” Safety and continuous development – part of the AAK culture Staying healthy Safety in the workplace is also about maintaining health. AAK is present in many countries with very different cultures, varying degrees of health awareness and different health initiatives by local or national authorities. For this reason, there is no uniform approach to maintaining health, activities are instead guided by local decision-making, based on a needs assessment. Most initiatives focus on employees. Examples of AAK’s health initiatives and offers include: First aid and safety training Widespread protective equipment Computer glasses Health checks and vaccinations Access to sports facilities Company sporting events Healthy food offers For employees in West Africa, AAK offers include free mosquito nets, annual information on risk control, vaccination against yellow fever, meningitis and cholera, and health insurance – again based on a local needs assessment. AAK Mexico also operates health facilities and offers consultation for employees’ family members and the local community as a whole. AAK has made significant improvements within health and safety over the last couple of years. How would you describe the safety culture within AAK? Our safety culture has developed significantly over the last years and is today characterized by a strong focus on preventing incidents. Near miss incidents are reported, analyzed and acted upon before incidents occur, and communication regarding safety is included in weekly and monthly newsletters as well as in all maintenance work notices. “Safety walks” are conducted regularly by senior executives and safety is on the agenda of all management meetings on our sites. Looking out for each other and helping everyone to stay safe is a priority for all employees. How do you involve AAK employees in the process of continuously developing the company and the business? All our employees play a very active role in developing and improving our company and our business. The majority of this work is done on a daily basis since an important part of our employees’ jobs, regardless of role, function or level in the organization, is to continuously seek out ways to do things better, faster and more efficiently. Continuous improvement is more than a task designated to a few people – it’s part of our company values and is at the heart of the AAK culture across all organizational boundaries. What are AAK’s priorities for continuously developing its employees? This has been an ongoing process for many years and is a top priority for all managers throughout AAK. The annual Performance and Development Plans (PDPs) ensure a thorough follow-up at least once a year, but the majority of individual development activities are embedded in the dayto day challenges that our employees face. Through on-thejob learning combined with formal training when needed and with strong support from managers, our employees develop new skills and hone existing ones by taking on new or more complex tasks, by participating in special projects and in continuously developing our company and our business. 44 Jens Wikstedt President SB&N and HR
Hållbarhetsrapport 2015/2016
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