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Societal,
Social
and Environmental Information
Social Indicators
3.2.4.
Occupational Health and Safety
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3.2.4.1.
Health and Safety Conditions at Work
Workplace health and safety are issues of concern faced by the
whole group; these issues are defined by each business unit by the
implementation of preventive measures, as listed below:
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procedures in the event of fire or other disaster;
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training employees in these procedures; and
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specially trained teams in charge of safety.
As regards workplace health, the methodology for identifying risks
involves several steps, as listed below:
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identifying and assessing the professional risks related to the activity;
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assessing the degree of control exercised over the risks;
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identifying individual and collective preventive measures to eliminate
or reduce each risk; and
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defining a safety management and workplace health program aimed
at controlling any remaining risks, or a training program.
Ad hoc Committees (CHSCT for French entities) address these issues
and publish related documents, such as the Uniform Document for the
Assessment of Occupational Risks, in the case of the French entities.
The objectives of these Committees are listed below:
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improving the ergonomics of work stations, especially for people
working with computer monitors, or at warehouses, and diagnosing
situations where there is discomfort at work;
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participating in and creating a plan for prevention of conflict and
stressful situations;
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measuring radiation from extremely low frequencies (GSM aerials,
3G, cell phones and Wi-Fi), verifying legal limits, identifying the
associated risks and promoting best practice;
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monitoring the implementation of action plans in the event of serious
incidents (including fire, breaches of security and natural disasters);
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promoting “best practice” in relation to business travel and analyzing
the causes of commuting accidents;
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managing and updating the document detailing the risks and
prevention plans;
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supervising the safety of the premises and preventing illness;
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providing transportation for employees to their workplace if public
transportation is inadequate or unavailable; and
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taking into account the need for all employees to balance their
personal and professional lives.
Vivendi continues to apply preventive measures related to managing
stress and psychosocial risks. Counseling teams are available for all
employees. The programs in question are specific to each entity and
cover areas such as the training of local managers, a free helpline for
employees, and information given to elected employee representatives
by a specialist physician. These services are independent of the company
and are completely anonymous, confidential and free.
Some of the preventive or training initiatives are described below:
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the Canal+ Group’s CHSCT has used the services of an expert on
several occasions to examine the plan to modernize technical
infrastructures and specialized units at the Customer Relations
Centers;
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UMG:
–– in Canada, a partnership was created between the Health and
Safety Committee, managers and employees, aimed at ensuring
that health and safety conditions are complied with and that they
are made a key component of quality customer service,
–– in Australia, a “Learning and Development Manager” reviews and
implements new agreements,
–– in China, employees receive supplemental medical coverage,
–– in Poland, a workplace safety program was implemented in 2010
and there is mandatory annual training for the person in charge
of the program,
–– in Mexico, drills are held to implement preventive measures in the
event of earthquake or fire,
–– in France, UMG has introduced a training course on identifying and
handling situations involving psychosocial risks at the workplace
for the social partners and the HR team, as well as an awareness
raising training course on such risks for all the company’s
managers, with follow-up by more than one hundred of them; and
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GVT: the workplace health and safety program is part of an integrated
management system.
Employee Safety Training
Percentage of Employees Trained in Safety
(%)
GRI
UNGC
OECD
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II.A.4 and 8, V.4.c, VI.7
2014
2013
C+G
11%
7%
UMG
10%
12%
Vivendi Village
2%
3%
Corporate
13%
31%
Sub-total
10%
10%
GVT
52%
56%
Total
33%
35%
This indicator shows the percentage of employees who have taken one
or more safety training courses during the year. In the table above, an
employee who has participated in more than one training session is
counted only once.
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