Sharing the analysis of “High Potential Events” (HPE)
| Continuous improvement loop | In order to ensure the continuous improvement loop, and to maintain risk awareness, High-Potential Events (HPE) are collected, analysed, and shared throughout the Group. Nearly 70% of these HPEs are near-misses or dangerous situations. Particular emphasis is placed on those related to the Group’s 10 key rules. |
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| 2021 profit-sharing | In 2021, the safety criterion of EDF’s profit-sharing agreement focused on reducing the number of injuries from HPEs and developing analyses of these events. |
Health & Safety audits
| Site visits | Audits are carried out each year throughout the Group, in particular in the form of site visits. These visits are written up in a site visit report shared with the audited teams. |
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See also section 3.9.1 “The Group’s framework relating to its commitments and requirements with respect to the environment, human rights, and health and safety”.
3.3.1.3.3 Occupational accidents
EDF is committed to improving the physical and mental health of its employees and subcontractors. The top priority is to protect them and, most importantly, to eradicate serious and fatal accidents.
Eradicate serious and fatal accidents
There were four fatal accidents directly related to work in 2021. These four tragic events involved employees of outside companies.
| Collective requirement | In line with the steps taken within the Group to eradicate serious and fatal accidents, the new policy aims to develop a collective safety requirement supported by both Group and subcontractor employees. |
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| Steps toward progress with providers | The updated policy reinforces the progress made with our providers. Four action sheets or “assets” have been developed for this purpose. |
Reducing work-related accidents
In order to have comparable data between Group entities and measure accident rates directly related to the performance of activities, the EDF group set up a new “LTIR” (Lost Time Injury Rate) indicator corresponding to the calculation of the frequency rate according to Anglo-Saxon standards.
The Group’s key performance indicator: Global LTIR
Under the health and safety policy, the targets for the end of 2023 are 1.4 for Group employees and 1.8 for all contractors combined. The methodology associated with this indicator is described in section 3.6 “Methodology”.
The 2021 results are a slight improvement over 2019. The year 2020 is special, because the effects of the pandemic led to a sharp decrease in accidents, especially on the ground, which naturally reduced the LTIR results.
Global LTIR
This graph shows us Global LTIR
2019 : 2.4
2020 : 1.9
2021 : 2.1
Target 2023 : < 1.8
Further details on work-related accidents and occupational illnesses (1)
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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| Employees | |||
| LTIR Group employees | LTIR Group employees 2019 1.8 |
LTIR Group employees 2020 1.4 |
LTIR Group employees 2021 1.7 |
| Employee work-related accidents with at least one lost day | Employee work-related accidents with at least one lost day 2019 433 |
Employee work-related accidents with at least one lost day 2020 351 |
Employee work-related accidents with at least one lost day 2021 432 |
| Accident severity rate | Accident severity rate 2019 0.14 |
Accident severity rate 2020 0.13 |
Accident severity rate 2021 0.16 |
| Occupational illnesses | Occupational illnesses 2019 63 |
Occupational illnesses 2020 41 |
Occupational illnesses 2021 40 |
| Suppliers | |||
| Supplier LTIR | Supplier LTIR 2019 3.4 |
Supplier LTIR 2020 2.6 |
Supplier LTIR 2021 2.6 |
| Supplier work-related accidents with at least one lost day | Supplier work-related accidents with at least one lost day 2019 635 |
Supplier work-related accidents with at least one lost day 2020 483 |
Supplier work-related accidents with at least one lost day 2021 513 |
The drop in occupational illnesses over the past few years follows a drop in the number of reported asbestos-related illnesses, confirming the success of the prevention and protection measures implemented.
(1) The methodology associated with these indicators is described in section 3.6 “Methodology”.