Occupational health and safety: LA6 - LA9

• LA6 Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programmes.

  Effectively 99% of employees are covered by health and safety committees on which both management and employees are represented. This includes operations in Equipment Russia where Health and Safety Officers are responsible for 100% of the workforce and Health and Safety steering committees are being implemented which currently cover 89% of their workforce.

  Barloworld believes that it is every employee's right to work in a healthy and safe environment. To this end, health and safety committees are established across the group. Management consults with the committees with a view to initiate, develop, promote, maintain and review measures to ensure the health and safety of all employees and visitors.

  OHS is the direct responsibility of divisional CEOs, and formal health and safety committees comprising management and worker representatives cover all South African staff.

  Regional laws apply to staff in Iberia, UK, Russia and US operations, all being covered.

  
  

• LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region and by gender.

  Integrated Report 2014:

  Performance against key indicators - Financial and non-financial indicators Investing in integrated customer solutions - Equipment and Handling - Social Investing in integrated customer solutions - Equipment and Handling - Top imperatives 2015 Investing in integrated customer solutions - Automotive and Logistics - Social Investing in integrated customer solutions - Automotive and Logistics - Integrated customer solutions Investing in integrated customer solutions - Automotive and Logistics - Top imperatives 2015 Investing in integrated customer solutions - Corporate office overview - Social

  LTIFR by division	2014		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
  Equipment and Handling	0.93		1.03		1.14		1.45		1.91		1.47
  * Automotive and Logistics	1.46		0.96		1.21		1.20		1.19		1.09
  Corporate	0.00		1.53		0.00		0.00		0.00		0.00
  Total continuing operations	1.23		0.99		1.17		1.31		1.51		1.26
  * Discontinued operations – Australia	0.00		2.14		3.37		1.06		1.31		1.91
  Barloworld Group	1.22		1.02		1.22		1.31		1.51		1.27

  The group uses Lost-Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR: Lost Time Injuries multiplied by 200 000 / Total number of hours worked) as the material indicator of safety performance. This enables trends to be observed and performance benchmarked against industry norms and peers. The group operates across a number of industries and geographies with different risk profiles and legal requirements.

  In reporting its safety statistics, including LTIFR, the various divisions and operations report appropriately for their circumstances, including the nature of their operations and working environments. A LTIFR approach document detailing each divisions approach to safety reporting is available on the Barloworld website.

  For comparability and consistency purposes, the major business units' LTIFRs are reported separately and also on a consolidated basis.

  This approach to LTIFR reporting will be reviewed on an ongoing basis to ensure it remains relevant, informative and aligned to the respective business activities, appropriately reflecting the risks and impacts for the group, its divisions and operations globally.

  Majority of injuries reported during the financial period were sustained by male employees. Most injuries occur during the service and maintenance of plant, equipment and machinery. Majority of our service technicians are male with a small but increasing percentage of female technicians emerging of the recent past.

  The following is a breakdown of injuries sustained by gender:

  	2014				2013
  Injuries by Gender	Male (%)		Female (%)		Male (%)		Female (%)
  Equipment southern Africa	91		9		94		6
  Equipment Iberia	100		0		100		0
  Equipment Russia	100		0		100		0
  Handling	56		14		95		5
  * Automotive and Logistics	87		13		90		10
  Corporate Office	0		0		33		67
  Total continuing operations	89		11		92		8
  * Discontinued operations – Australia	0		0		100		0
  Barloworld Group	89		11		92		8

  
  

  Severity Index by division	2014		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
  Equipment and Handling	14.46		15.74		13.90		19.17		13.24		10.20
  * Automotive and Logistics	8.24		8.16		6.47		6.84		4.26		5.94
  Corporate	0.00		6.00		0.00		0.00		0.00		0.00
  Total continuing operations	10.17		11.52		9.89		13.36		9.41		8.23
  * Discontinued operations – Australia	0.00		17.73		4.18		7.80		6.50		10.13
  Barloworld Group	10.44		11.78		9.58		13.27		9.36		8.27
  Fatalities by division	2014		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
  Equipment and Handling	1		0		1		2		1		0
  * Automotive and Logistics	2		3		0		0		0		3
  Corporate	0		0		0		0		0		0
  Total continuing operations	3		3		1		2		1		3
  * Discontinued operations – Australia	0		0		0		0		0		0
  Barloworld Group	3		3		1		2		1		3
  FIFR by division	2014		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
  Equipment and Handling	0.0095		0.0000		0.0085		0.0174		0.0096		0.0000
  * Automotive and Logistics	0.0135		0.0212		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0226
  Corporate	0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000
  Total continuing operations	0.0117		0.0119		0.0040		0.0083		0.0044		0.0121
  * Discontinued operations – Australia	0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000
  Barloworld Group	0.0116		0.0116		0.0039		0.0082		0.0043		0.0119

  Tragically there were three deaths (male) reported in Barloworld Transport Solutions, Avis Rent a Car and Equipment South Africa. All were a result of motor vehicle accidents.

