SAFETY & OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH POLICY
Be S.A.F.E. First.*
Every incident is preventable. We believe zero incident is an objective we can
achieve together.
We care for each other,                    Our commitment to Safety & Occupational Health:
including our colleagues,
                                           •    WE VALUE ENGAGEMENT AT ALL LEVELS
customers, contractors, and                          o     We expect each Manager to role model Safety as defined in our
partners, and we want everyone                             Global Safety Strategy.
back home safe each day.                             o     We empower employees to Act Like Owners, by having an active role
                                                           with their personal Health and Safety.
Each employee is responsible                         o     We seek the views of our employees, their representatives and those
for safety and plays a key role                            working on our behalf, through consultation, including their
                                                           participation in reporting and resolving safety improvement
in identifying and mitigating
                                                           opportunities.
hazards. This practice applies                       o     We start and sustain relationships with Suppliers, Contractors, and
at work, at our customer sites,                            Customers only under the condition that Safety commitments are
while driving or traveling, and in                         agreed and met.
all that we do.
                                           •    WE PROVIDE A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL
                                                     o     We invest in resources and training to support our Safety &
Our ambition is to be the
                                                           Occupational Health vision and goals.
standard for safety excellence                       o     We comply to external legal requirements and internal directives; we
worldwide, and to gain a                                   make decisions to assure conformance.
competitive advantage out of it.                     o     Safety is embedded into our business practices and is an integral part
                                                           of all major decisions, from acquisition, product development, the
                                                           launch of a business and change management.
 “Safety is a value that must never be               o     We are determined to eliminate hazards and reduce risks.
compromised and is a condition of
employment at Schneider Electric.          •    WE COMMUNICATE IN AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT MANNER
We must all do our part. Each                        o     We continually improve our Safety & Occupational Health Systems by
manager is responsible for providing                       benchmarking other leaders and by learning from our own mistakes.
a safe work environment and each                     o     We capture, analyze, and communicate safety improvement
employee is responsible for                                opportunities, near-misses, and incidents in a systematic manner.
performing work in a safe manner to                  o     We create global action plans and share with all potentially impacted
prevent occupational incidents and                         employees to prevent (re)occurrence.
                                                     o     We set Safety & Occupational Health goals and objectives, monitor
illnesses.”
                                                           performance, and report our progress internally and externally.
Jean-Pascal Tricoire
                                          *To be S.A.F.E. you must analyze your Self, your Activity, the Facility, and the Environment.
Peter Herweck
Chief Executive Officer
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Reviewed without a change December 2023
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