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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)

Commitment to our employees

Group priority 2014-2018 To implement the health and safety monitoring and improvement process and maintain coverage of at least 90% of the workforce, with the objective of reducing the Group’s workplace accident frequency rate by 20%. Key performance indicators: W the percentage of theworkforce covered by the health and safety monitoring and improvement process based on ILO-OSH 2001; W the frequency of workplace accidents. Annual targets:

Formal and procedures have been implemented and are updated to ensure that risks are prevented when independent companies are working on site , (communication, coordination, information, training, and supervision before and during the work). Workplace health and safety criteria are included in subcontractor evaluation and selection procedures. Any work-related accidents on site involving contractors’ workers are recorded. Focus: Identification and management of near-accidents The Group also attaches great importance to addressing risk situations as soon as possible. This is prevention at a very early stage. This proactive policy encourages all employees to report any information about a hazardous situation or near accident. The aim is to identify and prevent risks as early as possible and before an accident happens. This approach is one of the four new must-haves implemented and communicated to staff in 2017. R 4.4.2.2 MONITORING AND IMPROVING HEALTH AND SAFETYATWORK The purpose of monitoring the effectiveness of prevention measures and implementing a progress process is to improve the health and safety data (workplace accidents and work-related illnesses). This monitoring is assessed on the basis of six prevention criteria, which are evaluated through the Health & Safety at Work reporting process: W consolidating and monitoring of indicators; W systematic analysis after an accident at work; W periodic professional (para)medical interviews to monitor health; W legal and regulatory framework monitoring; W implementation of a strategy to prevent the risk of musculoskeletal disorders; W sharing of feedback and best practices on risk prevention at the Group level. Each subsidiary has an objective to fulfill at least four of the above-listed six criteria before being able to claim that it has reached a satisfactory level of prevention.

2014 2015 2016

2017

2018

Protect the Group’s workforce by monitoring the workplace and improving health and safety at work Reduce the frequency of accidents in the workplace

80% 90% 90% 90% 90%

8 7.7 7.2 6.7 6.7

2017 achievement: At the end of 2017, the health and safety monitoring and improvement process covered 96% of the Group’s workforce included in the Occupational Health & Safety report, exceeding the target set. The frequency of accidents at work has continued to fall by 44%, from 7.25 at end 2014 to 4.07 at end 2017. These positive results are mainly due to closer supervision of Group entities and their increased engagement with CSR, thus ensuring the reliability of the associated actions and indicators. It should be noted that the improvement in frequency rate was particularly significant in France and continued in Italy.

2014 2015 2016

2017

2018

Target achievement rate*

211% 235% 184% 182%

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Calculated against annual targets.

Focus: Real-time accident reporting Legrand has introduced real-time reporting of workplace accidents, which are reported directly to the Group Chief Executive Officer. A monthly report for each geographical region and SBU is circulated. Each quarter, this presents the results by type of equipment, nature of the injury and injured body part. The report enables the Group’s General Management and local management to monitor accident indicators more closely. This in turn helps to raise awareness of accident trend rates and coordinate action plans more effectively.

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