The Group to which GREL belong SIFCA, in 2007 lunched a Sustainable Development programme aimed at setting the best standards in the industry including the management of Health and Safety at work. In 2008 an action plan was drawn and five priority areas were identified and put in place to promote our Sustainable Development strategies.
A team of competent men and women were selected from the entire SIFCA Group including GREL to form the Sustainable Development Team. Termed as the DD Team, they have an oversight responsibility to ensure that each of the five priority areas is achieved. This dedicated team members meets at least three times a year to align best practices in the group for sustainability. However, in 2009, a sixth priority area was added to the already existing five pillars of sustainable developpment – Communities.
Six Priority Areas
Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Sensitisation fo employees, attention to workplace accidents, analyses of TF/TG.
- Employees are aware of safety through participation in departmental EHS committees (meet every month). Every committee is headed by the Dept. Head)
- Posters, billboards are mounted at entrances to factory and field offices
- No Entry for drivers/riders not wearing seat belts/crash helmets
- TF/TG calculated on departmental basis
- Notice Boards in the Field Office and Factory with daily updates of Safety indicators.
- Audit of EHS committee meetings are conducted and report submitted on quarterly basis.
Safe and Personal Protective Equipment (SPPEs)
- Employees have been provided with PPEs (sanctions are given to those who don’t use them).
- Employees have been educated on hazard identification and control.
- Safety guards are on machines in the Processing factory.
Accomodation Decent accommodation for worksers
Some workers stay in Workers’ camps
- Tsibu – 77, Moko – 95, A’ Lang – 87
- Other structures in Div. 6, Sususuku, Div. 6 and Subri
- Electricity extended to Tsibu, others to be tackled in 2008, 2009 (budget submitted)
Prevention of Infectious Diseases Like HIV/AIDS, Malaria, etc
- Policy in place
- Awareness created in workers’ camps (shelters) Read more
- Peer counsellors appointed, to start work in March 2008
- Sanitation in Workers’ Villages stepped up through Village Sanitation committees.
- First Aiders – in all departments and villages
Pollutions Keep the evironment clean
We are aware of the impact of our action on the environment and we are working towards achieving zero tolerance to environmental pollution. At GREL a Workgroup on Pollution was set up in 2008 to identify the priorities and draw an action plan on the most urgent measures to take in each department against Pollutions They presented their first report to ensure Management in January 2009. In addition to the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) a new procedure has been designed for reporting Environmental Hazards and Incident. Major areas of environmental pollution have been identified and action plans have been developed to take care of them.
To achieve success in the area of pollution a policy has been put in place to guide the performances of our operation.
Our Policy on Pollution is “Judicious uses of resources and to guide our operations in accordance with all statutory requirements to prevent or reduce and as far as possible eliminate environmental pollution and nuisance to attainable sustainable development.”
To achieve this “Zero Pollution” we are continuously improving the environmental performance in the following areas: oil spillage and recycling, littering, and water pollution. through
- Developing an open communication with employees, suppliers, customers, neighbours and members of the general public regarding our policy on and management of environmental matters
- Educate and train employees in the conduct of operations in an environmentally responsible manner and the assignment of competent personnel to supervise such operations (strict adherence to FTI’s and written instructions at workplaces
- To minimize the release from our operations, constituents that may cause pollution or environmental damage, whenever practicable.
- To ensure efficient use of raw materials, energy and fuel
- To integrate environmental considerations into decision making at all levels
- To ensure continuous improvement of environmental performance for consideration in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Annual Continuous Environmental Improvement Awards
Communities Peaceful co-existence for sustaninable development in communities
