Mahindra Sustainability Review 2009-2010

Ensuring employee safety and health is a universal value that is unaffected by the time. At Mahindra, we have articulated a Health and Safety Policy in accordance with the provisions of the Factories Act - 1948 and Maharashtra Factories Rule 73-L. The policy outlines Mahindra's commitment to strengthen a safety & health-oriented culture that is conducive to the mental and physical well-being of employees.

We have developed a comprehensive process, to carry out the policy and review its effectiveness, periodically. Necessary corrective measures have also been charted to improve the safety performance.

Policy highlights


	Covers all our manufacturing facilities

	Ensures process safety, use of protective equipment

	Promotes occupational health in order to maintain a safe working environment

	The sector president has the overall responsibility for employee safety and plant managers have specific responsibility for their respective plants.

The Health & Safety Policy strictly adheres to the following objectives


	To provide and maintain equipment and systems that ensure a safe and healthy working environment for all employees.

	To provide necessary information, training and supervision as required for this purpose.

	To comply with all relevant statutory provisions pertaining to safety, health and the environment.

	To regularly conduct safety audits and risk analysis in order to assess the status of safety and health at the work environment.

	To integrate safety and health issues into all decisions concerning purchase of equipment, machinery, materials and also into the selection, placement and training of personnel.

Additional health and safety topics covered with unions

As reported previously; we engage in constructive dialogue with our employees on issues regarding occupational health, workplace and general plant safety. We proactively work to rectify the issues. Specific issues such as the use of personal protective equipment, sanitation, equipment safety and education measures are outlined in formal agreements with our worker unions. We have a grievance redressal mechanism for health and safety topics in some of our operations. We have dedicated EHS officers, who follow a comprehensive Environmental Health & Safety policy applicable at all our manufacturing operations, to handle day-to-day issues.

All the health & safety topics are covered in the Memorandum of Settlement / Wage Agreements. Safety PPE usage is addressed in the wage settlement and most workmen can now avail of the benefits of Mediclaim scheme.

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