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Technical standards, a guarantee of effective b) introduction of minimum requirements on all Group sites Based on the analysis of serious accidents, the underlying causes contributing most often were identified and the corresponding standards drawn up: Technical safety standards, focused on high risks Management of external businesses Work permits Working at height Lock-out/tag-out Confined spaces Safety of machines Vehicles and pedestrians Forklift trucks Storage and logistics operations Road risks A self-assessment questionnaire is made available for each standard, so as to evaluate their introduction. Some General Delegations and Sectors organize cross-audits between sites so as to share good practices. In addition to these technical standards, an accident analysis standard lays down the methodologies to be used to analyze events and to identify the underlying causes. The Sectors and the Activities also draw up standards specific to their processes, or guides on application. The Sectors define the compliance objectives to be achieved for the various technical standards. At the same time, the establishments identify the standards whose implementation is a priority and draw up an annual action plan on that basis.

Safety results continuing to improve c) The Group has recorded a constant fall in the number of work-related accidents, with lost time or non-lost time, illustrated by the change in the TRAR indicator, which fell from 3.3 in 2016 (employees, temporary workers and subcontractors) to 2.6 in 2017. This substantial improvement is the result of reinforcing risk assessments, introducing technical safety standards and sharing a common culture of safety. In order to strengthen this result and to maintain the involvement of all, the TRAR indicator was integrated into the criteria used as part of the long-term compensation plan (see Chapter 6, Section 2.4) In 2017, 70% of the entities did not declare any work-related accidents, compared with 68% in 2016. The inclusion of permanent subcontractors in addition to Saint-Gobain employees and temporary workers in monitoring for the TRAR indicator since January 1, 2017 demonstrates the desire to ensure a safe working environment and conditions for all staff on the sites. Total recordable accidents for other subcontractors continue to be logged and reported. The “Millionaires’ Club” comprises the most exemplary Group sites in terms of safety, with 1 million hours worked or 5 years without any accidents involving lost time specifically, including all the individuals present on a site (employees, temporary workers, subcontractors, visitors, etc.). In 2017, the Millionaires’ Club included a total of 276 sites compared to 251 at the end of 2016. It increases the standing of the units that have the best results and that demonstrate to all that the objective of zero work-related accidents is possible. Out of these sites, 81 are “silver millionaires” (specifically with 10 years with no lost-time accidents) and 14 are “gold millionaires” (specifically with 15 years with no lost-time accidents) compared to 78 and 11 at December 31, 2016.

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