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Social, societal and environmental responsibility
5.2 Information concerning Danone's social, societal and environmental performance in compliance with the Grenelle II law
DANONE
REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2015
178
DOCUMEN DE RÉFÉRE CE 2015
Number of fatal accidents, number of accidents with at least one day of medical absence and frequency rate 1 by Division
Year ended December 31
2014
2015
(in number of accidents except
frequency rate)
Fatal
accidents
(a)
Accidents with
at least one day
of medical
absence
(a)
Frequency
Rate 1 (FR1)
(a)
Fatal
accidents
(a)
Accidentswith at
least one day of
medical
absence
(a)
Frequency
Rate 1 (FR1)
(a)
Fresh Dairy Products
−
195
2.4
−
258
2.9
Waters
3
86
1.0
−
72
0.8
Early Life Nutrition
−
64
2.3
−
53
1.9
Medical Nutrition
−
26
2.4
−
25
2.3
Central functions
−
28
6.5
−
31
6.8
Total
3
399
1.9
−
439
2.0
(a) Safety Scope (see
Methodology note
).
Working conditions
Use of the WISE program to promote improved working
conditions
For the past three years, as an extension of the WISE program (see
section 5.1
Danone social, societal and environmental approach
) and
due to the increase in musculoskeletal disorders resulting from
workplace accidents at various types of Danone sites, working
conditions form an integral part of the safety action plans.
The initiatives begun over the past several years have been con-
tinued in terms of:
•
training: motion and posture training, ergonomics training for
technical and engineering teams and training on risks associated
with the use of chemicals;
•
workstation adaptations;
•
new project design: dedicated investments and participatory
projects;
and have been expanded in the following areas:
•
measures for employee turnover and working hours (local
distribution);
•
engineering guidelines at the Fresh Dairy Products Division,
currently being disseminated to the other Divisions.
Deployment of human feasibility studies
The agreement signed in September 2011 with the IUF on health,
safety, working conditions and stress (see section 5.1
Danone social,
societal and environmental approach
) stipulates that planning for the
human consequences of major organizational changes is a factor
in maximizing the success of these changes and preventing their
potential negative impacts on employees' working conditions.
The “human feasibility studies” carried out pursuant to this agree-
ment and intended to analyze, manage and monitor the human
components of organizational projects continued in 2015 as part of
the local projects of the various subsidiaries and projects related
to Danone's transformation.
Work-related illness
The rate of work-related illness and associated absenteeism are
monitored only at the local level, mainly to take each country's
legislation into account.
Health at work
Danone undertakes initiatives aimed at promoting and developing
health and well-being at work.
Ensure the health and well-being of Danone employees by
promoting good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle
Danone has also promoted health through food among its employees
for several years through its subsidiaries'
Health@Work
initiatives
(training, sports rooms, workplace nutritionist, discussions, etc.).
Most subsidiaries have rolled out programs at the workplace to
encourage employees to take responsibility for their health through
a balanced diet and regular physical activity.
Provide quality social welfare and medical coverage to all
employees, notably through the Dan'Cares program
In 2010, Danone launched the Dan'Cares program, with the goal of
providing all Danone employees with basic healthcare coverage:
hospitalization and surgery, maternity care, medical exams and
pharmacy services.
Dan'Cares' specificity lies in its scope of application: it is designed
to be implemented in all Danone subsidiaries, including in countries
where such coverage is not traditionally provided (for example,
maternity care). All employees are covered, including those with
long-term, short-term and in some cases temporary contracts.
In some countries, employee healthcare coverage is also valid for
their families.
In 2012, Danone conducted an assessment of healthcare coverage
in effect at all fully consolidated subsidiaries in order to expand
Dan'Cares coverage to all countries where Danone operates.
As of the date of this Registration Document, 70,000 employees in 25
countries had healthcare coverage in line with the standards defined
by Dan'Cares, including 40,000 employees whose coverage resulted
from the action plans launched since 2011; the actions carried out in
2015 focused mainly on the implementation of Dan'Cares in Russia.