How industry measures up to HSE standards

While there seems to have been a general improvement in health and safety standards in the tire and rubber industries over recent years, the situation is blurred by wide variations in how performance in this vital area is reported by major players in the sector.

Corporate and social responsibility reports from leading tire and rubber companies, reveal a raft of impressive plans underway, backed by approvals from various independent certification bodies. These typically include zero-accident strategies and initiatives around everything from safety leadership and employee-engagement to safe-lifting and recording of near misses.

But, perhaps, the best guide to a company’s performance in this area is the quality of its systems for monitoring safety and the transparency of its reporting—thereby making safety an issue for all stakeholders in a group, from employees to investors.

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