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8/13/2019 17)Osha Best Pratices Fro Europe

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Ferrero rocher (Best

confectionary company)


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What do we aim for our

employee?

Ferrero France has been pursuing the goal to

promote wellbeing at work, the aim being to

promote a better quality of working life.


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Wellbeing at work measures

The initiatives in favour of a correct life-work

balance for the employees of Ferrero in France

include:

Social Unit: provides help to families (study

grants, tuition). This measure aims to assist

employees during periods of change and monitor

their work-life balance

Education and childcare: includes company

nursery, Mini Club, summer camps for children,

school coaching and study grants for higher

education


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Company reception desk: offers, among other

services, IT assistance, administrative procedures

and postal services

Health promotion: provides dietary training,

fitness studio, free health check - ups for

employees over 45, advice from nutritionists,

massage/relaxation sessions for production staff,

sessions on workplace exercise, help quitting

smoking.


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Health and safety at work

Many actions have been undertaken by Ferrero

France in order to limit the risks of the companys

vehicle fleet on the roads. In particular, the

vehicle fleet and their safety equipment are

renewed every two years and special analyses

of accidents are drawn up.

Furthermore, 500 employees received road

safety training via 4,000 hours of instruction,

including special training for multiple-vehicle

collisions. .


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To strengthen the prevention of psychosocialrisks at work, Ferrero France and its social

partners signed a company agreement in 2010.This agreement focuses onpreserving thephysical and mental health of the companysemployees.

Actions planned include training 170 sales andpromotional staff to manage relations withcustomers and the diffusion of the Charterentitled Mieux travailler ensemble (Workingbetter together).


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OSRAM (Best light making

company)


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What do we aim for our

employee?

The biggest challenge for the new employer was

to decrease the rate of short-term sickness

absence and employee turnover, as this could be

seen as symptoms of workers unhappiness.

To improve wellbeing of current or potential

employees, as well as to gain social approval of

the local community


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Cut in production shifts. Employees voted to keep

a rotation between the morning, evening and

night shifts. The female employees considered

this the best way of securing their family life.

employees can opt for only one type of shift. This

is offered in order to retain employees such as

older workers who are not able to work the three

shifts.

Employees are also entitled to five weeks

vacation; a week more than the statutory

requirement.


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Newcomers are under the supervision ofexperienced workers until they manage to learnall work operations, and for their safety and

information of others they wear yellow shirts. rotation of workers in different work operations to

prevent work monotony and overload from one-sided work

employment of an in-house physician, provisionof special mats for employees who have to standmost of the day, softer floor surfaces, ergonomicchairs, and introduction of job rotation and morebreaks in repetitive work tasks.


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All sections are furnished with first aid kits and

some workers are certified in first aid. Every

workplace with health risk is provided with

protective means and devices. Also frequent

breaks at work help to prevent overload.

Companys healthcare providers systematically

follow markers of health condition of workers.

Interviews with employees upon their arrival from

sickness back to work provide further information

for the planning of health promoting activities.


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