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Social Indicators
Occupational Health and Safety
5.4.1.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
CONDITIONS AT WORK
Occupational health and safety are issues of concern addressed by the
whole group and defined by each business unit by way of implementation
of action plans and preventive measures.
With respect to workplace health, the methodology for identifying risks
involves the following steps:
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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 residual risks, or a training program.
Ad hoc Committees (CHSCT for French entities), which maintain a dialog
between employees and management, 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 include:
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improving the ergonomics of work stations, especially for people
working with computer monitors, or diagnosing the rare situations
where there is pain or discomfort;
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participating in and ensuring that a plan is created for prevention of
conflict and stressful situations;
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measuring radiation from extremely low frequencies (e.g., 3G, 4G, cell
phones, and Wi-Fi), verifying compliance with legal limits, identifying
associated risks and promoting best practice;
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monitoring the implementation of action plans required in the event
of serious incidents (including fire, breaches of security and natural
disasters);
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promoting “best practices” in relation to business travel and
identifying and analyzing the causes of commuting accidents;
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managing and updating the document outlining risks and prevention
plans;
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supervising the safety of the premises and preventing illness,
particularly occupational illnesses;
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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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Canal+ Group:
– France: the Canal+ Group’s CHSCT regularly uses the services of
an expert to examine important projects, including, among others,
the plan to modernize technical infrastructures and specialized
units at the Customer Relations Centers;
– United Kingdom: the health and safety policy is reviewed
each year and every three years an outside consultant
conducts an assessment of the company’s facilities and makes
recommendations, where applicable. In addition, each new
employee is required to read the health and safety policy on the
day he or she is hired.
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UMG:
– Germany: a Committee composed of an occupational physician,
a safety engineer, members of the Works Council, a safety
officer and an officer responsible for the employment of disabled
employees meet with Management three times a year to report on
the health and safety of employees in the workplace;
– Australia: a Learning and Development Manager regularly reviews
the agreements established; in 2016, the existing process will
have new agreements added to it;
– Canada: since health and safety is everyone’s responsibility, a
partnership has been created between the Health and Safety
Committee, the managers and the employees, with the goal of
jointly ensuring compliance with health and safety conditions, a
priority that guarantees quality service; each employee is required
to undergo training to raise awareness of health and safety issues
when he or she is hired;
– Colombia: Disaster Preparedness Training (simulated events for
readiness in the event of a disaster) was conducted;
– South Korea: to encourage employees to stay in good physical
shape, the costs for the Fitness Center membership are reimbursed
by the company;
– Norway: a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of
physical exercise was implemented;
– Sweden: all employees have been trained in CPR (cardio-
pulmonary resuscitation) and undergo a medical and eye
examination every year.
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Vivendi Village
– Digitick: employees have access to the services of a masseur/
physiotherapist once a month;
– MyBestPro: on the recommendation of the CHSCT (health and
safety Committee), a survey of psychosocial risks was conducted
by the occupational physician; in addition, special monitoring is
given to call center employees;
– Watchever: an ergonomic specialist made employees aware of the
correct posture to be adopted at their work stations.
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Corporate: to build upon the “Wellness and Performance”
week offered in June 2015, monthly workshops or conferences
conducted by specialists took place on topics such as “Access Full
Consciousness” or “Neurosciences and Well Being”.
5.4. Occupational Health and Safety
EXTRA-FINANCIAL INDICATORS HANDBOOK
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