Creating Value in the Workplace
BRINGING VALUE TO PEOPLE, CUSTOMERS, COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
It makes sense a company that focuses on the delivering solutions that bring comfort and aims to improve the well-being of consumers also focuses on bringing similar benefits to its people. Hanon Systems strives to create a work environment that prioritizes the spirit of collaboration and inclusion, development, and creativity of its employees.
People
Hanon Systems recognizes the critical role our employees play in the company’s success, which includes its efforts around corporate responsibility. The company strives to be an employer of choice to attract and retain the best talent by supporting and promote an inclusive working environment that embodies challenging assignments, safe and fair labor practices, and is based on mutual trust and respect.
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Health and Safety
At Hanon Systems, the safety and well-being of employees is a top priority, which is why employees are deliberately listed as a core value and noted as “the strength of our company” in the corporate direction as a public testament to this fact. Ensuring an adequate health and safety management system is a critical element in demonstrating a commitment to employee safety. It is this reason all Hanon Systems sites are certified to OHSAS 18001 standards.
Creating a safe and healthy operating environment includes an unwavering and collective commitment to adopt embrace safe practices at all times, and mindset focused on a zero tolerance for unsafe actions and conditions. The company’s policy on environmental, health and safety outlines the expectations for all employees, which includes anyone operating on behalf of Hanon Systems or visitors to any of the company’s locations.
Support
As with any organization, employees spend a substantial portion of their day in the workplace. It is important that employees are made aware of ways to improve their health both inside and outside of work and to provide a platform on which to do so. At Hanon Systems, various health support initiatives are made available around the globe, including campaigns on healthy eating, ergonomics, stress management and work-life balance. A large number of our locations also provide sports-based programs including fitness and yoga classes, cycle-to-work schemes, team sports and running.
One safety incident is one too many. We aim to have safety on everyone’s mind every second, every minute of every day in Hanon Systems. Hanon Systems annual Global Safety Day gives us another platform on which to create global dialogue and lessons on safe practices at work. As well as special presentations, poster campaigns and workshops, a video message from senior management is also provided in each of our global languages.
Example posters from a global safety campaign
Reminding employees about the importance of safety need not be limited to only safety workshops, walks and presentations. At Hanon Systems, safety quizzes and games are also regularly organized to keep awareness levels high. Employees at Hanon Systems Coclisa plant in Mexico participate in Safety Bingo, a game that involves the collection of safety slogans on Bingo cards in order to reinforce important safety matters taught in weekly single-point lessons.
In April, 2015, Hanon Systems in Gebze, Turkey were presented with the “Good EH&S Practice” Award by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, at the first ceremony of its kind in the region. The awards aim to give recognition to companies with a clear focus on continuous improvement systems and cost benefit analysis. Hanon Systems were one of four companies to be chosen.
Hanon Systems in Kerpen, Germany, held a Fit at Work Day to increase awareness on a number of health issues including musculoskeletal disorders and healthy eating. The day included presentations from specialists and and an opportunity for employees to try on an age simulation suit, giving them an idea of how their body would feel at 70 years old. Hanon Systems also published information posters on medical surveillance, rehabilitation and reintegration programs as well as details on the First Aid Organization.
Hanon Systems encourages its employees to stay active. Sports and outdoor team activities provide employees with a break from the daily routine and helps keep fitness high on the agenda. Sports days, team competitions, and participation in marathons are just some of the activities organized within Hanon Systems.