Suppliers shall provide a safe and healthy working environment that supports product and service quality, consistent operations, and employee well-being (clean, safe, healthy, and legally compliant working environment).
Suppliers must take all reasonable measures to identify, prevent, and mitigate health and safety risks in both physical and mental states, and ensure full compliance with applicable local laws and regulations.
Suppliers also recognize that ongoing worker input and education are key to identifying and solving health and safety issues in the workplace including fire emergency drills and first aid training, at least twice per year.
Suppliers shall prevent employees’ exposure to potential safety hazards (for example, electrical and other energy sources, fire, vehicle, and fall hazards) and make sure that such hazards are mitigated through proper design, engineering and administrative controls, preventive maintenance, and safe work procedures (including lockout-tagout). Where hazards cannot be adequately controlled by these means, employees must be provided with appropriate personal protective equipment.
Suppliers must identify and assess potential emergency situations and events and take all necessary measures to minimize their impact. This includes implementing comprehensive emergency plans and response procedures, such as emergency reporting protocols, employee notification and evacuation procedures, regular employee training and drills, installation of appropriate fire detection and suppression systems, provision of adequate exit facilities, and development of recovery plans.
Procedures and systems are to be in place to manage, track, and report occupational injury and illness, including provisions to encourage worker reporting, classify and record injury and illness cases, provide necessary medical treatment, investigate cases, and implement corrective actions to eliminate their causes, and facilitate the return of employees to work.
Suppliers shall identify, assess and control employee exposure to chemical, biological, and physical hazards. Where such risks cannot be adequately mitigated through engineering or administrative controls, Suppliers are required to provide employees with appropriate personal protective equipment to ensure their health and safety as well as access to medical treatment in the event of workplace accidents.
Suppliers shall identify, assess, and control employee exposure to psychologically and physically demanding tasks, including but not limited to manual material handling, heavy lifting, prolonged standing, extended exposure to extreme temperatures, and highly repetitive or forceful assembly work. Psychological support, physical guards, interlocks, and barriers are to be provided and properly maintained for machinery used by employees.
Suppliers provide employees with clean toilets and changing room facilities, access to potable water, and sanitary food preparation and storage facilities. Worker dormitories provided by the Supplier, or a labour agent are to be clean, safe, and provide emergency egress, adequate heat and ventilation, and reasonable personal space.