FGV Annual Report 2015

160 Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad Annual Integrated Report 2015 2015 ACCIDENT REPORT We are happy to report that we have decreased the number of fatalities in FGV Group from four deaths in 2014 to three in 2015. The reduction was in the TML Cluster whereas for Upstream Cluster the figure remained same at 2 fatalities*. Permanent Total Disability reduced by two thirds from three to only one, however, Non-Permanent Disability increased by 12.2 percent to 386 from 344; bringing up the total accidents recorded in FGV Group in 2015 to 390 from 351 previously. This is primarily due to the acquisition of Asian Plantation Limited (APL) whose accident statistics began to be included in the Group’s Lost Time Injury (LTI) reporting from mid-2015. The high number of incidences (74 cases) accounted for 19 percent of the total number of accidents. Another recently-acquired company, Pontian United Plantations (PUP) is also among the companies where safety management is a key focus in order to reduce its incident rate - the ratio of incidents per 1,000 employees. We are positive that we can effect this transformation based on existing showing from our upstream plantation arm, FGV Plantations Malaysia Sdn Bhd which has succeeded to maintain a low accident rate of only four percent. This is a commendable achievement given that palm oil is our dominant business, employing 43,773 workers and operating 216 workplaces. All in all, the cost of accidents totalled RM277,126 and caused 15,316 Lost Man-days to the Group, compared to 27,284 in 2014. 18 dangerous occurrences were recorded which did not result in death or injury but nonetheless, incurred losses to the tune of RM4,295,350. HEALTH & Safety We’ve made giant strides since the formation in 2009 of the Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) Department - renamed in 2015 as Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Department to reflect its enlarged scope and to bring the Group’s practices in line with those of multinational organisations. In the six years since its establishment, the department has managed to consistently mitigate the risks of accidents within the Group and most notably, bring down the number of fatalities. Taking Safety and Health to the Next Level Note: * This data has been independently audited. Read the Independent Assurance Report on pages 361 to 363.