards and a zero-tolerance culture
on hazardous chemical substances
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Implementation requirements of the relevant
ISO standards (ISO 14001 and ISO 9001).
We conduct ongoing training needs analysis for employees
to identify any health and safety knowledge gaps. This
includes specialised training requirements for safety, health
and environmental representatives as well as first-aider
representatives to raise health and safety awareness.
Our safety programmes include training at induction and
periodic refresher training for employees and contractors.
In addition, ongoing on-the-job risk assessments are
performed to identify safety risks. With a renewed focus
on these safety programmes and initiatives, injury rates
declined over the reporting period.
Route-to-market safety remains a focus area. In FY15, we
recorded a fatality after an attempted armed robbery. We
extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of
Michael Nkadimeng and his colleagues at Albany
Bakeries. Continuous support on the route-to-market security
and resolving safety incidents is provided by external
specialists and local police authorities.
In September 2015, contract worker Franck Mamoun
A Befoung died in a forklift incident at the Chococam
factory in Cameroon. Remedial steps are being taken and
we extend our condolences to his family and colleagues.
In June 2015, a major incident was reported at one of our
manufacturing facilities, but does not form part of our annual
statistics as it was ruled not work-related. The protection of
our employees remains paramount and every effort is taken
to mitigate the risk to individuals and the group.
As shown below, first aid and lost-time injuries account for a
significant portion of the total recorded during the year.
Accordingly, we continue to deliver safety toolbox talks in
multidisciplinary team meetings, conduct safety critical
equipment inspections and deliver process safety-related
training to raise awareness on injuries recorded and share
lessons learned.
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Fatality
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Major incident
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Lost time
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Medical treatment
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First aid
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