KBANE - GROUPE ADEO: Safety concerns given top priority

Each employee is a precious company resource and must be given the opportunity to perform assigned tasks in complete safety, without exposing oneself or others to hazards. It is essential for team members to fully understand the safety rules applicable to their specific workstation.

Kbane pulls out all the stops to ensure the safety of its personnel:
-    Training programs and skill refresher courses are regularly held either in-house or else contracted with external organizations (e.g. Securiform)
-    A topic consistently raised during working meetings
-    Time slots specially allocated to building employee awareness: "The 15-minute safety review", practiced several times a year.
-    Each Kbane installer is equipped with the appropriate and adapted safety gear, offering efficiency and modern convenience to perform whatever tasks the particular job requires.
-    The more specialized equipment (for working at heights, safety harnesses, supporting props, etc.) is to undergo periodic inspection.
-    Every installation team carries in its company vehicle a set of the 8 "Kbane professional safety fact sheets", recalling the safety-related requirements for each aspect of their trade.
-    Controls are conducted on a regular basis by the Safety Manager, whose role is intended to be more educational than punitive.
-    A display panel, visible to all, serves to illustrate the current safety topic (e.g. insistence on wearing individual protective gear, use of scaffolding), with a meter indicating the number of days since the last accident as well as the year's best result.

Year 2011 safety budget: over €15,000 in training and equipment (individual gear, harnesses).