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[SOCIAL PERFORMANCE] OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

Borusan crucial tips to prevent accidents and do emphasized the most essential risks and

Mannesmann Boru Gemlik workplace improvement studies. We es- intended to raise awareness of employ-
tablished an infrastructure in company ees. By using employee pictures in the
Occupational Health and Safety
portal for OHS notices and we continue posters and brochures, we enhanced
Cultural Development Program our works for employees to send notifi- the impact of our work.

cations through MES.
According to International Labor Or- of accomplishing zero accident target
ganisation - ILO data, 88% of occu- and encouraging employees to work in > Crane Control Program and Team
pational accidents are caused by dan- line with occupational health and safety > Reward - Punishment System The Establishment We established a safe
gerous actions. At BMB Gemlik ERW and environment protection principals; objective of the practice is to define re- work system to prevent employees from

(longitudinally welded pipe production), we initiated a program that will increase warding and punishment practices re- occupational accidents caused during
Gemlik SP (spiral pipe) and Halkalı the OHS cultural level of employees for garding OHS and environment protec- working with cranes. According to sys-
plants dangerous action based acci- identifying and communicating danger- tion in Borusan Mannesmann Boru. The tem, all crane operators check their
dents occurred as 86% in 2014 and ous situations, and taking precautions intention is not to punish the employee cranes before each shift and for effec-
80% in 2015 that entailed the oversight to fix/prevent these situations. After the
of a cultural development program to launch of the program, the accident but rather encourage her for safe be- tiveness reasons they record it in control
lead employees to safe actions and rate due to dangerous actions dropped haviour. 756 employees are rewarded in form. We also check cranes everyday by
avoid these accidents. For the purpose by 13 points to 73%. 2016 who deserved “Zero Accident Bo- a team of professional experts for tech-
nus” personally and as a department. nical controls.

The Practices Within The Program Scope Are > OHS Forum Theatre Dramatization > Danger Hunt Competition - Mission
or forum theatre technique is an im- Impossible! The purpose of the game is

> Safety Walks Sistemi Safety Walks accidents that happened in 2015 and pactful method for 75% of employees to contribute to the development of OHS
System involves all plant managers to the probability that they might get hurt through learning by experience. By this culture and get the support of employees
lead OHS observations according to a in one of them. Accident pictures and technique, information is internalised by in our battle against accidents. In Boru-

plan in a predetermined area for 45 min- short briefs about how the accident has experiencing it and therefore will be re- san Mannesmann where we began our
utes simultaneously and as a group and happened are included on the accident called longer. In 2016, 3 forums for fac- journey with the slogan ‘Everyone Will Be

record all dangerous situations and ac- visual boards. tory employees and 1 forum for office an Occupational Safety Expert One Day’,
tions they identify. 60 Safety Walks are employees are organized. We decided to we defined the target for the employees
conducted at ERW and SP plants since > Dangerous Situation, Dangerous organize one more forum for those who to work against occupational accidents

the beginning of 2016. Action and Near Miss Notification couldn’t previously participate due to ex- as achievable likewise professionals in
System The purpose of the notification cuses. charge of occupational safety. In the

> Accident Visual Boards We pre- system is to ensure that all near miss competition held, teams of six people
pared accident visual boards and put incidents, dangerous situations and ac- > BMB 10 Golden Rules Guide We competed against each other and by re-
them in several spots at the plant in tions are communicated and to encour- compiled BMB 10 Golden Rules Guide warding each of them, we secured that

order to constantly remind employees age everyone to do so. The reports of by defining the most important safety this awareness raising competition is
and ensure that they do not forget the these incidents and actions are the most rules at BMB plants regarding OHS. We promoted.

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