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3.4 ASSOCIATE AWARENESSDescription of Safety RiskGood Associate safety involvement is critical to ensure that safe working practices are followed and accidents arereduced. Unsafe behaviour or a poor safety culture can lead to an increase in all types of accidents.How is the Risk managed/controlled?A strong safety culture and good Associate safety awareness is maintained at HUM through some of thefollowing methods.• Training of all levels of Associates through induction, specialist Safety and Environment courses and jobspecific training.• Safety and environmental care points are stated within department procedures and operation standards.• All departments have safety and environment notice boards in place that include details of the company polices anddepartment specific activities.• Managers hazard spotting tours and specific themed safety tours carried out in all production areas.• Elected or nominated Safety and Environment representatives in each area with specified duties.Divisional Safety and Environment Notice-boardFirst Aid Board in Engine PlantIn 2010 the focus has been on reinvigorating the divisional safety and environment committees by ensuring the electedor nominated representatives can carryout their duties and regularly attend their committee meetings. As part of thisactivity a working group was established to review the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements for HUM. Itsmain activity was to conduct a PPE survey with the support of the Safety representatives and respond to any concernsor actions resulting. The overall objective was to reduce accidents related to PPE by 10%. The survey highlighted anumber of required improvements including uncomfortable and ineffective safety glasses, unsuitable gloves in someareas of Engine plant. These issues have been addressed and trials into alterative more comfortable and suitable PPE willcontinue into 2011.In 2010 accident, incident and near miss reporting and investigation procedures and accident investigation trainingwere improved with the objective of ensuring root causes are established following accidents to reduce the potential forreoccurrence. This activity will continue in 2011.SE/D/G/15 - Nov 2011www.hondamanufacturing.co.uk25