Health and safety
Company results and performance are achieved thanks to the skills and abilities of the people working in the business. The Company is constantly committed to safeguarding health and safety in the workplace by adopting measures aimed at eliminating or, at least, reducing the risk factors featured in the work activities. All of the Snam’s business activities are governed by certified management systems in accordance with OHSAS 18001 (occupational safety and health rules).
In this area, the adoption of good practices promoted and also shared with suppliers has led to a progressive fall in accidents, both for the company personnel and contractors, and to an overall performance improvement throughout the supply chain.
In 2018 there was a total of 7 accidents (11 in 2017), 4 of them involving employees (6 in 2017) and 3 involving supply contractors (5 in 2017).
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2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
Employees |
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Total accidents (no.) |
4 |
6 |
4 |
Fatal accidents (no.) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Frequency index |
0.81 |
1.24 |
0.84 |
Severity index |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
Contract workers |
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|
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Total accidents (no.) |
5 |
5 |
3 |
Fatal accidents (no.) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Frequency index |
0.71 |
0.54 |
0.41 |
Severity index |
0.05 |
0.83 |
0.03 |
Employees and contract workers |
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|
|
Total accidents (no.) |
9 |
11 |
7 |
Frequency index |
0.75 |
0.78 |
0.58 |
Severity index |
0.05 |
0.56 |
0.02 |
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2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
Type |
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Car accidents |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Occupational accidents (maintenance, inspection, checks) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Generic accidents (slipping, impact, tripping) |
3 |
4 |
1 |
Alongside the consistent commitment achieved through tools such as training, technological innovation, and work organisation, in the early months of 2018 Snam initiated the new “Snam4Safety” project to further strengthen the culture and awareness of health and safety issues among all the employees and contractors.
In order to raise awareness among employees on safety issues, in 2011 Snam established an initiative called the “Zero Accident Award”, which rewards employees who go 365 consecutive days without an accident in the workplace. Personnel are divided into standardised teams identified by operational unit/safety manager. In 2018 13 teams involving a total of 1,550 employees received the award.
The “Contractor’s Safety Prize” awareness raising initiative was also dedicated to contractors with the aim of focusing the attention of suppliers on these issues. Specifically, the performance of businesses is evaluated by collecting and analysing specific indicators (e.g. accident indices and negative feedback on the subjects of interest). In 2018, the prize for the 2017 results, was awarded to Max Streicher, for the second year in a row, a company specialised in the building of energy infrastructure and in particular in the construction of gas pipelines.
Employee and Contractor accidents at work –
frequency index
Employee and Contractor accidents at work –
gravity index