  Occupational disease by division	2014		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
  Equipment and Handling	2		0		0		3		4		1
  * Automotive and Logistics	0		0		0		0		0		0
  Corporate	0		0		0		0		0		0
  Total continuing operations	2		0		0		3		4		1
  * Discontinued operations – Australia	0		0		0		0		0		0
  Barloworld Group	2		0		0		3		4		1

  Absenteeism included:

  •	Sick leave 70 836 days
  •	Industrial action 905 days

  
  

• LA8 Education, training, counselling, prevention, and risk-control programmes in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases.

  A number of employee wellness and support programmes are in place, including medical aid schemes and assistance programmes. These programme also contribute towards the mitigation and control of risks related to HIV/Aids as well as other health and wellness related issues.

  HIV/Aids receives particular attention in countries with high prevalence rates. Programmes to address HIV/Aids cover education, prevention, voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) and disease management, including provision of anti-retroviral medication.

  All employees are encouraged to take the necessary precautions to prevent infection and to regularly check their status. Currently 611 employees receive HIV/Aids assistance, through medical aid, company- and state-sponsored programmes.

  Barloworld Equipment has on-site clinics in South Africa and Spain. These provide primary health care and occupational health services to employees, including confidential and anonymous counselling and assistance on any issue that could affect productivity and wellbeing. Other divisions have appropriate resources.

  Automotive's businesses in South Africa and Barloworld's Corporate division also in South Africa have the Independent Counselling and Advisory Services (ICAS) support system which covers health and related issues. Equipment South Africa utilise the services of Procare.

  The logistics business has an employee 'wellness line' in place for its South African employees and their families. The corporate office in South Africa has wellness days when employees can undergo a number of health-related assessments and tests, and receive advice.

  Across the group, there are no serious communicable diseases other than HIV/Aids, which mainly affects southern African operations. A group policy ensures no discrimination and victimisation of HIV-positive employees in the workplace. The company programme consists of a number of initiatives in the following key areas:

  •	Prevention: programmes include poster campaigns, awareness programmes, free reading materials, dispensers with free condoms at all workplaces, high-profile initiatives for World Aids Day.
  •	Education: initiatives include workplace seminars for all employees on relevant topics and training for managers on managing HIV/Aids in the workplace.
  •	HIV/Aids testing: a free know-your-status and voluntary testing programme is implemented at each business unit and promoted during the monthly induction programme for new employees.
  •	Disease management: all employees have access to counselling, medical advice and appropriate treatment. In some instances treatment is covered by medical aid schemes, but in most cases assistance is provided through a company-sponsored disease management and treatment programme. This is reviewed annually in line with national and industry developments. Family counselling is also available. The above programme is applicable in South African operations and employees received training and information on five disease lines ' body mass index, hypertension, cholesterol, glucose levels and HIV/Aids.

  In Equipment southern Africa, five occupational health personnel provide counselling on various communicable diseases. An occupational health section on their intranet is available to all employees. The employee wellness programmes provided by Procare include access to various counsellors and related professionals on a national basis.

  The table below gives an indication of the prevalence of HIV/Aids in the group's South African workforce (some 75% of the group's workforce) and assists the group in assessing its risks relating to HIV/Aids. Comprehensive risk assessments are conducted in a structured manner throughout the group. An assessment of HIV/Aids is not excluded from these assessments and it would feature in the event that it is perceived as a serious risk for the entity conducting the assessment.

  HIV/Aids statistics in South Africa

  South African employees	2014		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
  Equipment and Handling	4 171		4 293		4 210		3 623		3 319		3 434
  Automotive and Logistics	10 333		9 471		8 241		7 674		7 850		7 481
  Corporate	115		113		119		106		98		103
  Barloworld Group	14 619		13 877		12 570		11 403		11 267		11 018

  
  

  Employees that know their status *	2014		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
  Equipment and Handling	2 832		2 160		2 627		2 473		2 297		1 411
  Automotive and Logistics	10 008		5 301		4 918		5 031		4 315		4 534
  Corporate	68		50		100		106		42		103
  Barloworld Group	12 908		7 511		7 645		7 610		6 654		6 048

  * Cumulative figures over a 3 year period

  % who know their status *	2014		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
  Equipment and Handling	68		50		62		68		69		41
  Automotive and Logistics	97		56		60		66		55		61
  Corporate	59		44		84		100		43		100
  Barloworld Group	88		54		61		67		59		55

  * Cumulative figures over a 3 year period

  % of those tested that are HIV positive*	2014		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
  Equipment and Handling	4		3		4		4		4		6
  Automotive and Logistics	5		5		5		7		6		5
  Corporate	6		4		4		4		10		6
  Barloworld Group	5		4		5		6		5		5

  * Cumulative figures over a 3 year period

  
  

• LA9 Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions.

  There are no formal health and safety agreements with trade unions although this aspect may be included on the agenda of union meetings and discussions with management in the various operations. To the extent safety matters are discussed and agreed with unions during meetings, these would be regarded as formal agreements on such aspects. Businesses that operate under industry agreements with unions are covered to the extent that these issues are addressed at industry level.