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An efficient and responsible Group A Group that is committed to the professional growth of its employees

A GROUP THAT IS COMMITTED 3. TO THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF ITS EMPLOYEES The Health and Safety policy 3.1

Health and safety are central values at Saint-Gobain in the management of its industrial, distribution and research activities. They stem from a strong desire of the company, strengthened by the commitment of employees. This measure affects all the Group’s businesses and endeavors to place safety at the heart of the corporate culture. Safety is a value held by all management grades and by all employees. The objective is that everyone participates in his own safety and in that of all of his colleagues. With regard to health, in 2013, Saint-Gobain adopted a Health policy that falls within the framework of the continuity of actions already undertaken by the Group. It establishes the guidelines of its action for protecting the health of its employees, its customers and users of its products, as well as for residents adjacent to its sites. All the Group’s sites throughout the world have to implement it, in accordance with their local regulations and in addition to the health and industrial hygiene standards and tools already in place. Employees’ safety, in the same way as health, is a priority at all times for the Group with a single acceptable objective: zero work-related accidents. Saint-Gobain aims to ensure for all persons on its sites, including temporary workers and subcontractors, safe conditions and a safe working environment, beyond the requirements of the applicable local legislation and thanks to the identification, reduction and control of risk. EHS training represents a significant commitment by the Group. The EHS training and competency matrices describe the EHS competencies required for each function. The requirements of the Health and Safety management system to be implemented across all Group sites are described in the EHS guidelines. Internal EHS audits are arranged by the General Delegations and conducted at intervals of three to five years. In addition, some sites are certified to international standards. As such, the number of sites certified for health and safety (OHSAS 18001 – ILO-OSH 2001) was 378 at December 31, 2017 compared with 365 in 2016, at constant scope. The World Class Manufacturing operational excellence program (see Chapter 4, Section 2.1) helps to strengthen the requirements of the Health and Safety management system in the industrial entities, by providing a methodology that aims to improve risk identification, reduction and control for the most critical risks, while increasing employee participation on the ground and ensuring that the improvements made are sustainable.

So as to anticipate and prevent risks upstream, during each stage of a research and development projects, the EHS Check-list endeavors to identify and characterize the potential risk throughout product life cycles. Specific training integrated into the training path of R&D project leaders makes it possible to disseminate information and to share good practices on the implementation of the Check-list. Saint-Gobain rewards its sites, companies, activities, Sectors or General Delegations each year for the development and implementation of noteworthy initiatives and projects or for their significant progress in the area of Health, Safety or Environment. In 2017, for the 27 th edition of the Safety Diamonds and Environment Emeralds, Health Rubies were introduced. 17 awards were presented: six entities received a Diamond and, for their first edition, six Rubies were awarded. Lastly, four Emeralds went to environmentally innovative units while a Special Jury Award for the environment went to a General Delegation. Saint-Gobain’s ambition is to collectively protect the health of its employees, temporary workers and subcontractors working on its sites throughout the world, by anticipating and preventing risks of occupational illness or disability. The Health policy also promotes the individual health of each of the Group employees, by taking actions to prevent illness connected with individual risk factors such as a sedentary lifestyle or nicotine addiction. Taking into account the physical constraints of the workstations, promoting a balance between private life and work life as well as preventing the psycho-social risks and the stress connected with work are all challenges to ensure the health of employees and good working conditions. The second aspect of the Group’s Health policy relates to respect for the health of customers and users of its products and services. This is a major aspect to take into account when designing and launching new products and solutions onto the market. EHS tools are available to R&D and marketing to identify the risks throughout the lifetime of the product. Each Activity incorporates control over the health risks in responsible product management, by carrying out Life Cycle Analyses (LCAs) in particular. The Group’s Health policy supplements Saint-Gobain’s eco-innovation approach in this sense. Employee health 3.1.1 A Health policy covering the different a) Saint-Gobain stakeholders

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