Looking after the wellbeing of our people is critical to our business and a key priority for all our leaders.
Marc Ronchetti, Chief Executive Designate and Chief Financial Officer, is the Director responsible for Halma’s health and safety compliance.
We have a strong health and safety record, driven by a deeply embedded culture of safety. The Group’s health and safety performance has been particularly strong with an Accident Frequency Rate of 0.02. There were no work-related fatalities in FY20/21 or in prior years.
In line with Halma’s autonomous structure, operational responsibility for compliance with local health and safety regulations, including that of suppliers, resides with the board of each operating company. However, we routinely monitor health and safety performance across the Group and companies are encouraged to seek continuous improvement and to promote a strong health and safety culture.
Our Policy requires businesses to carry out an independent health and safety review every three years to assess compliance and to ensure that there is a consistent and adequate level of reporting and investigation of health and safety incidents across the Group. Our lead global insurer also reviews employee and third-party safety and controls at four to five properties per year as part of their rotational assessments.
The group’s Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) is one of our nonfinancial KPIs.
The Health & Safety AFR performance this year was 0.02 representing an improvement against last year. We continue to review all reported incidents and there are no specific underlying patterns which cause concern.
