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Contributes to:
AAK Global Safety Program
Working towards zero lost-time injuries
At AAK, health and safety are integral parts of our business
strategy and our daily lives. However, we always
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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 professionals
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 operations
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 implementation
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.
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