FGV Annual Integrated Report 2019

72 FGV HOLDINGS BERHAD LTI Cases 2019 2018* Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate 2.56 2.30 Severity Rate 123.37 168.10 Incident Rate 6.33 5.69 * 2018 LTIFR has been restated to 2.30 from the previously reported 3.19 in 2018’s report because of reclassification of 4 fatalities as non-work- related. PROVIDING A HEALTHY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES With more than 60% of our 17,104 employees in the labour-intensive side of our Plantation business, creating a safe and healthy environment remains a key focus area. In this context, we benchmark our own practices against the industry’s best practices and international standards. The Group also continued its various Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) programmes to promote a strong safety culture. In 2019, there were 16 programmes, attended by 645 employees, which ranged from noise exposure to defensive motorcycle riding and fire-fighting. While we strive to ensure zero fatality in our operations, we regret to report that in 2019 the Group recorded four fatalities involving one FGV staff, one of our migrant workers, a contractor and one third-party worker. Noting that the number of fatalities has remained at four since 2016, the Group is committed to improving our HSE programme to achieve the zero-fatality target. There was also an increase in the number of non-permanent disability cases compared to 2018, which consequently increased our Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) to 2.56 compared to 2.30 in 2018. However, there was a decrease in the overall severity rate. FGV launched a safety campaign called #GoHomeSafe to foster a safe work culture that prioritises safety from the start to the end of a working day. The character Abang Selamat was created as the safety ambassador for this campaign, and we appointed 65 managers from the Plantation Sector to act as Abang Selamat in their respective areas. The campaign focuses on: SAFE departure and return to work SAFE working environment SAFE usage of equipment Compliance with SAFE working guidelines Workers’ Union FGV also regularly engages various local workers who support our activities through union representatives. Group Human Capital has two scheduled meetings annually with 15 in-house FGV unions and two national unions. In December 2018, we concluded and signed collective agreements with 16 of these unions for the period 2019–2021. In 2019, apart from our regular meetings, we conducted three extra meetings to discuss matters related to the welfare of the members and other current issues. #GOHOMESAFE MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS STATEMENTS AND ANALYSIS