Implementing excellence
Jotun is dedicated to safeguarding its employees, developing a comprehensive structure of systems and
procedures that evolves to facilitate continual improvements.
A large, culturally diverse and geographically dispersed industrial
organisation demands a stringent system of procedures, policies
and assessments to create a uniform safety culture.
Jotun continually strives to build a structure that provides
the optimal platform for globally high standards, while also
delivering the flexibility and autonomy for local companies to
address individual issues. In 2019, absence due to sickness rates
remained stable and Jotun achieved an all-time low in lost time
injury rate (LTI).
The value of Care
Jotun’s approach to personal safety is encompassed by the
‘I Care’ campaigns, which are both global and local in approach.
These have documented positive impacts on employee
behaviour and safety, as demonstrated by 2018’s mandatory
campaign targeting the ‘man-machine interface’, which reduced
relevant LTIs by 48 per cent.
The success of these campaigns relies on Jotun’s ability to work
together as a team. Jotun Group Management is committed to
them (across both Operations and HSEQ), individual company
management engages in them, and our employees act upon
them, creating a chain of improvement that elevates standards
worldwide.
Taking action
In 2020 Jotun will focus on ‘implementation’ as the mandatory
activity.
Sometimes accidents happen when and where they should
not. If systems and procedures are already in place to stop
these incidents, why do they occur? The answer is often in
the implementation, or lack of implementation, of existing
recommendations or requirements. In 2020 Jotun will seek to
address this potential issue. With an ‘I Care’ campaign centring
on more effective implementation of safety procedures, thus
capitalising on what is already in place.
By working even more effectively as a team, delivering enhanced
safety understanding through closer collaboration, Jotun believes
it can achieve optimal results from a structure that has been
decades in development. Better implementation will also lead
to a more accurate overview of issues that require further work,
facilitating fresh safety improvements into the future.
Never complacent
Jotun understands that personal safety is an issue that
demands ongoing vigilance, development and investment to
achieve improvements.
Despite high standards, Jotun will avoid complacency at all costs,
working to protect its employees, stakeholders and reputation as
a caring, forward-thinking and safe company to work for.
HSEQ
EMPLOYEES AND THE WORKPLACE
51
Electricity consumption
(kWh per tonne produced) for Jotun Group
2019 140
0 50 100 150
2018
2017
2016
2015
143
139
138
138
Hazardous and non-hazardous waste
(Kg waste per tonne produced) for Jotun Group
Hazardous waste Non-hazardous waste Objective/year
2019 8.6
0 5 10 15 20 25
2018
2017
2016
2015
7.2
7.6
8.6
7.7
9.8
9.6
10.3
11.6
11.5