4 _261 2023 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT_MICHELIN 4 NON-FINANCIAL STATEMENT Sustainable Development Report 4.1.3.2 Safeguarding employee health According to the World Health Organization, “health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” This definition underscores that the concept of health now exceeds the simple absence of any disorders and that physical, mental and social factors play an important role in fostering a state of well-being. In particular, mental health is increasingly becoming an area of concern. The initiatives undertaken worldwide in alignment with the Health, Safety and Quality of Worklife Policy are designed to nurture a general sense of well-being across the Group. 4.1.3.2 a) Systematically monitoring employee health, to prevent and manage occupational illnesses A majority of employees are under the care of an occupational physician, in accordance with local legislation. Medical check-ups are offered to expatriate employees before and during their expatriation. In the regions and large European countries where the number of Group employees and national legislation warrant a local approach, health coordination committees are helping to align care systems and the roll-out of the Health, Safety and Quality of Worklife recommendations. Initiatives to prevent and detect occupational illnesses primarily concern the risks related to lifting, repetitive stress, physical exertion, noise exposure and chemicals. Occupational illnesses are reported every year to help guide remedial action plans. The Group’s definition of occupational illness depends on each host country’s legislation. The majority of the recognized occupational illnesses occurring Group-wide are associated with job-related physical activity. The program to improve workstation ergonomics is helping in particular to reduce the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders. To supplement the general protection measures against chemical risks, employees systematically wear personal protective equipment at workstations deemed at risk(1). A documentary watch is in place to track changes in product knowledge, potential hazards and classifications and to upgrade protection plans accordingly. 4.1.3.2 b) Safeguarding health and ability to work To protect employees from impairments in health or the inability to work, the programs to attenuate occupational risks are also supplemented with local health education initiatives and public health campaigns. These programs are designed to instill healthy behavior in employees, both on and off the job. Examples include: ● introducing medical check-ups in 2018 for all expatriate employees and their families, regardless of their home or host country, before and during expatriation, to prevent atrisk situations. During the Covid-19 response, these checkups proved especially useful in managing vulnerable people; ● encouraging employees to engage in physical activities and sports by installing fitness and athletic equipment and paying a portion of the registration fees for sports activities; ● offering awareness-building and prevention training concerning addictive behavior, nutrition, cardiovascular disease, cancer and other issues that may be defined in connection with local priorities. In some countries, these programs are organized as part of quality-of-life initiatives, such as “Balance”, in Germany, “De Bem Com a Vida” in Brazil, “Oxygène” in France, and “Choose Well Live Well” in the United States. These measures, which have been in place for a number of years now, are fully aligned with the workplace health reforms supported by the French Ministry of Labor and other organizations; ● paying particular attention to work-from-home arrangements, which are becoming increasingly prevalent; ● more closely monitoring for any signs of mental health issues. (1) See section 4.1.3.2 d) Improving production workstation ergonomics.
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