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EMPLOYEES AND THE WORKPLACE
RAISING THE BAR
Jotun follows a global, mandatory and fully integrated HSEQ strategy to ensure the creation and
maintenance of a strong safety culture that protects people, property and the environment, while
delivering tangible business benefits.
Jotun’s HSEQ Management System was introduced in 2015,
rolled out across 2016 and fully implemented throughout
all existing company sites by 1 June 2017. The system has
been tailored to deliver uniformly high standards at a Group
level, while ensuring implementation by delegating clear
responsibilities, across 14 different elements.
STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE
HSEQ is high on the agenda of every Jotun company in every
market where we are active. Through a programme of on-going
training and awareness campaigns, HSEQ is top of mind for all
of our almost 10 000 employees.
A global survey conducted in October 2017 among 365
managers in operations confirmed that HSEQ was the most
strategically important business element, with 71 per cent
noting that there had been continuous improvements over the
course of the last two years.
The ultimate focus of HSEQ is to eliminate all incidents, fires
and spills, creating a work environment with optimum levels of
both safety and efficiency. The HSEQ Management System is
central to this aim, providing well-defined requirements, tools
and best practices that are easy to understand and effective
upon implementation.
AUDITING EXCELLENCE
2017 saw the first audits of the system, with comprehensive
reviews at Jotun’s sites in Oman and Indonesia. The expected
standards are higher than ever before, matching our ambition
to continually improve, meaning it is harder to achieve the best
results. Nevertheless, the audits, and an on-going process of
self-assessment across the global network of sites, demonstrate
high engagement with the system and a commitment to build
competence and enhance safety.
WORLDWIDE ENGAGEMENT
HSEQ is fully integrated organisationally and central to the
mindset of every Jotun employee, from Group Management
to individual operators worldwide. To ensure the correct
understanding, participation and results, Jotun creates a
framework of activities that includes e-learning initiatives,
Academy programmes, HSE days, employee engagement
surveys, local safety committee meetings, I Care campaigns
(promoting mandatory and local initiatives), tool box talks,
safety walks and the 5S/housekeeping initiative.
By embedding the correct attitude, and providing the structure
to support, measure and continually enhance standards, Jotun
ensures that HSEQ isn’t seen as an ‘add on’, but is integral to
day-to-day operations and business performance.
LEARNING FROM THE BEST
In 2017, a global drive to identify best practices from individual
sites and roll them out on a group level was initiated. Templates
can be accessed through a shared platform, with companies
detailing their initiatives and sharing knowledge. As such Jotun
taps into practical, grass roots operational expertise, while the
diverse global teams impact positively on the Group as a whole.
Examples of best practices include Fall Arrest System (UAE),
Walkways (Indonesia) and Tank Farm Safety Harnesses (South
Korea).