Safety first
Working safely remains at the top of the priority list at Fluvius. Especially in our sector, it is a permanent point of attention, training and motivation, both for our own employees and for our contractors.
Safety = top priority
Everyone takes responsibility for their own safety as well as that of colleagues and third parties.
Working safely starts with strict adherence to our safety regulations. But it goes beyond that: every Fluvius employee thinks with us, takes extra safety measures or decides not to carry out a task if it cannot be done safely. This way of working is called the STOP principle.
At Fluvius, we aim for ZERO accidents: we want everyone who leaves for work in the morning to return home safe and sound in the evening. In autumn 2022, our new safety campaign, 'Stay alert with the workplace check: Stop-Think-Do', was launched. With it, we offer a clear step-by-step plan for working safely that everyone knows and always has to hand.
Crucial here is that colleagues have the confidence to address unsafe behaviour not only with each other, but also with third parties. Through e-learnings and training, employees become familiar with this. An app shows our technicians a handy checklist of safety measures for each type of site visit
Finally, we also pull the prevention advisers of our contractors and partners into our 'safety pool'.
Workplace accidents
Important parameters in workplace accidents are the frequency rate and the severity rate. These figures reflect the number of occupational accidents with work loss and the number of days of work loss, respectively, in relation to the number of working hours performed per year
In 2022, we achieved a frequency rate of 6.33. This result unfortunately fell short of our target of 4.50. The majority of accidents are due to falls, trips and slips. Our technicians and meter readers often enter unfamiliar territory, customers' homes or construction sites where we are not the main contractor.
With the severity rate, we clocked in at 0.16 in 2022, while aiming to stay below 0.09.
In terms of fluid accidents (with one of our basic products electricity and natural gas), we have a zero tolerance policy. Unfortunately, we recorded 3 fluid accidents with a total of 5 casualties.
Within a culture of shared leadership, everyone takes responsibility for their own safety, as well as that of colleagues.