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Zeroing in on HSEQ
Jotun’s long-term HSEQ strategy is tailored to enhance safety and quality throughout the Jotun value
chain - protecting people and the environment while also delivering optimal standards for stakeholders
worldwide.
Jotun has a goal of conducting operations with zero injuries,
fires, spills and claims – safeguarding employees and the world
around us, while ensuring customers receive the best standards
of quality, care and service. An integrated HSEQ strategy,
supported by an advanced HSEQ Management System, is
central to these efforts.
Jotun’s HSEQ Management System creates a structure whereby
every company within the Group delegates set responsibilities
throughout the organisation, working individually towards
universal goals. Up until 2019, there were 14 separate elements
within the system (e.g. occupational health, work permits and
emergency preparedness).
In 2019, as part of an ongoing drive for continual
improvement, a 15th element was introduced with the
addition of ‘safety in projects’.
Addressing risks
Safety in projects aims to establish a systematic approach
addressing risk on construction projects. It demonstrates
management commitment, allocates set responsibilities, and
forms an auditable, clear and effective method of reducing the
likelihood of accidents and injuries.
Construction projects are an obvious risk environment, with a
variety of potential dangers including falls from height, fires,
electric shocks, injuries from vehicles and equipment, amongst
other risks. However, by establishing a uniform approach,
with clear requirements from both the company/project
management and contractors, risks can be controlled and
safety objectives achieved.
The safety in projects element encompasses all project stages
– from design through to contractor selection, construction
and operation start-up – with Group HSEQ offering support to
companies through all relevant phases.
Work to fully integrate the module will roll out in 2020, with
new e-learning tools, audit schematics, and pilot auditing
exercises in Egypt and Vietnam.
Tackling tasks
Jotun has a thorough and well-established array of
improvement initiatives for on-site HSEQ, with a total of 35
different activities such as safety walks, risk assessments and
audits. To ensure that these activities lead to tangible, effective
action to address identified challenges and opportunities, Jotun
developed a new ‘task management system’ in 2019.
This system, which will undergo global implementation in 2020,
enables managers to gather all the findings from the various
activities on a single platform, allowing for easier and more
effective delegation and follow-up – ensuring corrective actions
are undertaken and issues are resolved.
When implemented, the system will provide an over-arching
structure for improvement initiatives, enhancing efficiency and
ensuring they realise full potential.
Enhanced reporting
2019 saw the introduction of a revised HSEQ reporting system,
creating a more effective approach to document and act
upon incidents, near misses, quality deviations, and service
complaints.
Jotun devised the system to strengthen quality and learn
from experience, providing a tool for the network to focus on
improvement and mitigate future risk, working systematically to
address issues and identify potential problems.
2020 will see the broader implementation of the reporting
system, with Group and regional support helping to facilitate
local roll-out.
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