The safeguard of the health and psycho-physical well-being of workers is a strategic value and a priority characterizing the Company’s culture. Enel’s commitment to safe working environments and conditions is absolute and imperative in every country in which the Company is present.
Enel’s strategy for achieving the “Zero accidents” objective is based on an approach focused on prevention, the promotion of a “safety culture” through intensive training and awareness-raising, the establishment of common and uniform standards throughout the Group, and technological and structural actions.
Based on the top management strong commitment and the adoption of a cross-cutting approach to safety, the project identifies 9 areas of action, which constitute the levers with the greatest impact for improving the safety process:
1. Promote the culture of safety at all levels.
2. Revise the processes of contract work from the point of view of safety to align contractors with Enel’s safety standards.
3. Develop communication initiatives aimed at keeping up attention to safety.
4. Make the process of reporting and analyzing accidents and the management of emergencies increasingly prompt and effective.
5. Increase safety training throughout employment.
6. Introduce new indicators to improve the monitoring of safety performances and facilitate the active involvement of all workers.
7. Adopt a single safety standard in all workplaces both in Italy and abroad.
8. Revise the organization of safety to increase the integration of safety with business and enhance the resources in charge of safety.
9. Facilitate the sharing of experiences and best practices within the Group.
The Company also greatly emphasizes the promotion of safe behavior through the development of a number of awareness raising projects. Including Safety 24/7, which is aimed at promoting attention to safety even in apparently low-risk activities, every day around the clock.
Involving the management and encouraging its visible commitment on these matters is another important way to disseminate the safety culture. This is why safety is an essential value of Enel’s leadership model, central for the Company’s managerial style. Indeed, managers must be “safety owners” within their own field of action, helping to promote the adoption of safe behaviours by setting an example.
Last update: 19/07/2011
