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Occupational Safety & Health
O
perating safely, sustainably and
responsibly remains integral to
us and contributes towards the
long-term success of our business.
Our aim is to continually build and
instil both a company and industry
culture that protects people from
harm and improves their health and
wellbeing.
Towards this end, we comply
with all the relevant national
laws, regulations and other
requirements relating to best
practices in occupational safety
and health; and continuously carry
out activities aimed at preventing
workplace injuries. Preventive
and scheduled maintenance is
regularly performed on all the
Group’s facilities, plants, storage
tanks and terminals; whereupon
repairs and replacements are made
when necessary or appropriate.
In addition, contractors working
for and employed by the Group
are responsible for knowing and
complying with all applicable laws,
regulations, approvals or permits
relating to the work they are doing
for the Group.
Employees who use any machinery
are trained to do so correctly, while
training programs in the use of
personal protective equipment for
workers handling or exposed to
hazardous materials are regularly
conducted and have been, and will
continue to be, a vital part of the
Group’s operations.
All divisions have health and
safety committees which consist
of divisional management and
employees. It is to these committees
that incidences are reported, and
where compliance with policies is
monitored, and improvements are
discussed.
was never disclosed to PTNJL, the
incident had nevertheless served to
remind us that we must continue to
strive to make our workplaces safer
and our employees cognizant of
the risks in their roles as well as the
wellbeing of their own health.
During the year, PTNJL’s palm oil
mill retained its accreditation of
System Manajemen Keselamatan
dan Kesehatan Kerja (or “SMK3”), a
local Indonesian Government safety
certification that is comparable with
the globally recognised OHSAS
18001:2007.
FYE2017 Nil
FYE2018 Nil
FYE2019
1
Fatality
In our
Manufacturing Division
for instance, all chemical related
products supplied are issued a
Safety Data Sheet (SDS). This sheet
clearly indicates the type of chemical
that employees are being exposed
to and how best to handle them.
The SDS will indicate the potency of
the chemical and the level of danger
it may pose to the employee i.e.
mild, moderate, highly dangerous.
The safety measures taken by the
employee will commensurate with
the danger level.
Manufacturing Division
has achieved
1,650 days (which is equivalent to 4.5
years) without any lost time incident
as at 31 March 2019.
However, this year we sadly report
on the death of a harvester in PTNJL
who had suffered an asthma attack
whilst working at our estate. As
a company standard, we offered
support to the bereaved family and
conducted investigations. Although
investigations revealed that the
harvester’s death was caused by a
pre-existing medical condition which
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