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Towards this end, we comply
with all the relevant national
laws, regulations and other
requirements relating to best
practices in occupational safety
and health; and continuously carry
out activities aimed at preventing
workplace injuries. Preventive and
scheduled maintenance is regularly
performed on all the Group’s
facilities, plants, storage tanks
and terminals; whereupon repairs
and replacements are made when
necessary or appropriate. In
addition, contractors and third-
party service providers working
for and employed by the Group
are responsible for knowing and
complying with all applicable laws,
regulations, approvals or permits
relating to the work they are doing
for the Group. Those found to be
in breach of these requirements
would be subjected to suspension
and/or termination of their
services.
Employees who use any machinery are
trained to do so correctly, while training
programs in the use of personal protective
equipment for workers handling or exposed
to hazardous materials are regularly
conducted and have been, and will continue
to be, a vital part of the Group’s operations.
Employees who use any machinery
are trained to do so correctly,
while training programs in the use
of personal protective equipment
for workers handling or exposed to
hazardous materials are regularly
conducted and have been, and will
continue to be, a vital part of the
Group’s operations.
All divisions have health and
safety committees which consist
of divisional management
and employees. It is to these
committees that incidences are
reported, and where compliance
with policies is monitored, and
improvements are discussed.
In our
Manufacturing and
Bulking Divisions,
for instance,
all chemical related products
supplied are issued a Safety Data
Sheet (“SDS”). This sheet clearly
indicates the type of chemical
that employees are being exposed
to and how best to handle them.
The SDS will indicate the potency
of the chemical and the level
of danger it may pose to the
employee i.e. mild, moderate,
highly dangerous. The safety
measures taken by the employee
will commensurate with the
danger level.
Manufacturing Division
has
achieved 1,650 days (which is
equivalent to 4.5 years) without
any lost time incident as at 31
March 2019.
This year we sadly report on the
death of a harvester in PTNJL who
had suffered an asthma attack
whilst working at our estate. As
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Kumpulan Fima Berhad
(11817-V)
SUSTAINABILITY Report 2019