2008 Registration Document - Rexel

With respect to health and safety conditions, the majority ofcountries have implemented preventative and/or correctiveactions:− Almost all entities have performed a risk mapping. Themost common risks which were identified were the risksrelating to road traffic, falls, handling, handling of cables,and computer work;− The annual medical visit for employees is beingstandardized; andNumber of employees trained in safety(headcount)12,00010,0008,0006,0004,00010,8789,86010,597− The setting up of sessions regarding employeesawareness and training to risks (see below).Frequency rate10868.18.79.42006 2007 2008The frequency rate of working accidents within the RexelGroup, calculated as the number of working accidentswhich resulted in a medical leave per million working hours,was 9.4 in 2008.This rate highly increased mainly as a result of the increasein the number of accidents which resulted in a medicalleave but also as a result of the differences between thefrequency rates of the Hagemeyer’s retained entities andthe historical entities of the Rexel Group.In 2008, the majority of employees that were involved inworkplace accidents belonged to the logistics department.2,0000Number of traininghours2006 2007 200810,096 14,528 27,561The number of persons trained in safety remained stable:10,597 persons in 2008 (31.8% of the total headcount),while the number of training hours increased sharply(27,561 hours compared to 14,528 hours in 2007) illustratingthe increasing importance placed on these awarenessprograms.In numerous countries, safety training is now a standardprocedure at the beginning of employment.In 2008, there were 54 Hygiene, Safety and Workingconditions Committees (CHSCT) within the RexelGroup (with 60% of Rexel’s entities having at least one).353 employees were involved, representing just over 1.1%of the total workforce.Workplace health and safety will be one of the themesmonitored by the Rexel Group’s Human Resources Directionin 2009. An analysis will be carried out at the Europeanlevel in order to standardize best practices with the aimof reducing risks and accidents in the business activity ofRexel Group employees.This will especially involve exchanges with the members ofthe European Works Council.Severity rate0.55.1.8 Training and skills management0.4In 2008, the overall number of people trained was 14,449compared to 13,883 in 2007. The number of training hoursincreased from 155,215 to 257,777 at December 31, 2008.0.30.20.20.2In proportion with the increase of the total headcount, thenumber of employees trained in 2008 decreased. However,the number of training hours has greatly increased.0.100.12006 2007 2008The average number of training hours per employee trainedin 2008 amounted to 17.8 hours (compared to 11.2 hoursin 2007), illustrating the Rexel Group’s will to improve thequality of training sessions.The severity rate of workplace accidents within the RexelGroup, defined as the number of working days lost as aresult of a temporary work incapacity, was of 0.2 for 1,000working hours in 2008.REXEL 2008 | PAGE 55