Samsung SDI
As our lives get more complicated with the development of industry and transportation, a variety of disasters and new diseases are threatening us. Companies are also facing a greater diversity of potential disasters and risks due to changing business structure and globalization. Against this backdrop, it is increasingly important for a company to operate a management system to effectively control and manage these risks. Samsung SDI is implementing a management system for employees’ safety and health in compliance with OHSAS 18001, an international standard for occupational health and safety management. We also carry out systematic trainings every year in order to prevent industrial accidents and work-related diseases. In 2010, we set up a safety and health taskforce to establish a precautionary system and sought input from professionals to strengthen a culture of safety and health, create an on-line system, and prepare relevant standards. Samsung SDI’s 2010 injury rate1)(IR) was 0.36, loss day rate2)(LDR) was 11.41.
Samsung SDI’s environment and safety division carried out SAFE Culture Activities. Recognizing the increased risks posed by batteries and the need to heighten employees’ awareness, the division established a precautionary system for accident prevention in 2010. As main activities, it implemented the My-Area Management system, designated a staff in charge of environment safety at each production/development line, evaluated enterprise-wide rule compliance, and employed an outside institution to conduct a comprehensive diagnosis on environmental safety (electrical safety, flood risk). The TF team also set up a daily report system with overseas subsidiaries to more closely cooperate with locals in the environmental safety sector.
1) IR (Injury Rate) calculation formula according to GRI guideline: number of injuries/total working hour x 200,000
2) LDR (Loss Day Rate) calculation formula according to GRI guideline: number of loss days/total working hours x 200,000
