Our operations are guided by Valio’s global safety policy and safety management system procedures compliant with the requirements of the ISO 45001 standard. Our long-term goal is zero work injuries and accidents.
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT BY ALL VALIO EMPLOYEES
Promoting wellbeing and safety at work is a joint effort between employees and the employer. Valio employees can participate in proactive advancement of work safety and wellbeing in many ways, including through workplace safety committees and personnel representative collaboration, as well as a Group-level personnel cooperation group. Additionally, one of the top-level themes in the Valio Voice survey is health and wellbeing.
We continuously assess and improve our ways of operating based on the information gained through risk assessments, workplace surveys, observations made by employees, accident investigations and internal audits. Other key forums for continuous improvement include local and group-level safety steering group and management team, networks of occupational safety managers and production plant managers, and operational management groups.
IT ALL STARTS WITH INDUCTION
Safety is one of the key themes in employee induction and supervisor training. Every new employee receives training on safety issues when they start working at Valio and safety instructions are available in the language spoken by employees. We have identified dangerous work tasks, such as tank and fire work and, for example, work at heights, and we manage them with the help of permit procedures. We also make sure that various statutory qualifications and training, e.g. for electrical and hot work, are in place. Our Take 5 for Safety model is strongly guided by the principle that no work should be started before its safety is ensured.
