The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that some 2.3 million women and men worldwide suffer work-related accidents or diseases annually, with over 6.000 deaths daily. Worldwide, this equates to around 340 million occupational accidents and 160 million victims of work-related illnesses yearly.
Safety is an important issue when it comes to sustainability. Sustainability as a topic traditionally focuses on three areas: environmental, economic, and social sustainability – but in an operational setting, they are all bound together by one common denominator: safety. Organizations cannot be sustainable without protecting their vital resources’ health, safety, and welfare – their employees and the environment around them.
Creating a safe and sustainable working environment depends on a reliable network of elements that must function to ensure a secure process. Process safety in industrial settings may focus on preventing leaks, spills, equipment malfunction, overpressures, over temperatures, corrosion, fires, explosions, and chemical accidents in chemical process facilities or other facilities dealing with hazardous materials.
With rigorously enforced legal restrictions for the safe transport of hazardous media and environmental safety, plant operators worldwide must fulfill environmental and employee protection standards. So, semiconductor manufacturers under pressure to satisfy the ever-increasing demand from the tech industry, chemical plant operators striving to meet increased demand for materials, or merchant shipping companies needing to escape congestion in ports cannot cut corners on physical safety for their employees.
In this discussion round we focus on the operational safety in a manufacturing environment and how safety can be improved in the long term. Our experts especially highlight the safety for people in a working environment and how leadership and ownership can contribute to increase safety. Learn about different company approaches and how they tackle their challenges.
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