Today marks the start of Veolia’s 8th International Health & Safety Week (from 19 to 23 September). An annual event aimed at galvanising employees into action and raising further collective awareness of the importance of accident prevention, safeguarding EVERYONE’S health and an overall effort to improve working conditions.
Since 2019, the Veolia International Health and Safety Weeks have emphasised the need for behavioural changes to promote a safe and healthy workplace.
- In 2019, the theme of the week was "Observing is caring". The objective was to adopt the right safety behaviours and to develop a caring attitude to prevent risks
- In 2020, the "I see something you don’t’ campaign aims to improve our perception of hazards
- The 2021 International Health & Safety Week focused on fall hazard prevention and raised our awareness of unconscious errors we make when walking
This year's theme is "Safety is in our hands". It aims to prevent accidents to our hands and wrists, which account for 30% of all accidents at Veolia. Some of these injuries arise from unconscious errors, and specific workshops will be organised to prevent them.
Safety is EVERYONE'S business, whether that's onsite operations or in an office environment, every single person has a role to play. This year's theme is "Safety is in our hands" aims to prevent accidents to our hands and wrists, which account for 30% of all accidents at Veolia. As part of the week's activities, we will be holding workshops and various other activities to drive home the message of a risk-prevention mindset.