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• Introduction
• The PZ Cussons Plc CSR Committee
• ‘Doing Good Business’
• The Environment
• Health and Safety
• Product testing and consumer safety
• Business conduct and ethics
• Our employees
• Local community and charity

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Health and Safety

We provide safe working environments for all our employees, contractors and visitors.

• We are committed to developing the highest standards of occupational health and safety across all parts of our Group - health and safety is an integral part of the business and is given equal priority with all other aspects of business management. The Board has endorsed and established a Group Health and Safety Policy which sets out detailed guidelines for all operations across the Group. Its principles support the PZ Cussons Group World Class Manufacturing system which seeks over time to bring all operations across the Group in line with OHSAS 18001. All operations are audited against these standards, any shortfall is identified and assessed and, where appropriate, continuous improvement actions are agreed and implemented.

• It is the responsibility of all employees to maintain and improve health and safety. We empower and encourage our employees to report accidents, incidents and lapses in best practice and to participate in improvement activities - we have constant dialogue with our employees across the Group in respect of health and safety matters. Our Group Health and Safety Policy has established arrangements to ensure we promote the participation of our employees in developing, promoting, maintaining and improving health and safety so that they:

- acquire the necessary skills and behaviours;
- understand their responsibility to themselves and their colleagues for health and safety; and
- are empowered and encouraged to report accidents, incidents and lapses in best practice and to participate in improvement activities.

• We measure and monitor our health and safety performance and target continuous improvement - There is a strong focus within the Group on using key performance indicators and achieving external health and safety accreditation. The Group employs health and safety specialists in all of our operating units and health and safety committees with cross functional and cross hierarchical representation exist at all sites.  Where appropriate, PZ Cussons provides on-site medical facilities and health monitoring programmes for employees. Training is provided to all employees to ensure compliance with PZ Cussons standards and we continue to build on our traditional programmes, which focus on workplace behaviours, coupled with helping employees understand any personal health risks. During the year, we have continued investment in health and safety with respect to reduction in manual handling requirements (including the installation of automatic case packers within our soap factory in Nigeria).

• We conduct risk assessments to identify significant health and safety related risks which arise from all activities undertaken including periodic reviews to ensure new activities and processes are covered - at operating unit level, Group Health and Safety Policy is implemented to be consistent with the business operating conditions and any specific local legal requirements. Regular audits are conducted, by internal and specialist external auditors, at business unit and departmental level to ensure compliance with Group standards and continuous improvement. In Australia in particular, continuing focus on health and safety leadership, education and employee engagement has resulted in significant reduction in lost time accidents.

The Board regards health and safety as a fundamental business responsibility and reviews health and safety matters on a regular basis. Health and safety is a standing item for review by the Group Risk Committee which ensures that any related risks are properly identified, assessed and prioritised and that appropriate action is taken to manage and mitigate those risks effectively. The Chief Executive Officer has ultimate responsibility on the Board for health and safety across the Group and is a member of the Group Risk Committee.