Labor Safety
We continuously take action to ensure a high safety level, with employees and contractors strictly adhering to safety rules and procedures. That's why SABIC Europe has one of the lowest incidence rates in its industry.
(The incidence rate means the number of recordable injuries per 200,000 work hours, including contractor hours. OSHA recordable incidents are injuries that require medical treatment or result in restricted or lost workdays. OSHA stands for the American Occupational Safety and Health Administration; its definitions are generally accepted worldwide in the chemical industry to delineate what are recordable injuries.)
Incident rates SABIC Europe 2002-2005; this includes employee and contractors.
Making individuals responsible
Individual behavior remains a decisive factor in ensuring safe and uninterrupted operation. Every employee is expected to be committed and accountable for the prevention of workplace injuries and incidents involving personal safety. SHE management systems are regularly checked to make sure that all related aspects are under control and are subject to continuous improvement.
Two innovative programs have contributed to better safety performance at SABIC Europe sites: STOP™, aimed at better safety inspections by managers and supervisors, and 24/7-Safety™, where employees train each other to work more safely. In addition, employees are actively encouraged to report “near misses”, and increasing numbers are doing so.
Investigation and prevention
Despite all of our preventative measures, it is a regrettable fact that incidents still occur.
Whenever or wherever they happen, incidents are investigated and analyzed with the help of tools such as Root Cause Analysis and the Tripod Incident Investigation Techniques.
We have also set up specific programs with a special emphasis on safety, including:
- Pre Task Meetings
- Behavior Based Safety
- Human Factor Analyses
- SHE Leadership Training
