Safety is Renewi’s core value
Working safely and complying with laws and regulations are top priorities at Renewi. The safety of our people is our core value. After years of intensive focus with audits, campaigns and rules, the number of incidents has dropped significantly. The result? There have been no fatal accidents among employees in the past year.
Two years without a single lost time-injury
In addition, Coolrec celebrated two years without a single lost time injury in February 2022!
There were no lost time injuries in the past 2 years, 730 days, ± 1 million working hour within the entire Coolrec Group. This was celebrated at all locations by all Coolrec employees.
This milestone also spurred the kick-off for the Coolrec Safety Leaderschip Programme 2022-2023. This stimulates greater awareness and behavioural change around safety. It involves delving more deeply into everyone's role in making the Coolrec work environment even safer and includes a discussion about how each member of staff can work towards that goal. The programme focuses on both knowledge and skills, but above all on putting these into practice, with a focus on behaviour and motivation.
Transforming HomeSafe into a SHEQ Excellence campaign
The whole workforce is responsible for a safe and pleasant working environment. We want everyone within Renewi to be aware of the safety risks. A first step towards this is having an awareness of the risks around us. Only then can we all contribute to a safer working environment and give our employees more confidence in their right to discuss unsafe situations.
During the past financial year, the HomeSafe campaign was enhanced to increase engagement and risk awareness, with the focus on Lifesaving Rules, the SHEQ Tours and the SHEQ Awards. HomeSafe is the delivery tool to drive cultural change, with basic requirements building the foundations which in turn enables the delivery of the seven pillars of safety. All Renewi sites have been audited against the HomeSafe standards.
In summary, our safety culture is evolving and we are committed to the implementation of the International Sustainability Rating System (ISRS). This is why we have transformed our HomeSafe campaign into a SHEQ Excellence campaign. The basic requirements have been replaced with ISRS as the foundation for the seven pillars which includes the SHEQ Policy, SHEQ Leaders, Communication, SHEQ Campus, Lifesaving Rules, SHEQ Awards and SHEQ Tours (include picture). The SHEQ Campus is an interactive learning tool with entry level training mandatory for all employees within Renewi.
In our ambition to zero Lost Time Injuries, safety is the responsibility for all our staff. Overall, the foundations, alongside the seven pillars, together enhance SHEQ Excellence within Renewi!
