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Health & Safety

Health and safety are absolute priorities for Lafarge. The Group has implemented a stringent safety policy for its employees and subcontractors. It also participates in public health programs that benefit both employees and local communities. Lafarge aims to be among the safest company in the world and encourage safe behavior not just at our worksites but also on the road, at home and even at play.

Safety: the Top Priority

Lafarge is the safest company in its sector. Since 2002, the Group has achieved a significant reduction in both the frequency and the gravity of work-related accidents. These improvements are due in part to the Group's Health and Safety management system, which defines the minimum safety levels required for all Lafarge sites.

 

A great deal remains to be done to become one of the safest industrial groups in the world. For this reason, employee safety is the Group's n°1 priority.

 

To reach its target of zero fatal accidents and keep lost time injuries to a minimum, Lafarge:

  • informs its employees and subcontractors about the risks related to their activities and provides appropriate training,
  • supervises the systematic application of safety standards,
  • implements procedures for reporting incidents and undertakes regular audits,
  • identifies and communicates best practices and drives their adoption across all worksites.
Sustainability Ambitions 2012 brochure (P.D.F - 171 Kb)

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Targeting zero accidents

Tula: an exemplary worksite

The construction site of the new cement plant at Tula, in Mexico, is exemplary: the lost-time injury rate was 11 times lower than the national average. "Throughout the 20 months of this construction project, 800 workers put in a total of 3 million hours. We applied the principle of zero tolerance in safety matters", said Maximo Dolman, managing director of Lafarge Mexico from 1999 to January 2006. "We had to mobilize local subcontractors, who often take a relaxed approach to safety, and encourage them to change their mindset."

Testimonial

Dyfrig James, Managing Director of Aggregates in the United Kingdom, discusses safety
"In the Group, everyone is encouraged to speak up about safety. Lafarge has set up a reporting process to facilitate dialog. For example, producing reports on dangerous or unsecure actions helps to improve safety performance and the sharing of best practices."

Supporting Occupational Health for all Employees

The Group’s Golden Rules

Health and Safety: Top Priority
All Lafarge employees are committed to respecting certain rules to ensure the greatest levels of health and safety within the company.

The 11 rules of Health & Safety (P.D.F - 44 Kb)

The availability of suitable tools and the deployment of preventive principles have produced positive results: work-related illnesses are rare.

 

Lafarge is not complacent about the good results it has achieved. As part of Sustainability Ambitions, Lafarge has established a comprehensive occupational health program in 2010, with regular medical exams for all of its employees. In February 2009, a doctor was hired expressly to undertake this task.
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Sustainable Construction

The Group’s Partnerships

The challenges of sustainable construction concern all players in the building sector. Lafarge works closely with industrial associations, energy suppliers and architects to identify building methods which are cleaner and more environmentally friendly.