In 2021, we gave our corporate employees the flexibility to work from home, and in their home countries, but we made digital collaboration tools available to maintain efficiency and productivity.
To enable people to manage changes to the way they lived and worked, we hosted more than 30 webinars with external experts on a range of issues, including mental health, fitness and stress management. Our global emergency assistance program, in collaboration with ISOS, provided 24/7 confidential medical and travel support service to our people and their families.
We have built wellness into our revised HR policies and included wellness and occupational health in our medical insurance benefits. Survey results showed 96 percent of respondents were satisfied with the support received and 99 percent were aware of pandemic-related safety protocols.
Ensuring standardization and alignment of HSSE management across all ACWA Power projects
In our quest for an excellent safety record, we introduced a Construction Project HSSE Management System Manual to ensure standardization and alignment of HSSE management across all ACWA Power construction projects. This document is intended to provide guidance at construction projects to ensure an effective, standard approach to HSSE performance management over the project’s complete life cycle.
Crossing 50 million safe manhours without an LTI (Lost time Injury)
ACWA Power crossed 50 million safe manhours without an LTI (Lost time Injury) for the first time in history, with more than 30,000 workers involved at our 64 assets (construction and operational sites) across our global operations.
Carrying out a Safety Culture Maturity Assessment
To further enhance HSSE management, we commissioned a third-party to conduct a Safety Culture Maturity Assessment throughout the organization, including stakeholders on our construction projects. This is the first exercise we have conducted to understand opinion on HSSE management and the current organizational culture. The Assessment will highlight good practices that we can build on, as well as areas for focus and improvement.
We also conducted a ‘Safety Climate Maturity Survey’ in BU O&M, using the Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL) UK’s online Safety Climate Tool (SCT) to measure workforce attitudes to HSSE and how it is perceived. A survey of views summarized our employees’ understanding and experience of safety culture and will enable ACWA Power to make targeted improvements to achieve safety excellence.
| Our commitment to prioritizing health and safety has allowed us to cross a cumulative of 50 million safe manhours without a lost-time injury for the first time in our history. Nonetheless, despite our attention to upholding high standards, it is with great sorrow we bear the loss of two lives in separate accidents on two of our construction sites, two tragedies felt by the entire ACWA Power family. Indeed, there is no alternative to achieving zero casualties; and we will continue to stay dedicated to attaining excellence in safety, through our unwavering commitment to continuous improvement. |
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