Safety
Safe operational practices, healthy working conditions and care for the environment are essential to the well-being of Univar employees and to the company’s success. The company is committed to its global Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) policy at all levels of the organisation, and it is an integral component of all business operations:
Global EHS Policy
We recognize that safe practices, healthy working conditions and conservation of our environment are essential to achieve sustainable profitability and continuity for our company and employees. We are committed to ensuring that our operations do not have a negative effect on the environment or the health and safety of our employees and neighbours. To meet our commitments we will:
- protect the environment, the safety, health and welfare of our employees and the health and safety of customers, contractors, the community and other people in relation to all of our activities through the control of our workplace environment
- continually improve our processes to manage safety, health and environmental performance
- contribute to the continuity of our company through the recognition, evaluation and control of hazards and the prevention of pollution
- meet the applicable legislation, regulations and industry standards that govern our business
- establish and review our objectives and targets to ensure we are meeting our safety, health and environmental commitments
- provide the necessary resources, time and money to support the implementation of this policy
- train our employees to ensure they are aware of and understand their roles and responsibilities in meeting the commitments outlined in this policy
- make this policy available to all stakeholders and display it at all of our locations
Univar management in each business unit is responsible for the local implementation of the SHE standards that have been established on a companywide basis in the global SHE policy. Important elements of these standards include organization and communication, standards and procedures, security, training and education, reporting, assessment and controls, and change management.
Univar works to eliminate on-the-job accidents in a number of ways: accident prevention efforts through planning, process and facility investments and controls, safety training, safety committees, safety and environmental audits, and post-accident investigations with follow-up steps.
More information on Univar's EHSQ performance in Europe
